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xLPlushy · April 18, 2013, 11:50 AM

Sorry to bring up a once thought dead thread, but I have yet to find load data that helps me feel confident in my load work up. I've finally gotten bullets from PD and now I'm anxious to get back to shooting!

I'll be using the following:
Alliant Power Pistol
165gr Precision Delta FMJ FN
Mixed HS brass
CCI 500 Small Pistol primers
COL will be 1.125"-1.135"

Out of my manuals (Barnes' no4, Sierra's 5th, Hornady's 8th, Lyman's 49th, and Alliant's 2012 handbook) I can only find info out of Lyman's 49th and my Alliant manual. Lyman's tells me max is 7.0gr and Alliant says 7.8gr max.
That kind of variation doesn't make me feel all warm and fuzzy.
I've found some data from handloads.com as well showing 7.2-7.5gr charges.

Can anybody with a Speer or Lee manual help me out if there's data in those manuals??

April 18, 2013, 11:50 AM	#7
xLPlushy Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2012 Location: Eastern PA Posts: 160	What's a good load recipe for .40 S&W? Sorry to bring up a once thought dead thread, but I have yet to find load data that helps me feel confident in my load work up. I've finally gotten bullets from PD and now I'm anxious to get back to shooting! I'll be using the following: Alliant Power Pistol 165gr Precision Delta FMJ FN Mixed HS brass CCI 500 Small Pistol primers COL will be 1.125"-1.135" Out of my manuals (Barnes' no4, Sierra's 5th, Hornady's 8th, Lyman's 49th, and Alliant's 2012 handbook) I can only find info out of Lyman's 49th and my Alliant manual. Lyman's tells me max is 7.0gr and Alliant says 7.8gr max. That kind of variation doesn't make me feel all warm and fuzzy. I've found some data from handloads.com as well showing 7.2-7.5gr charges. Can anybody with a Speer or Lee manual help me out if there's data in those manuals??