Does anyone make a FMJ SWC .40 S&W bullet for reloading?

Deaf Smith · September 21, 2017, 10:10 AM

I am looking for a FMJ SWC .40 S&W bullet for reloading.

150 grain or larger.

Does any company make one?

Thanks,

Deaf

Jim Watson · September 21, 2017, 10:22 AM

Coated, yes. Plated, maybe. Never saw a jacketed .40 SWC like you can buy for .45.

Chainsaw. · September 21, 2017, 12:47 PM

Jacketed semi wad cutter sounds like an odd duck. Plenty of flat points.

condor bravo · September 21, 2017, 03:15 PM

Try www.montanagoldbullet.com and www.evergladesammo.com, both seem to have very close, if not exact, to what you are looking for.

condor bravo · September 21, 2017, 06:44 PM

Rainier has a .40 cal 165 gr FMJ that resembles a SWC but may be called something else (and a lot of plated as well), probably available through Midway and others. I have a few of those loaded.

condor bravo · September 21, 2017, 08:10 PM

99 % of everything seems to be plated. Unable to find the .40 Rainier FMJ through Midway. Closest I could do through Midway is a Hornady 180 gr FMJ Flat Nose.

snakeye · September 21, 2017, 09:16 PM

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zplinker · September 22, 2017, 02:18 PM

For what its worth, Montana Gold bullets are excellent. Much better than Rainier in my comparisons. If they have a fault, it is that their hollow points don't tend to expand much. For an affordable bullet that does expand well, I like Noslers.

BigJimP · September 22, 2017, 11:15 PM

Montana Gold is a FMJ FP ( not a SWC )....but I have loaded and fired a lot of them in 180 gr.... and 165 gr .../ they also make them in 155 gr and 200 gr...

Not exactly what you wanted...but they make very good bullets ( much better than Rainier electro plated ...in my view).

wwmkwood · September 23, 2017, 08:47 AM

Hornady Action Pistol (HAP) is close. I would think anything with less rounded nose could cause fee issues.

lamarw · September 23, 2017, 10:09 AM

I use Precision Delta. They are FMJ but have a flat vs. rounded point.

T. O'Heir · September 23, 2017, 12:05 PM

Hornady FN's are as close as you'll get to an SWC. Not enough demand for an FMJ SWC. Odd that there are lots of .400" cast SWC's.

September 21, 2017, 10:10 AM	#1
Deaf Smith Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2000 Location: Texican! Posts: 4,453	Does anyone make a FMJ SWC .40 S&W bullet for reloading? I am looking for a FMJ SWC .40 S&W bullet for reloading. 150 grain or larger. Does any company make one? Thanks, Deaf __________________ “To you who call yourselves ‘men of peace,’ I say, you are not safe without men of action by your side” Thucydides

September 21, 2017, 12:47 PM	#3
Chainsaw. Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2015 Location: Issaquah WA. Its a dry rain. Posts: 1,774	Jacketed semi wad cutter sounds like an odd duck. Plenty of flat points. __________________ Just shoot the damn thing.

September 21, 2017, 03:15 PM	#4
condor bravo Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2014 Location: Nevada/Ariz/CA Posts: 1,753	Try www.montanagoldbullet.com and www.evergladesammo.com, both seem to have very close, if not exact, to what you are looking for. __________________ Ouch, the dreaded "M-1 thumb", you just know it will happen eventually, so why not do it now and get it over with??

September 21, 2017, 06:44 PM	#5
condor bravo Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2014 Location: Nevada/Ariz/CA Posts: 1,753	Rainier has a .40 cal 165 gr FMJ that resembles a SWC but may be called something else (and a lot of plated as well), probably available through Midway and others. I have a few of those loaded. __________________ Ouch, the dreaded "M-1 thumb", you just know it will happen eventually, so why not do it now and get it over with??

September 21, 2017, 08:10 PM	#6
condor bravo Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2014 Location: Nevada/Ariz/CA Posts: 1,753	99 % of everything seems to be plated. Unable to find the .40 Rainier FMJ through Midway. Closest I could do through Midway is a Hornady 180 gr FMJ Flat Nose. __________________ Ouch, the dreaded "M-1 thumb", you just know it will happen eventually, so why not do it now and get it over with??

September 21, 2017, 10:22 AM	#2
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,539	Coated, yes. Plated, maybe. Never saw a jacketed .40 SWC like you can buy for .45.

September 21, 2017, 09:16 PM	#7
snakeye Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2013 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 127	deleted

September 22, 2017, 02:18 PM	#8
zplinker Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2011 Location: way out here Posts: 262	For what its worth, Montana Gold bullets are excellent. Much better than Rainier in my comparisons. If they have a fault, it is that their hollow points don't tend to expand much. For an affordable bullet that does expand well, I like Noslers.

September 22, 2017, 11:15 PM	#9
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	Montana Gold is a FMJ FP ( not a SWC )....but I have loaded and fired a lot of them in 180 gr.... and 165 gr .../ they also make them in 155 gr and 200 gr... Not exactly what you wanted...but they make very good bullets ( much better than Rainier electro plated ...in my view).

September 23, 2017, 08:47 AM	#10
wwmkwood Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 110	Hornady Action Pistol (HAP) is close. I would think anything with less rounded nose could cause fee issues.

September 23, 2017, 10:09 AM	#11
lamarw Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2010 Location: Lake Martin, AL Posts: 3,311	I use Precision Delta. They are FMJ but have a flat vs. rounded point.

September 23, 2017, 12:05 PM	#12
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	Hornady FN's are as close as you'll get to an SWC. Not enough demand for an FMJ SWC. Odd that there are lots of .400" cast SWC's. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!