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40 S&W Lead bullets

375H&H
A friend gave me around 150 or so 155gr lead bullets , he got rid of his 40 and had them laying around .

Anyone have a starting load for them using Win 231 ?

Just gonna use them for plinking rounds .

None of my manuals have load data for any lead bullets , I'll be shooting them out of a Smith 4006 .
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  • reloader44mag
    Start at 5.5gr W231 and work up from there.
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  • 375H&H
    Thank Ya Kindly !!!
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  • 5mmgunguy
    How do you like your S&W 4006? I really like mine!
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  • 375H&H
    quote:How do you like your S&W 4006? I really like mine!

    Very happy with it , also have a 9 in their mod 5906 . I fire the 9 alot more than the 40 , a few buddies say they are too heavy , but I like the balance of the two pistols .
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  • GONESHOOTING
    [url][/url]http://www.handloads.org/loaddata/default.asp?Caliber=40 SqqqW&Weight=All&type=Handgun&Order=Powder&Source=
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  • 375H&H
    reloader44mag , that data worked out well , loaded 20 rounds and they all fired and functioned well .

    Turned out there were just shy of 200 rounds , but 5.5 / 5.6 grs of 231 worked just dandy . Thank Ya Kindly .
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  • reloader44mag
    I'm glad the load worked for ya.
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  • excavman
    Lyman reloading manuals have carried cast bullet load data for most cartriges for as long as I can remember. The only problem I ever had with cast bullets in an auto pistol was with a Styer GB, a gas retarded blowback 9MM, the lead residue plugged up the gas port cylinder after about 500 rds.
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