difference in 40cal btwn.180gr.and 165/155gr.ammo?
I just bought 200 rounds of Winchester white box 165 grain 40 cal. FMJ ammo. from Wal-Mart.
I didn't realize 'til I got home that they weren't the usual 180 grain ammo. I'd been used to getting in the white box for 50.
I was just happy to get them at about $19 per box of 100.
All my pistols are used to gobbling up 180 gr. ammo.
Will they act noticably different in my semi-auto pistols, please?
I didn't realize 'til I got home that they weren't the usual 180 grain ammo. I'd been used to getting in the white box for 50.
I was just happy to get them at about $19 per box of 100.
All my pistols are used to gobbling up 180 gr. ammo.
Will they act noticably different in my semi-auto pistols, please?
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If you're going to shoot a ton, start buying now. Prices have gone up probably 20-30% on bullets/primers/and brass since I've started reloading just over a year ago.
If you can afford it, buy bullets and primers in bulk. Personally I like the CCI primers over Federal/Winchester's. Federals are not recommended for the Lee Auto-prime tool. The Federals are soft and can fire from the pressing tool.
Buy a couple different powders to see which ones work in your own load.
Some great powders available are...
Alliant Bullseye, Unique, Power Pistol, American Select, Red/Green dot
Hodgdon Clays, lil gun, tite group
Accurate #2, 5, 7, 9
Winchester 231
Most of those are available in 5-8lb jugs. Primers are available in 5000ct cases, bullets can be found anywhere from 20ct packages to 2500+ct.
Load up now as the cost of brass and copper are on the rise and will continue to rise.0 -
Cubs, I buy 135 GR Corbon and Triton ammo for my .40's, however I carry 155GR Winchester Ranger HP's for the most part. The Corbon and Triton 135 gr ammo equals nearly 10MM Ballistics 0 -
quote:"Earful" of "get your *&^%$#
never had to say anything like that, most re-loaders have mutual respect about their brass
unfortunately .40 is almost the same price as .45, buy mine in 10,000+ lots for the most savings, primers, powder, and projo's cast me around 600.00 per 10,000
to answer your question on why it takes less powder, the heavier bullet is harder to get moving, so it stays in place longer, this builds up more pressure in the case, now before you think that using less powder in lighter bullets would be good, it is not, there is a min/max for loading, you probably know already why not to exceed the max, but going bellow the min powder can be just as dangerous, you will get excessive pressure build in the case
these guys are personal friends of mine, and sell reloading supplies, ask steve if he has .40 brass, he gets a million or so often, and because it is so plentiful they have to sometimes sell it for scrap prices
http://www.hi-techammo.com/
there fmj's are sometimes speer or montana gold0 -
Yes, I plan to shoot a bunch! (whenever we can, and have time to get to a range)And you can multiply that by 2, I'm not alone shooting. My hottie Irish/Cherokee girlfriend is shooting with me also. She had guns before I met her....Ha!
Unfortunately without the time or space to even try reloading yet(I'm still reading those books when I get a chance)to know what would work best for me by trial and modifications,...I am only going to be able to make a "moderate sized" purchases of those components based on "general guidance" about what others recommend in general, for safety and accuracy.
I think I'll start using 165(or 155) grain slugs, though. THANKS for the Heads-Up about those primers!0 -
quote:Originally posted by Nighthawk
Cubs, I buy 135 GR Corbon and Triton ammo for my .40's, however I carry 155GR Winchester Ranger HP's for the most part. The Corbon and Triton 135 gr ammo equals nearly 10MM Ballistics
Ah, I guess I forgot about the Corbon's. Yeah, those 135's are smokin hot!0 -
quote:Originally posted by cubslover
If you're going to shoot a ton, start buying now. Prices have gone up probably 20-30%
[B)]Thats no joke,
I shoot shotguns mainly and the price of lead is outrageous, me and a guy i shoot and hunt with buy. lead shot by the ton. The last ton we bought cost us $.80 a lb and i have seen it as much as 1.50 a pound,
if I buy it by the bag here, its nearly $30 a bag = 1.25 lb.[:0]0
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