CrankyCraig
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just Curios how many times do you all reload a 40 S&W case?
Hi..
I try not to lose any .45ACP or 10mm brass.
I have probably 5000 rounds of reloaded 40s&w on my shelf. I also shoot 700-1000 rounds per week. I only have maybe 300 empty cases, 90% of which are range pickups with maybe 1/3 having the Glock bulge when I picked them up. Even those cases have been reloaded more than 10 times. About one or two cases that I reload per week have split forcing me to toss them. Other than that I've had no issues and I'm sure some of my cases have been reloaded close to 20 times. I do not typically run extremely hot loads although sometimes I do approach Max loads with certain powders.
Most pistol brass just seems to last a very long time to me how much longer than my bottleneck rifle brass.
Actually, I like to test and try different things so I have gobs of different loads. I have a lawn landscape business so lots of free time in winter and couple that with my local outdoor range is free in the winter time and I see a drastic increase in the # of rounds I shoot in the winter months. That's what I've been shooting for the last 3 months or so. Been going 3-5 days a week since about Christmas. I will not shoot quite that much in summer time because of work.Those are some impressive numbers and a very good indication of the life expectancy of a 40S&W case.
I don't want to hijack the thread, but I think I should tap into all this 40S&W shooting/reloading experience. With so many rounds per month, I assume you have a go-to/standard load. I will appreciate it if you can share your load data for your standard load you use. If you are loading MAX, then maybe just the powder, primer, bullet and velocity will be enough, without the powder weight.
Actually, I like to test and try different things so I have gobs of different loads. I have a lawn landscape business so lots of free time in winter and couple that with my local outdoor range is free in the winter time and I see a drastic increase in the # of rounds I shoot in the winter months. That's what I've been shooting for the last 3 months or so. Been going 3-5 days a week since about Christmas. I will not shoot quite that much in summer time because of work.
The most accurate load I have found yet was something I just found in the last month. It's 180 grain Eggleston pc bullet, win spp, and 5.5 gr of True Blue col of 1.110. I assumed that a jacketed bullet would be my most accurate but that eggleston bullet shoots great in my XD service pistol.
I have three 50 cal ammo boxes, each is full with a load I worked up and determined to be accurate. I believe 1 is with 180 gr xtps, another with 155 gr extreme plated, and 1 is with a 165 gr jacketed bullet that I cant recall the name of at the moment. Those dont get shot. Building those up for a SHTF situation. I do the vast majority of my shooting from this shelf (see pic) with all these separate loads that I'm working up. I will probably make a large batch of the 180 grain Eggleston with True Blue as soon as I have enough cases together. Last picture is all the different bullets I have loaded for .40 in the last year I think.
Ive never loaded cast in .40 either, if you try the cast, please let me know how they do. Ive considered casting and powder coating just havent yet. Im very interested in your experience if you try it.