traveling1253
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Despite the cold drizzle and wind I managed to trudge through the snow and test some new loadings today. Was experimenting with OAL so test loads were:
.40 S&W
20 each loaded to 1.125" 1.130" 1.135"
Federal Brass with CCI #500 SPP
180gr TCFP Missouri Bullet IDP#5
Loaded one batch with 4.3gr Hodgdon HP-38 and one batch with 4.5gr
All rounds fed and cycled flawlessly through my XDm. No issues with barrel leading either. The mild HP-38 loadings are very soft shooting, 4.3gr had slightly less recoil than 4.5gr as expected but negligible difference. To be honest, standing in the snow during a cold drizzle at 15yds I did not notice much if any difference in accuracy no matter the powder charge or OAL. I was quite pleased with the results, easy recoil and good accuracy.
The cool thing about having an enormous pile of snow and ice as a backstop is the nearly unmolested recovered bullets
Almost look like you could load 'em up and fire them again.
.40 S&W
20 each loaded to 1.125" 1.130" 1.135"
Federal Brass with CCI #500 SPP
180gr TCFP Missouri Bullet IDP#5
Loaded one batch with 4.3gr Hodgdon HP-38 and one batch with 4.5gr
All rounds fed and cycled flawlessly through my XDm. No issues with barrel leading either. The mild HP-38 loadings are very soft shooting, 4.3gr had slightly less recoil than 4.5gr as expected but negligible difference. To be honest, standing in the snow during a cold drizzle at 15yds I did not notice much if any difference in accuracy no matter the powder charge or OAL. I was quite pleased with the results, easy recoil and good accuracy.
The cool thing about having an enormous pile of snow and ice as a backstop is the nearly unmolested recovered bullets
Almost look like you could load 'em up and fire them again.
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