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Offline possumpacker

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40 s&w cast handloads?
« on: May 25, 2009, 05:39:56 AM »
does anyone have data loading 40 s&w cast bullets? I will be using tightgroup or clays powder. plenty of info on jacked bullets not much on cast. I am an experienced reloader. thanks in advance
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Offline Dand

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Re: 40 s&w cast handloads?
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2009, 10:44:59 PM »
Have you looked in a recent Lyman book?  I have used commercial cast in my 40 SW Walther P99 and they work well.  I don't recall what powder or load but probably Unique or maybe Universal Clays. 

Also have you checked the powder mfg websites for loads?

I think Glocks don't recommend cast bullets due to the nature of their rifling style - not certain as I don't have Glock.
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Re: 40 s&w cast handloads?
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2009, 01:48:44 AM »
I've used the jacketed data for same wt cast, you can use jacket data for cast, but not the other way, because of lower pressures with cast; higher end data with cast would be too high for jacketed.
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