40 cal. bullet weight?

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This will be my first time reloading 40 cal. My question is what weight bullet just for plinking? And Would it be best to use lead or jacked?.

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Jacketed can usually be considered less nuanced then lead. 180 is pretty typical and a good middle of the road weight.

The above mentioned bullet is a pretty good start.
 
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I prefer 180gr....but I shoot some 165gr as well...( and I only use jacketed bullets -- from Montana Gold )...no lead bullets, and no plated bullets.

I would never load for Defense ...all the shooting with my reloads is at a range...plinking or tactical practice.
 
40 SW bullets

I use extreme 155 flat point plated bullets. Its about 40% cheaper than jacketed bullets. This is a good plinker bullet. I use Hornady XTPs when I want to really push it.

Good Luck.

Tom
 
I use 140 grain truncated cone lead bullets from Missouri Bullet company ober 3.8 grains of Bullseye. You may need to use a softer recoil spring.
Less recoil and lower cost than jacketed bullets. Not for use in polygonal barrels in the plastic fantastic funguns.
 
Each bullet weight will have a different vertical point of impact. 135-155 grain bullets will impact lower than 180's. Shoot a few factory loads to determine which weight shoots closest to your sights and reload bullets of the same weight.

If I have a 40 that won't zero with 165's or 180's, I replace sights to correct that.
 
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None of my 40s like 165s

What don't they like about them? My Walther PPQ chews up and spits them and all the others like candy
 
Just for plinking, use cast. Jacketed bullets are too expensive to shoot regularly. S'why target shooters use cast.
Don't shoot a .40, but I think I'd go with 180's. That's what a certain American Federal LEO bunch uses.
 
I've tried everything from 135 to 200gr. In 40s&w I prefer 165gr plated over Universal powder, and I save the 180gr jacketed for my 10mm.
 
Good Norma 135 JHP's work well in my Hi-Power & Sig P226, as do Montana Gold 155 JHP's...gps run around 2" or a little more at 25 yds with selected handloads. In my wife's Glock 23, the 155's and 180s are better.

For the Hi-Power and Sig, 155 SWC's by Missouri Bullet Co. do nearly as well and leading is not an issue. Per Glock's warning, I don't use them in the G23

HTH's Rod
 
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