Loaded my first 40 S&W! With pics. What else would you expect.

[JGorski]

Since I've got the day off thought I might load some 40 S&W for the XDm I bought my son for Xmas. First up was 165 Rainer bullets with 4.8-5.0grs Titegroup(25ea), then for the 155 Meister's it was 4.5gr Titegroup, got that load from Handload data. Don't know when he'll get to shoot these since he can't take the pistol back with him to Commifornia, maybe find a gravel pit or something to shoot at.

 

[SWThomas]

He'll love that gun. Mine is stupid accurate!

 

[JGorski]

Im sure he will as well, we'll see if he can shoot this as well as he shoots his M-4.

 

[shoot4fun]

I hope you did the usual match prep on them.
Trimmed to length, uniformed primer pockets and chamfered the necks.

 

[427Cobra]

Pistol ammo needs no such prepping, IMHO invest in a Lee Factory Crimp Die, throw away the crimping portion and add the Lee Bulge Buster to what's left, the FCD is used on its own will make 100% reliable ammo, at the sake of accuracy.

 

[shoot4fun]

427, you have NO sense of humor.

 

[JGorski]

I hope you did the usual match prep on them.
Trimmed to length, uniformed primer pockets and chamfered the necks.

Definitely! NOT! First step was flare the mouth, prime, charge, seat and factory crimp, lee dies you know. I never trim auto brass.

 

[JGorski]

427, you have NO sense of humor.

I knew you were kidding, some guys, huh.LOL

 

[elfster1234]

nice! looking good! I love reloading pistol ammo.... my hornady LNL progressive really kicks them out.

 

[JGorski]

nice! looking good! I love reloading pistol ammo.... my hornady LNL progressive really kicks them out.

Lee Classic press, one by one. Must've took me almost 2 hours to do these, though I wasn't timing myself, had all day.