Load data for the 180gr blue bullet for 40cal

What kind of powder are you wanting to use? Most manufacturers provide load data on their websites.

The other question is are you loading for competition (major power factor) in a specific pistol or is this just for plinking?

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5” bbl
4.5gr of HP38
951fps
 
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Butter said:
I need to double check, but 3.8 or 4.0gr of HP38
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No No No. Cleanshot is where its at. 3.8 to 4.0 pending length.
 
Bigduke65 said:
I am looking for load data for the 180gr blue bullet for 40cal.
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There are lots of data sets for coated/lead bullets available from reliable sources. People that you do not know on a web forum are probably not the best source for loading data. Go to the web sites of the powder makers to find data or, even better, get several manuals from bullet or powder makers.
 
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Charlie said:
There are lots of data sets for coated/lead bullets available from reliable sources. People that you do not know on a web forum are probably not the best source for loading data. Go to the web sites of the powder makers to find data or, even better, get several manuals from bullet or powder makers.
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Except for here. There are alot of reputable competition shooters that shoot exclusively 40 cal. And more than likely, every one of them shoots a proven, unpublished recipe 150-300 times or more a week
 
Charlie said:
There are lots of data sets for coated/lead bullets available from reliable sources. People that you do not know on a web forum are probably not the best source for loading data. Go to the web sites of the powder makers to find data or, even better, get several manuals from bullet or powder makers.
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One person in particular loads thousands of blue bullets, shoots thousands of blue bullets, and is waiting on his FFL so he can sell thousands of Blue Bullets that he’s remanufactured, mostly in .40.

I’d take his advice or any other competition shooters advice here as we have a ton of them.
 
Mike Overlay said:
Except for here. There are alot of reputable competition shooters that shoot exclusively 40 cal. And more than likely, every one of them shoots a proven, unpublished recipe 150-300 times or more a week
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That is very true up to a point. BigDuke65 has been on here less than 24 hours and does no know who is reliable and who is not. With time, the reliable people will reveal themselves. The manuals and web sites should be reliable from the start even though there are plenty of unpublished data that are safe to use.
 
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