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furb · 05-13-2009, 03:47 PM

Can't find reloading stats for: rainier ballistics 155 FP powder is Clays. Anyone know how much powder?

woolleyworm · 05-13-2009, 06:33 PM

I'm assuming .40, although it could be a 10mm load. Need more info to get you an answer. Also need to know what you're using the load for, ie target, IPSC, match.. Also an assumption, that if you're using Clays, its probably a target load. I use Clays for mostly target loads in .40 and .45; I like the economy and clean burning of Clays and I find it to be consistently accurate.

Semper Fi

JLA · 05-13-2009, 06:48 PM

Use data for a 155 gr lead bullet for your caliber, start at min. and work up watch for pressure etc. etc. etc. You will be fine. I use rainier ballistics bullets in all my handguns, they recommend using lead bullet data.

LDBennett · 05-14-2009, 07:58 AM

furb:

My older Hodgdon manual says for 40S&W and a 155 gr XTP Hornady bullet that min to max of Clays is 3.6 to 4.0 grains. You should verify this on the Hodgdon reloading site (which was non-operational when I tried). Of course, start at the min and work it up watching for signs of excessive pressure and NEVER exceed the listed max load level.

LDBennett

furb · 05-19-2009, 10:17 PM

Thanks everyone for the info. Got busy at work(timberland security). I reloading 40s/w target loads. I tried 3.8 and 4.0 loads and all but one worked fine(1-jam)?

woolleyworm · 05-19-2009, 10:36 PM

What are you shooting and what # recoil spring do you have in it? Did you have the jam with the 3.8 load or at 4.0 ?

furb · 05-20-2009, 07:46 AM

I think it was the 3.8 load. Just learning how to use my Dillon 550. Slide was locked. Was able to rack it forward and fire the round. Not sure what spring I have the stock xd-40.

05-13-2009, 03:47 PM	#1
furb Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: aberdeen, wa Posts: 3	no stats Can't find reloading stats for: rainier ballistics 155 FP powder is Clays. Anyone know how much powder? -->

05-13-2009, 06:33 PM	#2
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,883	Re: no stats I'm assuming .40, although it could be a 10mm load. Need more info to get you an answer. Also need to know what you're using the load for, ie target, IPSC, match.. Also an assumption, that if you're using Clays, its probably a target load. I use Clays for mostly target loads in .40 and .45; I like the economy and clean burning of Clays and I find it to be consistently accurate. Semper Fi Last edited by woolleyworm; 05-13-2009 at 06:46 PM..

05-13-2009, 06:48 PM	#3
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,317	Re: no stats Use data for a 155 gr lead bullet for your caliber, start at min. and work up watch for pressure etc. etc. etc. You will be fine. I use rainier ballistics bullets in all my handguns, they recommend using lead bullet data. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

05-14-2009, 07:58 AM	#4
LDBennett Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hesperia, CA Posts: 5,715	Re: no stats furb: My older Hodgdon manual says for 40S&W and a 155 gr XTP Hornady bullet that min to max of Clays is 3.6 to 4.0 grains. You should verify this on the Hodgdon reloading site (which was non-operational when I tried). Of course, start at the min and work it up watching for signs of excessive pressure and NEVER exceed the listed max load level. LDBennett

05-19-2009, 10:17 PM	#5
furb Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: aberdeen, wa Posts: 3	Re: no stats Thanks everyone for the info. Got busy at work(timberland security). I reloading 40s/w target loads. I tried 3.8 and 4.0 loads and all but one worked fine(1-jam)?

05-19-2009, 10:36 PM	#6
woolleyworm TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW Fort Worth Contributor Posts: 4,883	Re: no stats What are you shooting and what # recoil spring do you have in it? Did you have the jam with the 3.8 load or at 4.0 ?

05-20-2009, 07:46 AM	#7
furb Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: aberdeen, wa Posts: 3	Re: no stats I think it was the 3.8 load. Just learning how to use my Dillon 550. Slide was locked. Was able to rack it forward and fire the round. Not sure what spring I have the stock xd-40.