Ok. I ordered a bunch or 180 fp lead for .40. And a bunch of accurate #5. I missread my book plated for lead. Am I safe to stick with the recommended 5.8 gr of a5 for these or do I need to buy more powder?
i know the plated guys use cast data, and figured it would work the other way. i want the accurate 5 to work with this load, so starting with the low side of copper plated is safe for cast using the oal data for plated????
I looked at AA site and they don't list a 40 S&W in the 180 grain weight. I also looked at www.handloads.com and couldn't find anything there for lead bullets. Others may have more information, but I couldn't find anything that helps.
my lee book has 180 copper plated starting grains for a#5 at 5.8 and max was 6.5. i loaded up 10 rounds of 180grain lead at 5.9 grains today. guna give that a shot.
I've started shooting cast lead and plated bullets and have done some research on loading lead bullets. If you haven't done so already I recommend doing research on barrel leading and issues caused by barrel leading. It's actually very interesting if you're a geek like me.