gamestalker
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I load a lot of jacketed for the .40 cal., usually bullet weights between 150 gr. to 165 gr., and occasionally 180's. And I almost always use Longshot.
But something that has had me scratching my head. Longshot generally has a pretty broad charge table, 135 gr. through 155 gr. and the 180 gr. and 200 gr. all have a good wide range. But when you get to the 165 gr. jacketed, the table looks very strange, as follows.
The start charge for the 180 gr. is .8 grs. lower than for the 165 gr., and has a max charge that's .2 gr. higher than for 165's, both with jacketed HP bullets. And the table for 165's is only .5 grs., where as 180's have a 1.5 gr. table.
Would someone please shed some light on this for me. I've been using the powder / data for a long time with absolutely nothing but positive results, so I'm not concerned, just curious about this.
GS
But something that has had me scratching my head. Longshot generally has a pretty broad charge table, 135 gr. through 155 gr. and the 180 gr. and 200 gr. all have a good wide range. But when you get to the 165 gr. jacketed, the table looks very strange, as follows.
The start charge for the 180 gr. is .8 grs. lower than for the 165 gr., and has a max charge that's .2 gr. higher than for 165's, both with jacketed HP bullets. And the table for 165's is only .5 grs., where as 180's have a 1.5 gr. table.
Would someone please shed some light on this for me. I've been using the powder / data for a long time with absolutely nothing but positive results, so I'm not concerned, just curious about this.
GS