.40 S&W Plated data from Accurate

[Walkalong]

This may be old news to everyone else, but I just noticed this on the Accurate website.

http://www.accuratepowder.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/SW40CalLoadData3-2013.pdf

 

[cfullgraf]

Cool!

The page also includes some data for plated bullets with Ramshot powders. I'm a fan of True Blue as well as some of the Accurate powders.

Western Powders has been slowly adding data for plated bullets over the last year or so.

 

[noylj]

According to Ramshot, AA5 is suddenly slower than True Blue and Silhouette.
All of my experience says that True Blue and Silhouette are slower than AA5 and are around Power Pistol, HS6 and 3n37.
I would always use an additional source and start at the lowest starting load--particularly for .40S&W

 

[cfullgraf]

According to Ramshot, AA5 is suddenly slower than True Blue and Silhouette.

Since at least January, 2011.

See...

http://www.ramshot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/burn_rates.pdf