A few weeks ago I bought some more 40s&w FMJ FP bullets from American Reloading. This thread is getting old, but I decided to share my last test data since I have posted a few 40s&w test results with pulled bullets already on this thread.
The last bullets I bough contained about 70 165gr bullets and the rest 155gr bullets. The loads I tested were some Sports Pistol with the 165gr bullet, and some CFE Pistol again with the 155gr bullet. One thing I found is that the chrono data (ES/SD) is not always that good, but at least I see some decent accuracy. Following are the results from my latest testing at 15yards using a rest:
First the SportPistol loads with a 165gr bullet.
40SW, P229, 3.9"
Case: FC
COL: 1.125"
ARPulled, 165gr, FMJRNFP, SportPistol, 4.8gr, GINEXSP
Average: 832
ES: 44
SD: 19.7
Force: 254
PF: 137
Velocities: 841, 815, 851, 846, 807
Grouping @ 15yd: 0.84"
Test Date: 04/17/2018
40SW, P229, 3.9"
Case: FC
COL: 1.125"
ARPulled, 165gr, FMJRNFP, SportPistol, 4.9gr, GINEXSP
Average: 861
ES: 97
SD: 39.4
Force: 272
PF: 142
Velocities: 863, 838, 809, 906, 892
Grouping @ 15yd: 0.95"
Test Date: 04/17/2018
40SW, P229, 3.9"
Case: FC
COL: 1.125"
ARPulled, 165gr, FMJRNFP, SportPistol, 5gr, GINEXSP
Average: 878
ES: 73
SD: 29.1
Force: 282
PF: 144
Velocities: 890, 867, 833, 906, 896
Grouping @ 15yd: 1"
Test Date: 04/17/2018
40SW, P229, 3.9"
Case: FC
COL: 1.125"
ARPulled, 165gr, FMJRNFP, SportPistol, 5.1gr, GINEXSP
Average: 885
ES: 82
SD: 33.8
Force: 287
PF: 146
Velocities: 934, 873, 862, 852, 905
Grouping @ 15yd: 1"
Test Date: 04/17/2018
40SW, P229, 3.9"
Case: FC
COL: 1.125"
ARPulled, 165gr, FMJRNFP, SportPistol, 5.2gr, GINEXSP
Average: 895
ES: 85
SD: 31.9
Force: 293
PF: 147
Velocities: 897, 848, 933, 913, 885
Grouping @ 15yd: 1.55"
Test Date: 04/17/2018
40SW, P229, 3.9"
Case: FC
COL: 1.125"
ARPulled, 165gr, FMJRNFP, SportPistol, 5.3gr, GINEXSP
Average: 891
ES: 45
SD: 18.7
Force: 291
PF: 147
Velocities: 882, 922, 880, 877, 898
Grouping @ 15yd: 0.78"
Test Date: 04/17/2018
The CFE Pistol loads with a 155gr bullet:
40SW, P229, 3.9"
Case: FC
COL: 1.125"
ARPulled, 155gr, FMJRNFP, CFEpistol, 6.9gr, GINEXSP
Average: 997
ES: 113
SD: 45.9
Force: 342
PF: 154
Velocities: 1036, 923, 986, 1016, 1028
Grouping @ 15yd: 1.36"
Test Date: 04/17/2018
40SW, P229, 3.9"
Case: FC
COL: 1.125"
ARPulled, 155gr, FMJRNFP, CFEpistol, 7gr, GINEXSP
Average: 1041
ES: 108
SD: 47.2
Force: 373
PF: 161
Velocities: 1021, 1070, 967, 1075, 1073
Grouping @ 15yd: 1.21"
Test Date: 04/17/2018
40SW, P229, 3.9"
Case: FC
COL: 1.125"
ARPulled, 155gr, FMJRNFP, CFEpistol, 7.1gr, GINEXSP
Average: 1006
ES: 173
SD: 71.4
Force: 348
PF: 155
Velocities: 1023, 1054, 1028, 881, 1047
Grouping @ 15yd: 0.7"
Test Date: 04/17/2018
40SW, P229, 3.9"
Case: FC
COL: 1.125"
ARPulled, 155gr, FMJRNFP, CFEpistol, 7.2gr, GINEXSP
Average: 1054
ES: 65
SD: 27.7
Force: 382
PF: 163
Velocities: 1081, 1084, 1019, 1040, 1049
Grouping @ 15yd: 1.45"
Test Date: 04/17/2018
40SW, P229, 3.9"
Case: FC
COL: 1.125"
ARPulled, 155gr, FMJRNFP, CFEpistol, 7.3gr, GINEXSP
Average: 1056
ES: 52
SD: 18.8
Force: 384
PF: 163
Velocities: 1059, 1055, 1079, 1062, 1027
Grouping @ 15yd: 0.98"
Test Date: 04/17/2018
40SW, P229, 3.9"
Case: FC
COL: 1.125"
ARPulled, 155gr, FMJRNFP, CFEpistol, 7.4gr, GINEXSP
Average: 1080
ES: 147
SD: 52.1
Force: 401
PF: 167
Velocities: 1080, 1087, 1076, 1006, 1153
Grouping @ 15yd: 1.11"
Test Date: 04/17/2018