40 rmr 180 rnfp fmj load

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ericuda

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Loaded up 5 each of the above with 5.9 cfep and 6.0 be86. Both at 1.125. Shot out of m&p 2.0.

Cfep averaged 974 fps with es of 37 and sd of 5.

Be86 averaged 960 fps with es of 20 and sd of 8.

The be86 was noticable snappier but brass all ended up at roughly the same random location.

Never shot accuracy was curious on chrono first. Looks like for velocity i should just stick with cfep if accuracy is good.
 
BE-86 is my favorite powder for .40 S&W and 180gn bullets. I load all my SD rounds with it. Both Gold-Dots and XTPs are super accurate. CFE-P came in second only because accuracy wasn't quite as good as BE-86 in the velocity I was wanting, 950-980fps.
 
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