40 S&W Loads with Rainier 165gr Bullets

[GunAdmirer]

I bought a big box of Rainier 165 flat point plated .40 S&W bullets. I've been working up medium velocity range practice and IDPA loads with Titegroup and am now working with Power Pistol. I also have HS6 available. I am shooting a brand new Glock 22 and fairly new 23c.

Any favorite loads with Titegroup, Power Pistol or HS-6? Any powder particularly better than another?

I've found 4.4-4.6 grains of Titegroup to be nice loads. Even 4.2 gr cycles both pistols.

Don't worry. I know to work up my own loads using several sources of published data. Just wondering what your favorites are with these or similar same weight bullets.

 

[Bush Pilot]

You already mentioned my favorite load, 4.4 grs of TG.

 

[Steve Koski]

I shot a lot of 165 grain plated bullets with 6.5 grains of Unique. That's more power than you need for the IDPA power floor of 125. Try Bush Pilot's load.

Koski

 

[THe Dove]

I shoot that boolit in my 3rd Gen Glock 22 with 4.0 gr of Tightgroup. Works well for me.

The Dove

 

[CatsEye]

I have shot a bunch of those bullets over 4.0 gr Titegroup. It is a pretty light .40 load that cycles my XD just fine and is well above IDPA PF. I also have shot quite a few loaded with 5.4 gr of Power Pistol. It isn't as soft as the Titegroup load but is a nice reduced power load that works well.

 

[GunAdmirer]

I got to shoot and reload quite a bit this past week on my "staycation". My favorites so far:

4.4 gr. Titegroup (light IDPA/range load)
6.6 gr. Power Pistol (full power factory type load)

Wondering if HS-6 is less flashy and loud as Power Pistol.

 

[Corner Pocket]

I shoot a lot of cast bullets in my CZ 75B .40. However, I really like loading Berry's plated (155 gr) when powered with 8.0 gr of HS-6. (This may be the most accurate of the .40 S&W loads that I've put together.)

Corner Pocket

 

[Steve Koski]

GA,

Unique is less flashy/loud than power pistol. But TiteGroup is probably even better. You can get up to full power loads with TG, it's just a little touchier than Unique or PP, and you can't get "better than factory" velocities.

Koski