40S&W Missouri Bullet 180gr TCFP

[ruger1228]

Any one reload these bullets? I have both the 7th edition Hornady Reloading manual and the Lyman Reloading manual 49th edition and neither of these list recipes for this bullet. Hornady does have recipe for a 180gr SWC.
Also, what does the TCFP stand for?
Thanking you in advance for the help.
thom

 

[jfh]

TCFP= Truncated Cone Flat Point.

I can offer no observations about using them in .40 Short & Weak, since I load 10mm Auto (vbg); I can tell you, however, that this bullet design is intended to work well with semiautos--better than some of early-design LSWCs I also have on hand. It simply will feed better.

You might try comparing the MB bullet's LOA to the 180 LSWC and see if it will have a noticeably-different seating depth. But, I'll bet you can substitute it in and work up a good-running recipe simply by starting with the start load.

Jim H.

 

[gearheadpyro]

I load em on top of 6.3 grains of SR-4756. They work great!

Minimal leading and pretty darn accurate. I'll buy more.

For seating depth I just used my barrel as a check, then made sure they would fit in the magazine. The magazine was the decider for me for C.O.L.

 

[LiveLife]

ruger1228, I am currently test loading MBC 180 gr with W231/HP38 and Promo.

W231/HP38 - All loads at 1.125" OAL
3.7 - Soft recoil and accurate
4.0 - Mild recoil and accurate
4.3 - Moderate recoil and accurate
4.6/4.8 - Hard recoil and accurate

Promo - All loads at 1.125" OAL
4.0 - Mild recoil and accurate
4.2 - Firm recoil and accurate
4.5 - Moderate recoil and accurate
4.8 - Hard recoil and accurate

I will be doing additional testing with W231/HP38 at 4.0/4.3 gr and Promo at 4.0/4.2 gr as they cycled the slide reliably with accurate shot groups.

 

[MulticalinMO]

I use 5.0 gr. of Bullseye for a snappy load in .40 S & W with the IDP #5 (180 gr. TCFP) and a little less for general Plinking. On my short list to try is the IDP #7 http://www.missouribullet.com/details.php?prodId=120&category=5&secondary=11&keywords= 140 gr. TCFP, but there is so much that I want from Missouri bullets. Everything I have had from them is GREAT!

Skip in Kingsville

 

[dwhite]

3.2 grains of Clays. Winchester small pistol primer. 1.130" overall length.
Plenty accurate in my Sigma. Probably 300 to 400 of these through this pistol.
I put a coating of Lee Liquid Alox on these and all cast bullets I shoot. Doesn't seem to hurt.

Planning on trying some AA#7 with these at some point.

All the Best,
D. White

 

[ruger1228]

ruger1228, I am currently test loading MBC 180 gr with W231/HP38 and Promo.

W231/HP38 - All loads at 1.125" OAL
3.7 - Soft recoil and accurate
4.0 - Mild recoil and accurate
4.3 - Moderate recoil and accurate
4.6/4.8 - Hard recoil and accurate

Promo - All loads at 1.125" OAL
4.0 - Mild recoil and accurate
4.2 - Firm recoil and accurate
4.5 - Moderate recoil and accurate
4.8 - Hard recoil and accurate

I will be doing additional testing with W231/HP38 at 4.0/4.3 gr and Promo at 4.0/4.2 gr as they cycled the slide reliably with accurate shot groups.

bds,
Thanks for the information. I use HP-38 so the information you provided is helpfull. Let me know after your further experimentation. I will be interested in your findings.
Any idea on what the velocity is on the rounds loaded with the 4.3gr of HP-38?
thom

 

[LiveLife]

You are welcome. Sorry, no chrono here as I have access to plenty of shooters who have them for the outdoor range. Since I shot the test loads in the indoor range, can't setup the chrono anyways (meant to buy one several times ... maybe for Father's day). My guess would be around 800+ fps, maybe.

For years I have loaded 4.3 gr of W231/HP38 with 180 gr Rainier plated bullets with good accuracy. Missouri lead bullet with 4.3 gr charge seemed to shoot "hotter" than the Rainier load, that's why I wanted to do more comparison tests for accuracy with the lighter charges. I will be going back to the range on Thursday afternoon, so I will report back what shot groups I get for 7/10/15 yards for 4.0/4.3 gr loads.

I also have Bullseye and WSF, so if I have time, I may load some with these powders too - should be a good comparison.