40 S&W loads tested with Glock 22/27 and Lone Wolf barrels:
155 gr FMJ (Montana Gold) at 4.8/5.2 gr with 1.125" OAL
180 gr Plated (Rainier Ballistics) at 4.5/4.8 gr with 1.125" OAL
180 gr Lead (Missouri Bullet) at 3.5/3.8/4.1/4.4 gr with 1.125" OAL
Shooting impressions off hand:
40S&W average shot groups:
155 FMJ/4.8 gr Promo - 10 yard 2" - 15 yard 3" - Firm recoil
155 FMJ/5.2 gr Promo - 10 yard 2" - 15 yard 3" - Firm recoil
180 Plated/4.5 gr Promo - 10 yard 2" - 15 yard 2" - Firm recoil
180 Plated/4.8 gr Promo - 10 yard 2" - 15 yard 3" - Firm recoil
180 Lead/3.5 gr Promo - Accuracy all over the 8x11 copy paper - Light recoil
180 Lead/3.8 gr Promo - 7 yard 2" - 10 yard 3" - 15 yard 4" - Mild recoil
180 Lead/4.1 gr Promo - 7 yard 1.5" - 10 yard 1" - 15 yard 4" - Moderate recoil
180 Lead/4.4 gr Promo - 7 yard 1" - 10 yard 2" - 15 yard 2.5" - Firm recoil
The 180 gr Rainier plated/4.5 gr was very accurate off hand. My first shot group produced 1" group at 15 yards with the G27! The 180 gr Missouri Bullet/4.4 gr was also very accurate off hand. The 180 Missouri Bullet/4.1 gr load also shows promise as I kept getting 1" group at 10 yards.