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silhouette in a 40

#1 User is offline   JSCHIEFEN 

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Post icon  Posted 12 November 2007 - 09:01 AM

any one have loads for ramshot silhouette in a 40?

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Posted 12 November 2007 - 12:42 PM

Much will depend on what gun and the OAL you need. I shoot Win. Action Pistol, which I'm told is the same as Silhouette in 40 at 1.190 OAL out of an SV. 180 gr FMJ with 6.5 grs. and 200 FMJ with 6.0 grs. Start low and work the load up to Major.
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Posted 12 November 2007 - 12:56 PM

Did you look here?

http://www.ramshot.c...ition%204.2.pdf

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Posted 13 November 2007 - 05:38 PM

5.5 grains of Ramshot Silhouette under a 200 grain cast round nose bullet gives me a 170 pf from my 5" STI.
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Posted 13 November 2007 - 05:58 PM

View PostChuckS, on Nov 12 2007, 01:56 PM, said:

Did you look here?

http://www.ramshot.c...ition%204.2.pdf

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Posted 18 August 2009 - 08:56 AM

I'd like to switch from Titegroup to Silhouette for my 40 load since it's the powder I'm using in my 9Major load. I've looked at the reloading manual as a starting point, but I'm loading much longer than the manual thus I believe I will need an increased powder charge.

Current recipie:
40S&W Mixed brass
180gr MG CMJ
4.6 gr Titegroup
WSP
1.190" COL

I'd like to swap out for Sil. I think a good starting point based on my searches would be 6.0gr. Can anyone who's loading long with Sil verify?

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Posted 19 August 2009 - 01:20 AM

Well... you are using a much longer OAL than I do cause I'm shooting XD's or XDm's in .40 so I load at about 1.130-1.135, but I use 5.8 grn. Silhouette behind 180grn Berry's HP or even S&S lead fn. I get 171 PF with my 5" Tactical with the Berry or about the same with lead in the XDm which has a 4.5" barrel. Shoots sweet, runs cool, and stays clean. Not much smoke with the lead either. I really like Silhouette since I have been using it and consider it one of the best if not THE best powders for .40.
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Posted 27 August 2009 - 11:23 PM

My current load is something like (this is off the top of my head so dont quote me)

mixed brass
155 montana gold jhp with a c.o.l. of 1.135
7.1 grains of silhoutte
about any small pistol primer I can lay hands on

fired from either my or my buddies xdm 40's
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