The lightest .40 I have shot is still quite snappy in a sub 27 oz. gun..I find most .40 just tolerable in a G22.
This caliber has ruined most compact and smaller guns up till now because they are built around .40 pressure and recoil instead of 9mm. (so their bigger than necessary)
Around here .40's have little trade in value especially small ones.
If it is going to be used for real stuff then a 9 is the "weak" load you are looking for.
For practice, the Federal Syntech 205gr Action Pistol load is extremely pleasant to shoot for a .40. It's about the nicest factory .40 out there that I can recall.
I have found the Barnes TAC-XPD to be a soft shooter in the 40 Shield. 140 grain all copper bullet @ 1120 FPS.
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For practice, 180 gr Federal Champion, either brass or aluminum cased; the propellant charge is the same. Best, Jon
What about the practice loads in purple brass I see for sale from time to time? Is that stuff loaded lighter?
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Any chance of throwing a comp on the gun? .40 seems like an ideal caliber for that.
Solid advice.Originally Posted by donmacc
There are also mid range Gold Dots and Hydrashocks in the 165gr flavor.
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If you can find someone who handloads, there are lighter .40 loads that shoot very soft and accurate. My favorite is 5.4 grains of Ramshot Silhouette with a 180 grain bullet. My Glocks love that load. It runs about 850 fps.
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If you can find any, Federal Syntech Defense Ammunition 40 S&W 175 Grain Synthetic Jacket Segmented Hollow Point might work. 175-grain bullet at 1000 fps for 389 ft-lbs of energy.
I don’t think so. Others with more experience with it may have a different perspective on it, but all of it that I have seen/used has come from Federal LE contracts, and it didn’t seem particularly light or different than standard 180gr SD loads - But it is lighter than the nuclear 165gr loads no one uses anymore.
I’ve had 3 .40s in my possession and shot a few more, and I’ve found that while I can shoot .40 just fine, I tolerate it at about the same level as I do a similar size/weight .45 ACP, which is much more than I can tolerate from an Airweight Jframe .38, but much less than I can a similar size/weight 9mm or steel .38.
Hence, I mostly shoot 9mm and .38 in centerfire, and plan to work a lot more with .22 this year than in the last few.
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