Opinions on 40S&W Ammo

[paulncharly2572]

I am hoping that someone with more shooting experience than I have will share their thoughts and opinions about these .40 rounds:

Winchester 165gr SXT
Hornady 180gr XTP

I have shot both thru my Glock 23,Sig P226+P229,and Stoeger Cougar,but cannot tell any difference. I guess what I'm wanting to know is if one is better to carry than the other. Thanks in advance!

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[PlayboyPenguin]

I am hoping that someone with more shooting experience than I have will share their thoughts and opinions about these .40 rounds:

Winchester 165gr SXT
Hornady 180gr XTP

I have shot both thru my Glock 23,Sig P226+P229,and Stoeger Cougar,but cannot tell any difference. I guess what I'm wanting to know is if one is better to carry than the other. Thanks in advance!

My personal preference is the Hornady. I use Hornady in my carry guns almost exclusively. A little extra mass and energy is a good thing in my book.

 

[Trlsmn]

My .40 preference is Federal LE Tactical HST 165gr.

 

[TyPercy]

I have been searching the site for some info on ammo for a G22 .40. I was at Walmart today, and they had federal 180gr and Winchester 180gr and 165gr. Both were about $13/50 rounds. I'm just wondering what the difference is. Thanks!

Ty

 

[BlvdKing]

I like the Winchester Ranger 40 S&W T-Series 180gr

 

[jdub75]

The different weights matter depending on what length barrel you're shooting from. In my M&P compact, the lighter stuff (under 165gr) will deliver a higher fps & more energy to the target than the 170 & 180 gr stuff. Dont assume the higher grain stuff = better. The little s&w w/ the right ammo will shoot better than my fullsize G22 for me.
There is some really great info out there on this testing...google "FBI 40 s&w" or something like that for more info.

 

[Deavis]

I love the XTP but have no experience in the .40. I have shot and chronoed and shot a lot of gelatin with the RA40T 165 Win Ranger... impressive. I dont think you could make a bad choice there.... basically I doubt 15 grains and either style would matter anywhere near as much as shot placement....

 

[jordanka16]

Lighter bullets move faster and tend to expand more reliably.

 

[turq]

Try looking at the doubletapammo site for good info on 'their' loads in 3.5",4" and 4.5" BBls. also the ft-lbs.