Best Ammo - 40 S&W

**jmarshall** · January 25th, 2010, 01:39 AM

This will likely start a crap shoot, but what IMHO is the best ammo in .40 S&W........ Not necessarily a brand name, but rather weight.......

**CHEMICAL** · January 25th, 2010, 01:50 AM

Originally Posted by jmarshall

This will likely start a crap shoot, but what IMHO is the best ammo in .40 S&W........ Not necessarily a brand name, but rather weight.......

in my own personal opinion, and plenty of others don't agree with me on this, I prefer Corbon 135 grain JHP.

something like 1325 fps and 526 ft lbs of energy, I'll take it!

**M&P Chris** · January 25th, 2010, 06:05 PM

I have always like the 155 gr. they give me great performance and accuracy. I usually load hornady xtp 155 gr. with 5.8 grains of H. Universal. or Rainier 155 gr. LFN with 5.5 grains of h. Universal or 7.5 grains of 800x.

**emsjeep** · January 25th, 2010, 06:14 PM

Federal HST or Hornaday FPD. 180 or 165gr is splitting hairs, its all good.

**daniel.ryan** · January 25th, 2010, 06:17 PM

For practice, it is hard to beat 165 grain Federal Champion from Wal-Mart; they are lighter and cheaper than the 180s and they run well in my XDM.

**markheck1** · January 25th, 2010, 06:43 PM

Best for WHAT?

Target shooting, Plinking, 2 COM to an attacking Thug?

I don't competitively target shoot much, I use whatever's cheap for plinking usually 180's and I use Corbon DPX for "Real" in 140 gr.....

Shot placement is probably more of a concern than a few grains of bullet weight.......