Bullet weight

[alanwk]

I am re-starting reloading after many years. I received the bullets I ordered today. I ordered 40 S&W 180g. I weighed a few and all were over but not by much i.e. 183, 185,186 etc. How much tolerance is normal? Should I be concerned? Thanks.

[hermosabeach]

OK

I want to play????

Who makes the bullets?
Cast Lead?
Powder Coated?
FMJ?
Plated



For a quality JHP or Semi Jacketed projectile- that is not good.... not good at all

For Lead... no worries

[smoothy8500]

Should I be concerned? Thanks.

Not for lead cast and/or coated. Honestly, the weight difference won't even be apparent at 25yds.

[smoothy8500]

For a quality JHP or Semi Jacketed projectile- that is not good.... not good at all

Even the Nosler 2nds I've bought over the years have never been off in weight.

[TomReloaded]

About 1.0gr variance is normal for bulk bullets.

[pacrat]

I am re-starting reloading after many years. I received the bullets I ordered today. I ordered 40 S&W 180g. I weighed a few and all were over but not by much i.e. 183, 185,186 etc. How much tolerance is normal? Should I be concerned? Thanks.

Not nearly enough variance to make any discernable pressure difference.

And unless your "HOLD", is a solid as a RANSOM REST. You will never see any accuracy difference.

[newbie1234]

I am re-starting reloading after many years. I received the bullets I ordered today. I ordered 40 S&W 180g. I weighed a few and all were over but not by much i.e. 183, 185,186 etc. How much tolerance is normal? Should I be concerned? Thanks.

Is that a regular bullet or name brand/tournament bullet ?

[rsrocket1]

Not great for consistency but what is your goal?

• Practicing self defense shooting
• Simple proficiency with a 40 S&W
• Economical plinking
• Precision target shooting
• Competition

For anything other than Precision target shooting, I doubt you'll notice the difference and it probably won't affect your shooting.

At 10 yards and in, it really won't make a difference. Load 'em up and shoot 'em.

If you think it makes a difference, sort out a couple dozen, try a couple of magazine loads of a consistent weight, then a couple of mags worth of random weights and see if it makes a difference.

If it doesn't make a difference, now you won't care about the randomness of the bullets you load. If it does make a difference, sort 'em out, load by weight and don't order from that company again.

[alpha_romeo_XV]

What make/model scale was used. Do you have calibration weights ? Precision and accuracy issues apply to weighing things.