Yes, it can be done. Safely, not really.
135 gr Nosler, 12.0 gr of Longshot which is a published load by Hodgdon in 2002.
Glock 20 with stock length Lone Wolf 40 S&W barrel. Chronoed at 1720 fps average.
Yeah, backing off this one a little. 11.5 gr is the max load currently published by Hodgdon. That doesn't bulge cases like this.
Interestingly enough, I talked to Hodgdon and they said they reduced the the max load to 11.5 gr not because of pressure, but because it generated too high of slide velocities.
135 gr Nosler, 12.0 gr of Longshot which is a published load by Hodgdon in 2002.
Glock 20 with stock length Lone Wolf 40 S&W barrel. Chronoed at 1720 fps average.
Yeah, backing off this one a little. 11.5 gr is the max load currently published by Hodgdon. That doesn't bulge cases like this.
Interestingly enough, I talked to Hodgdon and they said they reduced the the max load to 11.5 gr not because of pressure, but because it generated too high of slide velocities.
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