Reloading 200gr. .40 S&W, anybody?

[bluealtered]

I am one of the people who can tell a difference between 160gr and 180gr in recoil when shooting .40 S&W loads. I am wondering if that difference in recoil is the same between 180gr and 200gr.
If you shoot or have shot 200gr in your .40 S&W what did you decide about the 180gr/200gr bullets?

 

[Hoser]

The recoil impulse from the lighter bullets like 155s and 135s seems sharp compared to the slower push of the 180 and 200s.

200 and 220s recoil nice and soft/slow, but in the end the 180 felt better. And they are easier to find.

The load I settled on moves a 180 around 940-950 fps.

I like 200 and 220s in my 10mm revo.

 

[Larryh128]

I've played with them a bit and settled on 155 gr bullets. Mass going out of the barrel is always going to result in higher recoil as the bullet weight increases. I have slowed down the sharper recoil impulse mentioned earlier by going to a captured dual action recoil spring. It slows the slide slightly and really makes it super easy to shoot. Nothing to run 2-300 rounds in a session without fatigue.

 

[D-4297]

Have only loaded the 180 -185's so I can't help on this one . My .40 is a self-defense weapon , only .