Load data for .350 Mag. Rigby + .357 | 157gr | Geco SOFTPOINT

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 157gr \| Geco SOFTPOINT
Bullet Weight:	157gr \| 10.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.649" \| 16.5mm
Caliber:	.350 Mag. Rigby load data
Case Length (l3):	2.750" \| 69.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	3.277" \| 83.2mm
Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Case Capacity:	91.1 Grains of Water \| 5.92 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle Magnum (LRM)
Max. allowed Pressure:	44962 psi \| 3100 bar
LID:	LID_B9021_C501
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 104 loads in caliber .350 Mag. Rigby with .357 | 157gr | Geco SOFTPOINT bullet and 52 powders such as Accurate 2495, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	87%	40364	90%	**99	93%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	92%	40132	89%	**66	92%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	84%	40132	89%	**59	100%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	89%	40176	89%	**31	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	87%	40263	90%	**22	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	94%	40205	89%	**31	98%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	87%	40001	89%	**38	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	94%	40234	89%	**12	95%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	91%	40422	90%	**22	93%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	97%	39465	88%	**45	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	87%	39972	89%	**15	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	84%	40248	90%	**33	96%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	84%	40451	90%	**02	99%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	93%	40364	90%	**66	92%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	31531	70%	**75	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	92%	40335	90%	**61	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	93%	40234	89%	**59	93%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	91%	40437	90%	**31	93%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	86%	40408	90%	**79	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	89%	40263	90%	**22	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	86%	40437	90%	**20	93%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	92%	40437	90%	**95	95%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	88%	40350	90%	**72	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	88%	39958	89%	**92	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	92%	40089	89%	**09	93%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	91%	40234	89%	**22	93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	86%	40306	90%	**95	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	31415	70%	**18	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	93%	40364	90%	**64	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	97%	38421	85%	**12	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	86%	40408	90%	**66	97%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	90%	40219	89%	**59	95%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	96%	40074	89%	**15	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	95%	40422	90%	**28	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	88%	40234	89%	**92	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	86%	40118	89%	**10	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	93%	40074	89%	**17	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	89%	40263	90%	**22	97%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	92%	40437	90%	**95	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	83%	40234	89%	**89	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	87%	39900	89%	**17	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	87%	40147	89%	**63	93%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	95%	40321	90%	**09	94%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	83%	40321	90%	**17	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	89%	40379	90%	**27	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	39914	89%	**89	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	90%	40364	90%	**72	98%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	35244	78%	**54	94%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	84%	40132	89%	**86	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	90%	40016	89%	**86	98%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	37753	84%	**81	92%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	84%	40103	89%	**25	96%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	82%	33228	74%	**15	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	89%	35679	79%	**48	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	36608	81%	**71	99%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	30037	67%	**82	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	31865	71%	**05	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	25135	56%	**05	92%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	32401	72%	**61	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	86%	30429	68%	**56	90%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	87%	34592	77%	**67	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	93%	35128	78%	**27	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	32387	72%	**18	91%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	36898	82%	**44	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	36245	81%	**04	97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	89%	35578	79%	**51	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24584	55%	**08	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	28108	63%	**36	95%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	34882	78%	**28	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	85%	33185	74%	**44	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	34592	77%	**31	93%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	29849	66%	**49	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	33837	75%	**53	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	82%	29109	65%	**87	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	31415	70%	**43	91%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	31386	70%	**72	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	86%	33431	74%	**41	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	87%	34490	77%	**74	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	33707	75%	**28	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24584	55%	**47	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	84%	29022	65%	**46	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	93%	33939	75%	**81	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	34534	77%	**22	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	29747	66%	**80	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	89%	31154	69%	**82	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	90%	34476	77%	**77	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	83%	33257	74%	**12	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	33678	75%	**49	96%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	27093	60%	**75	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	29849	66%	**49	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	82%	29109	65%	**87	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	36651	82%	**04	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	32880	73%	**49	96%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	83%	34055	76%	**12	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	88%	31749	71%	**85	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	37608	84%	**61	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	31401	70%	**10	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	23540	52%	**30	93%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	29298	65%	**90	94%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	90%	28065	62%	**51	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	36172	80%	**90	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	28819	64%	**90	93%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	94%	33721	75%	**76	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	35607	79%	**13	94%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

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FR ... fill rate of the cartridge in percent

MaxP ... max. pressure of load in psi or bar

% ... max. pressure of load in percent of the maximum allowed pressure for this caliber

V(0) ... muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) or meters per second (m/s)

z ... powder burnt in percent

[...] *... not dangerous but load has suboptimal powder burnt with possible characteristics such as extensive muzzle flash or inaccurate loads.

[...] ²... fill rate low - you might want to consider using a filler to ensure proper ignition.

[...] ᴾ... possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.

👍 ... recommended powder/load for this caliber and bullet combination based on its ballistic performance.

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