Load data for .357 Magnum + .355 | 123gr | Geco SOFTPOINT

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Bullet:	.355 \| 123gr \| Geco SOFTPOINT
Bullet Weight:	123gr \| 8.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	.357 Magnum load data
Case Length (l3):	1.290" \| 32.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Case Capacity:	25.6 Grains of Water \| 1.66 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol Magnum (SPM)
Max. allowed Pressure:	43511 psi \| 3000 bar
LID:	LID_B9028_C513
Last updated:	2026-01-21

Load data for 134 loads in caliber .357 Magnum with .355 | 123gr | Geco SOFTPOINT bullet and 67 powder(s). The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 100	<<locked>>	97%	34243	79%	**80	97%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	70%	38232	88%	**30	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	78%	38899	89%	**43	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	79%	38479	88%	**73	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	80%	37739	87%	**09	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	77%	38899	89%	**75	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	77%	37797	87%	**44	100%
Accurate No. 5 👍	<<locked>>	64%	38348	88%	**49	99%
Accurate No. 7	<<locked>>	80%	38696	89%	**98	90%
[Accurate No. 9]*	<<locked>>	89%	38769	89%	**85	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	80%	38537	89%	**52	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	85%	39117	90%	**21	100%
[Accurate TCM]*	<<locked>>	88%	38450	88%	**72	85%
[Alliant BLUE DOT]*	<<locked>>	96%	32387	74%	**80	86%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	74%	37884	87%	**80	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	84%	38464	88%	**91	97%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	69%	37927	87%	**83	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	85%	38827	89%	**99	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	80%	38638	89%	**55	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	97%	35781	82%	**42	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	76%	38537	89%	**78	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	76%	38058	87%	**47	100%
Hodgdon HS-6 👍	<<locked>>	69%	38711	89%	**29	100%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	66%	38812	89%	**19	100%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	78%	38232	88%	**30	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	81%	38812	89%	**34	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	15026	35%	**1	100%
Lovex D036 👍	<<locked>>	64%	38305	88%	**49	99%
Lovex D037.1	<<locked>>	80%	38696	89%	**98	90%
[Lovex D037.2]*	<<locked>>	88%	38769	89%	**85	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	69%	38899	89%	**88	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	76%	37927	87%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	88%	38072	87%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	84%	38029	87%	**04	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	83%	39146	90%	**88	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	80%	38261	88%	**65	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	76%	38754	89%	**12	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	70%	38479	88%	**93	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	38029	87%	**03	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	73%	38450	88%	**98	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	13285	31%	**1	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	86%	38667	89%	**90	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 24	<<locked>>	86%	38276	88%	**88	93%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	69%	38435	88%	**62	100%
Rottweil P 806 👍	<<locked>>	91%	37768	87%	**98	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	87%	38072	88%	**44	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	79%	38363	88%	**14	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	74%	38464	88%	**73	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	92%	38000	87%	**99	100%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	80%	38435	88%	**17	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 2	<<locked>>	80%	38435	88%	**01	99%
Shooters World Auto Pistol 👍	<<locked>>	64%	38305	88%	**49	99%
[Shooters World Heavy Pistol]*	<<locked>>	88%	38769	89%	**85	84%
Shooters World Major Pistol	<<locked>>	80%	38696	89%	**98	90%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	77%	37782	87%	**80	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	83%	38247	88%	**57	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	72%	37869	87%	**52	95%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	85%	38043	87%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori 3N38	<<locked>>	96%	36535	84%	**39	93%
Vihtavuori N105	<<locked>>	97%	28674	66%	**70	93%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	64%	37869	87%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	77%	38087	88%	**62	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	32634	75%	**17	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	80%	39117	90%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	83%	38261	88%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	89%	38609	89%	**32	100%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	67%	38682	89%	**11	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	61%	13343	31%	**20	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	29022	67%	**02	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	26876	62%	**96	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	24787	57%	**96	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	24062	55%	**25	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	25425	58%	**94	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	22698	52%	**14	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	34679	80%	**90	98%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	66%	22829	52%	**16	80%
[Accurate No. 9]*	<<locked>>	84%	33156	76%	**90	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	23685	54%	**52	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	20262	47%	**45	100%
[Accurate TCM]*	<<locked>>	81%	29878	69%	**34	80%
[Alliant BLUE DOT]*	<<locked>>	86%	24337	56%	**29	80%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	26150	60%	**02	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	61%	19276	44%	**20	87%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	30052	69%	**75	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	20407	47%	**01	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	22814	52%	**45	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	14214	33%	**1	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	24729	57%	**01	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	27398	63%	**09	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	28485	65%	**71	98%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	32822	75%	**34	100%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	24366	56%	**30	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	22510	52%	**98	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	90%	13503	31%	**5	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	34621	80%	**86	98%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	66%	22829	52%	**16	80%
[Lovex D037.2]*	<<locked>>	83%	33156	76%	**90	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	30284	70%	**83	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	23540	54%	**34	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	19348	44%	**22	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	20798	48%	**58	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	22292	51%	**58	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	23699	54%	**65	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	27064	62%	**65	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	28906	66%	**62	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	33199	76%	**37	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	27746	64%	**60	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	91%	12560	29%	**2	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	19029	44%	**78	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	66%	19957	46%	**37	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	31546	73%	**80	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	61%	13169	30%	**99	86%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	19406	45%	**42	99%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	23134	53%	**94	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	28485	65%	**48	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	16578	38%	**96	91%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	22640	52%	**91	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 2	<<locked>>	60%	20537	47%	**66	90%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	34621	80%	**86	98%
[Shooters World Heavy Pistol]*	<<locked>>	83%	33156	76%	**90	81%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	66%	22829	52%	**16	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	23786	55%	**60	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	21843	50%	**01	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	25802	59%	**48	89%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	18376	42%	**71	94%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	73%	18811	43%	**01	80%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	76%	15737	36%	**61	80%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	34577	79%	**34	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	24018	55%	**75	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	14547	33%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	23090	53%	**17	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	20407	47%	**78	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	61%	16621	38%	**29	93%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	31850	73%	**25	100%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

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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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