Load data for .40 S&W + .400 | 150gr | Nosler JHP

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MS200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.400 \| 150gr \| Nosler JHP
Manufacturer SKU:	44860
Bullet Weight:	150gr \| 9.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.400" \| 10.16mm
Bullet Length:	0.535" \| 13.6mm
Caliber:	.40 S&W load data
Case Length (l3):	0.830" \| 21.1mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.118" \| 28.4mm
Seated Depth:	0.247" \| 6.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.247" \| 6.3mm
Case Capacity:	21.5 Grains of Water \| 1.40 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	32634 psi \| 2250 bar
LID:	LID_B4188_C613
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .40 S&W with .400 | 150gr | Nosler JHP bullet and 51 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MS200, Vihtavuori N340. 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>>	96%	22452	69%	**75	84%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	77%	32561	100%	**93	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	85%	32343	99%	**78	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	82%	32242	99%	**27	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	83%	31966	98%	**70	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	70%	32532	100%	**52	93%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	84%	32184	99%	**07	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	90%	31024	95%	**53	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	79%	31227	96%	**16	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	93%	31821	98%	**94	90%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	91%	30676	94%	**16	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	86%	32053	98%	**11	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	77%	31531	97%	**93	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	76%	31633	97%	**25	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	71%	30342	93%	**06	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	84%	31096	95%	**76	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	91%	9413	29%	**1	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	70%	32489	100%	**48	93%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	72%	31183	96%	**17	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	83%	31053	95%	**80	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	93%	30472	93%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	93%	31140	95%	**76	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	87%	30661	94%	**20	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	82%	30023	92%	**94	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	79%	31575	97%	**61	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	75%	30574	94%	**06	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	71%	31966	98%	**29	96%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	64%	31241	96%	**47	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	79%	29965	92%	**43	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	9282	28%	**1	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	93%	29762	91%	**16	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	94%	30371	93%	**45	82%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	75%	32489	100%	**37	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	22365	69%	**02	91%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	92%	30139	92%	**53	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	83%	30618	94%	**37	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	74%	31415	96%	**19	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	95%	27891	85%	**53	94%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	87%	32082	98%	**73	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	70%	32489	100%	**48	93%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	85%	32068	98%	**19	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	88%	31125	95%	**86	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	80%	31531	97%	**42	86%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	95%	32460	99%	**62	97%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	65%	29588	91%	**09	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	81%	30110	92%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	22321	68%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	86%	31053	95%	**80	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	91%	31952	98%	**02	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	94%	28848	88%	**99	96%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	71%	31241	96%	**47	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	89%	18811	58%	**02	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	20189	62%	**96	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	18478	57%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	18942	58%	**20	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	16288	50%	**4	91%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	61%	23235	71%	**01	88%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	18579	57%	**01	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	14344	44%	**8	98%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	18797	58%	**89	97%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	74%	19334	59%	**45	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	13924	43%	**8	92%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	16636	51%	**4	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	21973	67%	**8	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	19131	59%	**06	87%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	21379	66%	**58	91%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	16911	52%	**33	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	69%	6309	19%	**6	97%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	61%	23206	71%	**98	88%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	22727	70%	**99	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	62%	16505	51%	**30	97%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	12981	40%	**5	97%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	12865	39%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	16027	49%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	17231	53%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	19769	61%	**01	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	19421	60%	**06	94%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	22858	70%	**75	92%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	61%	28572	88%	**07	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	17492	54%	**53	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	75%	6454	20%	**6	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	60%	12038	37%	**8	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	92%	27963	86%	**09	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	21727	67%	**89	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	81%	13924	43%	**93	82%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	13779	42%	**2	91%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	17172	53%	**07	98%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	22655	69%	**04	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	65%	12763	39%	**9	80%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	15940	49%	**4	99%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	23206	71%	**98	88%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	16708	51%	**33	93%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	15693	48%	**4	95%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	70%	23221	71%	**01	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	60%	11835	36%	**2	80%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	26092	80%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	16694	51%	**01	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	9892	30%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	14315	44%	**7	99%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	13924	43%	**1	92%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	64%	12212	37%	**2	81%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	23264	71%	**32	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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