Load data for .40 S&W + .400 | 155gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Hodgdon CFE Pistol, Maxam CSB 2, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.400 \| 155gr \| Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot
Manufacturer SKU:	4400
Bullet Weight:	155gr \| 10.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.400" \| 10.16mm
Bullet Length:	0.540" \| 13.7mm
Caliber:	.40 S&W load data
Case Length (l3):	0.830" \| 21.1mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.118" \| 28.4mm
Seated Depth:	0.252" \| 6.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.252" \| 6.4mm
Case Capacity:	21.5 Grains of Water \| 1.40 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	32634 psi \| 2250 bar
LID:	LID_B6250_C613
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .40 S&W with .400 | 155gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot bullet and 51 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Hodgdon CFE Pistol, Maxam CSB 2, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads, >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	97%	22902	70%	**65	85%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	71%	27325	84%	**01	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	73%	28224	86%	**20	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	76%	28921	89%	**66	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	79%	27949	86%	**06	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	74%	26440	81%	**29	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	77%	26426	81%	**68	98%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	66%	28007	86%	**63	91%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	78%	28065	86%	**32	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	85%	27209	83%	**81	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	77%	29109	89%	**57	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	89%	28747	88%	**19	89%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	88%	28355	87%	**63	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	81%	27949	86%	**38	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	73%	28427	87%	**37	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	71%	27470	84%	**47	93%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	68%	26992	83%	**40	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	81%	28689	88%	**20	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol 👍	<<locked>>	82%	27978	86%	**07	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	92%	9123	28%	**8	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	66%	28166	86%	**66	91%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	68%	27021	83%	**45	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	78%	27122	83%	**07	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	90%	28123	86%	**88	100%
Maxam CSB 2 👍	<<locked>>	90%	28790	88%	**27	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	82%	26876	82%	**52	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	79%	27543	84%	**38	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	75%	28572	88%	**09	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	73%	28660	88%	**53	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	68%	29037	89%	**60	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	76%	27383	84%	**91	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	90%	7876	24%	**1	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	91%	27760	85%	**63	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	69%	26905	82%	**48	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	95%	21712	67%	**70	91%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	89%	28108	86%	**01	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	79%	27238	83%	**71	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	71%	28906	89%	**66	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	95%	27354	84%	**20	94%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	80%	27267	84%	**88	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	66%	28166	86%	**66	91%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	81%	28500	87%	**47	99%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	83%	27441	84%	**11	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	77%	28471	87%	**83	85%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	90%	28123	86%	**70	96%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	78%	27383	84%	**52	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	97%	22611	69%	**27	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	84%	28718	88%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	84%	26731	82%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	92%	27006	83%	**47	96%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	67%	27572	85%	**75	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	86%	17405	53%	**53	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	19870	61%	**83	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	21785	67%	**8	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	20291	62%	**5	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	17100	52%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	18927	58%	**10	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	16375	50%	**1	92%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	61%	23699	73%	**91	89%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	17579	54%	**5	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	13518	41%	**5	98%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	18913	58%	**76	97%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	73%	18565	57%	**09	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	13692	42%	**1	92%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	15679	48%	**2	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	22060	68%	**1	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	19508	60%	**96	88%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	60%	20798	64%	**22	91%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	16795	51%	**17	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	15171	46%	**1	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	77%	6918	21%	**6	98%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	61%	23656	72%	**88	89%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	21654	66%	**60	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	15374	47%	**1	96%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	12966	40%	**2	97%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	12647	39%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	15113	46%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	17202	53%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	19754	61%	**4	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	19783	61%	**96	95%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	22452	69%	**52	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	17550	54%	**37	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	76%	6019	18%	**6	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	11893	36%	**2	92%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	21741	67%	**73	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	81%	13314	41%	**60	82%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	13851	42%	**9	92%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	16491	51%	**8	98%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	22945	70%	**8	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	68%	13314	41%	**5	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	15925	49%	**1	99%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	23656	72%	**88	89%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	15737	48%	**7	93%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	14678	45%	**8	94%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	70%	22524	69%	**75	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	11705	36%	**2	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	16679	51%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	9587	29%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	14315	44%	**1	99%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	13909	43%	**8	93%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	65%	12067	37%	**9	82%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	22292	68%	**96	100%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

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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.