Load data for .40 S&W + .400 | 180gr | Hornady SWC

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant UNIQUE, Lovex S020, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MS200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.400 \| 180gr \| Hornady SWC
Manufacturer SKU:	10808
Bullet Weight:	180gr \| 11.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.400" \| 10.16mm
Bullet Length:	0.590" \| 15.0mm
Caliber:	.40 S&W load data
Case Length (l3):	0.830" \| 21.1mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.118" \| 28.4mm
Seated Depth:	0.302" \| 7.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.302" \| 7.7mm
Case Capacity:	21.5 Grains of Water \| 1.40 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	32634 psi \| 2250 bar
LID:	LID_B2820_C613
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .40 S&W with .400 | 180gr | Hornady SWC bullet and 53 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant UNIQUE, Lovex S020, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MS200. 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>>	94%	20421	63%	**14	85%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	77%	31009	95%	**22	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	82%	28892	89%	**01	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	80%	29312	90%	**47	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	83%	30980	95%	**09	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	69%	31053	95%	**84	94%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	90%	31343	96%	**27	82%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	81%	29762	91%	**27	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	89%	29718	91%	**89	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	78%	29950	92%	**42	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	92%	30574	94%	**20	91%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	91%	29849	91%	**55	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	85%	30211	93%	**47	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	73%	28776	88%	**8	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	64%	31169	96%	**89	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	75%	30661	94%	**68	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	73%	31444	96%	**75	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	83%	29327	90%	**02	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	69%	31169	95%	**84	94%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	90%	31343	96%	**27	82%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	72%	30980	95%	**66	100%
Lovex S020 👍	<<locked>>	85%	32169	99%	**45	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	95%	30951	95%	**96	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	92%	29733	91%	**09	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	90%	32372	99%	**89	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	82%	29153	89%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	78%	29907	92%	**01	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	74%	29631	91%	**38	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	72%	32343	99%	**81	98%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	65%	31647	97%	**99	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	82%	31256	96%	**12	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	94%	30153	92%	**65	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	96%	30864	95%	**07	85%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	76%	32010	98%	**83	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	97%	22075	68%	**65	93%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	92%	29733	91%	**99	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	85%	31691	97%	**02	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	75%	31691	97%	**1	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	96%	27398	84%	**09	95%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	87%	31082	95%	**09	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	69%	31169	95%	**84	94%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	90%	31343	96%	**27	82%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	84%	30313	93%	**45	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	90%	31894	98%	**45	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	79%	29689	91%	**75	88%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	95%	31415	96%	**91	98%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	65%	28790	88%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	84%	31198	96%	**73	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	21234	65%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	86%	30327	93%	**22	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	91%	31720	97%	**42	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	96%	30095	92%	**68	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	72%	31647	97%	**99	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	85%	16621	51%	**5	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	19203	59%	**5	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	16288	50%	**0	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	17347	53%	**3	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	15664	48%	**6	93%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	23090	71%	**63	90%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	87%	28587	88%	**88	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	17318	53%	**3	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	13285	41%	**0	98%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	18362	56%	**1	98%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	71%	16534	51%	**1	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	12720	39%	**0	93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	15432	47%	**6	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	21364	65%	**3	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	60%	27891	85%	**50	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	18652	57%	**8	89%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	20929	64%	**24	93%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	15722	48%	**9	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	23061	71%	**60	90%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	87%	28587	88%	**88	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	21118	65%	**5	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	14721	45%	**3	97%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	12734	39%	**4	98%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	11458	35%	**7	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	14910	46%	**6	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	16998	52%	**6	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	19595	60%	**9	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	19334	59%	**4	96%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	21654	66%	**27	93%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	62%	28427	87%	**63	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	16331	50%	**9	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	11269	35%	**3	93%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	89%	25454	78%	**25	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	19421	60%	**5	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	80%	12140	37%	**8	82%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	13024	40%	**4	92%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	15882	49%	**9	98%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	21480	66%	**3	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	65%	11734	36%	**1	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	14968	46%	**9	99%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	23061	71%	**60	90%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	87%	28587	88%	**88	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	15345	47%	**9	94%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	13880	43%	**0	95%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	69%	20450	63%	**27	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	11327	35%	**3	83%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	60%	24816	76%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	15331	47%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	8673	27%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	13358	41%	**6	99%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	13169	40%	**3	94%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	10428	32%	**7	81%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	22278	68%	**4	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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