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

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant Sport Pistol, Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.400 \| 180gr \| Hornady XTP
Manufacturer SKU:	40040
Bullet Weight:	180gr \| 11.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.400" \| 10.16mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	.40 S&W load data
Case Length (l3):	0.830" \| 21.1mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Case Capacity:	21.5 Grains of Water \| 1.40 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	32634 psi \| 2250 bar
LID:	LID_B2819_C613
Last updated:	2026-03-24

Load data for 118 loads in caliber .40 S&W with .400 | 180gr | Hornady XTP bullet and 59 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant Sport Pistol, Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20. 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%	21350	65%	**4	84%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	73%	28065	86%	**60	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	74%	28674	88%	**9	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	76%	28543	87%	**2	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	80%	28326	87%	**1	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	79%	29008	89%	**14	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	81%	29138	89%	**53	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	67%	27978	86%	**06	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	80%	28863	88%	**1	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	87%	27789	85%	**37	100%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	87%	28413	87%	**43	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	76%	28094	86%	**83	100%
Alliant Herco	<<locked>>	95%	22916	70%	**20	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	91%	29051	89%	**55	89%
Alliant RED DOT	<<locked>>	83%	28079	86%	**4	100%
Alliant Sport Pistol 👍	<<locked>>	73%	29080	89%	**99	100%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	90%	29022	89%	**12	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	82%	27978	86%	**4	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	97%	23525	72%	**8	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	79%	28529	87%	**30	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	74%	28761	88%	**2	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	74%	29356	90%	**12	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	70%	28442	87%	**02	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	81%	28065	86%	**60	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	84%	28398	87%	**56	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	67%	27934	86%	**06	91%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	70%	28413	87%	**10	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	82%	28892	89%	**73	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	93%	29254	90%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	91%	28369	87%	**63	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	85%	28384	87%	**20	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	81%	28529	87%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	76%	28587	88%	**1	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	74%	28689	88%	**96	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	69%	29138	89%	**06	96%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	62%	28181	86%	**30	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	78%	28268	87%	**50	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	94%	29124	89%	**22	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	72%	28877	88%	**20	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	97%	21466	66%	**15	92%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	91%	28689	88%	**53	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	82%	28703	88%	**37	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	71%	28529	87%	**2	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	96%	27485	84%	**73	94%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	83%	28326	87%	**43	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 2	<<locked>>	88%	27644	85%	**68	91%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	67%	27934	86%	**06	91%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	81%	27949	86%	**79	99%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	87%	29095	89%	**76	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	78%	28195	86%	**12	85%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	91%	28152	86%	**15	96%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	63%	27180	83%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	81%	28572	88%	**20	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	21567	66%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	85%	28369	87%	**73	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	88%	28776	88%	**79	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	95%	28224	86%	**06	96%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	69%	28181	86%	**30	100%
Winchester AutoComp	<<locked>>	89%	28413	87%	**56	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	87%	17216	53%	**2	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	19406	59%	**2	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	64%	22713	70%	**0	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	65%	21553	66%	**0	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	18246	56%	**0	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	18014	55%	**3	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	15243	47%	**0	91%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	61%	22655	69%	**20	88%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	17622	54%	**0	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	64%	14939	46%	**7	99%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	62%	14301	44%	**0	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	17695	54%	**5	97%
Alliant Herco	<<locked>>	73%	13648	42%	**7	93%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	74%	18028	55%	**5	81%
Alliant RED DOT	<<locked>>	62%	16824	52%	**7	100%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	20146	62%	**1	97%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	13851	42%	**0	93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	16172	50%	**7	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	78%	15055	46%	**3	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	16665	51%	**3	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	64%	22756	70%	**7	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	18362	56%	**5	87%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	20668	63%	**1	91%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	16810	52%	**3	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	15664	48%	**0	99%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	61%	22611	69%	**17	88%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	21712	67%	**2	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	62%	15621	48%	**9	97%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	67%	15519	48%	**3	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	63%	13242	41%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	15490	47%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	16114	49%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	19711	60%	**6	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	62%	19667	60%	**5	95%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	60%	21132	65%	**8	92%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	60%	26585	81%	**10	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	17709	54%	**6	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	64%	13068	40%	**0	94%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	21031	64%	**5	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	78%	11951	37%	**6	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	65%	14678	45%	**0	93%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	16723	51%	**6	98%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	21553	66%	**0	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	71%	14475	44%	**7	84%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	15809	48%	**3	99%
[SNPE Vectan SP 2]*	<<locked>>	70%	16186	50%	**5	81%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	22611	69%	**17	88%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	15635	48%	**9	93%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	14852	45%	**7	95%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	69%	21263	65%	**04	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	64%	12517	38%	**0	83%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	25092	77%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	15867	49%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	86%	17405	53%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	14127	43%	**3	99%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	63%	14127	43%	**0	93%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	67%	13024	40%	**7	84%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	21944	67%	**1	100%
Winchester AutoComp	<<locked>>	63%	14243	44%	**0	98%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

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% ... 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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