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Load data for .40 S&W + .400 | 180gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Vihtavuori N340

.40 S&W + .400 | 180gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot

Load Specifications

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Bullet:
.400 | 180gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot
Manufacturer SKU:
4406
Bullet Weight:
180gr | 11.7g
Bullet Diameter:
0.400" | 10.16mm
Bullet Length:
0.610" | 15.5mm
Caliber:
.40 S&W load data
Case Length (l3):
0.830" | 21.1mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):
1.118" | 28.4mm
Seated Depth:
0.322" | 8.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:
0.322" | 8.2mm
Case Capacity:
21.5 Grains of Water | 1.40 cm³
Primer Size:
Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:
32634 psi | 2250 bar
LID:
LID_B6254_C613
Last updated:
2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .40 S&W with .400 | 180gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot bullet and 50 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, 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>>
95%
20813
64%
**01
85%
ADI AP 70N
<<locked>>
77%
30995
95%
**06
100%
ADI AS 30
<<locked>>
83%
30066
92%
**4
100%
ADI AS 50N
<<locked>>
81%
30690
94%
**43
100%
Accurate No. 2
<<locked>>
83%
30618
94%
**86
99%
Accurate No. 5
<<locked>>
69%
30284
93%
**48
93%
Accurate Solo 1000
<<locked>>
83%
30821
94%
**24
100%
Accurate Solo 1250
<<locked>>
92%
31241
96%
**83
100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍
<<locked>>
78%
29573
91%
**19
100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL
<<locked>>
92%
29675
91%
**81
90%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍
<<locked>>
94%
31734
97%
**61
100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100
<<locked>>
87%
31778
97%
**43
100%
Hodgdon Clays
<<locked>>
74%
29298
90%
**9
100%
Hodgdon HP38
<<locked>>
64%
30821
94%
**63
100%
Hodgdon HS-6
<<locked>>
76%
31517
97%
**55
96%
Hodgdon Longshot
<<locked>>
72%
30545
94%
**45
97%
Hodgdon Universal
<<locked>>
83%
29443
90%
**86
100%
Lovex D036
<<locked>>
69%
30226
93%
**52
93%
Lovex S011
<<locked>>
74%
32329
99%
**63
100%
Lovex S020
<<locked>>
83%
30052
92%
**99
100%
Maxam CSB 1
<<locked>>
95%
30864
95%
**76
100%
Maxam CSB 2
<<locked>>
95%
31488
96%
**09
100%
Maxam CSB 3
<<locked>>
88%
30037
92%
**53
100%
Maxam CSB 4
<<locked>>
87%
32126
98%
**53
100%
Maxam CSB 5
<<locked>>
76%
28790
88%
**4
100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍
<<locked>>
75%
29907
92%
**29
99%
Ramshot True Blue
<<locked>>
70%
29762
91%
**25
96%
Ramshot Zip
<<locked>>
65%
31444
96%
**79
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12
<<locked>>
80%
29501
90%
**76
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍
<<locked>>
93%
28572
88%
**25
100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*
<<locked>>
94%
29240
90%
**58
83%
Rottweil P 801
<<locked>>
74%
30197
93%
**47
100%
Rottweil P 806
<<locked>>
96%
21306
65%
**29
92%
SNPE Vectan A0
<<locked>>
93%
29588
91%
**79
100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9
<<locked>>
83%
29965
92%
**63
100%
SNPE Vectan BA10
<<locked>>
72%
28906
89%
**5
100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2
<<locked>>
93%
25324
78%
**56
94%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2
<<locked>>
85%
29399
90%
**73
100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol
<<locked>>
69%
30226
93%
**52
93%
Somchem MP200
<<locked>>
85%
30603
94%
**25
100%
Somchem MS200
<<locked>>
89%
30414
93%
**06
100%
[Somchem S221]*
<<locked>>
81%
31183
96%
**71
88%
Vihtavuori 3N37
<<locked>>
96%
32097
98%
**81
98%
Vihtavuori N310
<<locked>>
66%
29689
91%
**8
100%
Vihtavuori N320
<<locked>>
81%
28543
87%
**27
100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star
<<locked>>
92%
19870
61%
**3
100%
Vihtavuori N330
<<locked>>
89%
32111
98%
**19
100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍
<<locked>>
92%
31821
97%
**25
100%
Vihtavuori N350
<<locked>>
94%
27354
84%
**12
96%
Winchester 231
<<locked>>
73%
31444
96%
**79
100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder
Charge
FR
MaxP
%
V(0)
z
[ADI AP 100]*
<<locked>>
86%
16868
52%
**9
81%
ADI AP 70N
<<locked>>
60%
19131
59%
**2
100%
ADI AS 30
<<locked>>
60%
16940
52%
**3
100%
ADI AS 50N
<<locked>>
61%
18014
55%
**6
100%
Accurate No. 2
<<locked>>
60%
15258
47%
**3
91%
[Accurate No. 5]*
<<locked>>
60%
22176
68%
**27
88%
Accurate Solo 1000
<<locked>>
62%
17782
54%
**6
100%
Accurate Solo 1250
<<locked>>
62%
13837
42%
**3
98%
Alliant BULLSEYE
<<locked>>
60%
17869
55%
**8
97%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*
<<locked>>
73%
17593
54%
**8
81%
Alliant UNIQUE
<<locked>>
62%
13605
42%
**0
93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100
<<locked>>
62%
16056
49%
**7
100%
Hodgdon Clays
<<locked>>
62%
21553
66%
**0
100%
Hodgdon HP38
<<locked>>
60%
27630
85%
**30
100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*
<<locked>>
61%
19000
58%
**1
88%
Hodgdon Longshot
<<locked>>
60%
20247
62%
**8
91%
Hodgdon Universal
<<locked>>
60%
15563
48%
**3
100%
[Lovex D036]*
<<locked>>
60%
22147
68%
**27
88%
Lovex S011
<<locked>>
61%
21828
67%
**8
100%
Lovex S020
<<locked>>
62%
15548
48%
**3
97%
Maxam CSB 1
<<locked>>
60%
12473
38%
**7
97%
Maxam CSB 2
<<locked>>
61%
12082
37%
**0
100%
Maxam CSB 3
<<locked>>
62%
15447
47%
**3
100%
Maxam CSB 4
<<locked>>
60%
16172
50%
**3
100%
Maxam CSB 5
<<locked>>
60%
18492
57%
**6
100%
Ramshot Silhouette
<<locked>>
61%
19334
59%
**1
95%
Ramshot True Blue
<<locked>>
61%
21756
67%
**10
93%
Ramshot Zip
<<locked>>
62%
28079
86%
**40
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12
<<locked>>
62%
17390
53%
**5
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20
<<locked>>
62%
12024
37%
**3
93%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*
<<locked>>
91%
26368
81%
**19
81%
Rottweil P 801
<<locked>>
61%
20523
63%
**2
100%
[Rottweil P 806]*
<<locked>>
79%
11777
36%
**6
80%
SNPE Vectan A0
<<locked>>
60%
12807
39%
**7
91%
SNPE Vectan BA 9
<<locked>>
62%
16621
51%
**6
98%
SNPE Vectan BA10
<<locked>>
61%
21843
67%
**3
100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*
<<locked>>
65%
11893
36%
**4
81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2
<<locked>>
62%
15693
48%
**6
99%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*
<<locked>>
60%
22147
68%
**27
88%
Somchem MP200
<<locked>>
60%
15302
47%
**6
93%
Somchem MS200
<<locked>>
61%
14605
45%
**6
95%
[Somchem S221]*
<<locked>>
70%
21451
66%
**20
81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*
<<locked>>
61%
11429
35%
**4
82%
Vihtavuori N310
<<locked>>
61%
25440
78%
**2
100%
Vihtavuori N320
<<locked>>
61%
15867
49%
**6
100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star
<<locked>>
62%
9384
29%
**6
100%
Vihtavuori N330
<<locked>>
61%
14054
43%
**3
100%
Vihtavuori N340
<<locked>>
60%
12981
40%
**0
93%
[Vihtavuori N350]*
<<locked>>
61%
10544
32%
**1
80%
Winchester 231
<<locked>>
61%
21857
67%
**1
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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