Load data for .40 S&W + .401 | 150gr | H&N RN HS

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant UNIQUE, Lovex S020, Maxam CSB 2, ReloadSwiss RS 20

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.401 \| 150gr \| H&N RN HS
Bullet Weight:	150gr \| 9.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.401" \| 10.19mm
Bullet Length:	0.539" \| 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:	0.251" \| 6.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.231" \| 5.9mm
Case Capacity:	21.5 Grains of Water \| 1.40 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	32634 psi \| 2250 bar
LID:	LID_B7495_C613
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .40 S&W with .401 | 150gr | H&N RN HS bullet and 51 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant UNIQUE, Lovex S020, Maxam CSB 2, 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>>	94%	19943	61%	**35	82%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	75%	29037	89%	**60	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	71%	26600	82%	**30	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	75%	27325	84%	**76	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	80%	27398	84%	**32	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	77%	27209	83%	**78	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	79%	27224	83%	**11	98%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	66%	27180	83%	**83	91%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	79%	27818	85%	**61	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	86%	26382	81%	**01	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	75%	27108	83%	**63	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	89%	27601	85%	**25	88%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	91%	28587	88%	**06	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	82%	27398	84%	**65	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	71%	26876	82%	**50	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	73%	27470	84%	**76	93%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	70%	28297	87%	**96	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	84%	29037	89%	**60	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	90%	7861	24%	**8	99%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	66%	27137	83%	**83	90%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	68%	26789	82%	**71	100%
Lovex S020 👍	<<locked>>	82%	29138	89%	**66	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	91%	27354	84%	**11	100%
Maxam CSB 2 👍	<<locked>>	92%	28718	88%	**60	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	87%	29269	90%	**14	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	82%	28500	87%	**84	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	74%	26716	82%	**15	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	74%	28950	89%	**93	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	68%	27760	85%	**76	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	78%	27601	85%	**34	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	7397	23%	**1	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	91%	26876	82%	**80	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	71%	27021	83%	**88	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	95%	19783	61%	**63	89%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	91%	28631	88%	**43	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	83%	29269	90%	**30	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	70%	27311	84%	**76	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	95%	26310	81%	**40	93%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	83%	27659	85%	**27	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	66%	27137	83%	**83	90%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	81%	27354	84%	**60	99%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	88%	29167	89%	**73	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	79%	29037	89%	**22	85%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	90%	26963	83%	**86	95%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	65%	28065	86%	**99	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	81%	28181	86%	**98	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	20523	63%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	84%	27789	85%	**53	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	86%	27224	83%	**47	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	94%	27122	83%	**83	95%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	68%	26760	82%	**98	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	90%	18231	56%	**99	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	18985	58%	**99	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	20566	63%	**5	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	18971	58%	**1	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	16694	51%	**5	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	17056	52%	**07	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	14881	46%	**8	90%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	61%	22756	70%	**98	87%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	17376	53%	**1	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	12981	40%	**8	97%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	17579	54%	**76	96%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	77%	19348	59%	**61	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	12241	38%	**8	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	15098	46%	**1	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	20740	64%	**1	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	60%	17709	54%	**83	85%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	19827	61%	**38	90%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	14939	46%	**07	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	76%	5700	17%	**6	96%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	61%	22713	70%	**98	87%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	21335	65%	**86	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	14663	45%	**04	95%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	12372	38%	**5	96%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	11023	34%	**8	99%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	14605	45%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	15722	48%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	18376	56%	**1	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	18057	55%	**93	94%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	21393	66%	**65	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	15403	47%	**30	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	82%	5569	17%	**6	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	11371	35%	**5	91%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	19319	59%	**70	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	83%	12879	39%	**76	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	12517	38%	**9	90%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	15911	49%	**1	97%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	21509	66%	**4	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	68%	12546	38%	**2	80%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	14446	44%	**8	98%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	22713	70%	**98	87%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	15113	46%	**14	92%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	14141	43%	**1	93%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	72%	22843	70%	**07	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	65%	12169	37%	**8	82%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	24584	75%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	14968	46%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	8195	25%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	13576	42%	**7	99%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	12444	38%	**8	91%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	67%	12140	37%	**8	82%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	21741	67%	**19	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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