Load data for .40 S&W + .401 | 155gr | Rim Rock SWC Top Shelf

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Vihtavuori N330, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.401 \| 155gr \| Rim Rock SWC Top Shelf
Manufacturer SKU:	#357
Bullet Weight:	155gr \| 10.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.401" \| 10.19mm
Bullet Length:	0.583" \| 14.8mm
Caliber:	.40 S&W load data
Case Length (l3):	0.830" \| 21.1mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.118" \| 28.4mm
Seated Depth:	0.295" \| 7.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.295" \| 7.5mm
Case Capacity:	21.5 Grains of Water \| 1.40 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	32634 psi \| 2250 bar
LID:	LID_B10586_C613
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .40 S&W with .401 | 155gr | Rim Rock SWC Top Shelf bullet and 51 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Vihtavuori N330, 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 70N	<<locked>>	76%	28427	87%	**91	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	72%	26614	82%	**8	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	77%	27804	85%	**27	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	83%	28485	87%	**86	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	81%	28660	88%	**35	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	81%	28007	86%	**58	97%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	67%	26629	82%	**07	89%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	80%	27412	84%	**96	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	88%	26760	82%	**48	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	77%	27253	84%	**01	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	92%	28747	88%	**80	87%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	90%	27093	83%	**17	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	83%	27528	84%	**06	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	72%	26760	82%	**4	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	76%	28848	88%	**34	93%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	72%	28065	86%	**20	94%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	82%	26963	83%	**68	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	8659	27%	**1	99%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	70%	29341	90%	**47	91%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	69%	26513	81%	**12	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	82%	27122	83%	**78	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	93%	27905	86%	**58	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	93%	28268	87%	**98	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	84%	26208	80%	**19	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	81%	26571	81%	**06	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	76%	27383	84%	**70	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	73%	26643	82%	**94	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	69%	27514	84%	**11	94%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	64%	28776	88%	**65	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	79%	26658	82%	**61	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	93%	7382	23%	**9	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	95%	28181	86%	**43	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	73%	27427	84%	**32	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	97%	19870	61%	**01	88%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	91%	27006	83%	**55	99%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	82%	27267	84%	**45	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	72%	27789	85%	**27	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	24990	77%	**52	92%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	83%	26789	82%	**52	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	70%	29341	90%	**47	91%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	83%	27644	85%	**98	99%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	87%	27543	84%	**81	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	80%	27862	85%	**30	83%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	93%	27760	85%	**37	95%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	67%	28340	87%	**53	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	80%	26643	82%	**22	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	94%	19522	60%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N330 👍	<<locked>>	87%	28529	87%	**01	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	90%	28485	87%	**01	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	95%	26658	82%	**11	94%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	71%	28776	88%	**65	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	17869	55%	**17	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	20030	61%	**9	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	18739	57%	**9	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	16737	51%	**2	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	17492	54%	**8	100%
[Accurate No. 2]*	<<locked>>	61%	14547	45%	**9	88%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	62%	22176	68%	**25	86%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	16230	50%	**9	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	12444	38%	**3	96%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	16926	52%	**01	95%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	78%	19493	60%	**06	80%
[Alliant UNIQUE]*	<<locked>>	60%	12140	37%	**2	89%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	14533	45%	**6	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	20044	61%	**9	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	62%	17956	55%	**33	85%
[Hodgdon Longshot]*	<<locked>>	61%	18956	58%	**56	88%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	14765	45%	**5	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	86%	7498	23%	**6	98%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	62%	22133	68%	**25	86%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	20769	64%	**20	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	62%	14446	44%	**8	95%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	11937	37%	**3	95%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	11371	35%	**9	99%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	13822	42%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	15780	48%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	18217	56%	**8	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	17535	54%	**24	92%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	20494	63%	**86	90%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	61%	25831	79%	**25	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	16128	49%	**7	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	85%	6425	20%	**9	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	11313	35%	**9	90%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	19232	59%	**14	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	86%	13793	42%	**47	81%
[SNPE Vectan A0]*	<<locked>>	60%	12212	37%	**0	88%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	15664	48%	**5	97%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	21538	66%	**5	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	72%	13735	42%	**2	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	14924	46%	**5	98%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	62%	22133	68%	**25	86%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	14243	44%	**8	90%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	13909	43%	**5	92%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	74%	23337	72%	**58	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	68%	13329	41%	**8	82%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	62%	24700	76%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	15243	47%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	8354	26%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	13198	40%	**2	98%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	12299	38%	**3	90%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	68%	12343	38%	**2	81%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	20494	63%	**40	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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