Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .400 Cor-Bon with .400 | 90gr | Inceptor ARX Prefered Defense bullet and 54 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are Vihtavuori N330, Hodgdon Universal and ReloadSwiss RS 12.
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Only powders/loads that match the current filter criteria are displayed: max pressure of a load ≤ 90% of max. standardized pressure, fill rate ≥ 60% and propellant combustion ≥ 80%. Use the sliders above the tables to adjust these thresholds.
Charge: Powder weight in grains. Start with the minimum load and work up carefully.
FR (Fill Rate): Case fill as a percentage. Values above 100% mean compressed loads.
MaxP / %: Maximum chamber pressure in bar and as a percentage of the standardized maximum for this caliber.
V(0): Muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) at the standardized barrel length.
z (Powder Burn): Estimated propellant combustion percentage at bullet exit.
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Max Load - Barrel Length: 5"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate No. 2* | <<locked>> | 88% | 31,140 psi | 89% | 1680 fps | 93.4% |
| Accurate Solo 1000 | <<locked>> | 88% | 30,966 psi | 88% | 1637 fps | 100% |
| Accurate Solo 1250 | <<locked>> | 96% | 30,472 psi | 87% | 1693 fps | 99.7% |
| ADI AP 70N | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,110 psi | 86% | 1713 fps | 99.9% |
| ADI APS 350 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,023 psi | 86% | 1480 fps | 100% |
| ADI APS 450 | <<locked>> | 84% | 30,835 psi | 88% | 1539 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 30 | <<locked>> | 88% | 29,921 psi | 85% | 1591 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 50N | <<locked>> | 84% | 29,428 psi | 84% | 1634 fps | 100% |
| Alliant BE-86 | <<locked>> | 92% | 29,066 psi | 83% | 1660 fps | 100% |
| Alliant BULLSEYE | <<locked>> | 84% | 30,211 psi | 86% | 1745 fps | 97% |
| Alliant Green Dot | <<locked>> | 88% | 29,022 psi | 83% | 1634 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Herco*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 22,553 psi | 64% | 1558 fps | 92.3% |
| Alliant RED DOT | <<locked>> | 92% | 30,705 psi | 88% | 1634 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Sport Pistol | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,198 psi | 89% | 1759 fps | 96.6% |
| Alliant UNIQUE | <<locked>> | 96% | 29,327 psi | 84% | 1732 fps | 96% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 100 | <<locked>> | 88% | 29,037 psi | 83% | 1611 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistolᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 22,510 psi | 64% | 1512 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol | <<locked>> | 84% | 29,037 psi | 83% | 1637 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon CFE Pistol² | <<locked>> | 68% | 28,268 psi | 81% | 1667 fps | 98.8% |
| Hodgdon Clays | <<locked>> | 96% | 31,488 psi | 90% | 1545 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon HP38² | <<locked>> | 68% | 31,502 psi | 90% | 1693 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon Longshot*² | <<locked>> | 76% | 30,037 psi | 86% | 1722 fps | 88.6% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 9,921 psi | 28% | 1070 fps | 96.6% |
| Hodgdon Universal | <<locked>> | 88% | 29,530 psi | 84% | 1699 fps | 99.8% |
| Lovex S011² | <<locked>> | 76% | 29,791 psi | 85% | 1640 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S020 | <<locked>> | 88% | 30,284 psi | 87% | 1713 fps | 97.9% |
| Maxam CSB 1ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 30,501 psi | 87% | 1690 fps | 99.8% |
| Maxam CSB 2ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 30,618 psi | 87% | 1739 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 3 | <<locked>> | 92% | 29,066 psi | 83% | 1650 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 4 | <<locked>> | 88% | 29,283 psi | 84% | 1631 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 5 | <<locked>> | 84% | 31,009 psi | 89% | 1604 fps | 100% |
| Ramshot Silhouette* | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,240 psi | 86% | 1726 fps | 94.1% |
| Ramshot Zip² | <<locked>> | 68% | 30,139 psi | 86% | 1677 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 12 | <<locked>> | 84% | 29,138 psi | 83% | 1696 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 9,065 psi | 26% | 1043 fps | 90.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 20ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 29,211 psi | 83% | 1752 fps | 97.8% |
| Rottweil P 801 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,169 psi | 89% | 1683 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan A0ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 30,690 psi | 88% | 1690 fps | 96.2% |
| SNPE Vectan A1 | <<locked>> | 88% | 30,661 psi | 88% | 1667 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA 9 | <<locked>> | 88% | 29,457 psi | 84% | 1650 fps | 98.7% |
| SNPE Vectan BA10 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,618 psi | 90% | 1552 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2 | <<locked>> | 92% | 30,879 psi | 88% | 1706 fps | 99.7% |
| Somchem MP200* | <<locked>> | 88% | 29,327 psi | 84% | 1706 fps | 94.6% |
| Somchem MS200 | <<locked>> | 92% | 29,240 psi | 84% | 1690 fps | 96.8% |
| Vihtavuori 3N37*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 30,995 psi | 89% | 1755 fps | 89.6% |
| Vihtavuori N310² | <<locked>> | 68% | 29,631 psi | 85% | 1545 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N320 | <<locked>> | 88% | 30,879 psi | 88% | 1677 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N32C Tin Starᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 17,912 psi | 51% | 1342 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N330 | <<locked>> | 88% | 28,848 psi | 82% | 1706 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N340 | <<locked>> | 96% | 31,198 psi | 89% | 1726 fps | 96.7% |
| Vihtavuori N350*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 26,571 psi | 76% | 1657 fps | 87.2% |
| Winchester 231² | <<locked>> | 76% | 30,879 psi | 88% | 1686 fps | 100% |
| Winchester 244² | <<locked>> | 64% | 30,356 psi | 87% | 1673 fps | 100% |
| Winchester AutoComp | <<locked>> | 96% | 29,443 psi | 84% | 1683 fps | 99.1% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
Start Load - Barrel Length: 5"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate No. 2*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 19,798 psi | 57% | 1421 fps | 86.1% |
| Accurate Solo 1000² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,882 psi | 45% | 1283 fps | 98.7% |
| Accurate Solo 1250*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,183 psi | 35% | 1191 fps | 88.4% |
| ADI AP 70N² | <<locked>> | 60% | 17,506 psi | 50% | 1398 fps | 95.3% |
| ADI APS 350² | <<locked>> | 60% | 18,565 psi | 53% | 1253 fps | 100% |
| ADI APS 450² | <<locked>> | 60% | 17,216 psi | 49% | 1260 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 30² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,795 psi | 45% | 1270 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 50N² | <<locked>> | 60% | 16,172 psi | 46% | 1309 fps | 98.4% |
| Alliant BE-86*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,343 psi | 35% | 1207 fps | 92% |
| Alliant BULLSEYE*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,954 psi | 46% | 1348 fps | 86.7% |
| Alliant Green Dot² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,142 psi | 43% | 1276 fps | 97.8% |
| Alliant Herco* | <<locked>> | 84% | 16,128 psi | 46% | 1362 fps | 86.1% |
| Alliant RED DOT² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,837 psi | 42% | 1260 fps | 99.9% |
| Alliant Sport Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 18,188 psi | 52% | 1424 fps | 88.1% |
| Alliant UNIQUE*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 16,636 psi | 48% | 1388 fps | 86.6% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 100² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,141 psi | 40% | 1237 fps | 95.8% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 8,615 psi | 25% | 1043 fps | 90.5% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,214 psi | 41% | 1276 fps | 96.8% |
| Hodgdon CFE Pistol² | <<locked>> | 60% | 21,756 psi | 62% | 1516 fps | 96.3% |
| Hodgdon Clays² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,373 psi | 41% | 1175 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon HP38² | <<locked>> | 60% | 24,337 psi | 70% | 1549 fps | 99.4% |
| Hodgdon Longshot*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 26,687 psi | 76% | 1647 fps | 86.5% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 5,439 psi | 16% | 791 fps | 86.8% |
| Hodgdon Universal*² | 6.2 gr | 60% | 14,591 psi | 42% | 1296 fps | 92.6% |
| Lovex S011² | <<locked>> | 60% | 19,145 psi | 55% | 1394 fps | 97.1% |
| Lovex S020*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,329 psi | 38% | 1253 fps | 85.3% |
| Maxam CSB 1*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,516 psi | 33% | 1155 fps | 87.4% |
| Maxam CSB 2*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 10,979 psi | 31% | 1204 fps | 93.1% |
| Maxam CSB 3² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,619 psi | 39% | 1237 fps | 95.1% |
| Maxam CSB 4² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,895 psi | 43% | 1276 fps | 98.5% |
| Maxam CSB 5² | <<locked>> | 60% | 17,027 psi | 49% | 1316 fps | 100% |
| Ramshot Silhouette*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 18,971 psi | 54% | 1447 fps | 86.1% |
| Ramshot Zip² | <<locked>> | 60% | 23,975 psi | 68% | 1549 fps | 99% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 12² | 6.5 gr | 60% | 14,881 psi | 43% | 1348 fps | 99% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14* | <<locked>> | 80% | 6,831 psi | 20% | 906 fps | 85.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 20*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 14,663 psi | 42% | 1335 fps | 86.2% |
| Rottweil P 801² | <<locked>> | 60% | 18,086 psi | 52% | 1407 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan A0*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 16,114 psi | 46% | 1312 fps | 85.7% |
| SNPE Vectan A1*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,011 psi | 43% | 1276 fps | 94% |
| SNPE Vectan BA 9*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,359 psi | 41% | 1247 fps | 88.8% |
| SNPE Vectan BA10² | <<locked>> | 60% | 19,435 psi | 56% | 1316 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,025 psi | 40% | 1257 fps | 90.6% |
| Somchem MP200*² | <<locked>> | 68% | 17,666 psi | 50% | 1398 fps | 85.9% |
| Somchem MS200*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 14,620 psi | 42% | 1276 fps | 85.5% |
| Vihtavuori 3N37* | <<locked>> | 92% | 25,106 psi | 72% | 1631 fps | 85.9% |
| Vihtavuori N310² | <<locked>> | 60% | 23,438 psi | 67% | 1434 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N320² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,475 psi | 41% | 1293 fps | 98.4% |
| Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star² | <<locked>> | 60% | 7,614 psi | 22% | 968 fps | 97.4% |
| Vihtavuori N330*² | 6.5 gr | 60% | 12,749 psi | 36% | 1260 fps | 91% |
| Vihtavuori N340*² | <<locked>> | 68% | 15,200 psi | 43% | 1316 fps | 85.3% |
| Vihtavuori N350* | <<locked>> | 96% | 23,786 psi | 68% | 1591 fps | 85.1% |
| Winchester 231² | <<locked>> | 60% | 19,276 psi | 55% | 1424 fps | 97% |
| Winchester 244² | <<locked>> | 60% | 26,411 psi | 75% | 1594 fps | 99.9% |
| Winchester AutoComp *² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,908 psi | 34% | 1181 fps | 86.3% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
* 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.
This overview compares 54 powders for .400 Cor-Bon loaded with the .400 | 90gr | Inceptor ARX Prefered Defense. Alliant Sport Pistol delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 1,759 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,043 fps to 1,759 fps. Alliant Herco gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 46 of the 54 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (241 MPa), the top charges use 26–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. Alliant Herco, Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol, Hodgdon TrailBoss reach 100 % fill or more at maximum charge, so these are compressed loads: they need a long drop tube to seat cleanly and react sensitively to the case capacity of your own brass lot. Vihtavuori N330, Hodgdon Universal, ReloadSwiss RS 12 rank at the top here: for .400 Cor-Bon with the .400 | 90gr | Inceptor ARX Prefered Defense they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. As outliers, Accurate No. 2, Alliant Herco, Hodgdon Longshot burn incompletely and react more sensitively to barrel length and temperature. Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol, Hodgdon TrailBoss, ReloadSwiss RS 14 stay subsonic at start load. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.