Load data for .45 Win. Mag. + .451 | 185gr | Nosler Custom Competition

Recommended Powder(s): Hodgdon HS-6

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.451 \| 185gr \| Nosler Custom Competition
Manufacturer SKU:	44847
Bullet Weight:	185gr \| 12.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.451" \| 11.46mm
Bullet Length:	0.530" \| 13.5mm
Caliber:	.45 Win. Mag. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.198" \| 30.4mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.551" \| 39.4mm
Seated Depth:	0.177" \| 4.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.177" \| 4.5mm
Case Capacity:	38.0 Grains of Water \| 2.47 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol Magnum (SPM)
Max. allowed Pressure:	39885 psi \| 2750 bar
LID:	LID_B4201_C740
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .45 Win. Mag. with .451 | 185gr | Nosler Custom Competition bullet and 53 powders such as Hodgdon HS-6. 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%	34679	87%	**72	97%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	67%	35766	90%	**83	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	73%	35157	88%	**83	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	74%	34925	88%	**12	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	76%	35012	88%	**58	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	73%	35665	89%	**17	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	73%	34360	86%	**83	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	76%	35041	88%	**34	88%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	74%	34838	87%	**94	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	79%	34316	86%	**50	100%
[Accurate TCM]*	<<locked>>	84%	34795	87%	**94	83%
[Alliant BLUE DOT]*	<<locked>>	96%	33533	84%	**85	86%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	69%	34563	87%	**26	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	80%	35621	89%	**44	96%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	80%	35128	88%	**42	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	75%	34606	87%	**91	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	73%	35868	90%	**06	100%
Hodgdon HS-6 👍	<<locked>>	65%	34940	88%	**58	99%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	74%	35766	90%	**83	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	15432	39%	**30	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	76%	35041	88%	**34	88%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	66%	35723	90%	**37	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	72%	34476	86%	**90	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	83%	35215	88%	**53	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	78%	34316	86%	**47	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	78%	35375	89%	**30	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	75%	34809	87%	**04	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	71%	35186	88%	**55	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	66%	35201	88%	**42	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	69%	35172	88%	**40	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	14170	36%	**30	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	82%	35389	89%	**42	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 24	<<locked>>	83%	35781	90%	**34	91%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	64%	34838	87%	**98	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	87%	35230	88%	**54	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	83%	35317	89%	**99	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	75%	35317	89%	**63	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	69%	34911	88%	**12	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	88%	35201	88%	**42	100%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	76%	35462	89%	**76	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	76%	35041	88%	**34	88%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	73%	34519	87%	**26	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	78%	35157	88%	**06	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	69%	35317	89%	**04	94%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	81%	35027	88%	**65	100%
Vihtavuori 3N38	<<locked>>	93%	34766	87%	**04	92%
Vihtavuori N105	<<locked>>	97%	30777	77%	**94	94%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	72%	34534	87%	**04	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	32895	82%	**02	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	74%	34345	86%	**67	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	79%	35839	90%	**22	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	83%	34243	86%	**52	100%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	64%	35752	90%	**60	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	61%	13851	35%	**86	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	29994	75%	**01	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	27166	68%	**71	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	25904	65%	**78	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	24511	61%	**07	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	26585	67%	**83	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	23888	60%	**12	99%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	65%	23337	59%	**98	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	24584	62%	**37	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	20856	52%	**24	100%
[Accurate TCM]*	<<locked>>	80%	30066	75%	**22	80%
[Alliant BLUE DOT]*	<<locked>>	85%	25005	63%	**21	80%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	27354	69%	**01	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	61%	19870	50%	**99	87%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	21248	53%	**89	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	23409	59%	**24	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	27644	69%	**84	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	29733	75%	**76	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	24961	63%	**09	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	61%	7789	20%	**1	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	65%	23337	59%	**98	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	30980	78%	**71	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	24439	61%	**29	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	19899	50%	**98	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	21045	53%	**30	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	22872	57%	**40	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	24714	62%	**53	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	27296	68%	**37	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	30008	75%	**60	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	28036	70%	**39	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	62%	7324	18%	**4	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	19058	48%	**47	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	65%	20160	51%	**06	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	31981	80%	**58	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	61%	14112	35%	**78	86%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	19754	50%	**17	99%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	23873	60%	**83	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	28732	72%	**30	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	16926	42%	**71	91%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	23482	59%	**76	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	65%	23337	59%	**98	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	24439	61%	**45	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	22408	56%	**83	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	26440	66%	**27	89%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	19116	48%	**60	94%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	73%	19319	48%	**76	80%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	76%	16331	41%	**43	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	25237	63%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	14866	37%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	23032	58%	**86	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	21393	54%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	61%	17579	44%	**07	93%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	32590	82%	**17	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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