Load data for .45 Win. Mag. + .452 | 118gr | Inceptor ARX Prefered Defense

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon CFE Pistol, Maxam CSB 2, SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2, Vihtavuori N330

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.452 \| 118gr \| Inceptor ARX Prefered Defense
Bullet Weight:	118gr \| 7.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.452" \| 11.48mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	.45 Win. Mag. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.198" \| 30.4mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
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_B12281_C740
Last updated:	2026-03-21

Load data for 122 loads in caliber .45 Win. Mag. with .452 | 118gr | Inceptor ARX Prefered Defense bullet and 61 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon CFE Pistol, Maxam CSB 2, SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2, Vihtavuori N330. 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>>	80%	34925	88%	**34	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	83%	35462	89%	**94	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	84%	34156	86%	**27	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	88%	34766	87%	**99	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	85%	34780	87%	**65	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	87%	35491	89%	**08	97%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	73%	35592	89%	**00	90%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	87%	34548	87%	**32	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	96%	35389	89%	**27	100%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	93%	35186	88%	**98	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	85%	35694	89%	**06	100%
Alliant Herco	<<locked>>	97%	25121	63%	**73	96%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	95%	34693	87%	**39	86%
Alliant RED DOT	<<locked>>	93%	35839	90%	**52	100%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	79%	35331	89%	**93	99%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	95%	33794	85%	**73	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	89%	34853	87%	**45	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	97%	24685	62%	**85	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	85%	35070	88%	**59	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	83%	35592	89%	**21	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	67%	35636	89%	**98	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	78%	35244	88%	**67	92%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	75%	35230	88%	**86	94%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	87%	34374	86%	**24	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol 👍	<<locked>>	91%	35636	89%	**31	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	11037	28%	**38	99%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	73%	35534	89%	**00	90%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	76%	34389	86%	**59	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	87%	35389	89%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	96%	32576	82%	**59	100%
Maxam CSB 2 👍	<<locked>>	95%	33620	84%	**21	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	93%	35056	88%	**81	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	89%	34809	87%	**52	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	83%	34316	86%	**93	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	79%	34940	88%	**73	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	74%	35331	89%	**67	94%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	67%	34795	87%	**91	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	85%	35665	89%	**37	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	9979	25%	**06	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	96%	32169	81%	**50	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	78%	35302	88%	**68	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	97%	24352	61%	**55	86%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	96%	32764	82%	**78	99%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	89%	35708	90%	**14	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	79%	34911	88%	**37	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	97%	29544	74%	**45	91%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2 👍	<<locked>>	91%	35157	88%	**18	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 2]*	<<locked>>	92%	34519	87%	**59	89%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	73%	35534	89%	**00	90%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	88%	34679	87%	**54	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	93%	34882	87%	**37	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	83%	35462	89%	**80	83%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	96%	34040	85%	**83	94%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	72%	35244	88%	**57	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	88%	35186	88%	**81	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	22640	57%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N330 👍	<<locked>>	91%	35346	89%	**54	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	94%	35389	89%	**47	99%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	97%	30937	78%	**18	93%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	75%	34795	87%	**91	100%
Winchester AutoComp	<<locked>>	96%	34838	87%	**14	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	21437	54%	**42	99%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	21654	54%	**52	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	20102	50%	**58	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	18420	46%	**65	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	19014	48%	**30	100%
[Accurate No. 2]*	<<locked>>	61%	16389	41%	**62	86%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	61%	24265	61%	**47	83%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	18376	46%	**91	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	14562	37%	**19	94%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	61%	14997	38%	**35	97%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	19029	48%	**96	93%
[Alliant Herco]*	<<locked>>	61%	11182	28%	**84	82%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	84%	25454	64%	**19	80%
Alliant RED DOT	<<locked>>	62%	17622	44%	**75	100%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	21379	54%	**72	94%
[Alliant UNIQUE]*	<<locked>>	61%	14359	36%	**35	87%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	16679	42%	**48	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	10269	26%	**48	96%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	17303	43%	**07	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	21770	55%	**71	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	61%	29211	73%	**90	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	20073	50%	**19	82%
[Hodgdon Longshot]*	<<locked>>	61%	21712	54%	**68	86%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	17564	44%	**30	97%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	16201	41%	**78	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	62%	6251	16%	**9	92%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	61%	24221	61%	**44	83%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	22147	56%	**19	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	16476	41%	**01	92%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	13735	34%	**80	93%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	13779	35%	**32	98%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	16273	41%	**62	99%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	17463	44%	**91	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	20247	51%	**14	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	19972	50%	**19	90%
[Ramshot True Blue]*	<<locked>>	61%	22974	58%	**98	87%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	61%	28587	72%	**80	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	18550	47%	**83	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 14]*	<<locked>>	61%	5932	15%	**0	86%
[ReloadSwiss RS 20]*	<<locked>>	61%	12807	32%	**96	87%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	22568	57%	**32	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	87%	18188	46%	**88	81%
[SNPE Vectan A0]*	<<locked>>	61%	14069	35%	**73	86%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	17042	43%	**78	94%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	22336	56%	**11	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	76%	17376	44%	**14	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	16259	41%	**71	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 2]*	<<locked>>	79%	22843	57%	**80	80%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	24221	61%	**44	83%
[Somchem MP200]*	<<locked>>	61%	16940	42%	**17	88%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	15592	39%	**55	90%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	78%	29921	75%	**78	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	69%	15983	40%	**07	80%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	25918	65%	**03	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	17216	43%	**04	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	10544	26%	**19	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	14939	37%	**78	96%
[Vihtavuori N340]*	<<locked>>	61%	14315	36%	**19	87%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	72%	15766	40%	**01	80%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	23409	59%	**65	100%
Winchester AutoComp	<<locked>>	61%	14475	36%	**16	93%

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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