Load data for .454 Casull Magnum + .451 | 230gr | Hornady XTP

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant POWER PISTOL, Rottweil P 806, SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2, Somchem S221, Vihtavuori 3N38

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.451 \| 230gr \| Hornady XTP
Manufacturer SKU:	45160
Bullet Weight:	230gr \| 14.9g
Bullet Diameter:	0.451" \| 11.46mm
Bullet Length:	0.631" \| 16.0mm
Caliber:	.454 Casull Magnum load data
Case Length (l3):	1.398" \| 35.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.739" \| 44.2mm
Seated Depth:	0.290" \| 7.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.290" \| 7.4mm
Case Capacity:	46.8 Grains of Water \| 3.04 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Pistol Magnum (LPM)
Max. allowed Pressure:	56565 psi \| 3900 bar
LID:	LID_B2863_C777
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 138 loads in caliber .454 Casull Magnum with .451 | 230gr | Hornady XTP bullet and 69 powders such as Alliant POWER PISTOL, Rottweil P 806, SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2, Somchem S221, Vihtavuori 3N38. 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>>	97%	44875	79%	**75	100%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	73%	50720	90%	**96	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	87%	50850	90%	**29	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	87%	50430	89%	**48	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	87%	50763	90%	**94	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	80%	49676	88%	**27	100%
[Accurate 4100]*	<<locked>>	96%	44672	79%	**21	86%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	78%	49734	88%	**12	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	49603	88%	**31	100%
Accurate No. 7	<<locked>>	78%	50894	90%	**13	98%
Accurate No. 9	<<locked>>	85%	49226	87%	**80	93%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	85%	50821	90%	**27	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	86%	49458	87%	**60	100%
Accurate TCM	<<locked>>	86%	49777	88%	**77	95%
Alliant 2400	<<locked>>	96%	47964	85%	**90	90%
Alliant BLUE DOT	<<locked>>	96%	43859	78%	**24	96%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	77%	50459	89%	**58	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL 👍	<<locked>>	84%	49603	88%	**73	100%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	72%	50473	89%	**62	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	86%	49559	88%	**45	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	83%	49632	88%	**07	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	85%	50415	89%	**35	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	69%	50111	89%	**01	100%
[Hodgdon LilGun]*	<<locked>>	97%	33895	60%	**52	84%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	66%	49255	87%	**81	100%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	80%	49908	88%	**80	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	82%	49734	88%	**73	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	18347	32%	**8	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	49545	88%	**31	100%
Lovex D037.1	<<locked>>	78%	50894	90%	**13	98%
Lovex D037.2	<<locked>>	85%	49908	88%	**96	94%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	72%	50865	90%	**47	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	77%	50270	89%	**96	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	90%	49298	87%	**57	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	86%	50531	89%	**67	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	86%	49980	88%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	84%	50473	89%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	80%	49327	87%	**65	100%
Ramshot Enforcer	<<locked>>	97%	49951	88%	**26	92%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	71%	50067	89%	**58	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	66%	50560	89%	**81	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	74%	48994	87%	**40	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	17013	30%	**1	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	87%	50778	90%	**42	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 24	<<locked>>	86%	50604	89%	**96	99%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	71%	49400	87%	**04	100%
Rottweil P 806 👍	<<locked>>	88%	50169	89%	**54	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	89%	49487	87%	**03	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	82%	49908	88%	**73	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	80%	49734	88%	**45	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2 👍	<<locked>>	94%	50459	89%	**78	100%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	83%	50372	89%	**86	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 2	<<locked>>	77%	49530	88%	**67	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	49545	88%	**31	100%
Shooters World Heavy Pistol	<<locked>>	85%	49908	88%	**96	94%
Shooters World Major Pistol	<<locked>>	78%	50894	90%	**13	98%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	79%	49617	88%	**49	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	85%	49893	88%	**19	100%
Somchem S221 👍	<<locked>>	72%	49414	87%	**47	100%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	85%	49632	88%	**88	100%
Vihtavuori 3N38 👍	<<locked>>	96%	50096	89%	**60	99%
Vihtavuori N105	<<locked>>	96%	42917	76%	**24	100%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	69%	49458	87%	**39	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	80%	50517	89%	**27	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	38885	69%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	80%	49400	87%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	84%	49922	88%	**16	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	88%	50212	89%	**88	100%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	70%	50749	90%	**67	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 100	<<locked>>	61%	17274	31%	**99	91%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	36492	65%	**39	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	30066	53%	**96	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	29196	52%	**12	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	28631	51%	**42	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	30734	54%	**11	100%
[Accurate 4100]*	<<locked>>	89%	34650	61%	**86	81%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	29312	52%	**76	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	44918	79%	**75	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	61%	27456	49%	**65	89%
[Accurate No. 9]*	<<locked>>	65%	23540	42%	**80	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	29167	52%	**75	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	25483	45%	**78	100%
[Accurate TCM]*	<<locked>>	63%	22408	40%	**47	80%
[Alliant 2400]*	<<locked>>	79%	28297	50%	**88	80%
[Alliant BLUE DOT]*	<<locked>>	66%	18666	33%	**55	80%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	33025	58%	**52	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	61%	25324	45%	**16	96%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	37797	67%	**17	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	25918	46%	**47	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	28007	50%	**68	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	30632	54%	**09	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	37333	66%	**50	100%
[Hodgdon LilGun]*	<<locked>>	92%	28761	51%	**57	80%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	42032	74%	**06	100%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	30400	54%	**63	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	28761	51%	**34	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	61%	9355	17%	**8	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	44860	79%	**75	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	61%	27456	49%	**65	89%
[Lovex D037.2]*	<<locked>>	65%	23989	42%	**89	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	37144	66%	**09	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	30763	54%	**83	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	24279	43%	**58	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	26876	48%	**88	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	27572	49%	**81	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	28848	51%	**81	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	31415	56%	**71	100%
[Ramshot Enforcer]*	<<locked>>	78%	26324	47%	**62	80%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	36854	65%	**11	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	43192	76%	**09	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	34911	62%	**80	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	61%	8905	16%	**1	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	25048	44%	**27	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	61%	23424	41%	**66	89%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	38508	68%	**99	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	61%	20218	36%	**17	97%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	24323	43%	**88	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	29051	51%	**37	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	32590	58%	**61	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	20987	37%	**65	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	28587	51%	**34	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 2	<<locked>>	61%	29066	51%	**88	99%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	44860	79%	**75	100%
[Shooters World Heavy Pistol]*	<<locked>>	65%	23989	42%	**89	80%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	27456	49%	**65	89%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	29936	53%	**02	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	27427	48%	**40	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	61%	33953	60%	**40	97%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	24685	44%	**60	100%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	61%	17376	31%	**19	84%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	61%	13677	24%	**53	83%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	40277	71%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	30647	54%	**14	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	18275	32%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	29008	51%	**40	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	26469	47%	**34	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	61%	22524	40%	**11	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	39450	70%	**52	100%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

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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

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