Load data for .460 S&W Magnum + .451 | 185gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant POWER PISTOL, SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2, Somchem S221, Vihtavuori 3N38, Vihtavuori N105

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.451 \| 185gr \| Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot
Manufacturer SKU:	4470
Bullet Weight:	185gr \| 12.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.451" \| 11.46mm
Bullet Length:	0.528" \| 13.4mm
Caliber:	.460 S&W Magnum load data
Case Length (l3):	1.790" \| 45.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.196" \| 55.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Case Capacity:	60.0 Grains of Water \| 3.90 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Pistol Magnum (LPM)
Max. allowed Pressure:	61931 psi \| 4270 bar
LID:	LID_B6281_C802
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 130 loads in caliber .460 S&W Magnum with .451 | 185gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot bullet and 65 powders such as Alliant POWER PISTOL, SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2, Somchem S221, Vihtavuori 3N38, Vihtavuori N105. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	FR	%	z
ADI AP 100	96%	85%	100%
ADI AP 70N	72%	90%	100%
ADI APS 350	88%	88%	101%
ADI APS 450	88%	88%	100%
ADI AS 30	87%	89%	100%
ADI AS 50N	81%	89%	100%
Accurate 4100	94%	90%	89%
Accurate No. 2	77%	89%	100%
Accurate No. 7	74%	89%	98%
Accurate No. 9	82%	90%	94%
Accurate Solo 1000	85%	89%	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	85%	88%	100%
Accurate TCM	82%	89%	95%
Alliant 2400	92%	88%	92%
Alliant BLUE DOT	97%	88%	98%
Alliant BULLSEYE	76%	89%	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	81%	89%	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	84%	89%	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	83%	89%	100%
Hodgdon Clays	86%	89%	100%
Hodgdon H110	97%	81%	84%
Hodgdon HS-6	67%	89%	100%
Hodgdon LilGun	97%	78%	89%
Hodgdon Longshot	65%	90%	100%
Hodgdon Universal	80%	90%	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	96%	33%	100%
Lovex D037.1	74%	89%	98%
Lovex D037.2	81%	90%	94%
Lovex S011	72%	89%	100%
Lovex S020	76%	89%	100%
Maxam CSB 1	90%	89%	100%
Maxam CSB 2	85%	90%	100%
Maxam CSB 3	85%	88%	100%
Maxam CSB 4	84%	89%	100%
Maxam CSB 5	82%	90%	100%
Ramshot Enforcer	91%	89%	93%
Ramshot Silhouette	70%	90%	100%
Ramshot True Blue	64%	90%	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	74%	89%	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	96%	32%	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	84%	88%	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 24	82%	89%	99%
Rottweil P 801	72%	90%	100%
Rottweil P 806	84%	89%	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	89%	89%	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	81%	89%	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	83%	89%	101%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	91%	89%	100%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	82%	88%	100%
Shooters World Heavy Pistol	81%	90%	94%
Shooters World Major Pistol	74%	89%	98%
Somchem MP200	78%	89%	100%
Somchem MS200	83%	88%	100%
Somchem S221	70%	89%	100%
Vihtavuori 3N37	82%	89%	100%
Vihtavuori 3N38	92%	90%	100%
Vihtavuori N105	96%	89%	100%
Vihtavuori N110	97%	56%	82%
Vihtavuori N310	71%	89%	100%
Vihtavuori N320	80%	89%	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	96%	70%	100%
Vihtavuori N330	79%	89%	100%
Vihtavuori N340	83%	90%	100%
Vihtavuori N350	86%	90%	100%
Winchester 231	69%	89%	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 100	<<locked>>	61%	20363	33%	**29	91%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	40959	66%	**44	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	31966	52%	**42	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	31256	50%	**58	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	31328	51%	**94	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	34345	55%	**86	100%
[Accurate 4100]*	<<locked>>	83%	36840	59%	**32	81%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	33257	54%	**65	100%
Accurate No. 7	<<locked>>	61%	33663	54%	**73	91%
[Accurate No. 9]*	<<locked>>	62%	26643	43%	**06	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	31865	51%	**40	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	29182	47%	**40	100%
[Accurate TCM]*	<<locked>>	61%	25614	41%	**80	81%
[Alliant 2400]*	<<locked>>	75%	31415	51%	**17	80%
[Alliant BLUE DOT]*	<<locked>>	65%	21596	35%	**91	81%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	37202	60%	**37	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	61%	30255	49%	**08	97%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	29733	48%	**19	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	31517	51%	**40	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	32808	53%	**68	100%
[Hodgdon H110]*	<<locked>>	93%	44121	71%	**70	81%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	44570	72%	**91	100%
[Hodgdon LilGun]*	<<locked>>	86%	32227	52%	**96	80%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	48921	79%	**27	100%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	34374	55%	**39	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	61%	10312	17%	**2	100%
Lovex D037.1	<<locked>>	61%	33663	54%	**73	91%
[Lovex D037.2]*	<<locked>>	62%	26643	43%	**06	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	41002	66%	**11	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	35389	57%	**78	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	27369	44%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	30313	49%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	30603	49%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	31966	52%	**40	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	34621	56%	**44	100%
[Ramshot Enforcer]*	<<locked>>	73%	29211	47%	**91	80%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	42873	69%	**22	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	50372	81%	**37	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	38769	63%	**58	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	61%	9631	16%	**2	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	29225	47%	**93	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 24	<<locked>>	61%	28079	45%	**58	90%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	42366	68%	**78	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	61%	25527	41%	**93	98%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	27630	45%	**44	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	32343	52%	**09	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	34374	56%	**01	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	24221	39%	**21	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	32097	52%	**93	100%
[Shooters World Heavy Pistol]*	<<locked>>	62%	26643	43%	**06	80%
Shooters World Major Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	33663	54%	**73	91%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	34592	56%	**98	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	30574	49%	**06	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	61%	40538	65%	**75	98%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	28993	47%	**29	100%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	61%	21045	34%	**68	85%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	61%	17158	28%	**76	84%
[Vihtavuori N110]*	<<locked>>	94%	31343	51%	**44	81%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	43743	71%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	34432	56%	**90	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	20088	32%	**65	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	33605	54%	**19	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	30197	49%	**12	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	61%	26426	43%	**83	100%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	43976	71%	**57	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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