Load Specifications
Load data in caliber 10 mm FAR with .401 | 195gr | H&N KS HS bullet and 61 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.
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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>> | 80% | 27,296 psi | 84% | 968 fps | 98.5% |
| Accurate No. 5*² | <<locked>> | 68% | 28,369 psi | 87% | 1043 fps | 92.3% |
| Accurate Solo 1000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 28,456 psi | 87% | 925 fps | 100% |
| Accurate Solo 1250 | <<locked>> | 88% | 27,934 psi | 86% | 971 fps | 100% |
| ADI AP 70N² | <<locked>> | 76% | 28,732 psi | 88% | 1001 fps | 100% |
| ADI APS 350² | <<locked>> | 72% | 26,890 psi | 82% | 817 fps | 100% |
| ADI APS 450² | <<locked>> | 76% | 27,659 psi | 85% | 853 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 30 | <<locked>> | 80% | 27,325 psi | 84% | 896 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 50N | <<locked>> | 80% | 28,747 psi | 88% | 948 fps | 100% |
| Alliant BE-86 | <<locked>> | 88% | 28,790 psi | 88% | 981 fps | 100% |
| Alliant BULLSEYE² | <<locked>> | 76% | 27,615 psi | 85% | 1010 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Hercoᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 24,236 psi | 74% | 981 fps | 99.4% |
| Alliant POWER PISTOL* | <<locked>> | 92% | 29,501 psi | 90% | 1093 fps | 90.2% |
| Alliant RED DOT | <<locked>> | 84% | 27,441 psi | 84% | 915 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Sport Pistol² | <<locked>> | 72% | 27,543 psi | 84% | 1010 fps | 99.8% |
| Alliant UNIQUE | <<locked>> | 92% | 28,616 psi | 88% | 1040 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 100 | <<locked>> | 84% | 28,224 psi | 86% | 932 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistolᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 24,743 psi | 76% | 922 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol | <<locked>> | 80% | 27,833 psi | 85% | 958 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon CFE Pistol | <<locked>> | 84% | 27,180 psi | 83% | 978 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon Clays² | <<locked>> | 72% | 27,122 psi | 83% | 830 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon HS-6*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 26,295 psi | 81% | 1007 fps | 93.4% |
| Hodgdon Longshot² | <<locked>> | 72% | 29,196 psi | 89% | 1047 fps | 96.5% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 9,384 psi | 29% | 643 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon Universal | <<locked>> | 84% | 28,732 psi | 88% | 1001 fps | 100% |
| Lovex D036*² | <<locked>> | 68% | 28,326 psi | 87% | 1043 fps | 92.3% |
| Lovex S011² | <<locked>> | 72% | 29,356 psi | 90% | 958 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S020 | <<locked>> | 84% | 29,385 psi | 90% | 1014 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 1 | <<locked>> | 92% | 28,326 psi | 87% | 974 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 2 | <<locked>> | 92% | 28,268 psi | 87% | 997 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 3 | <<locked>> | 84% | 27,383 psi | 84% | 945 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 4 | <<locked>> | 80% | 26,194 psi | 80% | 915 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 5² | <<locked>> | 76% | 28,282 psi | 87% | 899 fps | 100% |
| Ramshot Silhouette² | <<locked>> | 72% | 26,803 psi | 82% | 1004 fps | 98.9% |
| Ramshot True Blue² | <<locked>> | 68% | 26,963 psi | 83% | 1010 fps | 95.6% |
| Ramshot Zip² | <<locked>> | 64% | 29,428 psi | 90% | 981 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 12 | <<locked>> | 80% | 28,950 psi | 89% | 991 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 8,166 psi | 25% | 630 fps | 97.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 20 | <<locked>> | 92% | 27,485 psi | 84% | 1030 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil P 801² | <<locked>> | 72% | 27,688 psi | 85% | 948 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil P 806*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 22,858 psi | 70% | 1070 fps | 93.1% |
| Shooters World Auto Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 68% | 28,326 psi | 87% | 1043 fps | 92.3% |
| SNPE Vectan A0 | <<locked>> | 92% | 28,558 psi | 88% | 991 fps | 99.8% |
| SNPE Vectan A1 | <<locked>> | 80% | 28,253 psi | 87% | 958 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA 9 | <<locked>> | 84% | 29,327 psi | 90% | 981 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA10² | <<locked>> | 72% | 28,921 psi | 89% | 866 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 29,167 psi | 89% | 1030 fps | 95.7% |
| SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2 | <<locked>> | 84% | 27,427 psi | 84% | 971 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 2* | <<locked>> | 88% | 27,630 psi | 85% | 1096 fps | 91.7% |
| Somchem MP200 | <<locked>> | 84% | 29,399 psi | 90% | 1033 fps | 99.7% |
| Somchem MS200 | <<locked>> | 88% | 29,457 psi | 90% | 1014 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori 3N37 | <<locked>> | 92% | 28,297 psi | 87% | 1047 fps | 96.6% |
| Vihtavuori N310² | <<locked>> | 64% | 28,108 psi | 86% | 869 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N320 | <<locked>> | 80% | 27,717 psi | 85% | 945 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N32C Tin Starᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 18,768 psi | 58% | 797 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N330 | <<locked>> | 84% | 29,385 psi | 90% | 1010 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N340 | <<locked>> | 88% | 28,094 psi | 86% | 1001 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N350 | <<locked>> | 96% | 26,861 psi | 82% | 1024 fps | 96.3% |
| Winchester 231² | <<locked>> | 68% | 27,122 psi | 83% | 955 fps | 100% |
| Winchester 572² | <<locked>> | 64% | 29,211 psi | 90% | 1050 fps | 95.9% |
| Winchester AutoComp | <<locked>> | 92% | 29,486 psi | 90% | 1007 fps | 100% |
Start Load - Barrel Length: 5"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate No. 2*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,330 psi | 44% | 768 fps | 90.7% |
| Accurate No. 5*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 21,292 psi | 65% | 938 fps | 87.7% |
| Accurate Solo 1000² | <<locked>> | 60% | 16,708 psi | 51% | 774 fps | 100% |
| Accurate Solo 1250² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,227 psi | 37% | 732 fps | 97.2% |
| ADI AP 70N² | <<locked>> | 60% | 17,825 psi | 55% | 853 fps | 100% |
| ADI APS 350² | <<locked>> | 60% | 19,421 psi | 60% | 732 fps | 100% |
| ADI APS 450² | <<locked>> | 60% | 18,579 psi | 57% | 748 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 30² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,505 psi | 48% | 745 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 50N² | <<locked>> | 60% | 16,259 psi | 50% | 784 fps | 100% |
| Alliant BE-86² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,575 psi | 39% | 748 fps | 99.2% |
| Alliant BULLSEYE² | <<locked>> | 60% | 16,868 psi | 52% | 843 fps | 96.6% |
| Alliant Herco*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 9,326 psi | 29% | 679 fps | 86.7% |
| Alliant POWER PISTOL* | <<locked>> | 84% | 23,830 psi | 73% | 1010 fps | 86.6% |
| Alliant RED DOT² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,576 psi | 45% | 745 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Sport Pistol² | <<locked>> | 60% | 19,638 psi | 60% | 896 fps | 97.6% |
| Alliant UNIQUE*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,922 psi | 37% | 751 fps | 91.1% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 100² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,243 psi | 44% | 748 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol² | <<locked>> | 60% | 8,224 psi | 25% | 640 fps | 98.3% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,547 psi | 45% | 784 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon CFE Pistol² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,648 psi | 42% | 771 fps | 98% |
| Hodgdon Clays² | <<locked>> | 60% | 19,566 psi | 60% | 745 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon HS-6*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 16,984 psi | 52% | 856 fps | 86.3% |
| Hodgdon Longshot*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 18,855 psi | 58% | 896 fps | 90.5% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 3,945 psi | 12% | 453 fps | 91.2% |
| Hodgdon Universal² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,634 psi | 45% | 794 fps | 99.3% |
| Lovex D036*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 21,248 psi | 65% | 938 fps | 87.6% |
| Lovex S011² | <<locked>> | 60% | 20,334 psi | 62% | 850 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S020² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,822 psi | 42% | 784 fps | 95.8% |
| Maxam CSB 1² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,719 psi | 36% | 715 fps | 96.8% |
| Maxam CSB 2² | <<locked>> | 60% | 10,994 psi | 34% | 741 fps | 99.7% |
| Maxam CSB 3² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,938 psi | 43% | 755 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 4² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,084 psi | 46% | 764 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 5² | <<locked>> | 60% | 17,738 psi | 54% | 778 fps | 100% |
| Ramshot Silhouette*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 17,434 psi | 53% | 860 fps | 94.3% |
| Ramshot True Blue*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 20,131 psi | 62% | 912 fps | 91.5% |
| Ramshot Zip² | <<locked>> | 60% | 26,020 psi | 80% | 942 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 12² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,635 psi | 48% | 823 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 3,902 psi | 12% | 459 fps | 85.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 20*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 10,849 psi | 33% | 735 fps | 91.8% |
| Rottweil P 801² | <<locked>> | 60% | 18,333 psi | 56% | 837 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil P 806* | <<locked>> | 88% | 15,418 psi | 47% | 935 fps | 86.3% |
| Shooters World Auto Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 21,248 psi | 65% | 938 fps | 87.6% |
| SNPE Vectan A0*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,198 psi | 37% | 719 fps | 90.8% |
| SNPE Vectan A1² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,751 psi | 48% | 787 fps | 99.8% |
| SNPE Vectan BA 9² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,040 psi | 46% | 774 fps | 97.6% |
| SNPE Vectan BA10² | <<locked>> | 60% | 20,682 psi | 63% | 778 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2*² | <<locked>> | 76% | 15,737 psi | 48% | 820 fps | 86.3% |
| SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,011 psi | 43% | 771 fps | 98.3% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 2* | <<locked>> | 80% | 21,234 psi | 65% | 997 fps | 87.4% |
| Somchem MP200*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,011 psi | 43% | 787 fps | 92% |
| Somchem MS200*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,648 psi | 42% | 768 fps | 94.1% |
| Vihtavuori 3N37*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 15,142 psi | 46% | 837 fps | 87.4% |
| Vihtavuori N310² | <<locked>> | 60% | 25,324 psi | 78% | 843 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N320² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,895 psi | 46% | 781 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star² | <<locked>> | 60% | 6,715 psi | 21% | 574 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N330² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,576 psi | 42% | 791 fps | 99.4% |
| Vihtavuori N340*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,415 psi | 38% | 748 fps | 92.1% |
| Vihtavuori N350*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 13,402 psi | 41% | 794 fps | 85.4% |
| Winchester 231² | <<locked>> | 60% | 20,987 psi | 64% | 879 fps | 100% |
| Winchester 572*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 25,164 psi | 77% | 997 fps | 94% |
| Winchester AutoComp ² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,024 psi | 37% | 738 fps | 96.1% |
* 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 29 powders for 10 mm FAR loaded with the .401 | 195gr | H&N KS HS. Rottweil P 806 delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 1,070 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 630 fps to 1,070 fps. Alliant Herco gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 29 of the 29 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (225 MPa), the top charges use 25–90 %, 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. As outliers, Rottweil P 806 burn incompletely and react more sensitively to barrel length and temperature. Accurate Solo 1250, Alliant BE-86, Alliant Herco 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.