Load Specifications
Load data in caliber 9 mm FAR with .355 | 65gr | Lehigh Defense Xtreme Defense bullet and 53 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are ADI AP 70N, Rottweil P 801 and Winchester 231.
Important Notice: DO NOT go below Minimum Charge or above Maximum Charge. Since we have no control over the equipment and components used, any responsibility and liability for the results achieved is rejected.
Only powders/loads that match the current filter criteria are displayed: max pressure of a load ≤ 90% of max. standardized pressure, fill rate ≥ 60% and propellant combustion ≥ 80%. Use the sliders above the tables to adjust these thresholds.
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: 4.5"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate No. 2*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 33,562 psi | 89% | 1667 fps | 89.6% |
| Accurate Solo 1000ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,850 psi | 84% | 1637 fps | 100% |
| Accurate Solo 1250ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 24,323 psi | 65% | 1539 fps | 95.1% |
| ADI AP 70N | <<locked>> | 96% | 32,010 psi | 85% | 1736 fps | 98.9% |
| ADI APS 350 | <<locked>> | 92% | 32,068 psi | 85% | 1506 fps | 100% |
| ADI APS 450 | <<locked>> | 96% | 32,329 psi | 86% | 1552 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 30ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 29,718 psi | 79% | 1591 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 50Nᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,734 psi | 84% | 1670 fps | 100% |
| Alliant BE-86ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 25,295 psi | 67% | 1565 fps | 97.9% |
| Alliant BULLSEYE*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 33,939 psi | 90% | 1775 fps | 94.8% |
| Alliant Green Dotᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 27,920 psi | 74% | 1608 fps | 99.9% |
| Alliant RED DOTᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 27,166 psi | 72% | 1578 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Sport Pistol* | <<locked>> | 92% | 33,185 psi | 88% | 1755 fps | 93.5% |
| Alliant UNIQUE*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 22,437 psi | 60% | 1542 fps | 87.2% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 100ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 28,631 psi | 76% | 1588 fps | 99.6% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistolᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 15,084 psi | 40% | 1309 fps | 95.2% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistolᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 33,083 psi | 88% | 1683 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon CFE Pistol | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,168 psi | 80% | 1677 fps | 96.7% |
| Hodgdon Clays | <<locked>> | 92% | 32,256 psi | 86% | 1529 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon HP38² | <<locked>> | 76% | 30,066 psi | 80% | 1644 fps | 99% |
| Hodgdon TiteGroup² | <<locked>> | 72% | 32,692 psi | 87% | 1654 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon Universalᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 27,891 psi | 74% | 1654 fps | 97.6% |
| Lovex D032² | <<locked>> | 68% | 30,501 psi | 81% | 1614 fps | 96.3% |
| Lovex S011 | <<locked>> | 88% | 32,024 psi | 85% | 1650 fps | 99.1% |
| Lovex S020*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 30,603 psi | 81% | 1683 fps | 94.5% |
| Maxam CSB 1*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 22,481 psi | 60% | 1493 fps | 94.3% |
| Maxam CSB 2ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 20,059 psi | 53% | 1516 fps | 97.7% |
| Maxam CSB 3ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 26,527 psi | 70% | 1585 fps | 99.2% |
| Maxam CSB 4ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 29,501 psi | 78% | 1627 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 5 | <<locked>> | 96% | 30,705 psi | 81% | 1601 fps | 100% |
| Ramshot Silhouette* | <<locked>> | 92% | 32,300 psi | 86% | 1722 fps | 90.4% |
| Ramshot Zip | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,011 psi | 88% | 1699 fps | 99.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 12ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 29,704 psi | 79% | 1716 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 20*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 21,161 psi | 56% | 1516 fps | 88% |
| Rottweil P 801 | <<locked>> | 96% | 33,373 psi | 89% | 1726 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Clean Shot² | <<locked>> | 68% | 30,501 psi | 81% | 1614 fps | 96.3% |
| Shooters World Ultimate Pistol² | <<locked>> | 72% | 33,562 psi | 89% | 1762 fps | 95.2% |
| SNPE Vectan A0*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 23,685 psi | 63% | 1499 fps | 87.6% |
| SNPE Vectan A1ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,502 psi | 84% | 1654 fps | 99% |
| SNPE Vectan BA 9ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 30,313 psi | 80% | 1631 fps | 96% |
| SNPE Vectan BA10 | <<locked>> | 88% | 31,140 psi | 83% | 1535 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 28,282 psi | 75% | 1631 fps | 96.8% |
| Somchem MP200*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 29,544 psi | 78% | 1670 fps | 90.1% |
| Somchem MS200*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 25,976 psi | 69% | 1585 fps | 91% |
| Somchem S121² | <<locked>> | 68% | 31,154 psi | 83% | 1726 fps | 97% |
| Vihtavuori N310 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,647 psi | 84% | 1585 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N320ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 29,892 psi | 79% | 1657 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N32C Tin Starᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 10,878 psi | 29% | 1152 fps | 98.3% |
| Vihtavuori N330ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 27,630 psi | 73% | 1667 fps | 98.1% |
| Vihtavuori N340*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 25,092 psi | 67% | 1562 fps | 89.2% |
| Winchester 231 | <<locked>> | 88% | 33,011 psi | 88% | 1699 fps | 99.2% |
| Winchester 244² | <<locked>> | 76% | 33,736 psi | 89% | 1709 fps | 99.8% |
| Winchester AutoComp *ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 23,612 psi | 63% | 1532 fps | 93.6% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
Start Load - Barrel Length: 4.5"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate No. 2* | <<locked>> | 92% | 27,282 psi | 72% | 1552 fps | 86.1% |
| Accurate Solo 1000*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,414 psi | 30% | 1115 fps | 90.7% |
| Accurate Solo 1250* | <<locked>> | 80% | 14,837 psi | 39% | 1280 fps | 86.8% |
| ADI AP 70N*² | 5.1 gr | 68% | 14,446 psi | 38% | 1296 fps | 87.7% |
| ADI APS 350² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,243 psi | 38% | 1148 fps | 100% |
| ADI APS 450² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,373 psi | 35% | 1152 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 30² | <<locked>> | 60% | 10,892 psi | 29% | 1106 fps | 95.3% |
| ADI AS 50N*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,066 psi | 29% | 1129 fps | 89.1% |
| Alliant BE-86*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 11,632 psi | 31% | 1178 fps | 85.7% |
| Alliant BULLSEYE* | <<locked>> | 80% | 20,581 psi | 55% | 1470 fps | 86.4% |
| Alliant Green Dot*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 9,892 psi | 26% | 1076 fps | 87% |
| Alliant RED DOT*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 10,037 psi | 27% | 1093 fps | 93.2% |
| Alliant Sport Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 76% | 21,915 psi | 58% | 1499 fps | 86.4% |
| Alliant UNIQUE* | <<locked>> | 96% | 20,900 psi | 55% | 1503 fps | 85.9% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 100*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 11,023 psi | 29% | 1115 fps | 87% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol* | <<locked>> | 80% | 9,108 psi | 24% | 1076 fps | 85.7% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 10,631 psi | 28% | 1138 fps | 87.5% |
| Hodgdon CFE Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,302 psi | 41% | 1309 fps | 85.8% |
| Hodgdon Clays² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,257 psi | 38% | 1161 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon HP38*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 17,767 psi | 47% | 1362 fps | 92.9% |
| Hodgdon TiteGroup² | <<locked>> | 60% | 22,336 psi | 59% | 1460 fps | 99.8% |
| Hodgdon Universal*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 13,285 psi | 35% | 1250 fps | 85.9% |
| Lovex D032*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 22,452 psi | 60% | 1450 fps | 92.2% |
| Lovex S011*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,040 psi | 37% | 1214 fps | 88.1% |
| Lovex S020* | <<locked>> | 84% | 18,869 psi | 50% | 1421 fps | 86.6% |
| Maxam CSB 1* | <<locked>> | 80% | 13,402 psi | 36% | 1227 fps | 85.1% |
| Maxam CSB 2*² | <<locked>> | 76% | 10,269 psi | 27% | 1181 fps | 86.4% |
| Maxam CSB 3*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 10,298 psi | 27% | 1102 fps | 85.4% |
| Maxam CSB 4*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 10,225 psi | 27% | 1096 fps | 89.1% |
| Maxam CSB 5² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,053 psi | 32% | 1171 fps | 98.6% |
| Ramshot Silhouette* | <<locked>> | 84% | 24,918 psi | 66% | 1568 fps | 85.8% |
| Ramshot Zip*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 17,637 psi | 47% | 1362 fps | 91.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 12*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 8,543 psi | 23% | 1102 fps | 86.1% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 20* | <<locked>> | 96% | 19,043 psi | 51% | 1450 fps | 85.7% |
| Rottweil P 801*² | 4.5 gr | 60% | 11,298 psi | 30% | 1201 fps | 94.9% |
| Shooters World Clean Shot*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 22,452 psi | 60% | 1450 fps | 92.2% |
| Shooters World Ultimate Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 22,089 psi | 59% | 1512 fps | 88.6% |
| SNPE Vectan A0* | <<locked>> | 96% | 21,350 psi | 57% | 1444 fps | 85.7% |
| SNPE Vectan A1*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 12,198 psi | 32% | 1158 fps | 85.4% |
| SNPE Vectan BA 9*² | <<locked>> | 76% | 16,723 psi | 44% | 1309 fps | 86.5% |
| SNPE Vectan BA10² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,606 psi | 41% | 1217 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2*² | <<locked>> | 76% | 14,910 psi | 40% | 1283 fps | 86.7% |
| Somchem MP200* | <<locked>> | 92% | 24,134 psi | 64% | 1552 fps | 86.5% |
| Somchem MS200* | <<locked>> | 88% | 19,595 psi | 52% | 1421 fps | 85.8% |
| Somchem S121*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 22,626 psi | 60% | 1542 fps | 92.6% |
| Vihtavuori N310² | <<locked>> | 60% | 16,955 psi | 45% | 1309 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N320*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 9,268 psi | 25% | 1086 fps | 87.2% |
| Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 5,584 psi | 15% | 883 fps | 86.7% |
| Vihtavuori N330*² | <<locked>> | 76% | 13,808 psi | 37% | 1289 fps | 87% |
| Vihtavuori N340* | <<locked>> | 92% | 20,784 psi | 55% | 1460 fps | 85.8% |
| Winchester 231*² | 4.8 gr | 60% | 13,750 psi | 36% | 1230 fps | 87.3% |
| Winchester 244² | <<locked>> | 60% | 19,392 psi | 51% | 1411 fps | 95% |
| Winchester AutoComp * | <<locked>> | 84% | 15,505 psi | 41% | 1312 fps | 86.2% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
* 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 53 powders for 9 mm FAR loaded with the .355 | 65gr | Lehigh Defense Xtreme Defense. Alliant BULLSEYE delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 1,775 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,152 fps to 1,775 fps. Accurate No. 2 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 46 of the 53 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (260 MPa), the top charges use 29–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. Accurate No. 2, Accurate Solo 1000, Accurate Solo 1250 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. ADI AP 70N, Rottweil P 801, Winchester 231 rank at the top here: for 9 mm FAR with the .355 | 65gr | Lehigh Defense Xtreme Defense they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. As outliers, Accurate No. 2, Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant Sport Pistol burn incompletely and react more sensitively to barrel length and temperature. Accurate Solo 1000, ADI AS 30, Alliant Green Dot 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.