Load Specifications
Load data in caliber 9 mm FAR with .355 | 75gr | Lehigh Defense Controlled Fracturing bullet and 54 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are ADI AP 70N, ReloadSwiss RS 12 and Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol.
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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* | <<locked>> | 96% | 33,214 psi | 88% | 1552 fps | 92.1% |
| Accurate Solo 1000ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 33,837 psi | 90% | 1542 fps | 100% |
| Accurate Solo 1250ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 27,470 psi | 73% | 1493 fps | 98.2% |
| ADI AP 70N | <<locked>> | 92% | 32,750 psi | 87% | 1621 fps | 99.8% |
| ADI APS 350 | <<locked>> | 92% | 33,388 psi | 89% | 1404 fps | 100% |
| ADI APS 450 | <<locked>> | 92% | 32,619 psi | 87% | 1434 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 30ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,749 psi | 84% | 1496 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 50Nᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,098 psi | 90% | 1578 fps | 100% |
| Alliant BE-86ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 28,747 psi | 76% | 1519 fps | 99.7% |
| Alliant BULLSEYE | <<locked>> | 96% | 34,098 psi | 90% | 1657 fps | 96.8% |
| Alliant Green Dotᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,154 psi | 83% | 1542 fps | 100% |
| Alliant RED DOTᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 30,327 psi | 80% | 1506 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Sport Pistol | <<locked>> | 88% | 33,475 psi | 89% | 1640 fps | 95.8% |
| Alliant UNIQUE*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 25,570 psi | 68% | 1512 fps | 92.2% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 100ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 32,111 psi | 85% | 1522 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistolᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 17,405 psi | 46% | 1276 fps | 98.5% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol | <<locked>> | 96% | 33,127 psi | 88% | 1565 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon CFE Pistolᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 30,298 psi | 80% | 1558 fps | 98.8% |
| Hodgdon Claysᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 29,443 psi | 78% | 1388 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon HP38² | <<locked>> | 76% | 33,620 psi | 89% | 1581 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon TiteGroup² | <<locked>> | 68% | 31,357 psi | 83% | 1506 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 6,701 psi | 18% | 863 fps | 87.9% |
| Hodgdon Universalᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,589 psi | 84% | 1604 fps | 99.7% |
| Lovex D032² | <<locked>> | 68% | 33,997 psi | 90% | 1558 fps | 98.8% |
| Lovex S011 | <<locked>> | 84% | 31,691 psi | 84% | 1526 fps | 99.8% |
| Lovex S020ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 33,649 psi | 89% | 1617 fps | 97.5% |
| Maxam CSB 1ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 24,482 psi | 65% | 1430 fps | 97.3% |
| Maxam CSB 2ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 23,554 psi | 62% | 1476 fps | 99.8% |
| Maxam CSB 3ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 29,704 psi | 79% | 1522 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 4ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 32,938 psi | 87% | 1555 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 5 | <<locked>> | 92% | 31,575 psi | 84% | 1486 fps | 100% |
| Ramshot Silhouette* | <<locked>> | 88% | 32,082 psi | 85% | 1604 fps | 92.8% |
| Ramshot Zip² | <<locked>> | 76% | 33,272 psi | 88% | 1581 fps | 99.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 12 | <<locked>> | 96% | 30,908 psi | 82% | 1598 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 20*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 24,047 psi | 64% | 1490 fps | 93.4% |
| Rottweil P 801 | <<locked>> | 88% | 30,690 psi | 81% | 1549 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Clean Shot² | <<locked>> | 68% | 33,997 psi | 90% | 1558 fps | 98.8% |
| Shooters World Ultimate Pistol² | <<locked>> | 68% | 32,982 psi | 87% | 1631 fps | 96.9% |
| SNPE Vectan A0*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 26,469 psi | 70% | 1460 fps | 92.2% |
| SNPE Vectan A1 | <<locked>> | 96% | 31,720 psi | 84% | 1539 fps | 99.8% |
| SNPE Vectan BA 9ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 33,692 psi | 89% | 1575 fps | 98.6% |
| SNPE Vectan BA10 | <<locked>> | 88% | 33,823 psi | 90% | 1450 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 30,734 psi | 82% | 1558 fps | 99% |
| Somchem MP200*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 33,257 psi | 88% | 1627 fps | 94.4% |
| Somchem MS200ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 29,153 psi | 77% | 1542 fps | 95.1% |
| Somchem S121² | <<locked>> | 64% | 29,878 psi | 79% | 1578 fps | 98% |
| Vihtavuori N310 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,968 psi | 90% | 1483 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N320ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,040 psi | 90% | 1588 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N32C Tin Starᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 12,749 psi | 34% | 1122 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N330ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,879 psi | 85% | 1614 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N340*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 28,500 psi | 76% | 1526 fps | 93.8% |
| Winchester 231 | <<locked>> | 84% | 32,169 psi | 85% | 1568 fps | 99.8% |
| Winchester 244² | <<locked>> | 72% | 32,793 psi | 87% | 1572 fps | 100% |
| Winchester AutoComp ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 25,933 psi | 69% | 1476 fps | 96.8% |
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>> | 84% | 23,641 psi | 63% | 1381 fps | 86.7% |
| Accurate Solo 1000*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,633 psi | 34% | 1079 fps | 94.7% |
| Accurate Solo 1250*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 12,807 psi | 34% | 1125 fps | 86.9% |
| ADI AP 70N*² | 4.5 gr | 60% | 12,720 psi | 34% | 1142 fps | 87.9% |
| ADI APS 350² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,592 psi | 41% | 1089 fps | 100% |
| ADI APS 450² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,649 psi | 39% | 1096 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 30² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,212 psi | 32% | 1070 fps | 98.4% |
| ADI AS 50N*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,430 psi | 33% | 1096 fps | 93.7% |
| Alliant BE-86*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 10,240 psi | 27% | 1040 fps | 86.1% |
| Alliant BULLSEYE*² | <<locked>> | 68% | 16,694 psi | 44% | 1257 fps | 85.1% |
| Alliant Green Dot*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,124 psi | 30% | 1047 fps | 91.9% |
| Alliant RED DOT² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,327 psi | 30% | 1060 fps | 97% |
| Alliant Sport Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 68% | 18,768 psi | 50% | 1319 fps | 86.3% |
| Alliant UNIQUE* | <<locked>> | 88% | 19,102 psi | 51% | 1352 fps | 87% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 100*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 10,718 psi | 28% | 1024 fps | 89.3% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 8,325 psi | 22% | 965 fps | 87% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol*² | 5.5 gr | 60% | 10,399 psi | 28% | 1050 fps | 90% |
| Hodgdon CFE Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 68% | 12,749 psi | 34% | 1129 fps | 86.2% |
| Hodgdon Clays² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,603 psi | 31% | 1004 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon HP38² | <<locked>> | 60% | 19,943 psi | 53% | 1322 fps | 96.6% |
| Hodgdon TiteGroup² | <<locked>> | 60% | 24,889 psi | 66% | 1398 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss* | <<locked>> | 96% | 5,990 psi | 16% | 823 fps | 85.6% |
| Hodgdon Universal*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 11,618 psi | 31% | 1099 fps | 86.2% |
| Lovex D032² | <<locked>> | 60% | 25,019 psi | 66% | 1404 fps | 95.9% |
| Lovex S011*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,635 psi | 41% | 1178 fps | 92.6% |
| Lovex S020*² | <<locked>> | 76% | 16,810 psi | 45% | 1270 fps | 87.4% |
| Maxam CSB 1*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 12,183 psi | 32% | 1096 fps | 86.1% |
| Maxam CSB 2*² | <<locked>> | 68% | 9,485 psi | 25% | 1060 fps | 87.8% |
| Maxam CSB 3*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 9,950 psi | 26% | 1007 fps | 87.6% |
| Maxam CSB 4*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,516 psi | 31% | 1066 fps | 93.7% |
| Maxam CSB 5² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,894 psi | 34% | 1106 fps | 99.9% |
| Ramshot Silhouette*² | <<locked>> | 76% | 22,263 psi | 59% | 1404 fps | 86.6% |
| Ramshot Zip² | <<locked>> | 60% | 19,029 psi | 50% | 1302 fps | 95.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 12*² | 4.2 gr | 60% | 9,689 psi | 26% | 1070 fps | 91.6% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 20* | <<locked>> | 88% | 17,289 psi | 46% | 1309 fps | 87% |
| Rottweil P 801² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,575 psi | 33% | 1155 fps | 98.1% |
| Shooters World Clean Shot² | <<locked>> | 60% | 25,019 psi | 66% | 1404 fps | 95.9% |
| Shooters World Ultimate Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 24,047 psi | 64% | 1453 fps | 92.7% |
| SNPE Vectan A0* | <<locked>> | 84% | 17,883 psi | 47% | 1257 fps | 85.2% |
| SNPE Vectan A1*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,951 psi | 32% | 1066 fps | 87.9% |
| SNPE Vectan BA 9*² | <<locked>> | 68% | 14,692 psi | 39% | 1158 fps | 86.9% |
| SNPE Vectan BA10² | <<locked>> | 60% | 16,244 psi | 43% | 1138 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 11,937 psi | 32% | 1089 fps | 85.1% |
| Somchem MP200* | <<locked>> | 80% | 19,189 psi | 51% | 1325 fps | 85.1% |
| Somchem MS200* | <<locked>> | 80% | 17,535 psi | 47% | 1270 fps | 86.7% |
| Somchem S121² | <<locked>> | 60% | 25,889 psi | 69% | 1503 fps | 96.6% |
| Vihtavuori N310² | <<locked>> | 60% | 19,247 psi | 51% | 1250 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N320*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 10,631 psi | 28% | 1063 fps | 92.7% |
| Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 4,583 psi | 12% | 745 fps | 85.3% |
| Vihtavuori N330*² | <<locked>> | 68% | 12,067 psi | 32% | 1138 fps | 87.4% |
| Vihtavuori N340* | <<locked>> | 84% | 18,710 psi | 50% | 1309 fps | 86.8% |
| Winchester 231*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,447 psi | 41% | 1201 fps | 92.1% |
| Winchester 244² | <<locked>> | 60% | 21,799 psi | 58% | 1368 fps | 98.1% |
| Winchester AutoComp *² | <<locked>> | 76% | 13,576 psi | 36% | 1158 fps | 86.5% |
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 44 powders for 9 mm FAR loaded with the .355 | 75gr | Lehigh Defense Controlled Fracturing. Alliant BULLSEYE delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 1,657 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,122 fps to 1,657 fps. Accurate Solo 1000 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 44 of the 44 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (260 MPa), the top charges use 34–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. Accurate Solo 1000, Accurate Solo 1250, ADI AS 30 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, ReloadSwiss RS 12, Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol rank at the top here: for 9 mm FAR with the .355 | 75gr | Lehigh Defense Controlled Fracturing they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. As outliers, Accurate No. 2, Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette burn incompletely and react more sensitively to barrel length and temperature. Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol, Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star 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.