Load data for 9 mm FAR + .357 | 157gr | Geco SOFTPOINT

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MS200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 157gr \| Geco SOFTPOINT
Bullet Weight:	157gr \| 10.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.649" \| 16.5mm
Caliber:	9 mm FAR load data
Case Length (l3):	0.950" \| 24.1mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.320" \| 33.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.279" \| 7.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.279" \| 7.1mm
Case Capacity:	14.9 Grains of Water \| 0.97 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	37710 psi \| 2600 bar
LID:	LID_B9021_C1215
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 104 loads in caliber 9 mm FAR with .357 | 157gr | Geco SOFTPOINT bullet and 52 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MS200. 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>>	95%	21582	57%	**9	86%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	77%	32053	85%	**10	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	80%	32880	87%	**3	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	81%	32227	85%	**9	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	86%	32460	86%	**2	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	84%	32909	87%	**5	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	83%	31488	83%	**1	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	70%	31633	84%	**60	94%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	84%	31923	85%	**8	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	92%	32097	85%	**1	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	83%	33910	90%	**60	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	94%	31836	84%	**02	92%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	95%	33185	88%	**66	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	89%	33591	89%	**8	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	80%	33272	88%	**6	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	66%	33504	89%	**1	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	77%	32953	87%	**66	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	74%	32721	87%	**63	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	86%	32053	85%	**10	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	70%	31589	84%	**60	94%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	75%	33214	88%	**1	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	85%	32590	86%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	97%	32358	86%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	94%	31560	84%	**04	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	92%	33910	90%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	86%	32387	86%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	82%	33243	88%	**2	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	78%	33199	88%	**56	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	73%	33460	89%	**63	98%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	65%	32242	86%	**4	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	82%	32198	85%	**7	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	95%	30603	81%	**43	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	95%	29936	79%	**63	83%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	76%	32256	86%	**5	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	95%	21538	57%	**27	93%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	96%	32547	86%	**07	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	86%	31952	85%	**4	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	76%	32213	85%	**9	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	95%	27557	73%	**8	95%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	89%	32750	87%	**01	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	70%	31589	84%	**60	94%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	87%	32721	87%	**43	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	91%	32750	87%	**27	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	81%	32068	85%	**76	88%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	96%	32576	86%	**76	98%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	69%	32779	87%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	87%	33910	90%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	94%	21118	56%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	88%	31778	84%	**14	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	93%	33359	88%	**33	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	96%	29689	79%	**37	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	73%	32242	86%	**4	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	83%	16143	43%	**7	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	19348	51%	**3	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	21857	58%	**1	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	19827	53%	**5	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	18217	48%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	19072	51%	**4	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	15911	42%	**8	92%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	62%	23931	63%	**5	90%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	18159	48%	**4	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	13721	36%	**1	98%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	18376	49%	**0	98%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	72%	17883	47%	**3	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	63%	14344	38%	**1	94%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	15795	42%	**1	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	21944	58%	**1	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	61%	28369	75%	**2	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	60%	18478	49%	**3	88%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	21277	56%	**2	93%
[Hodgdon Universal]²	<<locked>>	59%	15969	42%	**4	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	62%	23888	63%	**5	90%
[Lovex S011]²	<<locked>>	59%	21060	56%	**7	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	15621	41%	**7	97%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	13285	35%	**5	98%
[Maxam CSB 2]²	<<locked>>	59%	12140	32%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	63%	16360	43%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	16534	44%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	20363	54%	**7	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	19493	52%	**6	96%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	21727	58%	**5	93%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	60%	27253	72%	**2	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	17129	45%	**0	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	60%	11850	31%	**8	94%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	90%	26252	70%	**10	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	20813	55%	**3	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	76%	11719	31%	**7	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	60%	13068	35%	**5	92%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	16752	44%	**7	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	21959	58%	**4	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	64%	11966	32%	**9	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	16636	44%	**7	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	23888	63%	**5	90%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	16012	42%	**4	94%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	15331	41%	**1	96%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	67%	20160	53%	**2	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	60%	11618	31%	**2	83%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	62%	26614	71%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	16897	45%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	68%	11618	31%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	14692	39%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	13706	36%	**5	94%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	10950	29%	**9	82%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	23032	61%	**6	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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