Load Specifications
Load data in caliber 9 mm FAR with .357 | 158gr | H&N SWC HS bullet and 67 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are Alliant BULLSEYE, Somchem MP200 and Lovex S020.
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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>> | 92% | 31,575 psi | 84% | 899 fps | 97.3% |
| Accurate No. 5*² | <<locked>> | 76% | 29,646 psi | 79% | 938 fps | 88.8% |
| Accurate Solo 1000 | <<locked>> | 92% | 30,153 psi | 80% | 850 fps | 100% |
| Accurate Solo 1250ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 30,995 psi | 82% | 906 fps | 100% |
| ADI AP 70N | <<locked>> | 88% | 31,836 psi | 84% | 935 fps | 100% |
| ADI APS 350 | <<locked>> | 88% | 32,445 psi | 86% | 781 fps | 100% |
| ADI APS 450 | <<locked>> | 88% | 32,460 psi | 86% | 810 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 30 | <<locked>> | 96% | 32,880 psi | 87% | 860 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 50N | <<locked>> | 96% | 33,678 psi | 89% | 902 fps | 100% |
| Alliant BE-86ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,386 psi | 83% | 909 fps | 100% |
| Alliant BULLSEYE | <<locked>> | 92% | 33,083 psi | 88% | 965 fps | 99.8% |
| Alliant Green Dot | <<locked>> | 96% | 32,851 psi | 87% | 889 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Herco*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 18,710 psi | 50% | 804 fps | 94.8% |
| Alliant RED DOTᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 32,851 psi | 87% | 879 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Sport Pistol | <<locked>> | 84% | 32,343 psi | 86% | 958 fps | 99.5% |
| Alliant UNIQUEᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 27,543 psi | 73% | 925 fps | 98.7% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 100 | <<locked>> | 96% | 31,357 psi | 83% | 869 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistolᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 19,305 psi | 51% | 778 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol | <<locked>> | 92% | 31,575 psi | 84% | 902 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon CFE Pistol² | <<locked>> | 72% | 29,631 psi | 79% | 902 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon Claysᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 32,721 psi | 87% | 814 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon HP38² | <<locked>> | 72% | 32,619 psi | 87% | 906 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon HS-6* | <<locked>> | 84% | 31,183 psi | 83% | 948 fps | 91.9% |
| Hodgdon Longshot* | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,820 psi | 79% | 938 fps | 93.5% |
| Hodgdon TiteGroup² | <<locked>> | 64% | 30,037 psi | 80% | 850 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 7,049 psi | 19% | 525 fps | 97.1% |
| Hodgdon Universalᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 33,924 psi | 90% | 955 fps | 100% |
| Lovex D032² | <<locked>> | 64% | 31,734 psi | 84% | 883 fps | 100% |
| Lovex D036*² | <<locked>> | 76% | 29,602 psi | 79% | 938 fps | 88.8% |
| Lovex S011 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,023 psi | 80% | 866 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S020 | <<locked>> | 92% | 29,907 psi | 79% | 915 fps | 99.8% |
| Maxam CSB 1ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 26,803 psi | 71% | 863 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 2ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 26,266 psi | 70% | 892 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 3ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,357 psi | 83% | 892 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 4 | <<locked>> | 96% | 31,415 psi | 83% | 876 fps | 100% |
| Maxam CSB 5 | <<locked>> | 92% | 34,113 psi | 90% | 863 fps | 100% |
| Ramshot Silhouette | <<locked>> | 88% | 33,997 psi | 90% | 974 fps | 98.7% |
| Ramshot True Blue* | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,503 psi | 86% | 958 fps | 94.5% |
| Ramshot Zip² | <<locked>> | 72% | 31,183 psi | 83% | 899 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 12 | <<locked>> | 96% | 33,721 psi | 89% | 945 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 6,266 psi | 17% | 515 fps | 91.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 20ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 26,571 psi | 70% | 919 fps | 99.6% |
| Rottweil P 801 | <<locked>> | 84% | 30,342 psi | 80% | 886 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Auto Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 76% | 29,602 psi | 79% | 938 fps | 88.8% |
| Shooters World Clean Shot² | <<locked>> | 64% | 31,734 psi | 84% | 883 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Ultimate Pistol² | <<locked>> | 64% | 29,863 psi | 79% | 928 fps | 99.7% |
| SNPE Vectan A0ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 28,166 psi | 75% | 879 fps | 98.4% |
| SNPE Vectan A1 | <<locked>> | 96% | 33,373 psi | 89% | 909 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA 9 | <<locked>> | 96% | 32,184 psi | 85% | 906 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA10 | <<locked>> | 84% | 32,445 psi | 86% | 810 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 23,047 psi | 61% | 840 fps | 88.6% |
| SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 32,750 psi | 87% | 928 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 2*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 30,095 psi | 80% | 1007 fps | 88.9% |
| Somchem MP200 | <<locked>> | 96% | 32,503 psi | 86% | 958 fps | 98.9% |
| Somchem MS200ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,937 psi | 85% | 935 fps | 99.7% |
| Somchem S121² | <<locked>> | 64% | 34,055 psi | 90% | 965 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori 3N37*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 26,977 psi | 72% | 919 fps | 92.7% |
| Vihtavuori N310² | <<locked>> | 72% | 29,211 psi | 77% | 801 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N320 | <<locked>> | 96% | 33,431 psi | 89% | 906 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N32C Tin Starᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 14,025 psi | 37% | 669 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N330 | <<locked>> | 96% | 30,777 psi | 82% | 928 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N340ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,372 psi | 83% | 932 fps | 99.4% |
| Vihtavuori N350*ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 22,495 psi | 60% | 856 fps | 90.2% |
| Winchester 231 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,183 psi | 83% | 899 fps | 100% |
| Winchester 244² | <<locked>> | 68% | 30,879 psi | 82% | 889 fps | 100% |
| Winchester 572*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 31,154 psi | 83% | 955 fps | 93.3% |
| Winchester AutoComp ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 29,051 psi | 77% | 906 fps | 100% |
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*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 14,141 psi | 38% | 676 fps | 86.2% |
| Accurate No. 5*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 26,382 psi | 70% | 899 fps | 86.9% |
| Accurate Solo 1000² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,518 psi | 36% | 646 fps | 99.7% |
| Accurate Solo 1250*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 10,196 psi | 27% | 614 fps | 91.8% |
| ADI AP 70N² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,518 psi | 39% | 719 fps | 97.6% |
| ADI APS 350² | <<locked>> | 60% | 17,782 psi | 47% | 643 fps | 100% |
| ADI APS 450² | <<locked>> | 60% | 15,679 psi | 42% | 640 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 30² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,314 psi | 35% | 643 fps | 100% |
| ADI AS 50N² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,343 psi | 35% | 663 fps | 99.5% |
| Alliant BE-86*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 9,848 psi | 26% | 617 fps | 94.5% |
| Alliant BULLSEYE*² | 2.3 gr | 60% | 13,982 psi | 37% | 699 fps | 90.8% |
| Alliant Green Dot² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,677 psi | 36% | 653 fps | 99.5% |
| Alliant Herco*² | <<locked>> | 76% | 10,936 psi | 29% | 653 fps | 85.9% |
| Alliant RED DOT² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,864 psi | 31% | 630 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Sport Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 16,331 psi | 43% | 745 fps | 92.3% |
| Alliant UNIQUE*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 10,863 psi | 29% | 650 fps | 85.6% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 100² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,024 psi | 32% | 633 fps | 97.9% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 6,135 psi | 16% | 512 fps | 91.3% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,458 psi | 30% | 656 fps | 98.5% |
| Hodgdon CFE Pistol² | <<locked>> | 60% | 20,465 psi | 54% | 797 fps | 98.9% |
| Hodgdon Clays² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,300 psi | 35% | 607 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon HP38² | <<locked>> | 60% | 21,683 psi | 57% | 797 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon HS-6*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 20,784 psi | 55% | 820 fps | 85.5% |
| Hodgdon Longshot*² | <<locked>> | 68% | 19,653 psi | 52% | 810 fps | 87.1% |
| Hodgdon TiteGroup² | <<locked>> | 60% | 26,049 psi | 69% | 814 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss*² | <<locked>> | 68% | 3,684 psi | 10% | 397 fps | 86% |
| Hodgdon Universal*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,313 psi | 30% | 650 fps | 94.5% |
| Lovex D032² | <<locked>> | 60% | 27,050 psi | 72% | 840 fps | 99.9% |
| Lovex D036*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 26,339 psi | 70% | 899 fps | 86.9% |
| Lovex S011² | <<locked>> | 60% | 17,637 psi | 47% | 725 fps | 99.3% |
| Lovex S020*² | 2.4 gr | 60% | 10,704 psi | 28% | 640 fps | 88.4% |
| Maxam CSB 1*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 9,805 psi | 26% | 600 fps | 91.2% |
| Maxam CSB 2*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 8,035 psi | 21% | 600 fps | 94.8% |
| Maxam CSB 3² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,313 psi | 30% | 630 fps | 97.3% |
| Maxam CSB 4² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,053 psi | 35% | 659 fps | 99.8% |
| Maxam CSB 5² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,823 psi | 39% | 666 fps | 100% |
| Ramshot Silhouette*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 13,996 psi | 37% | 705 fps | 87% |
| Ramshot True Blue*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 19,116 psi | 51% | 794 fps | 86.5% |
| Ramshot Zip² | <<locked>> | 60% | 20,726 psi | 55% | 787 fps | 99.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 12² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,153 psi | 30% | 676 fps | 99.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14* | <<locked>> | 84% | 4,670 psi | 12% | 456 fps | 85.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 20*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 9,819 psi | 26% | 627 fps | 85.3% |
| Rottweil P 801² | <<locked>> | 60% | 14,098 psi | 37% | 705 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Auto Pistol*² | <<locked>> | 72% | 26,339 psi | 70% | 899 fps | 86.9% |
| Shooters World Clean Shot² | <<locked>> | 60% | 27,050 psi | 72% | 840 fps | 99.9% |
| Shooters World Ultimate Pistol² | <<locked>> | 60% | 26,266 psi | 70% | 889 fps | 99% |
| SNPE Vectan A0*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 11,502 psi | 31% | 627 fps | 85.7% |
| SNPE Vectan A1² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,908 psi | 34% | 656 fps | 96.6% |
| SNPE Vectan BA 9*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,343 psi | 33% | 643 fps | 92.1% |
| SNPE Vectan BA10² | <<locked>> | 60% | 17,187 psi | 46% | 663 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2* | <<locked>> | 92% | 19,276 psi | 51% | 787 fps | 85.5% |
| SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,008 psi | 29% | 630 fps | 92.6% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 2* | <<locked>> | 96% | 26,672 psi | 71% | 968 fps | 87% |
| Somchem MP200*² | 2.6 gr | 60% | 11,937 psi | 32% | 659 fps | 85.3% |
| Somchem MS200*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 11,197 psi | 30% | 633 fps | 87.2% |
| Somchem S121² | <<locked>> | 60% | 28,166 psi | 75% | 912 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori 3N37* | <<locked>> | 84% | 17,303 psi | 46% | 784 fps | 85.5% |
| Vihtavuori N310² | <<locked>> | 60% | 20,508 psi | 54% | 722 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N320² | <<locked>> | 60% | 12,169 psi | 32% | 663 fps | 99.7% |
| Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star² | <<locked>> | 60% | 5,207 psi | 14% | 476 fps | 97.6% |
| Vihtavuori N330*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 10,095 psi | 27% | 640 fps | 93.7% |
| Vihtavuori N340*² | <<locked>> | 64% | 11,211 psi | 30% | 643 fps | 86.5% |
| Vihtavuori N350* | <<locked>> | 92% | 18,507 psi | 49% | 797 fps | 86.8% |
| Winchester 231² | <<locked>> | 60% | 16,563 psi | 44% | 728 fps | 98.8% |
| Winchester 244² | <<locked>> | 60% | 23,525 psi | 62% | 817 fps | 100% |
| Winchester 572*² | <<locked>> | 60% | 20,160 psi | 53% | 817 fps | 86.5% |
| Winchester AutoComp *² | <<locked>> | 60% | 9,036 psi | 24% | 594 fps | 88.3% |
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 67 powders for 9 mm FAR loaded with the .357 | 158gr | H&N SWC HS. SNPE Vectan SP 2 delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 1,007 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 515 fps to 1,007 fps. Accurate Solo 1250 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 53 of the 67 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (260 MPa), the top charges use 17–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. Accurate Solo 1250, Alliant BE-86, Alliant Herco 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. Alliant BULLSEYE, Somchem MP200, Lovex S020 rank at the top here: for 9 mm FAR with the .357 | 158gr | H&N SWC HS they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. As outliers, Accurate No. 5, Alliant Herco, Hodgdon HS-6 burn incompletely and react more sensitively to barrel length and temperature. Accurate No. 2, Accurate No. 5, Accurate Solo 1000 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.