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:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	9 mm FAR load data
Case Length (l3):	0.950" \| 24.1mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
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 0 loads in caliber 9 mm FAR with .357 | 157gr | Geco SOFTPOINT bullet and 0 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>>	97%	22553	60%	**5	86%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	79%	33417	89%	**20	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	80%	32880	87%	**3	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	83%	33736	89%	**9	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	86%	32460	86%	**2	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	84%	32909	87%	**5	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	85%	32866	87%	**04	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	71%	32619	86%	**73	94%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	92%	33286	88%	**12	82%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	86%	33533	89%	**8	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	94%	33359	88%	**01	100%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	92%	33460	89%	**7	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	83%	33910	90%	**60	100%
Alliant Herco	<<locked>>	96%	23772	63%	**1	99%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	95%	33025	88%	**12	92%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	78%	33794	90%	**60	100%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	95%	33185	88%	**66	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	89%	33591	89%	**8	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	96%	23424	62%	**6	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	84%	33373	88%	**8	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	80%	33272	88%	**6	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	66%	33504	89%	**1	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	78%	33866	90%	**73	97%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	74%	32721	87%	**63	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	88%	33417	89%	**20	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	90%	33852	90%	**20	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	71%	32822	87%	**76	94%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	92%	33286	88%	**12	82%
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>>	96%	32880	87%	**17	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>>	67%	33446	89%	**7	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	82%	32198	85%	**7	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	96%	31734	84%	**56	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	96%	30777	82%	**73	84%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	77%	33431	89%	**8	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	97%	21973	58%	**37	93%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	96%	32547	86%	**07	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	87%	33344	88%	**7	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	78%	33721	89%	**9	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	97%	28674	76%	**7	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	90%	33881	90%	**14	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 2	<<locked>>	93%	33808	90%	**48	95%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	71%	32822	87%	**76	94%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	92%	33286	88%	**12	82%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	87%	32721	87%	**43	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	93%	33895	90%	**37	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	82%	32953	87%	**86	89%
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 N330	<<locked>>	89%	33127	88%	**24	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	93%	33359	88%	**33	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	96%	29689	79%	**37	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	74%	33446	89%	**7	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	85%	16650	44%	**0	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	19348	51%	**3	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	75%	29907	79%	**3	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	73%	26745	71%	**7	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	72%	23540	62%	**0	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	66%	21074	56%	**3	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	66%	18521	49%	**3	95%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	62%	23931	63%	**5	90%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	89%	29631	79%	**73	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	69%	22205	59%	**3	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	71%	18521	49%	**0	100%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	69%	18173	48%	**7	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	18376	49%	**0	98%
Alliant Herco	<<locked>>	80%	16244	43%	**3	96%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	71%	16969	45%	**6	80%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	20581	55%	**9	98%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	67%	16462	44%	**0	96%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	71%	21466	57%	**3	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	87%	18971	50%	**0	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	65%	18724	50%	**0	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	73%	28718	76%	**3	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	<<locked>>	63%	17608	47%	**3	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	66%	17738	47%	**3	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	62%	23888	63%	**5	90%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	89%	29631	79%	**73	80%
[Lovex S011]²	<<locked>>	59%	21060	56%	**7	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	64%	17419	46%	**0	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	73%	18724	50%	**7	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	70%	16795	45%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	70%	19943	53%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	68%	20552	55%	**7	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	68%	23859	63%	**0	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>>	70%	15490	41%	**3	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	89%	25251	67%	**01	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	20813	55%	**3	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	77%	12096	32%	**7	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	73%	18724	50%	**0	97%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	66%	18942	50%	**3	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	68%	26731	71%	**7	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	77%	17100	45%	**7	88%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	66%	18043	48%	**3	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 2]*	<<locked>>	67%	14663	39%	**6	81%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	23888	63%	**5	90%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	89%	29631	79%	**73	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	63%	17376	46%	**0	95%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	67%	17680	47%	**3	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	67%	20160	53%	**2	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	70%	15780	42%	**7	88%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	62%	26614	71%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	67%	19769	52%	**0	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	65%	16447	44%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	69%	17405	46%	**0	97%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	73%	15534	41%	**0	89%
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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