Load data for 9 x 20 VGW + .357 | 140gr | Barnes XPB

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Hodgdon Universal, SNPE Vectan BA 9, SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2, Vihtavuori N330

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 140gr \| Barnes XPB
Manufacturer SKU:	30453
Bullet Weight:	140gr \| 9.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.719" \| 18.3mm
Caliber:	9 x 20 VGW load data
Case Length (l3):	0.786" \| 20.0mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.190" \| 30.2mm
Seated Depth:	0.315" \| 8.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.315" \| 8.0mm
Case Capacity:	15.2 Grains of Water \| 0.99 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	43511 psi \| 3000 bar
LID:	LID_B703_C1231
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 110 loads in caliber 9 x 20 VGW with .357 | 140gr | Barnes XPB bullet and 55 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Hodgdon Universal, SNPE Vectan BA 9, SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2, Vihtavuori N330. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	91%	38870	89%	**32	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	92%	38290	88%	**2	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	93%	37289	86%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	94%	33968	78%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	95%	37260	86%	**56	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	94%	37478	86%	**89	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	81%	38928	89%	**81	94%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	96%	36666	84%	**30	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	97%	30661	70%	**30	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	94%	38421	88%	**61	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	96%	28674	66%	**06	87%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	97%	29167	67%	**76	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	97%	35389	81%	**27	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	92%	38377	88%	**5	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	75%	38421	88%	**86	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	86%	37333	86%	**52	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	83%	37463	86%	**55	97%
Hodgdon TiteGroup	<<locked>>	68%	37666	87%	**33	100%
Hodgdon Universal 👍	<<locked>>	94%	33330	77%	**79	100%
Lovex D032	<<locked>>	66%	37376	86%	**63	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	81%	38856	89%	**81	94%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	85%	38247	88%	**63	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	96%	37391	86%	**19	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	94%	26136	60%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	95%	26818	62%	**17	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	96%	32358	74%	**27	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	94%	33721	78%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	94%	38116	88%	**14	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	88%	37579	86%	**48	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	82%	38247	88%	**58	97%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	74%	36593	84%	**76	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	97%	39073	90%	**15	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	97%	26731	61%	**53	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	89%	39102	90%	**83	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	95%	16215	37%	**1	84%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	94%	27006	62%	**1	99%
SNPE Vectan BA 9 👍	<<locked>>	97%	36434	84%	**76	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	87%	37275	86%	**8	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	95%	23177	53%	**5	90%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2 👍	<<locked>>	97%	34069	78%	**70	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	81%	38856	89%	**81	94%
Shooters World Clean Shot	<<locked>>	66%	37376	86%	**63	100%
Shooters World Ultimate Pistol	<<locked>>	66%	36100	83%	**29	100%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	94%	33953	78%	**12	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	96%	31227	72%	**63	100%
Somchem S121	<<locked>>	64%	38014	87%	**35	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	93%	38928	89%	**88	88%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	96%	27151	62%	**56	94%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	80%	37753	87%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	95%	35404	81%	**47	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	93%	17419	40%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N330 👍	<<locked>>	96%	32735	75%	**79	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	94%	29312	67%	**43	99%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	95%	24424	56%	**10	93%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	83%	36593	84%	**76	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	17593	40%	**3	99%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	63%	20175	46%	**4	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	18463	42%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	63%	16433	38%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	15635	36%	**1	100%
[Accurate No. 2]*²	<<locked>>	59%	13198	30%	**1	86%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	60%	19551	45%	**2	83%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	63%	16607	38%	**4	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	12299	28%	**8	95%
[Alliant BULLSEYE]²	<<locked>>	59%	15403	35%	**0	93%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	85%	21393	49%	**8	81%
[Alliant UNIQUE]*	<<locked>>	61%	11893	27%	**8	88%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	14388	33%	**8	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	63%	20247	47%	**4	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	61%	24671	57%	**8	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	16085	37%	**0	82%
[Hodgdon Longshot]*	<<locked>>	62%	18623	43%	**6	87%
Hodgdon TiteGroup	<<locked>>	62%	31473	72%	**1	100%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	14431	33%	**7	98%
Lovex D032	<<locked>>	61%	30429	70%	**7	100%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	60%	19508	45%	**2	83%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	19682	45%	**0	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	12749	29%	**8	92%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	11951	27%	**5	95%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	10501	24%	**8	99%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	13140	30%	**5	99%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	15011	34%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	16331	38%	**1	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	16868	39%	**6	91%
[Ramshot True Blue]*	<<locked>>	61%	19072	44%	**9	88%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	60%	23670	54%	**2	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	14895	34%	**0	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 20]*	<<locked>>	62%	10762	25%	**1	89%
[Rottweil P 801]²	<<locked>>	59%	16940	39%	**3	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	90%	14112	32%	**2	81%
[SNPE Vectan A0]*	<<locked>>	61%	11879	27%	**2	87%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	14040	32%	**8	95%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	20624	47%	**1	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	76%	14417	33%	**1	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	13735	32%	**8	96%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	60%	19508	45%	**2	83%
Shooters World Clean Shot	<<locked>>	61%	30429	70%	**7	100%
Shooters World Ultimate Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	30806	71%	**73	100%
[Somchem MP200]*	<<locked>>	60%	13329	31%	**4	88%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	12836	29%	**8	91%
Somchem S121	<<locked>>	62%	34737	80%	**06	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	80%	25773	59%	**30	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	69%	12647	29%	**4	81%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	60%	21596	50%	**0	100%
[Vihtavuori N320]²	<<locked>>	59%	13431	31%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	70%	10109	23%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	11980	28%	**4	97%
[Vihtavuori N340]*²	<<locked>>	59%	11255	26%	**8	88%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	73%	13358	31%	**4	82%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	19653	45%	**3	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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