Load data for 9 x 20 VGW + .357 | 146gr | Speer JHP

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot True Blue, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MS200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 146gr \| Speer JHP
Manufacturer SKU:	4205
Bullet Weight:	146gr \| 9.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.630" \| 16.0mm
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:	0.226" \| 5.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.226" \| 5.7mm
Case Capacity:	15.2 Grains of Water \| 0.99 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	43511 psi \| 3000 bar
LID:	LID_B6221_C1231
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 116 loads in caliber 9 x 20 VGW with .357 | 146gr | Speer JHP bullet and 58 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot True Blue, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MS200, Vihtavuori N340. 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%	23467	54%	**40	88%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	82%	39001	90%	**68	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	85%	38276	88%	**4	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	88%	38841	89%	**20	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	89%	36637	84%	**47	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	88%	38667	89%	**09	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	85%	36071	83%	**38	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	73%	38899	89%	**47	97%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	92%	37478	86%	**70	86%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	89%	38014	87%	**83	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	94%	36666	84%	**29	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	85%	38319	88%	**11	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	96%	36883	85%	**76	95%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	96%	36318	83%	**01	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	91%	38870	89%	**93	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	85%	38943	89%	**7	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	67%	37826	87%	**22	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	78%	37391	86%	**17	98%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	75%	37913	87%	**20	99%
Hodgdon TiteGroup	<<locked>>	63%	38580	89%	**83	100%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	91%	39001	90%	**68	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	10762	25%	**5	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	73%	38841	89%	**53	97%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	92%	37478	86%	**70	86%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	78%	38595	89%	**12	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	86%	36898	85%	**55	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	95%	34214	79%	**99	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	96%	36114	83%	**38	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	95%	38769	89%	**25	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	91%	38203	88%	**96	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	84%	37608	86%	**50	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	79%	37405	86%	**01	100%
Ramshot True Blue 👍	<<locked>>	75%	38653	89%	**24	99%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	69%	38885	89%	**38	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	84%	37637	86%	**32	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	92%	9355	21%	**9	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	95%	33692	77%	**71	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	96%	34983	80%	**34	88%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	78%	37318	86%	**02	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	95%	24990	57%	**71	95%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	96%	35563	82%	**35	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	89%	37463	86%	**32	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	82%	38827	89%	**20	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	96%	30603	70%	**19	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	93%	39044	90%	**58	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	73%	38841	89%	**53	97%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	92%	37478	86%	**70	86%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	89%	37536	86%	**98	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	95%	38087	88%	**81	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	83%	37318	86%	**40	92%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	96%	36027	83%	**17	99%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	73%	38464	88%	**24	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	87%	37115	85%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	23989	55%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	92%	38740	89%	**68	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	93%	36506	84%	**65	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	97%	33518	77%	**81	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	77%	38885	89%	**38	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	79%	16027	37%	**2	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	22582	52%	**1	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	63%	23395	54%	**0	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	20856	48%	**0	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	19392	45%	**6	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	19841	46%	**9	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	17535	40%	**3	95%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	62%	25962	60%	**86	92%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	83%	28108	65%	**58	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	18942	44%	**0	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	15606	36%	**3	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	20204	46%	**5	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	67%	16636	38%	**8	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	14591	34%	**3	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	17999	41%	**0	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	63%	23482	54%	**6	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	61%	31024	71%	**56	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	20682	48%	**8	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	23569	54%	**40	95%
Hodgdon TiteGroup	<<locked>>	61%	36114	83%	**60	100%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	17854	41%	**2	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	89%	9834	23%	**9	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	62%	25918	60%	**83	92%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	83%	28108	65%	**58	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	22843	52%	**2	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	17202	40%	**2	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	13866	32%	**7	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	14185	33%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	17042	39%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	19160	44%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	21538	49%	**6	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	21103	49%	**8	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	24033	55%	**40	95%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	61%	29849	69%	**53	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	19276	44%	**5	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	87%	8659	20%	**6	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	12952	30%	**0	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	83%	23351	54%	**66	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	22626	52%	**2	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	71%	11124	26%	**3	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	14373	33%	**7	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	17912	41%	**3	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	22829	52%	**6	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	60%	11719	27%	**1	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	16665	38%	**9	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	25918	60%	**83	92%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	83%	28108	65%	**58	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	16984	39%	**2	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	16766	39%	**3	98%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	63%	19145	44%	**1	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	13314	31%	**6	86%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	27456	63%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	17738	41%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	10399	24%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	16621	38%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	15127	35%	**6	96%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	11777	27%	**1	84%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	24134	55%	**8	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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