Load data for 9 x 20 VGW + .357 | 158gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 158gr \| Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot
Manufacturer SKU:	4215
Bullet Weight:	158gr \| 10.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.670" \| 17.0mm
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:	0.266" \| 6.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.266" \| 6.8mm
Case Capacity:	15.2 Grains of Water \| 0.99 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	43511 psi \| 3000 bar
LID:	LID_B6222_C1231
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 116 loads in caliber 9 x 20 VGW with .357 | 158gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot bullet and 58 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, 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>>	94%	22104	51%	**1	88%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	83%	38580	89%	**89	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	87%	38638	89%	**5	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	87%	37333	86%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	92%	37507	86%	**4	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	88%	37391	86%	**24	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	86%	35897	83%	**56	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	75%	38783	89%	**65	97%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	93%	37333	86%	**84	86%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	89%	36767	84%	**7	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	96%	36361	84%	**50	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	86%	38000	87%	**22	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	95%	34084	78%	**61	94%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	95%	34200	79%	**96	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	92%	38014	87%	**14	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	87%	39073	90%	**2	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	68%	37637	86%	**43	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	80%	37231	86%	**35	98%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	77%	37434	86%	**38	99%
Hodgdon TiteGroup	<<locked>>	63%	37550	86%	**01	100%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	92%	38580	89%	**89	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	75%	38725	89%	**65	97%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	93%	37333	86%	**84	86%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	79%	37753	87%	**30	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	88%	36767	85%	**79	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	97%	33475	77%	**20	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	94%	33011	76%	**33	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	96%	38130	88%	**43	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	91%	36985	85%	**14	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	87%	38856	89%	**4	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	82%	38566	89%	**32	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	76%	38464	88%	**42	99%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	70%	38943	89%	**63	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	86%	36564	84%	**53	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	94%	31343	72%	**70	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	97%	33518	77%	**35	87%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	82%	39117	90%	**40	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	97%	23888	55%	**89	95%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	95%	33388	77%	**40	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	91%	38116	88%	**60	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	81%	37318	86%	**8	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	97%	29704	68%	**37	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	95%	39131	90%	**79	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	75%	38725	89%	**65	97%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	93%	37333	86%	**84	86%
Shooters World Ultimate Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	38203	88%	**12	100%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	91%	38290	88%	**25	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	97%	38551	89%	**02	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	85%	37695	87%	**68	92%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	95%	33011	76%	**02	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	23047	53%	**1	81%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	75%	38870	89%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	91%	38841	89%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	22220	51%	**0	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	94%	38899	89%	**89	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	95%	36724	84%	**89	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	95%	30182	69%	**66	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	78%	38943	89%	**63	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	80%	15316	35%	**7	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	20523	47%	**2	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	22133	51%	**1	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	19928	46%	**4	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	18188	42%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	18956	44%	**0	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	15519	36%	**1	93%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	24250	56%	**1	91%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	84%	27021	62%	**66	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	18130	42%	**4	100%
[Accurate Solo 1250]²	<<locked>>	59%	13576	31%	**8	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	18246	42%	**9	98%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	67%	15708	36%	**3	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	14141	32%	**1	95%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 100]²	<<locked>>	59%	15708	36%	**8	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	22278	51%	**4	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	61%	29936	69%	**4	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	62%	20363	47%	**2	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	21741	50%	**2	94%
Hodgdon TiteGroup	<<locked>>	61%	34824	80%	**4	100%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	17187	40%	**7	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	24207	56%	**1	91%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	84%	27021	62%	**66	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	22800	52%	**9	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	15432	35%	**4	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	13111	30%	**1	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	13402	31%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	16201	37%	**1	100%
[Maxam CSB 4]²	<<locked>>	59%	16563	38%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	20407	47%	**4	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	20334	47%	**2	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	60%	22176	51%	**8	94%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	61%	28805	66%	**1	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	18521	43%	**0	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	12676	29%	**1	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	84%	22597	52%	**8	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	22321	51%	**9	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	73%	10617	24%	**4	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	14040	32%	**8	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	16302	37%	**7	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	22118	51%	**1	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	62%	11502	26%	**2	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	16157	37%	**7	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	24207	56%	**1	91%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	84%	27021	62%	**66	80%
Shooters World Ultimate Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	35607	82%	**89	100%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	16781	39%	**6	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	15113	35%	**7	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	64%	18971	44%	**9	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	12111	28%	**8	85%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	94%	21466	49%	**8	80%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	26600	61%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	16781	39%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	67%	11371	26%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	14605	34%	**0	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	13402	31%	**1	95%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	60%	10675	25%	**2	83%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	22597	52%	**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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