Manual

Bullet Wt. & Starting Velocity Pressure Max Chg. Velocity Pressure
Type Pwdr Chg.Wt. (fps) (psi) Wt. (grs.) (fps) (psi)
(grs.)
40 S&W
150 gr. JHP 231 5.2 970 21,800psi 6.3 1150 33,200psi
WST 5.5 990 23,900psi 6.3 1050 27,100psi
WSF 6.7 1100 26,200psi 7.7 1200 33,200psi
155 gr. JHP 231 5.1 950 23,200psi 6.0 1100 33,200psi
WST 5.5 980 24,000psi 6.0 1040 27,900psi
WSF 6.0 1010 21,600psi 7.3 1180 33,200psi
170 gr. JHP 231 4.5 860 24,000psi 5.3 1000 33,200psi
WST 4.2 830 22,100psi 5.5 970 30,100psi
WSF 5.5 920 23,300psi 6.5 1080 33,200psi
170 gr. Lead 231 4.0 850 22,800psi 5.2 1030 33,200psi
WST 4.0 870 22,800psi 5.0 970 30,000psi
WSF 5.2 950 23,500psi 6.2 1090 33,200psi
180 gr. JHP 231 4.0 790 23,700psi 5.0 950 33,200psi
WST 4.0 780 21,800psi 5.0 900 28,100psi
WSF 5.0 860 22,900psi 6.2 1040 33,200psi
200 gr. FMJ 231 4.0 750 26,600psi 4.7 850 33,200psi
WST 3.8 740 24,200psi 4.5 810 29,900psi
WSF 4.9 840 25,600psi 5.7 930 33,200psi
200 gr. Lead 231 3.0 700 21,100psi 4.0 850 33,200psi
WST 3.5 760 25,200psi
WSF 3.9 785 21,800psi 5.0 920 33,200psi
10MM
150 gr. JHP 231 6.0 1090 29,000psi 7.0 1210 35,600psi
WST 5.5 1080 30,200psi 7.0 1190 34,000psi
WSF 6.5 1090 24,700psi 8.1 1310 35,600psi
155 gr. JHP 231 5.8 1040 23,300psi 7.3 1250 35,600psi
WST 5.0 1000 23,100psi 8.0 1220 31,900psi
WSF 6.8 1100 23,000psi 8.4 1320 35,600psi
170 gr. Lead 231 4.8 980 26,400psi 5.6 1100 35,600psi
WST 5.0 1020 32,100psi
WSF 5.5 1020 25,700psi 6.6 1170 35,600psi
170 gr. JHP 231 4.7 880 20,600psi 6.3 1120 35,600psi
WST 4.5 940 26,200psi 5.5 1020 29,500psi
WSF 6.0 1020 24,000psi 7.5 1210 35,600psi
180 gr. JHP 231 5.2 950 29,600psi 5.8 1050 35,600psi
296* 12.6 990 22,400psi
WST 5.0 950 30,500psi 5.5 1010 35,200psi
WSF 5.7 950 25,000psi 7.1 1150 35,600psi
190 gr. FMJ 231 4.6 800 22,000psi 5.9 1030 35,600psi
296* 12.6 970 22,200psi
WST 4.5 850 26,700psi
WSF 5.5 880 22,000psi 7.1 1120 35,600psi
200 gr. Lead 231 4.2 870 24,200psi 5.5 1030 35,600psi
WST 3.8 830 23,900psi 5.0 940 32,400psi
WSF 5.0 920 23,500psi 6.3 1080 35,600psi
200 gr. FMJ 231 4.6 840 24,600psi 5.6 1000 35,600psi
296* 11.6 940 23,600psi
WST 4.6 890 35,600psi
WSF 5.2 880 26,200psi 6.2 1020 35,600psi
Note: 296 powder is considered to be one of the best powders for use in magnum handgun cartridges. Please refer to page
for recommended primer and use a very heavy crimp. Failure to follow this procedure could result in poor ignition and/or
squib loads under extreme circumstances, particularly in loads where less than 90% of the available powder space is being
used (low loading density).
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