Load data for .38-45 ACP + .355 | 155gr | Sierra Bullets Pro-Hunter FN

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan A0, Somchem MP200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 155gr \| Sierra Bullets Pro-Hunter FN
Manufacturer SKU:	2755
Bullet Weight:	155gr \| 10.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.677" \| 17.2mm
Caliber:	.38-45 ACP load data
Case Length (l3):	0.898" \| 22.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.092" \| 27.7mm
Seated Depth:	0.483" \| 12.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.483" \| 12.3mm
Case Capacity:	22.0 Grains of Water \| 1.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	34084 psi \| 2350 bar
LID:	LID_B10815_C596
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .355 | 155gr | Sierra Bullets Pro-Hunter FN bullet and 53 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan A0, Somchem MP200, 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%	24831	73%	**56	91%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	66%	26905	79%	**24	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	67%	26643	78%	**0	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	74%	29907	88%	**5	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	75%	28195	83%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	72%	28137	83%	**8	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	76%	29254	86%	**53	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	29312	86%	**25	95%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	83%	29530	87%	**68	83%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	73%	27282	80%	**8	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	85%	30255	89%	**50	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	71%	28065	82%	**76	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	83%	27688	81%	**38	92%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	86%	30676	90%	**19	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	79%	29950	88%	**7	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	67%	26977	79%	**3	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	68%	28079	82%	**99	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	67%	29950	88%	**22	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	76%	28761	84%	**50	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	29269	86%	**25	95%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	83%	29530	87%	**68	83%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	67%	29675	87%	**10	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	75%	28137	83%	**53	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	88%	30400	89%	**47	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	83%	28253	83%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	79%	28166	83%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	78%	29559	87%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	68%	26600	78%	**2	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	68%	27760	81%	**79	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	28993	85%	**02	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	70%	27383	80%	**14	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	85%	28036	82%	**93	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	86%	27818	82%	**29	85%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	65%	27325	80%	**4	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	94%	26281	77%	**81	97%
SNPE Vectan A0 👍	<<locked>>	87%	29660	87%	**60	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	75%	27920	82%	**17	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	66%	27891	82%	**2	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	90%	27224	80%	**70	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	76%	26919	79%	**14	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	29269	86%	**25	95%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	83%	29530	87%	**68	83%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	76%	28079	82%	**76	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	83%	30139	88%	**79	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	74%	29950	88%	**45	90%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	87%	30095	88%	**35	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	95%	24889	73%	**79	84%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	78%	30647	90%	**20	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	24700	72%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	78%	27891	82%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	81%	28326	83%	**63	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	88%	27731	81%	**02	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	65%	28442	83%	**20	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	76%	15345	45%	**3	82%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	23453	69%	**8	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	22423	66%	**7	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	21785	64%	**3	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	20479	60%	**0	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	20711	61%	**9	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	18173	53%	**9	96%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	60%	25991	76%	**73	93%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	80%	26368	77%	**25	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	19827	58%	**3	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	16433	48%	**6	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	20929	61%	**5	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	62%	14982	44%	**2	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	15418	45%	**9	97%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	18884	55%	**0	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	22510	66%	**0	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	22176	65%	**07	93%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	60%	23685	69%	**30	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	18797	55%	**6	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	60%	25933	76%	**73	93%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	80%	26368	77%	**25	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	25454	75%	**1	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	17840	52%	**6	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	14663	43%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	15127	44%	**6	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	17825	52%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	18449	54%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	22568	66%	**6	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	21698	64%	**8	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	25846	76%	**56	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	20204	59%	**5	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	60%	13648	40%	**6	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	79%	22249	65%	**40	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	23830	70%	**8	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	67%	10820	32%	**3	82%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	60%	14982	44%	**3	96%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	18463	54%	**3	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	23714	70%	**6	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	62%	13111	38%	**1	86%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	17390	51%	**3	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	25933	76%	**73	93%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	80%	26368	77%	**25	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	18956	56%	**2	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	17521	51%	**9	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	19348	57%	**8	82%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	13764	40%	**0	88%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	91%	22162	65%	**37	82%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	18840	55%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	11110	33%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	17419	51%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	15751	46%	**3	97%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	60%	12241	36%	**7	87%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	24889	73%	**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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