Load data for .38-45 ACP + .355 | 90gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 90gr \| Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot
Manufacturer SKU:	3992
Bullet Weight:	90gr \| 5.8g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.435" \| 11.0mm
Caliber:	.38-45 ACP load data
Case Length (l3):	0.898" \| 22.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.211" \| 30.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Case Capacity:	22.0 Grains of Water \| 1.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	34084 psi \| 2350 bar
LID:	LID_B6198_C596
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 98 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .355 | 90gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot bullet and 49 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads, >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	95%	27151	80%	**47	89%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	68%	30632	90%	**44	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	68%	28834	85%	**88	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	71%	29211	86%	**37	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	75%	29907	88%	**09	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	73%	30139	88%	**68	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	75%	30095	88%	**31	99%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	73%	29124	85%	**29	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	81%	30182	89%	**27	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	69%	28645	84%	**63	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	81%	29385	86%	**45	89%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29312	86%	**83	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	75%	29182	86%	**35	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	68%	29124	85%	**11	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	66%	28834	85%	**77	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	64%	29950	88%	**96	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	74%	29457	86%	**31	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	12386	36%	**29	100%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	64%	28819	85%	**62	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	74%	29472	86%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	85%	30429	89%	**14	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	81%	29472	86%	**21	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	77%	28587	84%	**68	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	73%	28616	84%	**35	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	68%	28253	83%	**80	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	67%	29762	87%	**83	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	63%	29689	87%	**86	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	71%	30284	89%	**17	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	93%	10196	30%	**76	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	84%	30313	89%	**03	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	29718	87%	**32	83%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	66%	29849	88%	**65	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	93%	30081	88%	**04	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	83%	29225	86%	**14	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	74%	28718	84%	**91	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	68%	30443	89%	**60	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	90%	30472	89%	**90	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	75%	28616	84%	**94	100%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	76%	30443	89%	**86	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	80%	30429	89%	**67	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	71%	30023	88%	**16	87%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	84%	30124	88%	**13	97%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	95%	28631	84%	**99	83%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	74%	29675	87%	**72	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	27224	80%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	77%	30356	89%	**57	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	80%	29747	87%	**54	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	87%	30429	89%	**19	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	63%	29254	86%	**94	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	79%	18231	53%	**07	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	24395	72%	**29	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	23902	70%	**06	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	22611	66%	**19	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	21132	62%	**42	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	21669	64%	**01	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	19464	57%	**01	94%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	20798	61%	**68	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	16679	49%	**16	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	22713	67%	**22	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	66%	18362	54%	**50	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	17071	50%	**68	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	19058	56%	**39	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	24250	71%	**29	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	23844	70%	**49	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	26295	77%	**11	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	19957	59%	**17	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	60%	5802	17%	**7	95%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	26513	78%	**22	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	19667	58%	**21	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	16056	47%	**93	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	16259	48%	**39	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	18869	55%	**62	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	20247	59%	**71	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	23627	69%	**91	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	24134	71%	**58	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	27876	82%	**44	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	21930	64%	**63	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	62%	5511	16%	**0	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	14823	43%	**16	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	81%	26397	77%	**54	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	25686	75%	**96	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	72%	14025	41%	**65	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	15925	47%	**93	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	19812	58%	**91	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	25744	76%	**78	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	13503	40%	**24	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	19479	57%	**01	100%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	19899	58%	**40	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	17898	53%	**62	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	63%	22321	66%	**29	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	14721	43%	**06	85%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	91%	25237	74%	**17	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	20914	61%	**01	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	11371	33%	**86	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	18246	54%	**01	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	17027	50%	**48	95%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	13358	39%	**57	83%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	27064	79%	**45	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.