Load data for .38-45 ACP + .355 | 91gr | MEN PEP

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate Solo 1250, Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Universal, ReloadSwiss RS 20

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 91gr \| MEN PEP
Bullet Weight:	91gr \| 5.9g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.661" \| 16.8mm
Caliber:	.38-45 ACP load data
Case Length (l3):	0.898" \| 22.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.229" \| 31.2mm
Seated Depth:	0.330" \| 8.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.330" \| 8.4mm
Case Capacity:	22.0 Grains of Water \| 1.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	34084 psi \| 2350 bar
LID:	LID_B3791_C596
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 104 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .355 | 91gr | MEN PEP bullet and 52 powders such as Accurate Solo 1250, Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Universal, ReloadSwiss RS 20. 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>>	97%	22829	67%	**30	82%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	75%	30298	89%	**55	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	76%	30487	89%	**22	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	75%	27717	81%	**25	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	80%	28616	84%	**01	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	77%	28398	83%	**53	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	79%	28065	82%	**86	97%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	68%	30327	89%	**04	90%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	79%	28413	83%	**30	100%
Accurate Solo 1250 👍	<<locked>>	90%	30153	88%	**26	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	79%	30487	89%	**98	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	89%	28500	84%	**04	85%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	91%	29907	88%	**91	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	81%	28297	83%	**34	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	76%	30632	90%	**45	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	74%	29704	87%	**81	92%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	70%	29298	86%	**65	93%
Hodgdon Universal 👍	<<locked>>	83%	30298	89%	**55	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	90%	9166	27%	**8	99%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	68%	30269	89%	**01	90%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	72%	30226	89%	**90	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	82%	30153	88%	**52	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	90%	28079	82%	**83	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	90%	28921	85%	**29	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	87%	29936	88%	**99	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	82%	29341	86%	**60	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	78%	30603	90%	**24	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	73%	28326	83%	**49	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	68%	28877	85%	**58	93%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	64%	30429	89%	**16	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	76%	27891	82%	**03	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	9108	27%	**5	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	94%	30298	89%	**11	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	71%	28674	84%	**70	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	95%	21596	63%	**39	88%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	91%	29443	86%	**16	99%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	82%	29675	87%	**99	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	70%	27702	81%	**25	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	27180	80%	**12	92%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	83%	28631	84%	**99	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	68%	30269	89%	**01	90%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	81%	28543	84%	**45	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	88%	30139	88%	**52	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	79%	30661	90%	**14	84%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	93%	30342	89%	**11	95%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	65%	28834	85%	**62	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	81%	29008	85%	**73	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	21872	64%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	84%	28587	84%	**39	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	86%	28224	83%	**29	99%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	95%	29312	86%	**91	95%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	71%	30429	89%	**16	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	93%	20769	61%	**78	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	20465	60%	**52	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	21263	62%	**71	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	19450	57%	**78	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	17956	53%	**98	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	18391	54%	**47	100%
[Accurate No. 2]*	<<locked>>	61%	15650	46%	**98	88%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	61%	23670	69%	**57	85%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	18246	54%	**20	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	14040	41%	**55	96%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	18289	54%	**12	95%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	80%	22234	65%	**60	80%
[Alliant UNIQUE]*	<<locked>>	60%	13489	40%	**71	89%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	16143	47%	**88	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	21321	63%	**88	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	19522	57%	**48	84%
[Hodgdon Longshot]*	<<locked>>	60%	20798	61%	**88	88%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	16505	48%	**43	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	61%	5337	16%	**1	92%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	61%	23627	69%	**53	85%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	21944	64%	**32	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	15795	46%	**37	94%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	13445	39%	**32	95%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	13097	38%	**81	99%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	15708	46%	**94	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	16607	49%	**07	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	19029	56%	**24	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	62%	19914	58%	**58	93%
[Ramshot True Blue]*	<<locked>>	61%	22437	66%	**11	89%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	61%	27586	81%	**67	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	17999	53%	**02	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 14]*	<<locked>>	60%	4960	15%	**5	85%
[ReloadSwiss RS 20]*	<<locked>>	62%	12227	36%	**45	89%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	20987	62%	**32	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	85%	15867	47%	**68	81%
[SNPE Vectan A0]*	<<locked>>	61%	13402	39%	**22	88%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	16737	49%	**20	96%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	22031	65%	**27	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	71%	14924	44%	**91	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	15461	45%	**04	97%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	23627	69%	**53	85%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	16201	48%	**40	90%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	15229	45%	**98	92%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	75%	26179	77%	**16	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	68%	14634	43%	**24	82%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	25425	75%	**09	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	16114	47%	**20	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	9602	28%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	14736	43%	**24	98%
[Vihtavuori N340]*	<<locked>>	61%	13619	40%	**58	89%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	68%	13764	40%	**88	81%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	22626	66%	**71	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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