Load data for .38-45 ACP + .355 | 124gr | ALSA PRO FMJ

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan BA 9, Somchem MS200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 124gr \| ALSA PRO FMJ
Manufacturer SKU:	FMJ_355_124
Bullet Weight:	124gr \| 8.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.618" \| 15.7mm
Caliber:	.38-45 ACP load data
Case Length (l3):	0.898" \| 22.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.070" \| 27.2mm
Seated Depth:	0.446" \| 11.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.446" \| 11.3mm
Case Capacity:	22.0 Grains of Water \| 1.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	34084 psi \| 2350 bar
LID:	LID_B10926_C596
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .355 | 124gr | ALSA PRO FMJ bullet and 51 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan BA 9, Somchem MS200. 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>>	96%	23047	68%	**71	86%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	74%	30371	89%	**43	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	74%	29892	88%	**40	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	74%	28079	82%	**56	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	78%	27847	82%	**02	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	77%	28964	85%	**61	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	79%	29124	85%	**11	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	67%	30385	89%	**02	93%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	78%	28543	84%	**35	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	88%	29805	87%	**14	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	74%	28239	83%	**47	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	88%	28355	83%	**16	89%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	89%	29486	86%	**80	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	83%	30052	88%	**61	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	74%	30240	89%	**56	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	73%	30139	88%	**86	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	68%	27775	82%	**53	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	79%	28384	83%	**14	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	10733	31%	**4	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	67%	30327	89%	**02	93%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	71%	30342	89%	**88	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	78%	27688	81%	**14	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	91%	29878	88%	**07	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	86%	27282	80%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	83%	28616	84%	**71	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	82%	30516	90%	**75	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	77%	30487	89%	**29	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	71%	28050	82%	**43	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	67%	28239	83%	**57	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	78%	30661	90%	**30	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	90%	8586	25%	**8	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	90%	28152	83%	**66	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	91%	28689	84%	**99	82%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	70%	29124	85%	**71	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	23496	69%	**09	93%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	89%	28863	85%	**11	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9 👍	<<locked>>	82%	30560	90%	**17	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	72%	30008	88%	**79	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	95%	28065	82%	**40	95%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	28253	83%	**04	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	67%	30327	89%	**02	93%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	82%	30255	89%	**70	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	85%	29385	86%	**40	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	75%	28108	82%	**70	85%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	90%	28935	85%	**89	97%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	76%	26789	79%	**45	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	93%	21654	64%	**14	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	80%	27282	80%	**14	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	84%	27514	81%	**20	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	91%	27180	80%	**60	96%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	69%	30313	89%	**07	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	87%	18724	55%	**83	82%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	20798	61%	**93	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	21944	64%	**8	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	21031	62%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	17811	52%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	19290	57%	**10	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	16389	48%	**1	92%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	61%	24584	72%	**04	89%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	18739	55%	**4	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	14924	44%	**5	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	18971	56%	**76	97%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	72%	18536	54%	**09	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	13924	41%	**1	93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	17216	51%	**8	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	22176	65%	**1	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	19783	58%	**02	88%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	22510	66%	**58	93%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	16882	50%	**14	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	78%	7658	22%	**2	99%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	61%	24526	72%	**04	89%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	23192	68%	**86	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	15809	46%	**7	97%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	13242	39%	**6	98%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	13518	40%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	16346	48%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	17143	50%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	19450	57%	**4	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	20044	59%	**99	96%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	22960	67%	**61	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	17709	52%	**37	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	72%	6324	19%	**6	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	13082	38%	**5	94%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	88%	26165	77%	**57	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	22423	66%	**79	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	77%	12705	37%	**40	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	60%	13677	40%	**2	92%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	16621	49%	**8	98%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	22553	66%	**1	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	65%	12981	38%	**5	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	17027	50%	**04	99%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	24526	72%	**04	89%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	16578	49%	**17	94%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	15824	46%	**4	96%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	67%	20987	62%	**42	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	12865	38%	**5	83%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	17071	50%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	10356	30%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	15476	45%	**04	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	14185	42%	**1	93%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	11589	34%	**9	81%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	23598	69%	**15	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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