Load data for .38-45 ACP + .355 | 140gr | ALSA PRO FMJ

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 140gr \| ALSA PRO FMJ
Manufacturer SKU:	FMJ_355_140
Bullet Weight:	140gr \| 9.1g
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.):	1.053" \| 26.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.463" \| 11.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.463" \| 11.8mm
Case Capacity:	22.0 Grains of Water \| 1.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	34084 psi \| 2350 bar
LID:	LID_B10927_C596
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 104 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .355 | 140gr | ALSA PRO FMJ bullet and 52 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, 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>>	93%	22713	67%	**86	88%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	70%	28805	85%	**25	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	74%	30647	90%	**5	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	74%	28906	85%	**4	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	75%	27166	80%	**07	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	72%	26760	79%	**43	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	75%	27122	80%	**99	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	28268	83%	**84	93%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	78%	29994	88%	**63	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	83%	28340	83%	**02	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	75%	30240	89%	**81	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	85%	28282	83%	**20	91%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	87%	30139	88%	**91	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	78%	28108	82%	**50	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	67%	26484	78%	**2	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	71%	30037	88%	**98	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	67%	29008	85%	**84	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	75%	26934	79%	**02	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	90%	10240	30%	**8	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	28239	83%	**84	93%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	66%	27978	82%	**66	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	78%	29849	88%	**52	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	89%	30284	89%	**22	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	87%	29776	87%	**35	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	83%	30560	90%	**06	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	79%	30081	88%	**83	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	74%	29689	87%	**30	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	72%	30356	89%	**91	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	27978	82%	**61	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	74%	29225	86%	**15	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	89%	8992	26%	**5	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	86%	27325	80%	**61	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	89%	29080	85%	**20	84%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	66%	27557	81%	**60	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	26397	77%	**66	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	85%	27847	82%	**12	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	79%	29211	86%	**12	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	66%	26963	79%	**1	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	92%	27862	82%	**48	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	82%	30574	90%	**35	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	28239	83%	**84	93%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	78%	29399	86%	**65	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	81%	28268	83%	**32	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	74%	28282	83%	**94	88%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	85%	27079	79%	**71	97%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	24845	73%	**48	83%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	76%	28631	84%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	93%	23366	69%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	81%	29689	87%	**48	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	85%	29907	88%	**58	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	92%	30269	89%	**07	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	66%	28631	84%	**96	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	79%	16085	47%	**8	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	22162	65%	**30	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	22133	65%	**6	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	21379	63%	**6	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	19957	59%	**6	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	20059	59%	**8	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	17245	51%	**2	95%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	25309	74%	**32	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	19232	56%	**9	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	15737	46%	**2	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	19928	58%	**17	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	69%	17941	53%	**24	83%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	15853	47%	**2	96%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	18115	53%	**9	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	22394	66%	**9	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	62%	21698	64%	**60	92%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	23134	68%	**89	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	17883	52%	**5	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	8586	25%	**2	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	25266	74%	**32	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	24381	72%	**20	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	16882	50%	**1	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	15185	45%	**6	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	14475	42%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	17231	51%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	19363	57%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	21828	64%	**2	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	21393	63%	**50	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	62%	24903	73%	**12	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	18956	56%	**8	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	79%	7702	23%	**6	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	13953	41%	**5	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	82%	23612	69%	**32	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	23975	70%	**14	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	71%	11342	33%	**5	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	60%	14315	42%	**6	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	17506	51%	**8	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	23279	68%	**2	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	12241	36%	**3	83%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	17927	53%	**8	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	25266	74%	**32	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	17724	52%	**1	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	16781	49%	**2	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	65%	20668	61%	**60	82%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	60%	12923	38%	**3	86%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	92%	22118	65%	**02	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	17970	53%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	10849	32%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	16534	49%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	15026	44%	**6	96%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	12444	37%	**6	85%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	25179	74%	**53	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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