Load data for .38-45 ACP + .356 | 100gr | Berry's Flat Base Round Nose

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 100gr \| Berry's Flat Base Round Nose
Manufacturer SKU:	bp-380-356-100gr-fbrn
Bullet Weight:	100gr \| 6.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.425" \| 10.8mm
Caliber:	.38-45 ACP load data
Case Length (l3):	0.898" \| 22.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.092" \| 27.7mm
Seated Depth:	0.231" \| 5.9mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.231" \| 5.9mm
Case Capacity:	22.0 Grains of Water \| 1.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	34084 psi \| 2350 bar
LID:	LID_B10778_C596
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .356 | 100gr | Berry's Flat Base Round Nose bullet and 50 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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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	94%	26208	77%	**99	89%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	67%	28848	85%	**90	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	76%	30197	89%	**81	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	71%	28558	84%	**14	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	73%	28007	82%	**73	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	63%	30589	90%	**94	93%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	73%	28224	83%	**91	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	81%	29385	86%	**73	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	70%	28660	84%	**19	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	82%	29254	86%	**01	90%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	83%	30530	90%	**72	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	78%	30414	89%	**30	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	69%	29225	86%	**93	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	67%	28964	85%	**42	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	65%	29863	88%	**65	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	74%	28848	85%	**90	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	92%	11429	34%	**7	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	63%	30530	90%	**91	93%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	64%	28326	83%	**17	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	76%	30589	90%	**32	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	85%	30153	88%	**86	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	82%	29095	85%	**80	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	79%	29501	87%	**47	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	75%	29095	85%	**21	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	68%	27963	82%	**42	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	68%	29385	86%	**35	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	63%	29240	86%	**45	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	71%	29559	87%	**76	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	11182	33%	**20	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	83%	28398	83%	**42	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	86%	30095	88%	**98	83%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	66%	30168	88%	**44	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	94%	29776	87%	**67	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	84%	29370	86%	**90	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	29646	87%	**70	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	68%	30211	89%	**29	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	89%	28587	84%	**12	95%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	77%	29080	85%	**73	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	63%	30530	90%	**91	93%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	74%	28877	85%	**16	99%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	81%	30414	89%	**35	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	71%	29254	86%	**68	87%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	83%	28500	84%	**52	97%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	28282	83%	**58	83%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	72%	27833	82%	**11	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	93%	25599	75%	**93	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	76%	28529	84%	**86	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	79%	28471	84%	**99	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	87%	28776	84%	**52	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	64%	29834	88%	**67	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	79%	18014	53%	**89	82%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	24207	71%	**94	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	20233	59%	**11	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	21364	63%	**80	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	18884	55%	**70	94%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	28413	83%	**42	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	21234	62%	**60	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	16476	48%	**07	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	21915	64%	**75	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	66%	18434	54%	**42	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	16665	49%	**53	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	18855	55%	**20	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	23612	69%	**04	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	23148	68%	**14	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	25657	75%	**80	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	20117	59%	**06	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	61%	6309	18%	**4	97%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	28369	83%	**42	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	25730	75%	**78	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	19261	57%	**06	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	15882	47%	**78	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	16317	48%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	18478	54%	**30	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	19725	58%	**43	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	22771	67%	**53	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	23250	68%	**14	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	27282	80%	**99	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	22510	66%	**52	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	60%	5816	17%	**5	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	15084	44%	**24	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	82%	26136	77%	**19	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	25208	74%	**55	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	69%	12792	38%	**24	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	16027	47%	**84	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	19638	58%	**70	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	25005	73%	**47	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	13155	39%	**12	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	18826	55%	**66	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	28369	83%	**42	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	19072	56%	**02	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	18202	53%	**60	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	20798	61%	**75	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	14910	44%	**14	86%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	91%	24468	72%	**73	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	20639	61%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	11531	34%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	17608	52%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	16592	49%	**27	96%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	13503	40%	**55	84%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	27122	80%	**24	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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