Load data for .38-45 ACP + .356 | 115gr | Rim Rock RN Top Shelf

Recommended Powder(s): Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 115gr \| Rim Rock RN Top Shelf
Manufacturer SKU:	#311
Bullet Weight:	115gr \| 7.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.686" \| 17.4mm
Caliber:	.38-45 ACP load data
Case Length (l3):	0.898" \| 22.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.229" \| 31.2mm
Seated Depth:	0.355" \| 9.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.355" \| 9.0mm
Case Capacity:	22.0 Grains of Water \| 1.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	34084 psi \| 2350 bar
LID:	LID_B10520_C596
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .356 | 115gr | Rim Rock RN Top Shelf bullet and 51 powders such as Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200, 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>>	95%	23859	70%	**96	87%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	72%	30516	90%	**48	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	72%	29588	87%	**35	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	71%	27354	80%	**38	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	77%	28587	84%	**14	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	75%	28921	85%	**66	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	77%	29356	86%	**22	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	63%	28195	83%	**78	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	78%	30458	89%	**66	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	83%	28834	85%	**06	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	73%	28964	85%	**65	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	87%	30560	90%	**63	91%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	85%	29124	85%	**85	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	79%	29385	86%	**60	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	72%	29791	87%	**48	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	71%	30356	89%	**07	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	66%	28456	83%	**78	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	78%	28906	85%	**32	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	91%	9964	29%	**6	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	63%	28152	83%	**78	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	68%	29646	87%	**86	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	75%	27673	81%	**22	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	86%	28413	83%	**99	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	86%	29544	87%	**35	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	82%	29718	87%	**89	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	79%	30168	89%	**76	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	71%	27586	81%	**94	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	69%	28369	83%	**65	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	29066	85%	**81	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	73%	27789	82%	**96	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	9805	29%	**9	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	88%	28950	85%	**85	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	90%	30110	88%	**44	84%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	67%	28558	84%	**63	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	95%	25701	75%	**47	95%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	86%	28543	84%	**16	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	79%	30153	88%	**19	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	71%	30676	90%	**88	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	92%	28543	84%	**58	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	30081	88%	**32	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	63%	28152	83%	**78	92%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	78%	29370	86%	**68	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	84%	30603	90%	**68	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	74%	28398	83%	**91	87%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	88%	29646	87%	**11	97%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	78%	30298	89%	**93	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	92%	22829	67%	**19	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	80%	29414	86%	**45	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	85%	30443	89%	**71	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	90%	28485	84%	**85	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	68%	30501	89%	**16	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	80%	16375	48%	**15	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	22104	65%	**17	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	22785	67%	**40	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	21248	62%	**50	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	19595	57%	**66	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	20407	60%	**25	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	17840	52%	**12	94%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	25744	76%	**39	91%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	18840	55%	**76	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	15708	46%	**63	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	20726	61%	**11	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	68%	17289	51%	**75	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	15156	44%	**83	94%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	18043	53%	**79	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	23003	67%	**53	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	21161	62%	**34	90%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	23757	70%	**89	94%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	18536	54%	**42	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	61%	5323	16%	**6	95%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	25701	75%	**35	91%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	23540	69%	**91	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	17231	51%	**19	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	14112	41%	**14	98%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	14214	42%	**60	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	16346	48%	**56	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	18550	54%	**86	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	21422	63%	**96	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	21031	62%	**24	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	60%	24207	71%	**89	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	19653	58%	**61	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	67%	5613	16%	**6	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	13242	39%	**47	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	84%	25309	74%	**52	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	22727	67%	**78	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	74%	12502	37%	**19	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	15127	44%	**37	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	17912	53%	**02	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	24163	71%	**96	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	12067	35%	**8	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	17463	51%	**02	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	25701	75%	**35	91%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	17535	51%	**35	95%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	16186	47%	**79	96%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	64%	20320	60%	**27	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	13198	39%	**40	84%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	18434	54%	**02	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	10559	31%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	16085	47%	**02	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	15447	45%	**73	95%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	12169	36%	**01	83%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	24671	72%	**30	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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