Load data for .38-45 ACP + .356 | 125gr | H&N SWC F

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate No. 2, Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Longshot, Somchem MP200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 125gr \| H&N SWC F
Bullet Weight:	125gr \| 8.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.608" \| 15.4mm
Caliber:	.38-45 ACP load data
Case Length (l3):	0.898" \| 22.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.229" \| 31.2mm
Seated Depth:	0.277" \| 7.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.277" \| 7.0mm
Case Capacity:	22.0 Grains of Water \| 1.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	34084 psi \| 2350 bar
LID:	LID_B7454_C596
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 104 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .356 | 125gr | H&N SWC F bullet and 52 powders such as Accurate No. 2, Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Longshot, 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>>	97%	29138	86%	**85	94%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	67%	29994	88%	**19	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	70%	30124	88%	**22	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	70%	29167	86%	**48	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	73%	28718	84%	**91	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	73%	30400	89%	**60	100%
Accurate No. 2 👍	<<locked>>	74%	30110	88%	**29	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	77%	28572	84%	**27	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	72%	28964	85%	**17	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	80%	29834	88%	**96	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	70%	30443	89%	**68	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	81%	30139	88%	**44	93%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29878	88%	**75	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	76%	30545	90%	**47	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	70%	30618	90%	**42	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	65%	28631	84%	**68	97%
Hodgdon Longshot 👍	<<locked>>	63%	29559	87%	**78	99%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	74%	29994	88%	**19	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	92%	11095	33%	**6	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	77%	28572	84%	**27	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	64%	29573	87%	**60	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	74%	29878	88%	**32	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	83%	29385	86%	**86	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	79%	27920	82%	**83	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	77%	29588	87%	**66	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	73%	28660	84%	**30	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	70%	29907	88%	**98	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	67%	29791	87%	**62	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	68%	27992	82%	**70	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	10008	29%	**6	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	81%	28587	84%	**52	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	83%	28979	85%	**14	87%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	63%	28355	83%	**37	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	92%	30110	88%	**99	98%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	82%	29109	85%	**09	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	74%	29341	86%	**83	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	66%	29167	86%	**48	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	88%	29254	86%	**62	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	74%	28239	83%	**80	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	77%	28572	84%	**27	84%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	73%	28355	83%	**32	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	78%	29936	88%	**39	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	71%	30603	90%	**24	91%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	81%	28268	83%	**71	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	30560	90%	**37	89%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	95%	21857	64%	**25	87%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	72%	28906	85%	**50	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	27586	81%	**58	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	75%	29153	86%	**09	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	77%	28094	82%	**12	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	86%	29631	87%	**85	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	63%	29936	88%	**86	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	71%	14489	43%	**56	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	24642	72%	**37	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	23975	70%	**37	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	23482	69%	**66	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	20494	60%	**66	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	22118	65%	**38	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	19334	57%	**35	97%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	73%	24395	72%	**45	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	20929	61%	**93	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	17434	51%	**89	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	22452	66%	**27	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	62%	16288	48%	**35	82%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	16447	48%	**09	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	19856	58%	**89	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	24207	71%	**53	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	24221	71%	**86	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	27137	80%	**35	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	19972	59%	**48	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	66%	6164	18%	**2	99%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	73%	24395	72%	**45	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	26643	78%	**14	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	19653	58%	**61	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	15708	46%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	15998	47%	**76	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	19348	57%	**99	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	20668	61%	**06	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	23815	70%	**12	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	25150	74%	**89	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	22684	67%	**84	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	68%	5758	17%	**6	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	15360	45%	**99	99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	73%	21016	62%	**57	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	25686	75%	**94	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	66%	10950	32%	**37	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	16259	48%	**56	97%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	20073	59%	**32	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	26237	77%	**02	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	13227	39%	**04	86%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	18884	55%	**15	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	73%	24395	72%	**45	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	19450	57%	**68	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	18289	54%	**22	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	20711	61%	**27	84%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	14721	43%	**79	90%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	83%	20407	60%	**40	81%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	87%	16839	49%	**98	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	20523	60%	**19	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	11182	33%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	18797	55%	**42	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	16679	49%	**96	98%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	13663	40%	**43	89%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	27195	80%	**50	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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