Load data for .38-45 ACP + .357 | 158gr | ALSA PRO FMJ

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan A0, Somchem MP200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 158gr \| ALSA PRO FMJ
Manufacturer SKU:	FMJ_357_158
Bullet Weight:	158gr \| 10.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.685" \| 17.4mm
Caliber:	.38-45 ACP load data
Case Length (l3):	0.898" \| 22.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.086" \| 27.6mm
Seated Depth:	0.497" \| 12.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.497" \| 12.6mm
Case Capacity:	22.0 Grains of Water \| 1.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	34084 psi \| 2350 bar
LID:	LID_B10929_C596
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .357 | 158gr | ALSA PRO FMJ bullet and 53 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan A0, Somchem MP200. 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%	22669	67%	**4	89%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	70%	29051	85%	**27	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	67%	26252	77%	**3	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	75%	29936	88%	**2	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	76%	28050	82%	**5	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	73%	28007	82%	**5	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	78%	29675	87%	**33	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	65%	30400	89%	**12	95%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	84%	29501	87%	**38	83%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	74%	27238	80%	**5	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	80%	26397	77%	**4	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	72%	28355	83%	**53	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	87%	30429	89%	**52	93%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	83%	27456	81%	**53	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	80%	30095	88%	**8	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	67%	26426	78%	**6	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	68%	27340	80%	**60	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	65%	27456	81%	**63	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	77%	29051	85%	**27	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	65%	30342	89%	**12	95%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	84%	29501	87%	**38	83%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	65%	27644	81%	**8	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	76%	28616	84%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	84%	26876	79%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	84%	28529	84%	**20	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	80%	28311	83%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	78%	29675	87%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	69%	26382	77%	**9	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	69%	28718	84%	**63	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	28384	83%	**66	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	72%	27485	81%	**7	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	87%	28674	84%	**73	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	89%	28906	85%	**22	86%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	66%	27369	80%	**1	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	26223	77%	**58	97%
SNPE Vectan A0 👍	<<locked>>	88%	30414	89%	**43	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	77%	28268	83%	**7	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	67%	27572	81%	**9	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	29950	88%	**79	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	77%	27108	80%	**7	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	65%	30342	89%	**12	95%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	84%	29501	87%	**38	83%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	80%	30429	89%	**79	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	81%	28790	84%	**40	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	75%	29617	87%	**09	90%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	85%	27499	81%	**73	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	24729	73%	**53	84%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	79%	30589	90%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	24801	73%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	82%	30313	89%	**50	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	83%	28877	85%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	90%	28572	84%	**86	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	66%	28877	85%	**01	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	77%	15476	45%	**6	82%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	21640	64%	**2	100%
[ADI APS 350]²	<<locked>>	59%	21640	64%	**1	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	21321	63%	**7	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	20088	59%	**7	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	20450	60%	**6	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	17927	53%	**3	96%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	62%	26847	79%	**63	94%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	81%	26194	77%	**96	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	19464	57%	**0	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	16273	48%	**3	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	20958	61%	**2	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	65%	16027	47%	**6	82%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	15243	45%	**0	97%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	18695	55%	**7	100%
[Hodgdon Clays]²	<<locked>>	59%	22060	65%	**4	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	21408	63%	**8	93%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	62%	24424	72%	**20	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	18608	55%	**3	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	62%	26803	79%	**63	94%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	81%	26194	77%	**96	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	23467	69%	**9	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	17840	52%	**3	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	14315	42%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	14924	44%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	17434	51%	**7	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	18043	53%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	22118	65%	**0	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	21828	64%	**8	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	25092	74%	**20	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	20044	59%	**2	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	13547	40%	**7	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	81%	23163	68%	**27	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	23627	69%	**9	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	67%	10428	31%	**3	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	14924	44%	**4	96%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	18434	54%	**0	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	23366	69%	**3	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	60%	12111	36%	**8	84%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	17202	50%	**0	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	26803	79%	**63	94%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	81%	26194	77%	**96	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	17564	52%	**6	97%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	16056	47%	**0	98%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	18826	55%	**5	82%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	13982	41%	**7	89%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	91%	21843	64%	**04	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	18507	54%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	10689	31%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	15780	46%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	15664	46%	**0	97%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	12328	36%	**1	87%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	24845	73%	**5	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.