Load data for .38-45 ACP + .357 | 158gr | Ares RNBB

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MS200, Vihtavuori N340, Vihtavuori N350

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 158gr \| Ares RNBB
Manufacturer SKU:	.38/.357-158 RNBB .357
Bullet Weight:	158gr \| 10.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.680" \| 17.3mm
Caliber:	.38-45 ACP load data
Case Length (l3):	0.898" \| 22.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.093" \| 27.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.485" \| 12.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.485" \| 12.3mm
Case Capacity:	22.0 Grains of Water \| 1.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	34084 psi \| 2350 bar
LID:	LID_B10935_C596
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 110 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .357 | 158gr | Ares RNBB bullet and 55 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MS200, Vihtavuori N340, Vihtavuori N350. 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%	26107	77%	**56	92%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	70%	29704	87%	**43	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	68%	27644	81%	**3	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	69%	26614	78%	**6	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	73%	26992	79%	**9	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	74%	29138	86%	**1	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	78%	30458	89%	**50	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	65%	30530	90%	**25	96%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	83%	29428	86%	**52	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	74%	28355	83%	**8	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	83%	29443	86%	**24	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	72%	29037	85%	**70	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	82%	27485	81%	**19	92%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	83%	28123	82%	**70	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	78%	28674	84%	**8	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	68%	27804	82%	**6	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	68%	27688	81%	**73	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	65%	28079	82%	**76	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	77%	29704	87%	**43	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	77%	27470	81%	**14	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	65%	30487	89%	**25	96%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	83%	29428	86%	**52	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	66%	28660	84%	**4	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	76%	29341	86%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	84%	27673	81%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	85%	29414	86%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	77%	27180	80%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	73%	26455	78%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	73%	29631	87%	**2	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	69%	29051	85%	**79	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	64%	28500	84%	**79	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	72%	28297	83%	**10	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	87%	29211	86%	**89	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	88%	29182	86%	**32	86%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	66%	28224	83%	**8	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	27920	82%	**84	98%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	83%	27108	80%	**14	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	77%	28834	85%	**14	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	67%	28805	85%	**9	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	30182	89%	**93	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	77%	27891	82%	**14	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	65%	30487	89%	**25	96%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	83%	29428	86%	**52	84%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	75%	27514	81%	**47	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29443	86%	**53	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	74%	29515	87%	**22	90%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	87%	29704	87%	**15	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	95%	24729	73%	**63	84%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	96%	19624	58%	**17	84%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	73%	27195	80%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	25730	75%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	76%	27064	79%	**20	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29486	87%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N350 👍	<<locked>>	90%	29240	86%	**02	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	66%	29675	87%	**17	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	72%	13982	41%	**7	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	22684	67%	**1	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	23148	68%	**1	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	22539	66%	**7	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	19290	57%	**0	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	21335	63%	**6	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	18739	55%	**6	97%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	27253	80%	**76	94%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	80%	26469	78%	**06	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	20436	60%	**6	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	15635	46%	**7	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	21611	63%	**5	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	61%	14591	43%	**6	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	15940	47%	**9	97%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	17956	53%	**0	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	23308	68%	**7	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	21698	64%	**4	93%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	24889	73%	**30	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	19290	57%	**2	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	18202	53%	**9	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	27209	80%	**76	94%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	80%	26469	78%	**06	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	24555	72%	**5	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	62%	18623	55%	**6	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	15098	44%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	15679	46%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	16955	50%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	19072	56%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	21451	63%	**6	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	22379	66%	**4	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	25338	74%	**33	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	20929	61%	**2	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	14214	42%	**6	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	80%	23279	68%	**40	82%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	24627	72%	**5	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	65%	9935	29%	**4	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	15519	46%	**3	97%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	19087	56%	**3	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	24410	72%	**0	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	12647	37%	**8	85%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	18043	53%	**3	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	27209	80%	**76	94%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	80%	26469	78%	**06	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	18318	54%	**6	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	16708	49%	**6	98%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	19131	56%	**8	82%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	60%	13300	39%	**7	88%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	91%	21944	64%	**17	82%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	92%	17303	51%	**5	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	19406	57%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	11545	34%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	16563	49%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	16259	48%	**0	98%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	12676	37%	**7	87%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	25744	76%	**1	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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