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Load data for .38-45 ACP + .357 | 158gr | Ares RNBB
Recommended Powder(s): ReloadSwiss RS 20, Alliant Herco, Hodgdon Longshot, Vihtavuori N350, Alliant UNIQUE
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.): | <<locked>> |
Seated Depth: | <<locked>> |
Shank Seated Depth: | <<locked>> |
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: | 2026-08-07 |
Load data for 126 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .357 | 158gr | Ares RNBB bullet and 63 powders such as ReloadSwiss RS 20, Alliant Herco, Hodgdon Longshot, Vihtavuori N350, Alliant UNIQUE. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.
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Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍 | <<locked>> | 90% | 30298 | 89% | *** | 100% |
Alliant Herco 👍 | <<locked>> | 96% | 26281 | 77% | *** | 100% |
Hodgdon Longshot 👍 | <<locked>> | 68% | 30313 | 89% | *** | 99% |
Vihtavuori N350 👍 | <<locked>> | 93% | 29428 | 86% | *** | 99% |
Alliant UNIQUE 👍 | <<locked>> | 85% | 29225 | 86% | *** | 100% |
Somchem MP200 | <<locked>> | 79% | 30052 | 88% | *** | 100% |
Somchem MS200 | <<locked>> | 84% | 30647 | 90% | *** | 100% |
Vihtavuori N340 | <<locked>> | 84% | 29936 | 88% | *** | 100% |
SNPE Vectan A0 | <<locked>> | 88% | 30066 | 88% | *** | 100% |
Rottweil P 806 | <<locked>> | 96% | 26861 | 79% | *** | 98% |
Vihtavuori 3N37 | <<locked>> | 88% | 29602 | 87% | *** | 99% |
Ramshot Silhouette | <<locked>> | 71% | 29994 | 88% | *** | 100% |
Ramshot True Blue | <<locked>> | 66% | 29341 | 86% | *** | 98% |
Alliant BULLSEYE | <<locked>> | 75% | 30240 | 89% | *** | 100% |
Alliant Sport Pistol | <<locked>> | 70% | 29762 | 87% | *** | 100% |
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2 | <<locked>> | 94% | 29341 | 86% | *** | 98% |
Lovex S020 | <<locked>> | 79% | 30574 | 90% | *** | 100% |
Vihtavuori N330 | <<locked>> | 79% | 29878 | 88% | *** | 100% |
Hodgdon CFE Pistol | <<locked>> | 82% | 30139 | 88% | *** | 100% |
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]* | <<locked>> | 90% | 29776 | 87% | *** | 87% |
ADI AP 100 | <<locked>> | 97% | 25222 | 74% | *** | 91% |
Accurate No. 2 | <<locked>> | 78% | 29327 | 86% | *** | 100% |
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol | <<locked>> | 96% | 26774 | 79% | *** | 100% |
SNPE Vectan SP 2 | <<locked>> | 84% | 30211 | 89% | *** | 96% |
[Accurate No. 7]* | <<locked>> | 84% | 30008 | 88% | *** | 84% |
[Lovex D037.1]* | <<locked>> | 84% | 30008 | 88% | *** | 84% |
[Shooters World Major Pistol]* | <<locked>> | 84% | 30008 | 88% | *** | 84% |
Alliant POWER PISTOL | <<locked>> | 87% | 29878 | 88% | *** | 93% |
Somchem S221 | <<locked>> | 76% | 30618 | 90% | *** | 91% |
Accurate No. 5 | <<locked>> | 65% | 29602 | 87% | *** | 96% |
Lovex D036 | <<locked>> | 65% | 29544 | 87% | *** | 96% |
Shooters World Auto Pistol | <<locked>> | 65% | 29544 | 87% | *** | 96% |
Hodgdon HS-6 | <<locked>> | 71% | 30284 | 89% | *** | 97% |
Winchester AutoComp | <<locked>> | 85% | 29124 | 85% | *** | 100% |
ADI AP 70N | <<locked>> | 70% | 29225 | 86% | *** | 100% |
Accurate Solo 1250 | <<locked>> | 86% | 30560 | 90% | *** | 100% |
Hodgdon Universal | <<locked>> | 77% | 29225 | 86% | *** | 100% |
Alliant BE-86 | <<locked>> | 84% | 30400 | 89% | *** | 100% |
Maxam CSB 2 | <<locked>> | 85% | 28413 | 83% | *** | 100% |
ReloadSwiss RS 12 | <<locked>> | 74% | 29631 | 87% | *** | 100% |
SNPE Vectan BA 9 | <<locked>> | 79% | 29704 | 87% | *** | 100% |
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 28950 | 85% | *** | 100% |
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol | <<locked>> | 77% | 30400 | 89% | *** | 100% |
Maxam CSB 1 | <<locked>> | 87% | 28718 | 84% | *** | 100% |
Maxam CSB 3 | <<locked>> | 83% | 30458 | 89% | *** | 100% |
Winchester 231 | <<locked>> | 66% | 28848 | 85% | *** | 100% |
SNPE Vectan A1 | <<locked>> | 77% | 29051 | 85% | *** | 100% |
Vihtavuori N320 | <<locked>> | 78% | 30516 | 90% | *** | 100% |
ADI AS 50N | <<locked>> | 77% | 30516 | 90% | *** | 100% |
Lovex S011 | <<locked>> | 68% | 29820 | 88% | *** | 100% |
Rottweil P 801 | <<locked>> | 69% | 29791 | 87% | *** | 100% |
Maxam CSB 4 | <<locked>> | 79% | 29747 | 87% | *** | 100% |
Baschieri & Pellagri 100 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29950 | 88% | *** | 100% |
Accurate Solo 1000 | <<locked>> | 77% | 29617 | 87% | *** | 100% |
ADI AS 30 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30676 | 90% | *** | 100% |
Alliant RED DOT | <<locked>> | 79% | 28674 | 84% | *** | 100% |
Maxam CSB 5 | <<locked>> | 73% | 29153 | 86% | *** | 100% |
ADI APS 450 | <<locked>> | 76% | 30052 | 88% | *** | 100% |
SNPE Vectan BA10 | <<locked>> | 71% | 30037 | 88% | *** | 100% |
Hodgdon Clays | <<locked>> | 83% | 28645 | 84% | *** | 100% |
ADI APS 350 | <<locked>> | 72% | 29283 | 86% | *** | 100% |
[Vihtavuori 3N38]* | <<locked>> | 95% | 22640 | 66% | *** | 83% |
[Vihtavuori N105]* | <<locked>> | 96% | 19131 | 56% | *** | 84% |
Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''
Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ReloadSwiss RS 20 | <<locked>> | 61% | 13822 | 41% | *** | 98% |
Alliant Herco | <<locked>> | 68% | 13851 | 41% | *** | 96% |
Hodgdon Longshot | <<locked>> | 61% | 24062 | 71% | *** | 97% |
[Vihtavuori N350]* | <<locked>> | 65% | 13184 | 39% | *** | 88% |
Alliant UNIQUE | <<locked>> | 61% | 15635 | 46% | *** | 97% |
Somchem MP200 | <<locked>> | 61% | 17782 | 52% | *** | 97% |
Somchem MS200 | <<locked>> | 60% | 16389 | 48% | *** | 98% |
Vihtavuori N340 | <<locked>> | 61% | 15737 | 46% | *** | 98% |
SNPE Vectan A0 | <<locked>> | 64% | 16418 | 48% | *** | 97% |
[Rottweil P 806]* | <<locked>> | 67% | 10385 | 30% | *** | 82% |
[Vihtavuori 3N37]* | <<locked>> | 61% | 13706 | 40% | *** | 89% |
Ramshot Silhouette | <<locked>> | 61% | 21843 | 64% | *** | 99% |
Ramshot True Blue | <<locked>> | 61% | 24700 | 72% | *** | 97% |
Alliant BULLSEYE | <<locked>> | 62% | 21292 | 62% | *** | 100% |
Alliant Sport Pistol | <<locked>> | 60% | 22597 | 66% | *** | 100% |
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]* | <<locked>> | 65% | 14141 | 42% | *** | 88% |
Lovex S020 | <<locked>> | 62% | 18231 | 53% | *** | 100% |
Vihtavuori N330 | <<locked>> | 61% | 17347 | 51% | *** | 100% |
Hodgdon CFE Pistol | <<locked>> | 62% | 17680 | 52% | *** | 100% |
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]* | <<locked>> | 78% | 21263 | 62% | *** | 81% |
[ADI AP 100]* | <<locked>> | 72% | 13590 | 40% | *** | 80% |
Accurate No. 2 | <<locked>> | 62% | 18275 | 54% | *** | 97% |
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol | <<locked>> | 76% | 16476 | 48% | *** | 100% |
[SNPE Vectan SP 2]* | <<locked>> | 61% | 14286 | 42% | *** | 83% |
[Accurate No. 7]* | <<locked>> | 78% | 24149 | 71% | *** | 80% |
[Lovex D037.1]* | <<locked>> | 78% | 24149 | 71% | *** | 80% |
[Shooters World Major Pistol]* | <<locked>> | 78% | 24149 | 71% | *** | 80% |
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]* | <<locked>> | 63% | 15171 | 44% | *** | 81% |
[Somchem S221]* | <<locked>> | 61% | 18550 | 54% | *** | 82% |
Accurate No. 5 | <<locked>> | 61% | 26324 | 77% | *** | 94% |
Lovex D036 | <<locked>> | 61% | 26281 | 77% | *** | 94% |
Shooters World Auto Pistol | <<locked>> | 61% | 26281 | 77% | *** | 94% |
Hodgdon HS-6 | <<locked>> | 61% | 21364 | 63% | *** | 93% |
Winchester AutoComp | <<locked>> | 61% | 15156 | 44% | *** | 100% |
ADI AP 70N | <<locked>> | 60% | 22031 | 65% | *** | 100% |
Accurate Solo 1250 | <<locked>> | 60% | 15200 | 45% | *** | 100% |
Hodgdon Universal | <<locked>> | 61% | 18898 | 55% | *** | 100% |
Alliant BE-86 | <<locked>> | 62% | 16534 | 49% | *** | 100% |
Maxam CSB 2 | <<locked>> | 62% | 15548 | 46% | *** | 100% |
ReloadSwiss RS 12 | <<locked>> | 62% | 20508 | 60% | *** | 100% |
SNPE Vectan BA 9 | <<locked>> | 62% | 18536 | 54% | *** | 100% |
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2 | <<locked>> | 61% | 17666 | 52% | *** | 100% |
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol | <<locked>> | 61% | 18797 | 55% | *** | 100% |
Maxam CSB 1 | <<locked>> | 64% | 15998 | 47% | *** | 100% |
Maxam CSB 3 | <<locked>> | 60% | 16491 | 48% | *** | 100% |
Winchester 231 | <<locked>> | 61% | 24961 | 73% | *** | 100% |
SNPE Vectan A1 | <<locked>> | 62% | 19566 | 57% | *** | 100% |
Vihtavuori N320 | <<locked>> | 60% | 18565 | 54% | *** | 100% |
ADI AS 50N | <<locked>> | 62% | 20885 | 61% | *** | 100% |
Lovex S011 | <<locked>> | 61% | 23801 | 70% | *** | 100% |
Rottweil P 801 | <<locked>> | 61% | 23902 | 70% | *** | 100% |
Maxam CSB 4 | <<locked>> | 61% | 18652 | 55% | *** | 100% |
Baschieri & Pellagri 100 | <<locked>> | 60% | 17448 | 51% | *** | 100% |
Accurate Solo 1000 | <<locked>> | 62% | 20146 | 59% | *** | 100% |
ADI AS 30 | <<locked>> | 63% | 20581 | 60% | *** | 100% |
Alliant RED DOT | <<locked>> | 62% | 19029 | 56% | *** | 100% |
Maxam CSB 5 | <<locked>> | 60% | 20842 | 61% | *** | 100% |
ADI APS 450 | <<locked>> | 62% | 22017 | 65% | *** | 100% |
SNPE Vectan BA10 | <<locked>> | 61% | 23786 | 70% | *** | 100% |
Hodgdon Clays | <<locked>> | 72% | 22771 | 67% | *** | 100% |
ADI APS 350 | <<locked>> | 65% | 24613 | 72% | *** | 100% |
[Vihtavuori 3N38]* | <<locked>> | 91% | 20450 | 60% | *** | 81% |
[Vihtavuori N105]* | <<locked>> | 92% | 17085 | 50% | *** | 81% |
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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