Load data for .38-45 ACP + .357 | 85gr | H&N WC HS

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Universal, Maxam CSB 2, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Vihtavuori N330

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 85gr \| H&N WC HS
Bullet Weight:	85gr \| 5.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.430" \| 10.9mm
Caliber:	.38-45 ACP load data
Case Length (l3):	0.898" \| 22.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	0.966" \| 24.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.362" \| 9.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Case Capacity:	22.0 Grains of Water \| 1.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	34084 psi \| 2350 bar
LID:	LID_B7466_C596
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .357 | 85gr | H&N WC HS bullet and 51 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Universal, Maxam CSB 2, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Vihtavuori N330. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads, >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	77%	30211	89%	**57	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	75%	28747	84%	**91	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	77%	28732	84%	**30	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	82%	28471	84%	**99	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	81%	29327	86%	**72	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	81%	28863	85%	**01	97%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	69%	30516	90%	**09	90%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	81%	28689	84%	**26	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	88%	27847	82%	**85	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	78%	28660	84%	**54	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	92%	29733	87%	**36	86%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	92%	29443	86%	**86	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	84%	29080	85%	**49	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	75%	28921	85%	**07	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	75%	29472	86%	**73	92%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	72%	30356	89%	**90	94%
Hodgdon Universal 👍	<<locked>>	85%	30211	89%	**57	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	93%	8151	24%	**8	98%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	69%	30472	89%	**09	90%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	71%	28747	84%	**58	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	84%	30095	88%	**57	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	94%	29733	87%	**11	100%
Maxam CSB 2 👍	<<locked>>	94%	29907	88%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	87%	29573	87%	**88	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	85%	30472	89%	**81	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	78%	29559	87%	**09	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	76%	30385	89%	**83	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	69%	28921	85%	**50	93%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	64%	29573	87%	**04	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	82%	30327	89%	**40	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	7194	21%	**8	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	95%	29950	88%	**13	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	73%	28718	84%	**65	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	95%	20349	60%	**85	86%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	92%	29370	86%	**14	99%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	84%	29994	88%	**04	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	74%	30110	88%	**50	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	26179	77%	**75	91%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	85%	28848	85%	**11	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	69%	30472	89%	**09	90%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	85%	30516	90%	**83	99%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	89%	30226	89%	**57	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	80%	30414	89%	**96	83%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	93%	29138	85%	**83	94%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	65%	28094	82%	**47	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	84%	30356	89%	**98	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	20827	61%	**48	100%
Vihtavuori N330 👍	<<locked>>	86%	28950	85%	**40	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	88%	28137	83%	**17	99%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	95%	28210	83%	**67	94%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	69%	28152	83%	**75	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	18637	55%	**04	99%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	20189	59%	**37	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	18507	54%	**34	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	16186	47%	**40	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	17332	51%	**12	100%
[Accurate No. 2]*	<<locked>>	61%	14866	44%	**47	87%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	61%	22104	65%	**12	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	16781	49%	**73	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	13097	38%	**07	95%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	17463	51%	**71	94%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	83%	23279	68%	**88	81%
[Alliant UNIQUE]*	<<locked>>	61%	12227	36%	**07	87%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	15229	45%	**43	99%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	20320	60%	**50	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	18144	53%	**91	83%
[Hodgdon Longshot]*	<<locked>>	61%	20334	60%	**67	88%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	14939	44%	**89	97%
[Hodgdon TrailBoss]*	<<locked>>	60%	3814	11%	**2	85%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	61%	22060	65%	**09	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	21190	62%	**07	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	14431	42%	**76	93%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	11763	34%	**55	93%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	11124	33%	**94	98%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	13996	41%	**24	99%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	15983	47%	**73	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	18811	55%	**02	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	18115	53%	**91	91%
[Ramshot True Blue]*	<<locked>>	60%	20813	61%	**67	88%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	61%	26934	79%	**58	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	16201	48%	**55	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 14]*	<<locked>>	68%	4105	12%	**1	80%
[ReloadSwiss RS 20]*	<<locked>>	62%	11211	33%	**81	87%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	19189	56%	**85	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	88%	15824	46%	**57	81%
[SNPE Vectan A0]*	<<locked>>	61%	12444	36%	**65	87%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	15650	46%	**73	95%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	22002	65%	**09	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	73%	14591	43%	**66	80%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	14359	42%	**50	96%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	22060	65%	**09	84%
[Somchem MP200]*	<<locked>>	61%	14736	43%	**83	88%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	14054	41%	**47	91%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	76%	26150	77%	**17	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	69%	14228	42%	**93	81%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	25034	73%	**94	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	15229	45%	**80	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	7876	23%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	13460	40%	**66	97%
[Vihtavuori N340]*	<<locked>>	61%	12430	36%	**98	87%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	71%	13561	40%	**60	80%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	21176	62%	**34	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.