Load data for .38-45 ACP + .357 | 148gr | H&N WC F Match

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant Sport Pistol, Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 148gr \| H&N WC F Match
Bullet Weight:	148gr \| 9.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.610" \| 15.5mm
Caliber:	.38-45 ACP load data
Case Length (l3):	0.898" \| 22.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	0.898" \| 22.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.610" \| 15.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.393" \| 10.0mm
Case Capacity:	22.0 Grains of Water \| 1.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	34084 psi \| 2350 bar
LID:	LID_B7474_C596
Last updated:	2025-11-10

Load data for 108 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .357 | 148gr | H&N WC F Match bullet and 54 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant Sport Pistol, Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2. 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>>	96%	19392	57%	**2	83%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	78%	29153	86%	**50	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	78%	29486	87%	**6	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	79%	28805	85%	**2	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	84%	28210	83%	**5	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	82%	28282	83%	**8	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	84%	29530	87%	**33	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	70%	28819	85%	**93	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	82%	28094	82%	**5	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	93%	29834	88%	**37	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29414	86%	**79	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	94%	28776	84%	**32	89%
Alliant Sport Pistol 👍	<<locked>>	76%	29269	86%	**79	100%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	96%	29979	88%	**06	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	86%	28863	85%	**1	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	78%	29805	87%	**9	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	64%	28892	85%	**10	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	77%	29515	87%	**93	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	74%	29602	87%	**96	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	87%	29153	86%	**50	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	89%	29704	87%	**50	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	70%	28776	84%	**89	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	73%	29080	85%	**4	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	86%	29863	88%	**63	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	94%	27702	81%	**10	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	95%	28181	83%	**47	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	90%	29109	85%	**10	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	88%	30618	90%	**04	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	80%	29037	85%	**8	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	78%	30240	89%	**93	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	73%	30356	89%	**96	96%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	66%	30095	88%	**30	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	83%	28921	85%	**43	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	96%	27760	81%	**83	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	77%	29109	85%	**10	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	95%	17056	50%	**20	88%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	97%	30284	89%	**50	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	86%	30037	88%	**27	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	74%	28790	84%	**2	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	96%	24772	73%	**10	93%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2 👍	<<locked>>	90%	30414	89%	**50	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 2	<<locked>>	94%	30530	90%	**84	93%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	70%	28776	84%	**89	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	87%	29776	87%	**83	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	92%	30110	88%	**66	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	83%	30008	88%	**15	87%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	96%	29486	87%	**06	97%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	68%	28181	83%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	85%	28718	84%	**01	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	18811	55%	**0	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	89%	28906	85%	**53	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	94%	30356	89%	**73	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	97%	26803	79%	**66	96%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	74%	30095	88%	**30	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	93%	17985	53%	**5	82%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	17085	50%	**6	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	19218	56%	**1	100%
[ADI APS 450]²	<<locked>>	59%	17347	51%	**4	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	15040	44%	**1	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	15751	46%	**7	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	14750	43%	**0	91%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	60%	20088	59%	**8	86%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	15432	45%	**1	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	12430	36%	**4	97%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	17231	51%	**9	97%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	78%	18391	54%	**8	81%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	19087	56%	**5	97%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	11342	33%	**8	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	14620	43%	**7	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	19319	57%	**4	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	62%	26600	78%	**4	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	16346	48%	**3	85%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	62%	18898	55%	**8	90%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	14054	41%	**3	99%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	12560	37%	**4	97%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	60%	20044	59%	**5	86%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	19943	59%	**3	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	62%	13953	41%	**7	96%
[Maxam CSB 1]²	<<locked>>	59%	10660	31%	**5	95%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	10356	30%	**8	99%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	13532	40%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	15476	45%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	17231	51%	**7	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	62%	17535	51%	**6	94%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	19653	58%	**2	91%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	61%	25512	75%	**1	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	14750	43%	**6	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	10414	31%	**8	91%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	18478	54%	**3	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	85%	12140	36%	**9	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	11792	35%	**1	90%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	13967	41%	**1	97%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	63%	21567	63%	**3	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	70%	12444	36%	**1	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	13489	40%	**7	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 2]*	<<locked>>	73%	15142	44%	**5	81%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	60%	20044	59%	**5	86%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	14098	41%	**0	92%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	12546	37%	**8	93%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	73%	21335	63%	**1	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	64%	10936	32%	**4	81%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	60%	22713	67%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	13706	40%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	66%	8717	26%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	11777	35%	**4	98%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	12169	36%	**1	92%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	65%	10573	31%	**5	80%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	19522	57%	**9	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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