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

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant Sport Pistol, Hodgdon CFE Pistol, SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2, Vihtavuori N330

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 148gr \| H&N WC H
Bullet Weight:	148gr \| 9.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.661" \| 16.8mm
Caliber:	.38-45 ACP load data
Case Length (l3):	0.898" \| 22.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	0.898" \| 22.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.661" \| 16.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.315" \| 8.0mm
Case Capacity:	22.0 Grains of Water \| 1.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	34084 psi \| 2350 bar
LID:	LID_B7475_C596
Last updated:	2025-11-11

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .357 | 148gr | H&N WC H bullet and 53 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Alliant Sport Pistol, Hodgdon CFE Pistol, SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2, Vihtavuori N330. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	79%	28805	85%	**40	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	77%	28442	83%	**6	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	79%	28021	82%	**6	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	88%	29965	88%	**5	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	86%	30081	88%	**7	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	85%	29428	86%	**17	98%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	72%	29109	85%	**83	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	86%	29979	88%	**1	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	95%	29559	87%	**24	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	82%	29022	85%	**63	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	96%	29124	85%	**22	89%
Alliant Sport Pistol 👍	<<locked>>	77%	29022	85%	**63	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	94%	27586	81%	**63	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	87%	28384	83%	**5	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	77%	28674	84%	**9	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	65%	28558	84%	**7	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	79%	30182	89%	**86	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	76%	29776	87%	**83	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	88%	28805	85%	**40	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol 👍	<<locked>>	91%	29718	87%	**37	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	72%	29066	85%	**83	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	74%	28543	84%	**8	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	88%	29776	87%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	95%	27369	80%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	96%	27833	82%	**30	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	91%	28790	84%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	89%	29950	88%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	80%	28181	83%	**2	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	80%	30545	90%	**83	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	73%	28543	84%	**63	95%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	67%	29675	87%	**14	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	84%	28471	84%	**27	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	94%	25425	75%	**43	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	78%	28601	84%	**4	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	96%	16404	48%	**7	87%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	95%	27978	82%	**10	99%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	88%	29921	88%	**17	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	74%	27992	82%	**6	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	95%	23322	68%	**8	92%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2 👍	<<locked>>	91%	30008	88%	**33	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 2	<<locked>>	94%	28718	84%	**48	91%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	72%	29066	85%	**83	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	89%	29921	88%	**73	99%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	93%	29878	88%	**53	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	83%	28776	84%	**86	85%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	96%	27485	81%	**73	96%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	71%	30298	89%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	85%	27920	82%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	18014	53%	**0	100%
Vihtavuori N330 👍	<<locked>>	90%	28601	84%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	95%	30385	89%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	96%	24729	73%	**27	94%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	75%	29675	87%	**14	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	16447	48%	**3	100%
[ADI APS 350]²	<<locked>>	59%	17927	53%	**8	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	63%	18405	54%	**4	100%
[ADI AS 30]²	<<locked>>	59%	14083	41%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	14852	44%	**1	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	14185	42%	**7	90%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	61%	19841	58%	**8	85%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	63%	16404	48%	**7	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	11777	35%	**8	96%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	16563	49%	**6	96%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	80%	18376	54%	**8	81%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	18579	55%	**6	96%
[Alliant UNIQUE]*	<<locked>>	61%	10892	32%	**1	89%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	13808	41%	**8	100%
[Hodgdon Clays]²	<<locked>>	59%	18043	53%	**8	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	60%	23902	70%	**2	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	62%	16273	48%	**3	85%
[Hodgdon Longshot]*	<<locked>>	61%	17347	51%	**6	88%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	13314	39%	**1	98%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	11937	35%	**4	96%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	61%	19928	58%	**2	85%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	19218	56%	**0	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	63%	13387	39%	**7	95%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	11226	33%	**2	96%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	9558	28%	**1	99%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	12662	37%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	14605	43%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	16143	47%	**1	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	15780	46%	**0	92%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	62%	19392	57%	**8	90%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	62%	25005	73%	**1	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	13924	41%	**3	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 20]*	<<locked>>	62%	9964	29%	**8	89%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	17593	52%	**3	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	87%	12212	36%	**2	81%
[SNPE Vectan A0]*	<<locked>>	61%	11255	33%	**2	88%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	13445	39%	**8	96%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	20581	60%	**4	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	71%	12212	36%	**4	80%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	12908	38%	**4	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 2]*	<<locked>>	77%	16172	47%	**8	81%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	19928	58%	**2	85%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	13692	40%	**7	91%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	11951	35%	**5	91%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	75%	21567	63%	**1	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	68%	11705	34%	**4	82%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	60%	21379	63%	**3	100%
[Vihtavuori N320]²	<<locked>>	59%	12720	37%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	70%	9195	27%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	11110	33%	**1	97%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	11618	34%	**8	90%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	69%	11313	33%	**4	81%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	18855	55%	**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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