Load data for .38-45 ACP + .357 | 158gr | MAGTECH FMJ FLAT

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant Herco, Ramshot True Blue, SNPE Vectan A0

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 158gr \| MAGTECH FMJ FLAT
Manufacturer SKU:	BU357D
Bullet Weight:	158gr \| 10.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
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_B12276_C596
Last updated:	2026-03-24

Load data for 120 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .357 | 158gr | MAGTECH FMJ FLAT bullet and 60 powders such as Alliant Herco, Ramshot True Blue, SNPE Vectan A0. 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%	28543	84%	**96	93%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	66%	30284	89%	**47	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	68%	29298	86%	**3	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	72%	30081	88%	**5	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	73%	29559	87%	**2	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	70%	29211	86%	**1	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	74%	29588	87%	**47	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	79%	29370	86%	**52	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	73%	29863	88%	**4	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	79%	29008	85%	**17	100%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	78%	29370	86%	**17	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	71%	30530	90%	**93	100%
Alliant Herco 👍	<<locked>>	96%	30501	89%	**93	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	82%	30530	90%	**61	94%
Alliant RED DOT	<<locked>>	75%	29530	87%	**5	100%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	66%	30255	89%	**89	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	81%	30240	89%	**93	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	76%	30530	90%	**8	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	94%	29399	86%	**7	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	71%	29501	87%	**04	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	68%	29457	86%	**6	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	66%	29269	86%	**96	97%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	63%	29211	86%	**93	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	74%	30284	89%	**47	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	75%	29341	86%	**30	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	79%	29370	86%	**52	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	65%	29994	88%	**01	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	73%	29356	86%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	82%	29327	86%	**17	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	80%	30066	88%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	76%	28993	85%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	75%	30458	89%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	69%	29588	87%	**2	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	67%	30371	89%	**96	100%
Ramshot True Blue 👍	<<locked>>	62%	29863	88%	**99	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	68%	29356	86%	**14	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	83%	29182	86%	**86	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	30182	89%	**55	88%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	63%	29182	86%	**1	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	93%	30226	89%	**11	98%
SNPE Vectan A0 👍	<<locked>>	84%	30313	89%	**53	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	75%	30095	88%	**30	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	67%	30066	88%	**5	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	89%	29863	88%	**86	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	76%	29791	87%	**30	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 2	<<locked>>	78%	29762	87%	**68	95%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	79%	29370	86%	**52	84%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	73%	29182	86%	**70	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	77%	29356	86%	**50	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	70%	29892	88%	**29	91%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	82%	29327	86%	**09	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	28906	85%	**29	88%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	96%	22510	66%	**73	87%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	72%	29588	87%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	28123	83%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	75%	29283	86%	**40	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	79%	29225	86%	**56	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	87%	30501	89%	**19	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	29530	87%	**14	100%
Winchester AutoComp	<<locked>>	81%	29834	88%	**43	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	68%	14939	44%	**0	82%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	26876	79%	**01	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	24918	73%	**3	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	24149	71%	**6	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	21756	64%	**6	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	23844	70%	**2	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	20508	60%	**9	98%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	72%	23772	70%	**66	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	22336	66%	**9	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	17680	52%	**6	100%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	61%	19058	56%	**9	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	23569	69%	**1	100%
Alliant Herco	<<locked>>	62%	14591	43%	**3	97%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	62%	17245	51%	**5	84%
Alliant RED DOT	<<locked>>	62%	22017	65%	**6	100%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	26672	78%	**40	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	18333	54%	**6	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	20175	59%	**6	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	69%	16534	49%	**7	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	22524	66%	**2	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	25208	74%	**7	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	24613	72%	**30	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	62%	27876	82%	**76	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	22234	65%	**5	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	20334	60%	**9	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	72%	23772	70%	**66	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	26208	77%	**8	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	21132	62%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	17231	51%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	18666	55%	**6	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	20494	60%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	21219	62%	**6	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	23743	70%	**9	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	62%	25527	75%	**30	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	28282	83%	**76	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	24366	71%	**8	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	16114	47%	**3	99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	73%	21190	62%	**01	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	27311	80%	**8	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	60%	11429	34%	**7	84%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	17390	51%	**3	98%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	20943	61%	**6	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	25933	76%	**9	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	62%	15142	44%	**3	89%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	20233	59%	**9	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 2]*	<<locked>>	61%	17985	53%	**5	88%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	72%	23772	70%	**66	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	21553	63%	**8	99%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	18666	55%	**9	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	22147	65%	**04	86%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	16404	48%	**6	92%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	80%	19276	57%	**1	80%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	83%	16418	48%	**8	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	21915	64%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	82%	21654	64%	**0	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	19102	56%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	18681	55%	**6	99%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	60%	14692	43%	**6	91%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	27441	81%	**1	100%
Winchester AutoComp	<<locked>>	60%	17535	51%	**6	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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