Load data for .38-45 ACP + .357 | 158gr | Sellier & Bellot FMJ

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Bullet:	.357 \| 158gr \| Sellier & Bellot FMJ
Manufacturer SKU:	31862
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_B7252_C596
Last updated:	2026-02-04

Load data for 112 loads in caliber .38-45 ACP with .357 | 158gr | Sellier & Bellot FMJ bullet and 56 powder(s). 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>>	93%	29457	86%	**91	96%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	63%	29762	87%	**02	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	67%	29979	88%	**8	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	69%	29805	87%	**1	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	69%	28863	85%	**7	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	68%	29907	88%	**50	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	70%	29037	85%	**12	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	75%	29892	88%	**47	88%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	69%	29312	86%	**27	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	77%	30530	90%	**99	100%
[Accurate TCM]*	<<locked>>	83%	29834	88%	**20	83%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	74%	29530	87%	**79	100%
[Alliant BLUE DOT]*	<<locked>>	96%	30095	88%	**34	87%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	66%	29066	85%	**38	100%
Alliant Herco 👍	<<locked>>	92%	30530	90%	**65	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	78%	30255	89%	**43	96%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	29921	88%	**55	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	78%	30661	90%	**65	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	73%	30661	90%	**53	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	92%	30516	90%	**66	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	69%	30501	89%	**76	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	67%	30400	89%	**8	100%
Hodgdon HS-6 👍	<<locked>>	63%	30110	88%	**81	99%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	70%	29762	87%	**02	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	72%	29660	87%	**99	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	75%	29892	88%	**47	88%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	30530	90%	**70	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	70%	30255	89%	**25	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	80%	30530	90%	**96	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	76%	29559	87%	**93	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	73%	29617	87%	**60	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	70%	29370	86%	**40	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	66%	29559	87%	**7	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	63%	29892	88%	**58	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	65%	29472	86%	**73	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	78%	29515	87%	**55	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 24	<<locked>>	80%	29602	87%	**30	90%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	87%	30095	88%	**83	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	78%	29037	85%	**09	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	72%	30487	89%	**96	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	64%	29791	87%	**1	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	30661	90%	**71	99%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	73%	30647	90%	**06	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 2	<<locked>>	73%	29399	86%	**40	97%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	75%	29892	88%	**47	88%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	71%	30560	90%	**55	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	75%	29921	88%	**29	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	68%	30342	89%	**17	94%
Vihtavuori 3N37 👍	<<locked>>	78%	29472	86%	**81	100%
Vihtavuori 3N38	<<locked>>	91%	29472	86%	**17	91%
Vihtavuori N105	<<locked>>	97%	26527	78%	**30	94%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	70%	30501	89%	**63	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	30545	90%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	71%	29051	85%	**99	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	75%	29878	88%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N350 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29254	86%	**78	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	61%	12807	38%	**3	82%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	28340	83%	**86	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	26324	77%	**9	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	24903	73%	**2	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	24004	70%	**5	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	25193	74%	**1	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	22640	66%	**17	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	64%	20291	60%	**76	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	22829	67%	**5	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	18913	56%	**8	100%
[Accurate TCM]*	<<locked>>	79%	26426	78%	**75	80%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	61%	20233	59%	**8	100%
[Alliant BLUE DOT]*	<<locked>>	83%	21582	63%	**83	80%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	25991	76%	**96	100%
Alliant Herco	<<locked>>	61%	14373	42%	**3	98%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	61%	18594	55%	**27	89%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	28369	83%	**32	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	19914	58%	**04	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	21393	63%	**8	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	13953	41%	**0	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	23192	68%	**1	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	26789	79%	**2	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	27354	80%	**42	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	24004	70%	**27	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	21654	64%	**4	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	64%	20291	60%	**76	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	28834	85%	**50	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	22597	66%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	18188	53%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	19566	57%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	20595	60%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	23105	68%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	26107	77%	**8	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	27064	79%	**19	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	26194	77%	**37	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	17753	52%	**4	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	63%	17318	51%	**4	80%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	62%	12372	36%	**2	88%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	18956	56%	**8	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	22365	66%	**1	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	28181	83%	**1	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	15519	46%	**9	92%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	22133	65%	**1	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 2	<<locked>>	61%	19856	58%	**73	92%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	64%	20291	60%	**76	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	22466	66%	**40	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	20479	60%	**4	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	61%	24569	72%	**22	90%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	17782	52%	**4	96%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	72%	16969	50%	**8	81%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	75%	14214	42%	**5	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	23699	70%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	69%	17202	50%	**0	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	21437	63%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	20189	59%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	62%	16302	48%	**8	95%

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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