Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 115gr | Barnes XPB

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 115gr \| Barnes XPB
Manufacturer SKU:	35515
Bullet Weight:	115gr \| 7.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.710" \| 18.0mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.339" \| 8.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.339" \| 8.6mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B698_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 104 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 115gr | Barnes XPB bullet and 52 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon CFE Pistol, Maxam CSB 2, ReloadSwiss RS 20, 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>>	77%	28355	85%	**14	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	77%	28558	86%	**24	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	81%	29356	88%	**70	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	85%	28950	87%	**19	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	82%	28355	85%	**52	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	83%	27760	83%	**71	96%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	71%	28950	87%	**63	89%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	83%	28224	85%	**29	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	92%	28456	85%	**91	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	80%	28210	85%	**37	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	95%	28819	86%	**99	85%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	97%	29921	90%	**83	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	86%	28007	84%	**38	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	77%	28761	86%	**37	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	66%	29747	89%	**94	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	78%	29240	88%	**53	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	75%	29733	89%	**63	94%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	86%	28355	85%	**14	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol 👍	<<locked>>	90%	29733	89%	**20	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	93%	8441	25%	**8	99%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	71%	28906	87%	**60	89%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	73%	28268	85%	**52	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	87%	29733	89%	**40	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	96%	28340	85%	**88	100%
Maxam CSB 2 👍	<<locked>>	96%	28674	86%	**30	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	89%	28456	85%	**68	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	88%	30008	90%	**71	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	81%	29211	88%	**15	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	78%	29298	88%	**53	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	72%	28631	86%	**40	93%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	65%	28819	86%	**88	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	85%	29936	90%	**30	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	8006	24%	**8	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	96%	27093	81%	**50	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	76%	28587	86%	**71	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	95%	17622	53%	**65	84%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	94%	28268	85%	**91	98%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	87%	29979	90%	**98	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	75%	29341	88%	**70	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	95%	23989	72%	**52	89%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	88%	28761	86%	**04	100%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	71%	28906	87%	**60	89%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	87%	29472	88%	**50	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	90%	28384	85%	**14	99%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	95%	27586	83%	**50	93%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	69%	29515	88%	**89	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	84%	27905	84%	**61	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	19145	57%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N330 👍	<<locked>>	90%	28921	87%	**34	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	91%	28050	84%	**14	99%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	96%	25382	76%	**04	92%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	73%	28819	86%	**88	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	18202	55%	**37	99%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	19566	59%	**2	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	17608	53%	**9	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	15853	48%	**9	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	16230	49%	**1	100%
[Accurate No. 2]*	<<locked>>	61%	14243	43%	**2	86%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	60%	20044	60%	**96	82%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	15693	47%	**9	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	12401	37%	**6	95%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	16476	49%	**04	93%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	86%	22524	68%	**84	81%
[Alliant UNIQUE]*	<<locked>>	60%	11719	35%	**6	87%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	14475	43%	**9	99%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	19943	60%	**5	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	61%	25991	78%	**42	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	16955	51%	**20	82%
[Hodgdon Longshot]*	<<locked>>	60%	17811	53%	**50	85%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	14199	43%	**5	97%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	13547	41%	**5	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	82%	6991	21%	**9	97%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	60%	20001	60%	**96	82%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	20494	61%	**33	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	13474	40%	**5	92%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	12024	36%	**6	94%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	10617	32%	**3	98%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	13648	41%	**6	99%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	15432	46%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	17318	52%	**5	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	17347	52%	**30	91%
[Ramshot True Blue]*	<<locked>>	61%	19783	59%	**79	87%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	61%	24947	75%	**32	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	14678	44%	**4	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	85%	6759	20%	**2	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 20]*	<<locked>>	60%	10515	32%	**0	86%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	17927	54%	**14	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	92%	15505	46%	**09	81%
[SNPE Vectan A0]*	<<locked>>	60%	11763	35%	**6	86%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	14779	44%	**5	95%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	21205	64%	**8	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	75%	14562	44%	**5	80%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	14678	44%	**2	96%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	60%	20001	60%	**96	82%
[Somchem MP200]*	<<locked>>	60%	13764	41%	**2	88%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	13706	41%	**9	91%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	71%	14112	42%	**1	81%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	60%	22452	67%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	15243	46%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	8615	26%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	12749	38%	**5	97%
[Vihtavuori N340]*	<<locked>>	61%	11966	36%	**3	87%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	73%	13750	41%	**5	81%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	19870	60%	**47	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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