Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 115gr | Geco HOLLOW POINT

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 115gr \| Geco HOLLOW POINT
Manufacturer SKU:	2318149
Bullet Weight:	115gr \| 7.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.532" \| 13.5mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.161" \| 4.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.161" \| 4.1mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B9012_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 115gr | Geco HOLLOW POINT bullet and 50 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Vihtavuori N340. 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%	27006	81%	**52	90%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	68%	28993	87%	**22	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	70%	28921	87%	**19	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	73%	29979	90%	**71	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	74%	28500	85%	**01	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	72%	28964	87%	**53	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	74%	28747	86%	**09	99%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	73%	28413	85%	**27	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	83%	29878	90%	**12	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	71%	28674	86%	**55	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	82%	28834	86%	**30	90%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	82%	29095	87%	**75	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	76%	28964	87%	**43	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	70%	29428	88%	**38	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	67%	28558	86%	**65	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	65%	29443	88%	**81	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	75%	28993	87%	**22	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	78%	29950	90%	**22	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	11922	36%	**2	100%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	65%	29254	88%	**70	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	74%	28935	87%	**29	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	85%	29617	89%	**06	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	83%	29660	89%	**25	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	79%	29414	88%	**76	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	76%	29921	90%	**66	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	70%	28950	87%	**01	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	68%	29341	88%	**68	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	63%	28572	86%	**58	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	72%	29704	89%	**09	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	11052	33%	**2	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	85%	28892	87%	**75	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	87%	29457	88%	**24	84%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	65%	28761	86%	**50	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	95%	29472	88%	**99	97%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	85%	29530	89%	**22	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	29704	89%	**06	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	68%	29965	90%	**71	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	91%	29457	88%	**62	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	78%	30023	90%	**22	100%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	75%	29095	87%	**55	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	79%	28993	87%	**35	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	72%	29559	89%	**07	88%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	85%	29617	89%	**01	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	27891	84%	**91	84%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	74%	28718	86%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	26876	81%	**61	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	78%	29254	88%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	82%	29950	90%	**55	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	88%	29385	88%	**88	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	65%	30023	90%	**02	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	77%	16534	50%	**12	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	23670	71%	**30	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	24120	72%	**50	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	22394	67%	**60	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	21031	63%	**83	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	21756	65%	**38	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	19058	57%	**32	95%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	20001	60%	**86	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	16984	51%	**83	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	22060	66%	**27	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	65%	17463	52%	**71	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	16578	50%	**09	96%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	19435	58%	**89	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	24279	73%	**66	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	23177	69%	**66	92%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	25947	78%	**22	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	20030	60%	**61	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	18159	54%	**15	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	62%	6382	19%	**2	98%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	26179	78%	**24	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	18681	56%	**42	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	15432	46%	**37	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	15911	48%	**79	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	17709	53%	**76	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	19870	60%	**02	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	22814	68%	**12	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	23322	70%	**60	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	26353	79%	**25	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	21611	65%	**81	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	61%	5831	17%	**3	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	14402	43%	**73	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	80%	23989	72%	**22	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	25715	77%	**11	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	69%	12256	37%	**89	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	16056	48%	**56	95%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	18884	57%	**15	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	25295	76%	**06	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	12952	39%	**8	83%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	18710	56%	**19	100%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	18768	56%	**52	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	17303	52%	**99	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	20450	61%	**17	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	14359	43%	**63	87%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	91%	23569	71%	**02	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	19899	60%	**19	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	11937	36%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	17318	52%	**19	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	16592	50%	**93	96%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	13256	40%	**27	85%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	26020	78%	**43	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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