Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 115gr | Norma HP

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 115gr \| Norma HP
Manufacturer SKU:	69021
Bullet Weight:	115gr \| 7.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.557" \| 14.1mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.186" \| 4.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.186" \| 4.7mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B3890_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 115gr | Norma HP bullet and 53 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200. 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%	25367	76%	**06	89%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	69%	29240	88%	**12	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	70%	28979	87%	**06	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	72%	28398	85%	**38	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	75%	28355	85%	**91	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	73%	28877	87%	**40	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	76%	29240	88%	**09	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	29660	89%	**81	93%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	75%	28543	86%	**17	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	82%	28761	86%	**83	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	72%	29080	87%	**45	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	85%	29588	89%	**21	90%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	84%	29443	88%	**68	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	78%	29225	88%	**37	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	70%	29153	87%	**25	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	69%	29428	88%	**68	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	66%	28921	87%	**58	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	76%	29240	88%	**12	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	78%	29008	87%	**99	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	11734	35%	**6	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	29834	89%	**85	93%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	67%	29385	88%	**63	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	76%	29254	88%	**22	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	85%	28427	85%	**76	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	85%	29776	89%	**19	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	81%	29820	89%	**76	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	78%	29979	90%	**53	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	71%	28964	87%	**91	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	70%	29892	90%	**65	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	29588	89%	**65	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	73%	29805	89%	**99	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	10211	31%	**6	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	87%	29443	88%	**71	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	88%	29501	88%	**14	84%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	66%	28819	86%	**47	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	97%	29791	89%	**86	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	85%	28631	86%	**96	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	28761	86%	**80	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	67%	28398	85%	**38	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	92%	29051	87%	**48	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	78%	28848	86%	**93	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	29834	89%	**85	93%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	77%	29602	89%	**48	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29559	89%	**29	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	73%	29095	87%	**81	87%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	85%	28805	86%	**71	97%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	26527	80%	**52	82%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	75%	28587	86%	**47	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	25469	76%	**35	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	79%	29457	88%	**25	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	82%	28950	87%	**22	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	89%	28761	86%	**71	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	65%	28979	87%	**76	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	79%	16752	50%	**02	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	23627	71%	**17	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	23685	71%	**37	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	22321	67%	**47	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	19421	58%	**47	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	20450	61%	**02	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	17898	54%	**89	94%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	27296	82%	**48	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	19885	60%	**79	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	15780	47%	**43	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	20682	62%	**88	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	67%	17637	53%	**65	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	15534	47%	**73	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	18101	54%	**53	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	24018	72%	**53	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	22510	67%	**37	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	60%	24033	72%	**70	94%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	18782	56%	**22	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	17985	54%	**02	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	61%	6077	18%	**3	97%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	27253	82%	**45	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	24787	74%	**91	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	18550	56%	**32	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	15214	46%	**24	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	15679	47%	**70	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	17390	52%	**63	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	19682	59%	**89	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	22510	67%	**96	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	22481	67%	**34	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	25947	78%	**99	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	21350	64%	**68	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	64%	6005	18%	**6	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	14228	43%	**56	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	82%	24860	75%	**22	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	24323	73%	**81	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	71%	12386	37%	**83	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	60%	15069	45%	**20	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	18884	57%	**99	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	23772	71%	**73	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	62%	12952	39%	**8	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	18637	56%	**12	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	27253	82%	**45	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	18768	56%	**42	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	17405	52%	**93	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	63%	21045	63%	**17	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	60%	13590	41%	**30	85%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	94%	24410	73%	**06	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	19725	59%	**06	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	11545	35%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	17332	52%	**12	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	15664	47%	**60	95%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	60%	12459	37%	**8	83%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	26034	78%	**30	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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