Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 115gr | Sellier & Bellot TFMJ

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 115gr \| Sellier & Bellot TFMJ
Manufacturer SKU:	31980
Bullet Weight:	115gr \| 7.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.582" \| 14.8mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.211" \| 5.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.211" \| 5.4mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7246_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 115gr | Sellier & Bellot TFMJ bullet and 53 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, 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%	24947	75%	**80	88%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	71%	29486	88%	**06	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	71%	28761	86%	**96	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	73%	28543	86%	**29	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	76%	28485	85%	**78	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	75%	29240	88%	**37	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	78%	29631	89%	**99	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	29414	88%	**68	93%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	76%	28601	86%	**11	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	84%	28921	87%	**73	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	74%	29153	87%	**39	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	86%	29109	87%	**04	90%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	86%	29907	90%	**65	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	80%	29559	89%	**27	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	71%	29211	88%	**12	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	70%	29066	87%	**45	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	68%	29747	89%	**62	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	78%	29486	88%	**06	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	80%	29588	89%	**96	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	11443	34%	**3	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	29370	88%	**68	93%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	68%	29820	89%	**50	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	78%	29718	89%	**19	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	87%	28877	87%	**70	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	85%	28398	85%	**89	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	83%	29863	90%	**63	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	77%	28427	85%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	72%	28935	87%	**81	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	70%	29254	88%	**39	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	29051	87%	**39	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	75%	29994	90%	**93	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	9979	30%	**0	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	89%	29979	90%	**68	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	89%	29370	88%	**88	83%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	68%	28906	87%	**40	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	27050	81%	**30	95%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	87%	29008	87%	**89	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	78%	29298	88%	**73	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	68%	28529	86%	**29	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	93%	28660	86%	**25	95%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	80%	29109	87%	**83	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	29370	88%	**68	93%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	78%	28776	86%	**25	99%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29950	90%	**22	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	74%	28979	87%	**65	86%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	88%	29733	89%	**78	97%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	63%	29820	89%	**58	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	76%	28674	86%	**40	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	24540	74%	**12	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	81%	30008	90%	**19	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	84%	29356	88%	**16	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	91%	29617	89%	**65	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	66%	29385	88%	**73	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	83%	17782	53%	**19	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	22350	67%	**84	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	21770	65%	**4	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	20624	62%	**07	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	19218	58%	**30	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	20044	60%	**86	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	17898	54%	**79	94%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	25440	76%	**96	90%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	19696	59%	**63	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	15548	47%	**27	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	20755	62%	**78	98%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	68%	17869	54%	**58	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	15461	46%	**56	94%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	17883	54%	**40	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	21988	66%	**10	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	60%	21089	63%	**94	90%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	23366	70%	**47	93%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	18724	56%	**12	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	17085	51%	**66	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	64%	6237	19%	**6	97%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	25396	76%	**93	90%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	23264	70%	**55	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	17202	52%	**89	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	15011	45%	**10	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	14388	43%	**27	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	17347	52%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	18130	54%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	20842	62%	**56	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	21611	65%	**01	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	25048	75%	**76	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	19972	60%	**35	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	67%	6135	18%	**2	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	13387	40%	**20	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	25701	77%	**22	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	23047	69%	**48	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	73%	12589	38%	**79	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	14982	45%	**07	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	17941	54%	**73	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	23496	70%	**60	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	12241	37%	**2	80%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	17535	53%	**73	99%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	25396	76%	**93	90%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	17724	53%	**02	95%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	16128	48%	**50	96%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	65%	21350	64%	**11	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	13518	41%	**17	84%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	27905	84%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	18101	54%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	10443	31%	**0	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	15983	48%	**73	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	15490	46%	**43	95%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	12444	37%	**1	83%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	24787	74%	**04	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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