Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 115gr | Sierra JHP SportsMaster

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 115gr \| Sierra JHP SportsMaster
Manufacturer SKU:	8110
Bullet Weight:	115gr \| 7.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.514" \| 13.1mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.143" \| 3.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.143" \| 3.6mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B5936_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 115gr | Sierra JHP SportsMaster bullet and 51 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>>	97%	28050	84%	**78	91%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	67%	29283	88%	**32	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	70%	29559	89%	**32	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	71%	28892	87%	**61	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	74%	28935	87%	**11	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	72%	29240	88%	**70	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	74%	28906	87%	**22	99%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	73%	28718	86%	**40	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	80%	28703	86%	**06	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	70%	28993	87%	**68	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	83%	29805	89%	**57	91%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29428	88%	**85	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	76%	29312	88%	**53	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	67%	28253	85%	**29	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	68%	29646	89%	**91	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	64%	29153	87%	**91	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	74%	29283	88%	**32	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	77%	29863	90%	**35	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	12314	37%	**5	100%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	65%	29399	88%	**80	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	74%	29269	88%	**42	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	85%	29776	89%	**16	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	82%	29849	89%	**32	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	79%	29762	89%	**89	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	74%	28689	86%	**53	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	70%	29457	88%	**11	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	67%	29486	88%	**75	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	63%	29776	89%	**88	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	70%	28703	86%	**99	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	10834	32%	**6	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	84%	28921	87%	**78	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	29312	88%	**34	84%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	65%	28935	87%	**63	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	93%	29066	87%	**93	97%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	84%	29559	89%	**32	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	29791	89%	**16	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	66%	28877	87%	**61	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	89%	29124	87%	**71	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	76%	28718	86%	**12	100%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	75%	29356	88%	**71	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	79%	29138	87%	**45	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	71%	29109	87%	**11	88%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	84%	29327	88%	**07	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	28558	86%	**11	85%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	96%	21422	64%	**16	83%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	73%	29066	87%	**73	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	26847	80%	**68	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	77%	29341	88%	**39	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29965	90%	**65	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	87%	29356	88%	**01	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	63%	28964	87%	**96	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	74%	15954	48%	**99	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	24047	72%	**43	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	23264	70%	**43	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	23018	69%	**76	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	20363	61%	**76	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	22263	67%	**52	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	19479	58%	**45	96%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	20552	62%	**02	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	17405	52%	**99	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	22365	67%	**47	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	63%	16868	51%	**58	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	17027	51%	**25	96%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	19885	60%	**02	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	23409	70%	**63	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	62%	24120	72%	**89	93%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	25773	77%	**22	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	20537	62%	**75	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	18347	55%	**25	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	60%	6266	19%	**9	98%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	26658	80%	**40	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	62%	19885	60%	**78	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	15737	47%	**53	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	16389	49%	**96	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	18086	54%	**93	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	20421	61%	**19	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	23482	70%	**25	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	23409	70%	**70	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	27586	83%	**48	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	22017	66%	**91	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	63%	6150	18%	**2	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	14663	44%	**86	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	79%	23801	71%	**19	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	26382	79%	**27	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	68%	12227	37%	**93	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	16317	49%	**66	96%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	19232	58%	**25	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	25802	77%	**19	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	60%	13140	39%	**7	83%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	19189	58%	**32	100%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	20030	60%	**88	97%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	17608	53%	**19	98%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	20363	61%	**27	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	60%	14547	44%	**76	87%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	88%	22495	67%	**83	80%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	92%	18855	57%	**53	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	20450	61%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	11516	35%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	17854	54%	**42	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	16998	51%	**06	97%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	13373	40%	**33	86%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	27441	82%	**76	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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