Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 118gr | Lehigh Defense Xtreme Defense

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Bullet:	.355 \| 118gr \| Lehigh Defense Xtreme Defense
Manufacturer SKU:	09355118LP
Bullet Weight:	118gr \| 7.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.680" \| 17.3mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.121" \| 28.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.449" \| 11.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.449" \| 11.4mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B10966_C583
Last updated:	2026-01-20

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 118gr | Lehigh Defense Xtreme Defense bullet and 51 powder(s). 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>>	86%	29878	90%	**06	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	85%	28543	86%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	91%	28471	85%	**7	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	90%	29660	89%	**47	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	91%	29051	87%	**43	93%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	77%	29515	88%	**09	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	92%	29907	90%	**27	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	96%	26078	78%	**33	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	89%	29182	87%	**15	97%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	83%	29646	89%	**15	97%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	95%	24526	74%	**60	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	96%	29820	89%	**40	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	92%	29675	89%	**76	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	70%	28964	87%	**60	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	85%	29269	88%	**02	86%
[Hodgdon Longshot]*	<<locked>>	81%	28935	87%	**02	89%
Hodgdon TiteGroup	<<locked>>	64%	29095	87%	**24	100%
Hodgdon Universal 👍	<<locked>>	96%	29878	90%	**06	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol 👍	<<locked>>	96%	28587	86%	**79	100%
Lovex D032	<<locked>>	64%	30008	90%	**43	99%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	77%	29457	88%	**09	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	81%	29805	89%	**47	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	94%	29950	90%	**99	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	95%	23308	70%	**1	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	97%	23119	69%	**43	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	95%	27557	83%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	95%	29820	89%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	87%	28500	85%	**7	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	84%	28529	86%	**02	94%
[Ramshot True Blue]*	<<locked>>	79%	28776	86%	**93	89%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	72%	29182	87%	**63	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	92%	29211	88%	**02	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	96%	22263	67%	**33	96%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	84%	29356	88%	**66	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	96%	24424	73%	**7	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9 👍	<<locked>>	94%	29950	90%	**66	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	80%	28529	86%	**8	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	96%	21016	63%	**8	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2 👍	<<locked>>	95%	28369	85%	**70	100%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	77%	29457	88%	**09	84%
Shooters World Clean Shot	<<locked>>	64%	30008	90%	**43	99%
Shooters World Ultimate Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	28921	87%	**06	98%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	94%	29109	87%	**02	95%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	96%	27789	83%	**70	97%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	97%	23293	70%	**40	86%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	74%	28529	86%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	94%	29211	88%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N330 👍	<<locked>>	96%	27470	82%	**93	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	97%	26498	79%	**56	96%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	95%	20972	63%	**4	84%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	80%	29182	87%	**63	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	66%	18449	55%	**2	97%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	83%	27021	81%	**2	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	81%	23453	70%	**2	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	74%	21234	64%	**8	100%
[Accurate No. 2]*	<<locked>>	79%	21292	64%	**2	88%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	71%	24250	73%	**33	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	78%	21843	65%	**5	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	83%	19145	57%	**8	97%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	69%	18188	55%	**5	91%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	66%	18768	56%	**5	91%
[Alliant UNIQUE]*	<<locked>>	79%	17289	52%	**9	89%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	81%	21451	64%	**8	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	74%	18304	55%	**2	100%
[Hodgdon HP38]²	<<locked>>	59%	20784	62%	**2	99%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	73%	21074	63%	**1	80%
[Hodgdon Longshot]*	<<locked>>	65%	18144	54%	**2	80%
Hodgdon TiteGroup	<<locked>>	61%	26542	80%	**4	100%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	73%	18449	55%	**2	97%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	77%	18782	56%	**5	96%
[Lovex D032]²	<<locked>>	59%	25657	77%	**8	98%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	71%	24207	73%	**33	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	68%	20827	62%	**2	99%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	75%	17898	54%	**2	93%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	86%	19218	58%	**2	97%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	82%	16621	50%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	80%	19435	58%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	79%	20769	62%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	77%	22902	69%	**2	100%
[Ramshot Silhouette]*	<<locked>>	68%	18347	55%	**5	87%
[Ramshot True Blue]*	<<locked>>	64%	18550	56%	**8	81%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	62%	21973	66%	**5	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	70%	17143	51%	**8	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	84%	17085	51%	**8	91%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	67%	18855	57%	**8	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	88%	20755	62%	**5	91%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	77%	20160	60%	**2	95%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	77%	27006	81%	**2	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	93%	19319	58%	**5	80%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	77%	19029	57%	**2	97%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	71%	24207	73%	**33	80%
[Shooters World Clean Shot]²	<<locked>>	59%	25657	77%	**8	98%
Shooters World Ultimate Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	26789	80%	**70	97%
[Somchem MP200]*	<<locked>>	75%	18463	55%	**2	88%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	80%	19769	59%	**5	92%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	85%	17289	52%	**5	80%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	68%	23989	72%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	76%	18927	57%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	78%	17448	52%	**5	98%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	81%	18333	55%	**9	91%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	88%	17622	53%	**9	80%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	66%	20189	61%	**2	98%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

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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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