Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 120gr | H&N RN HS

Recommended Powder(s): Lovex S020, Ramshot Silhouette, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 120gr \| H&N RN HS
Bullet Weight:	120gr \| 7.8g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.591" \| 15.0mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.220" \| 5.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.201" \| 5.1mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7443_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 120gr | H&N RN HS bullet and 53 powders such as Lovex S020, Ramshot Silhouette, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200, 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%	24294	73%	**50	88%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	72%	29907	90%	**93	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	71%	28355	85%	**70	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	75%	29878	90%	**25	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	79%	29196	88%	**71	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	77%	29776	89%	**27	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	78%	29428	88%	**73	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	28834	86%	**39	93%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	78%	29950	90%	**04	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	84%	28616	86%	**53	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	74%	28732	86%	**09	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	87%	29921	90%	**98	91%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	86%	28979	87%	**29	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	80%	28935	87%	**98	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	71%	28689	86%	**89	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	71%	30008	90%	**48	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	68%	29066	87%	**29	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	80%	29907	90%	**93	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	80%	28340	85%	**66	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	10196	31%	**0	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	28790	86%	**39	93%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	68%	29327	88%	**24	100%
Lovex S020 👍	<<locked>>	78%	28979	87%	**86	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	89%	29849	89%	**60	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	87%	29022	87%	**73	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	83%	29312	88%	**34	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	79%	29588	89%	**17	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	72%	28456	85%	**52	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	70%	28631	86%	**06	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	67%	29878	90%	**39	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	75%	28718	86%	**60	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	8456	25%	**7	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	89%	29327	88%	**35	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	89%	28790	86%	**58	83%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	70%	29327	88%	**27	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	26179	78%	**01	95%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	87%	28572	86%	**66	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	78%	28848	86%	**47	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	70%	29863	90%	**25	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	29370	88%	**16	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	80%	28456	85%	**53	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	28790	86%	**39	93%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	79%	29428	88%	**12	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29225	88%	**93	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	75%	29240	88%	**58	88%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	88%	29109	87%	**45	97%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	63%	29066	87%	**29	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	79%	29805	89%	**34	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	23293	70%	**83	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	81%	29240	88%	**86	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	84%	28863	87%	**93	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	91%	29095	87%	**35	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	66%	28747	86%	**43	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	81%	16143	48%	**66	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	21016	63%	**48	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	21219	64%	**1	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	20102	60%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	18028	54%	**01	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	18913	57%	**56	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	17129	51%	**53	94%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	24787	74%	**66	91%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	18956	57%	**33	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	14779	44%	**01	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	19986	60%	**52	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	68%	16998	51%	**22	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	14127	42%	**17	94%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	17056	51%	**14	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	21422	64%	**8	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	60%	20160	60%	**65	90%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	22727	68%	**17	94%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	17318	52%	**73	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	15882	48%	**37	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	69%	5482	16%	**9	96%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	24758	74%	**63	91%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	22872	69%	**29	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	16317	49%	**56	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	14069	42%	**8	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	12966	39%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	16331	49%	**17	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	17347	52%	**20	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	19943	60%	**30	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	20900	63%	**68	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	24453	73%	**43	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	18391	55%	**96	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	75%	5598	17%	**9	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	12488	37%	**1	94%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	25005	75%	**89	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	21480	64%	**12	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	76%	12328	37%	**76	82%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	14243	43%	**1	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	17231	52%	**40	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	23076	69%	**33	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	11313	34%	**9	80%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	16462	49%	**37	99%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	24758	74%	**63	91%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	16752	50%	**73	95%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	15243	46%	**20	96%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	65%	20189	61%	**78	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	12575	38%	**4	84%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	27108	81%	**06	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	17100	51%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	9094	27%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	15040	45%	**40	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	14576	44%	**14	95%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	11458	34%	**2	82%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	24120	72%	**71	100%

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.