Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 123gr | Geco SOFTPOINT

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Lovex S020, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 123gr \| Geco SOFTPOINT
Bullet Weight:	123gr \| 8.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.618" \| 15.7mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.247" \| 6.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.247" \| 6.3mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B9028_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 123gr | Geco SOFTPOINT bullet and 53 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Lovex S020, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200. 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%	24149	72%	**01	87%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	70%	28689	86%	**24	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	70%	28384	85%	**27	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	73%	28311	85%	**66	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	77%	28253	85%	**15	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	75%	29501	88%	**71	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	77%	29022	87%	**20	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	28268	85%	**80	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	77%	29008	87%	**48	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	83%	28427	85%	**04	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	73%	28268	85%	**53	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	87%	29834	89%	**48	90%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	86%	29588	89%	**86	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	78%	28427	85%	**52	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	70%	28587	86%	**47	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	71%	29921	90%	**93	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	67%	28776	86%	**76	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	78%	28689	86%	**24	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	80%	29298	88%	**27	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	11124	33%	**7	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	65%	29965	90%	**06	93%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	67%	28601	86%	**71	100%
Lovex S020 👍	<<locked>>	78%	29196	88%	**47	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	89%	29950	90%	**17	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	87%	29588	89%	**30	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	81%	28732	86%	**84	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	78%	28848	86%	**65	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	73%	28877	87%	**15	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	71%	29385	88%	**73	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	66%	29660	89%	**86	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	74%	29327	88%	**14	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	9732	29%	**1	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	87%	28094	84%	**73	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	90%	29588	89%	**25	83%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	69%	29646	89%	**81	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	97%	26876	81%	**62	95%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	87%	28747	86%	**20	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	78%	28892	87%	**04	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	68%	28311	85%	**66	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	29385	88%	**66	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	79%	28543	86%	**11	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	65%	29965	90%	**06	93%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	78%	28442	85%	**50	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	83%	29515	88%	**43	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	74%	28964	87%	**96	87%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	87%	28848	86%	**96	97%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	63%	29718	89%	**93	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	77%	29327	88%	**78	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	97%	24990	75%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	81%	29544	89%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	84%	29051	87%	**47	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	91%	28587	86%	**80	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	66%	28718	86%	**98	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	81%	16708	50%	**37	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	22597	68%	**29	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	22669	68%	**1	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	21567	65%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	18449	55%	**5	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	19812	59%	**27	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	17970	54%	**24	94%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	25614	77%	**37	91%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	19203	58%	**7	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	15360	46%	**1	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	20784	62%	**15	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	68%	17564	53%	**96	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	15258	46%	**01	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	17680	53%	**1	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	22887	69%	**8	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	20842	62%	**29	90%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	23612	71%	**88	94%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	18652	56%	**53	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	17187	52%	**20	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	70%	6846	21%	**9	98%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	25570	77%	**34	91%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	23496	70%	**96	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	17419	52%	**37	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	14837	44%	**1	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	14170	42%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	17027	51%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	19261	58%	**14	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	21814	65%	**17	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	21147	63%	**32	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	24062	72%	**94	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	19856	60%	**76	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	73%	6730	20%	**6	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	13445	40%	**4	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	25527	77%	**53	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	23119	69%	**93	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	73%	12299	37%	**27	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	15040	45%	**1	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	18086	54%	**20	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	23119	69%	**4	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	62%	12560	38%	**6	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	17332	52%	**14	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	25570	77%	**34	91%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	18144	54%	**60	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	16201	49%	**7	96%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	65%	20668	62%	**42	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	13126	39%	**8	84%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	60%	27427	82%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	17724	53%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	10878	33%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	15896	48%	**14	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	15679	47%	**7	95%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	60%	11864	36%	**2	82%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	23902	72%	**25	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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