Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 124gr | Sellier & Bellot TFMJ

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 124gr \| Sellier & Bellot TFMJ
Manufacturer SKU:	31984
Bullet Weight:	124gr \| 8.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.614" \| 15.6mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.243" \| 6.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.243" \| 6.2mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7250_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 124gr | Sellier & Bellot TFMJ bullet and 53 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%	25280	76%	**20	89%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	69%	28718	86%	**17	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	70%	28065	84%	**24	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	72%	28340	85%	**60	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	76%	28297	85%	**09	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	75%	29298	88%	**68	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	77%	28848	86%	**11	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	65%	29602	89%	**02	93%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	76%	28703	86%	**38	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	85%	29791	89%	**17	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	74%	29921	90%	**73	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	86%	29414	88%	**32	90%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	86%	29660	89%	**86	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	78%	28282	85%	**42	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	70%	28398	85%	**40	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	70%	29733	89%	**89	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	66%	28819	86%	**70	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	77%	28718	86%	**17	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	80%	28732	86%	**14	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	11124	33%	**4	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	65%	29559	89%	**99	93%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	66%	28427	85%	**61	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	77%	29283	88%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	88%	29762	89%	**07	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	86%	29486	88%	**27	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	81%	28848	86%	**78	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	77%	28471	85%	**52	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	72%	28906	87%	**12	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	70%	29167	87%	**70	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	66%	29269	88%	**73	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	74%	29211	88%	**11	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	93%	9703	29%	**7	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	89%	29718	89%	**93	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	89%	29066	87%	**19	83%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	68%	29472	88%	**78	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	26542	80%	**52	95%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	86%	28601	86%	**14	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	77%	28805	86%	**94	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	67%	28326	85%	**60	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	93%	28964	87%	**60	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	79%	28442	85%	**04	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	65%	29559	89%	**99	93%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	79%	29776	89%	**70	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	82%	29327	88%	**40	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	74%	28674	86%	**93	87%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	87%	28703	86%	**83	97%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	62%	29283	88%	**86	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	77%	29124	87%	**75	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	24816	74%	**53	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	80%	29124	87%	**34	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	83%	28921	87%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	90%	28398	85%	**76	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	65%	28355	85%	**84	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	80%	16607	50%	**33	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	22611	68%	**25	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	22510	67%	**8	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	21292	64%	**5	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	20059	60%	**4	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	19827	59%	**20	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	17854	54%	**20	94%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	60%	25469	76%	**27	91%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	19116	57%	**4	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	15403	46%	**8	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	20711	62%	**15	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	68%	17463	52%	**86	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	15302	46%	**01	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	17753	53%	**1	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	22684	68%	**1	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	62%	22002	66%	**55	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	23467	70%	**84	94%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	18521	56%	**47	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	17158	51%	**14	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	69%	6889	21%	**9	99%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	60%	25425	76%	**24	91%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	23395	70%	**93	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	17289	52%	**33	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	14736	44%	**8	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	15142	45%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	16940	51%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	19058	57%	**07	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	21756	65%	**10	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	62%	22452	67%	**52	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	25077	75%	**07	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	19928	60%	**73	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	72%	6744	20%	**6	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	13358	40%	**1	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	84%	25295	76%	**50	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	23163	69%	**89	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	73%	12285	37%	**24	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	14968	45%	**1	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	18014	54%	**10	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	24772	74%	**14	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	12459	37%	**9	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	17390	52%	**14	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	25425	76%	**24	91%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	18028	54%	**56	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	16215	49%	**4	96%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	64%	20697	62%	**38	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	60%	13039	39%	**1	84%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	60%	27441	82%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	19276	58%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	10878	33%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	15954	48%	**14	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	15577	47%	**8	95%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	12575	38%	**2	84%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	25353	76%	**42	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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