Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 85gr | AERO EXPP,- smax:7.40

Recommended Powder(s): Hodgdon Universal, Maxam CSB 2, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Vihtavuori N330

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 85gr \| AERO EXPP,- smax:7.40
Bullet Weight:	85gr \| 5.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.547" \| 13.9mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.176" \| 4.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.176" \| 4.5mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B97_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 85gr | AERO EXPP,- smax:7.40 bullet and 51 powders such as Hodgdon Universal, Maxam CSB 2, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Vihtavuori N330. 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>>	75%	29530	89%	**65	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	74%	28689	86%	**19	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	78%	29254	88%	**71	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	81%	28964	87%	**24	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	78%	28906	87%	**80	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	82%	29892	90%	**39	96%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	68%	28979	87%	**78	87%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	80%	28776	86%	**50	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	89%	29225	88%	**29	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	78%	29443	88%	**98	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	91%	29356	88%	**34	84%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	91%	29167	87%	**98	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	83%	28747	86%	**67	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	74%	29109	87%	**42	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	62%	29167	87%	**06	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	74%	29269	88%	**81	90%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	71%	29037	87%	**81	92%
Hodgdon Universal 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29530	89%	**65	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	84%	28703	86%	**29	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	10240	31%	**4	99%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	68%	28935	87%	**78	87%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	71%	29283	88%	**93	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	82%	29370	88%	**58	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	94%	30008	90%	**35	100%
Maxam CSB 2 👍	<<locked>>	92%	29095	87%	**58	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	86%	28732	86%	**03	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	83%	29559	89%	**90	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	77%	28979	87%	**30	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	74%	29283	88%	**78	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	70%	29428	88%	**85	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	80%	29820	89%	**55	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	9790	29%	**1	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	95%	29428	88%	**21	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	72%	29370	88%	**03	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	96%	22060	66%	**62	86%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	93%	29878	90%	**49	98%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	82%	29008	87%	**09	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	73%	29240	88%	**71	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	97%	28152	84%	**32	90%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	84%	28935	87%	**32	100%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	68%	28935	87%	**78	87%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	83%	29124	87%	**72	97%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	87%	29385	88%	**58	99%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	92%	28848	86%	**01	93%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	65%	28892	87%	**88	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	82%	29457	88%	**06	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	97%	22408	67%	**06	100%
Vihtavuori N330 👍	<<locked>>	86%	29095	87%	**68	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	88%	29022	87%	**58	98%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	96%	28601	86%	**88	93%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	70%	29530	89%	**22	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	19914	60%	**52	99%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	20914	63%	**84	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	19609	59%	**98	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	18043	54%	**11	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	18753	56%	**70	100%
[Accurate No. 2]*	<<locked>>	61%	16056	48%	**11	87%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	61%	23192	70%	**60	83%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	18144	54%	**37	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	14214	43%	**75	95%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	18405	55%	**22	93%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	83%	23801	71%	**19	80%
[Alliant UNIQUE]*	<<locked>>	61%	14098	42%	**94	88%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	16317	49%	**01	99%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	21132	63%	**01	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	61%	27949	84%	**90	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	62%	19247	58%	**45	82%
[Hodgdon Longshot]*	<<locked>>	61%	20740	62%	**91	86%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	17056	51%	**66	98%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	15185	46%	**07	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	60%	5932	18%	**8	92%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	61%	23148	69%	**57	83%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	22162	66%	**55	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	15447	46%	**27	92%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	13140	39%	**22	94%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	12749	38%	**71	98%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	15809	47%	**04	99%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	16621	50%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	19160	57%	**43	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	19479	58%	**55	91%
[Ramshot True Blue]*	<<locked>>	61%	21973	66%	**17	87%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	17535	53%	**06	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 14]*	<<locked>>	63%	5860	18%	**1	87%
[ReloadSwiss RS 20]*	<<locked>>	61%	12096	36%	**42	87%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	21553	65%	**58	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	88%	16955	51%	**07	80%
[SNPE Vectan A0]*	<<locked>>	61%	13663	41%	**35	87%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	16215	49%	**11	94%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	21944	66%	**47	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	74%	16302	49%	**37	80%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	15954	48%	**24	96%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	23148	69%	**57	83%
[Somchem MP200]*	<<locked>>	60%	15925	48%	**40	88%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	14823	44%	**88	90%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	69%	15214	46%	**43	80%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	25527	77%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	16360	49%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	10138	30%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	14228	43%	**14	96%
[Vihtavuori N340]*	<<locked>>	61%	13967	42%	**75	88%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	71%	15127	45%	**37	81%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	21886	66%	**75	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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