Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 91gr | MEN PEP

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AP 70N, Hodgdon Universal, Maxam CSB 2, SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2, Vihtavuori N330

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 91gr \| MEN PEP
Bullet Weight:	91gr \| 5.9g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.661" \| 16.8mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.290" \| 7.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.290" \| 7.4mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B3791_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 91gr | MEN PEP bullet and 50 powders such as ADI AP 70N, Hodgdon Universal, Maxam CSB 2, SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2, 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>>	82%	29544	89%	**44	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	81%	29950	90%	**27	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	84%	29689	89%	**66	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	88%	28616	86%	**12	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	86%	29182	87%	**75	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	85%	27876	84%	**68	94%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	74%	29428	88%	**63	86%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	88%	29385	88%	**48	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	95%	27934	84%	**88	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	85%	29907	90%	**80	98%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	95%	26934	81%	**40	97%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	89%	28413	85%	**45	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	78%	27891	84%	**14	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	68%	29501	88%	**98	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	80%	29254	88%	**53	88%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	77%	29849	89%	**70	91%
Hodgdon Universal 👍	<<locked>>	91%	29544	89%	**44	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	91%	28311	85%	**11	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	8282	25%	**6	96%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	74%	29385	88%	**63	86%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	76%	29138	87%	**71	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	88%	28601	86%	**27	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	96%	26237	79%	**58	100%
Maxam CSB 2 👍	<<locked>>	96%	25585	77%	**04	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	93%	28718	86%	**81	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	89%	28761	86%	**62	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	83%	29182	87%	**19	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	80%	28761	86%	**50	95%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	75%	29080	87%	**40	90%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	69%	29994	90%	**11	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	87%	28689	86%	**40	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	7136	21%	**0	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	96%	25338	76%	**21	98%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	78%	28195	85%	**81	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	96%	27050	81%	**68	96%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	89%	29037	87%	**91	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	78%	29675	89%	**66	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	97%	23395	70%	**16	86%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2 👍	<<locked>>	93%	29776	89%	**27	100%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	74%	29385	88%	**63	86%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	90%	29457	88%	**53	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	94%	29124	87%	**27	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	96%	26092	78%	**21	89%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	72%	29776	89%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	88%	28747	86%	**81	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	94%	16882	51%	**19	100%
Vihtavuori N330 👍	<<locked>>	92%	27992	84%	**34	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	95%	28587	86%	**30	97%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	95%	23177	69%	**48	87%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	77%	29994	90%	**11	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	16737	50%	**78	97%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	18521	56%	**43	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	17767	53%	**66	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	14489	43%	**40	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	15737	47%	**99	99%
[Accurate No. 2]*	<<locked>>	61%	13387	40%	**33	82%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	66%	22669	68%	**22	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	15461	46%	**73	99%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	11879	36%	**14	91%
[Alliant BULLSEYE]*	<<locked>>	61%	15447	46%	**38	89%
[Alliant UNIQUE]*	<<locked>>	60%	10892	33%	**01	81%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	13924	42%	**47	97%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	18550	56%	**60	100%
Hodgdon HP38	<<locked>>	62%	24569	74%	**16	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	67%	19087	57%	**40	80%
[Hodgdon Longshot]*	<<locked>>	61%	17202	52%	**91	81%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	13358	40%	**76	94%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	12531	38%	**43	91%
[Hodgdon TrailBoss]*	<<locked>>	67%	4946	15%	**3	88%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	66%	22626	68%	**29	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	19218	58%	**84	99%
[Lovex S020]*	<<locked>>	60%	12372	37%	**47	87%
[Maxam CSB 1]*	<<locked>>	60%	10544	32%	**8	89%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	9892	30%	**04	95%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	13082	39%	**43	97%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	13721	41%	**53	99%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	15490	46%	**76	100%
[Ramshot Silhouette]*	<<locked>>	61%	16085	48%	**65	86%
[Ramshot True Blue]*	<<locked>>	60%	17666	53%	**01	81%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	61%	23554	71%	**06	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	13198	40%	**15	99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 14]*	<<locked>>	71%	4960	15%	**9	82%
[ReloadSwiss RS 20]*	<<locked>>	60%	9732	29%	**8	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	16404	49%	**61	100%
[SNPE Vectan A0]*	<<locked>>	61%	11153	33%	**8	81%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	13706	41%	**43	91%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	19102	57%	**96	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	86%	17869	54%	**91	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	12691	38%	**37	92%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	66%	22626	68%	**29	81%
[Somchem MP200]*	<<locked>>	62%	13489	40%	**76	84%
[Somchem MS200]*	<<locked>>	62%	12879	39%	**37	86%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	80%	16549	50%	**98	81%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	21495	64%	**75	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	13039	39%	**70	99%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	7658	23%	**0	99%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	11792	35%	**56	93%
[Vihtavuori N340]*	<<locked>>	61%	11139	33%	**4	82%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	82%	16346	49%	**81	81%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	19377	58%	**14	99%

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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