Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 115gr | ALSA PRO FMJ

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 115gr \| ALSA PRO FMJ
Manufacturer SKU:	FMJ_355_115
Bullet Weight:	115gr \| 7.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.578" \| 14.7mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.207" \| 5.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.207" \| 5.3mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B10925_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 115gr | ALSA PRO FMJ bullet and 53 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Lovex S020, Ramshot Silhouette, 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>>	96%	24671	74%	**73	87%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	70%	29182	87%	**99	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	70%	28601	86%	**93	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	75%	29979	90%	**48	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	78%	30008	90%	**98	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	74%	28747	86%	**30	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	77%	29327	88%	**93	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	28848	86%	**58	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	78%	29994	90%	**27	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	83%	28906	87%	**76	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	73%	28892	87%	**32	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	85%	28761	86%	**98	89%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	86%	29834	89%	**58	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	79%	29269	88%	**30	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	70%	28790	86%	**12	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	69%	28703	86%	**48	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	67%	29240	88%	**52	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	78%	29182	87%	**99	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	80%	28877	87%	**93	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	11400	34%	**3	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	28805	86%	**58	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	68%	29370	88%	**53	100%
Lovex S020 👍	<<locked>>	77%	29617	89%	**16	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	86%	28587	86%	**66	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	86%	29733	89%	**06	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	82%	29559	89%	**57	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	79%	29834	89%	**40	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	72%	28747	86%	**78	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	70%	28790	86%	**35	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	28529	86%	**39	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	74%	29921	90%	**89	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	9906	30%	**0	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	88%	29399	88%	**68	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	89%	28979	87%	**88	83%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	67%	28587	86%	**34	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	26847	80%	**30	95%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	86%	28747	86%	**89	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	78%	29095	87%	**70	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	70%	29965	90%	**48	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	29646	89%	**45	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	79%	28848	86%	**86	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	28805	86%	**58	92%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	79%	29863	90%	**48	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	83%	29457	88%	**16	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	75%	29950	90%	**85	87%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	87%	29327	88%	**68	97%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	63%	29486	88%	**55	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	76%	28674	86%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	24062	72%	**06	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	81%	29675	89%	**12	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29080	87%	**19	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	91%	29269	88%	**68	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	66%	29167	87%	**70	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	82%	17564	53%	**19	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	22133	66%	**84	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	23235	70%	**20	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	21915	66%	**33	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	19014	57%	**30	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	19841	59%	**86	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	17709	53%	**73	93%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	26440	79%	**09	91%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	19392	58%	**60	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	15519	47%	**27	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	20436	61%	**75	98%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	70%	18623	56%	**81	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	15287	46%	**53	94%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	17898	54%	**43	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	23409	70%	**37	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	21640	65%	**14	90%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	62%	24366	73%	**63	94%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	18652	56%	**09	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	16795	50%	**66	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	64%	6251	19%	**6	97%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	26397	79%	**19	91%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	24714	74%	**78	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	17187	52%	**93	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	14852	45%	**04	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	15142	45%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	17085	51%	**43	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	19334	58%	**76	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	22031	66%	**79	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	21408	64%	**94	96%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	25034	75%	**73	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	19566	59%	**32	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	67%	6121	18%	**2	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	60%	13256	40%	**20	94%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	84%	25353	76%	**22	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	24163	72%	**71	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	73%	12488	37%	**79	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	14968	45%	**04	93%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	17753	53%	**66	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	23438	70%	**56	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	12212	37%	**2	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	17245	52%	**70	99%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	26397	79%	**19	91%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	17695	53%	**06	95%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	17085	51%	**76	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	65%	21031	63%	**07	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	13358	40%	**17	84%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	60%	27673	83%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	19261	58%	**93	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	11110	33%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	16868	51%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	15302	46%	**40	95%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	12430	37%	**8	83%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	24801	74%	**01	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.