Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 115gr | LOS RN FMJ

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 115gr \| LOS RN FMJ
Bullet Weight:	115gr \| 7.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.569" \| 14.4mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.198" \| 5.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.198" \| 5.0mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B3530_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 115gr | LOS RN FMJ bullet and 50 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>>	96%	25614	77%	**99	88%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	69%	29312	88%	**99	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	69%	28152	84%	**93	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	73%	29515	88%	**45	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	77%	29704	89%	**98	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	73%	28877	87%	**30	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	76%	29196	88%	**93	99%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	76%	29907	90%	**27	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	82%	28631	86%	**76	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	72%	28921	87%	**35	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	85%	29805	89%	**14	90%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	84%	29515	88%	**55	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	77%	28964	87%	**27	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	69%	28616	86%	**06	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	70%	29689	89%	**65	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	66%	29153	87%	**52	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	76%	29312	88%	**99	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	78%	29138	87%	**89	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	11806	35%	**6	100%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	66%	29080	87%	**43	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	76%	29254	88%	**12	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	87%	29791	89%	**83	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	85%	29979	90%	**06	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	80%	29602	89%	**60	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	77%	29602	89%	**40	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	71%	28485	85%	**75	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	68%	28732	86%	**39	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	29776	89%	**55	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	71%	28355	85%	**70	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	11124	33%	**3	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	87%	29399	88%	**58	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	88%	29834	89%	**01	83%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	66%	28776	86%	**34	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	97%	29269	88%	**70	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	87%	29950	90%	**09	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	28601	86%	**66	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	68%	29501	88%	**45	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	92%	29283	88%	**42	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	78%	28790	86%	**80	100%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	77%	29776	89%	**39	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	81%	29602	89%	**16	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	73%	30008	90%	**85	87%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	86%	28979	87%	**65	97%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	26136	78%	**29	82%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	74%	28427	85%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	25759	77%	**29	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	79%	29399	88%	**09	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	82%	29022	87%	**19	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	89%	29182	87%	**68	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	65%	28877	87%	**66	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	79%	16853	51%	**96	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	23685	71%	**07	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	23090	69%	**17	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	21741	65%	**33	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	20523	62%	**53	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	21538	65%	**12	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	18884	57%	**02	94%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	20755	62%	**83	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	16737	50%	**56	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	21770	65%	**04	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	67%	17825	53%	**55	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	16607	50%	**89	96%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	19232	58%	**66	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	23395	70%	**30	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	22814	68%	**30	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	60%	24323	73%	**63	94%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	20030	60%	**35	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	18289	55%	**96	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	63%	6744	20%	**6	98%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	24540	74%	**78	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	18391	55%	**19	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	15142	45%	**07	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	15737	47%	**56	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	18376	55%	**70	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	19522	59%	**73	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	22104	66%	**79	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	22510	67%	**20	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	26049	78%	**89	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	21480	64%	**58	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	62%	6280	19%	**3	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	14344	43%	**47	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	83%	25280	76%	**22	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	24540	74%	**71	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	70%	12357	37%	**73	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	15940	48%	**30	95%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	18942	57%	**93	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	24700	74%	**76	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	13198	40%	**4	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	18565	56%	**99	100%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	18898	57%	**32	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	17187	52%	**76	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	63%	21509	64%	**17	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	14446	43%	**47	86%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	92%	23714	71%	**86	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	19450	58%	**89	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	11763	35%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	17231	52%	**99	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	16549	50%	**73	96%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	13242	40%	**07	84%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	26005	78%	**24	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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