Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 115gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 115gr \| Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot
Manufacturer SKU:	3994
Bullet Weight:	115gr \| 7.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.544" \| 13.8mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.173" \| 4.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.173" \| 4.4mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B6201_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 115gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot bullet and 53 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200. 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%	26237	79%	**29	89%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	69%	29051	87%	**16	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	71%	29573	89%	**22	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	73%	28892	87%	**55	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	76%	28689	86%	**04	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	74%	28993	87%	**57	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	76%	29211	88%	**12	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	29602	89%	**91	93%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	75%	28674	86%	**30	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	82%	28790	86%	**96	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	72%	29153	87%	**58	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	84%	29269	88%	**37	91%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	84%	29269	88%	**78	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	78%	29167	87%	**43	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	71%	29892	90%	**42	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	69%	29225	88%	**75	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	66%	29863	90%	**88	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	77%	29051	87%	**16	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	80%	29979	90%	**22	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	10805	32%	**3	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	29559	89%	**98	93%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	67%	29573	89%	**70	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	76%	29167	87%	**35	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	87%	29979	90%	**09	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	85%	29791	89%	**29	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	81%	29747	89%	**80	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	76%	28456	85%	**47	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	72%	29428	88%	**04	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	70%	29733	89%	**75	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	29225	88%	**68	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	73%	29646	89%	**09	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	9892	30%	**3	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	87%	29240	88%	**78	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	87%	28863	87%	**07	83%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	67%	28543	86%	**53	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	28442	85%	**83	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	87%	29878	90%	**25	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	28689	86%	**83	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	68%	28877	87%	**55	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	93%	29921	90%	**68	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	78%	28834	86%	**06	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	29559	89%	**98	93%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	77%	29298	88%	**58	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29385	88%	**42	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	74%	29501	88%	**01	87%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	87%	29878	90%	**04	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	26092	78%	**48	82%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	75%	28848	86%	**63	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	25367	76%	**45	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	79%	29414	88%	**35	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	82%	28790	86%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	90%	29849	89%	**94	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	65%	29022	87%	**89	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	79%	16476	49%	**06	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	22205	67%	**07	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	22800	68%	**27	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	21205	64%	**37	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	19769	59%	**60	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	20334	61%	**15	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	18043	54%	**02	94%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	26919	81%	**52	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	20073	60%	**89	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	15824	47%	**56	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	20856	63%	**98	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	67%	17535	53%	**75	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	15345	46%	**79	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	18173	54%	**66	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	22974	69%	**47	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	22220	67%	**40	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	24903	75%	**02	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	18753	56%	**32	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	17941	54%	**09	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	64%	5874	18%	**9	97%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	26876	81%	**48	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	25077	75%	**04	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	62%	18333	55%	**38	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	15127	45%	**33	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	14475	43%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	17608	53%	**76	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	18536	56%	**79	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	21422	64%	**86	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	22234	67%	**40	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	25498	76%	**02	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	19827	59%	**55	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	62%	5236	16%	**6	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	60%	13358	40%	**43	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	83%	25469	76%	**48	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	24250	73%	**94	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	72%	12328	37%	**96	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	15098	45%	**30	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	18942	57%	**15	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	24105	72%	**83	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	60%	12024	36%	**1	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	17434	52%	**96	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	26876	81%	**48	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	18594	56%	**52	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	17289	52%	**02	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	63%	20218	61%	**14	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	60%	13300	40%	**33	85%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	93%	23641	71%	**06	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	18449	55%	**93	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	10704	32%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	17245	52%	**22	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	15548	47%	**66	95%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	12241	37%	**7	83%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	26136	78%	**47	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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