Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 124gr | 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 \| 124gr \| Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot
Manufacturer SKU:	3998
Bullet Weight:	124gr \| 8.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.570" \| 14.5mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.199" \| 5.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.199" \| 5.1mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B6204_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 124gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot bullet and 50 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>>	96%	25976	78%	**66	90%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	69%	29443	88%	**57	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	69%	28456	85%	**50	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	74%	29878	90%	**02	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	77%	29762	89%	**55	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	73%	28718	86%	**88	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	76%	29559	89%	**53	100%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	74%	28601	86%	**61	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	82%	29037	87%	**30	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	72%	29269	88%	**89	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	84%	29022	87%	**58	91%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	84%	29747	89%	**12	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	78%	29298	88%	**84	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	69%	28761	86%	**66	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	68%	29095	87%	**12	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	66%	29646	89%	**12	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	76%	29443	88%	**57	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	78%	29037	87%	**47	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	11081	33%	**7	100%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	66%	29631	89%	**07	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	76%	29762	89%	**76	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	85%	28718	86%	**27	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	83%	28631	86%	**43	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	81%	29892	90%	**17	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	77%	29950	90%	**94	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	71%	28805	86%	**32	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	69%	29196	88%	**96	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	64%	28906	87%	**99	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	73%	29979	90%	**43	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	10312	31%	**0	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	85%	28456	85%	**96	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	87%	29414	88%	**55	85%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	66%	28689	86%	**91	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	95%	28543	86%	**14	97%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	85%	29095	87%	**50	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	29167	87%	**24	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	69%	29878	90%	**02	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	92%	29747	89%	**02	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	78%	29182	87%	**40	100%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	77%	29979	90%	**02	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29733	89%	**80	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	74%	29950	90%	**45	89%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	86%	29791	89%	**29	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	26643	80%	**99	84%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	75%	28660	86%	**94	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	25686	77%	**86	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	79%	29936	90%	**73	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	82%	29457	88%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	89%	29733	89%	**29	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	65%	29269	88%	**24	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	75%	15156	45%	**24	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	23424	70%	**65	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	23148	69%	**1	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	21857	66%	**1	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	20233	61%	**14	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	21248	64%	**70	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	18898	57%	**70	96%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	20798	62%	**47	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	16534	50%	**20	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	21886	66%	**61	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	64%	16027	48%	**76	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	16099	48%	**50	96%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	18956	57%	**27	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	23496	70%	**4	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	62%	23076	69%	**04	93%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	24497	73%	**34	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	19653	59%	**96	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	17999	54%	**56	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	67%	6411	19%	**3	98%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	24772	74%	**35	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	18318	55%	**79	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	14808	44%	**1	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	15156	45%	**10	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	18289	55%	**33	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	19305	58%	**33	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	22133	66%	**40	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	22669	68%	**88	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	26223	79%	**60	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	20929	63%	**12	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	69%	6193	19%	**3	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	14156	42%	**14	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	80%	23424	70%	**40	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	24250	73%	**29	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	69%	11342	34%	**10	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	15838	47%	**01	96%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	18826	56%	**56	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	24860	75%	**37	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	12720	38%	**5	83%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	18449	55%	**63	100%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	18768	56%	**99	97%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	16969	51%	**40	98%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	19232	58%	**35	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	14243	43%	**14	87%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	89%	22046	66%	**07	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	19363	58%	**50	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	11008	33%	**0	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	17071	51%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	16331	49%	**37	97%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	13010	39%	**4	86%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	26121	78%	**78	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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