Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 130gr | Sierra FMJ RN SportsMaster

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 130gr \| Sierra FMJ RN SportsMaster
Manufacturer SKU:	8345
Bullet Weight:	130gr \| 8.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.593" \| 15.1mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.222" \| 5.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.222" \| 5.6mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B5941_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 108 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 130gr | Sierra FMJ RN SportsMaster bullet and 54 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>>	97%	26992	81%	**37	91%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	68%	29675	89%	**11	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	70%	28993	87%	**17	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	72%	29037	87%	**53	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	75%	29312	88%	**99	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	72%	28427	85%	**35	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	75%	29443	88%	**04	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	81%	29660	89%	**22	82%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	75%	29588	89%	**29	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	81%	29022	87%	**81	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	71%	28964	87%	**37	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	82%	28834	86%	**12	92%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	82%	28863	87%	**47	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	77%	29327	88%	**32	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	70%	29472	88%	**33	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	67%	28543	86%	**50	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	65%	29225	88%	**60	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	76%	29675	89%	**11	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	78%	29747	89%	**07	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	11879	36%	**7	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	81%	29660	89%	**22	82%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	66%	29298	88%	**52	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	74%	28326	85%	**07	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	84%	29066	87%	**81	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	82%	28747	86%	**94	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	80%	29704	89%	**65	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	76%	29704	89%	**45	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	72%	29950	90%	**99	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	69%	29820	89%	**57	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	64%	29834	89%	**66	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	71%	28689	86%	**78	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	93%	10399	31%	**1	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	85%	28892	87%	**57	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	87%	29414	88%	**09	85%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	65%	28892	87%	**42	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	29863	90%	**81	97%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	84%	29341	88%	**07	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	29298	88%	**81	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	67%	29022	87%	**53	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	91%	29457	88%	**47	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	77%	29124	87%	**91	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	81%	29660	89%	**22	82%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	76%	29109	87%	**37	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	79%	28529	86%	**07	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	72%	29080	87%	**83	89%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	85%	29370	88%	**76	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	95%	26672	80%	**53	84%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	96%	20363	61%	**75	83%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	73%	28500	85%	**38	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	25788	77%	**40	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	77%	28485	85%	**04	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	82%	29718	89%	**34	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	88%	28921	87%	**70	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	64%	29283	88%	**75	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	74%	15592	47%	**4	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	23438	70%	**19	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	23641	71%	**5	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	22234	67%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	21118	63%	**1	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	22147	66%	**40	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	18608	56%	**20	96%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	79%	26948	81%	**80	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	20044	60%	**1	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	16317	49%	**1	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	21596	65%	**09	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	63%	16389	49%	**43	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	16070	48%	**01	96%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	18550	56%	**4	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	23844	71%	**8	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	60%	22611	68%	**48	93%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	25135	75%	**98	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	19580	59%	**50	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	17927	54%	**14	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	70%	7527	23%	**9	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	79%	26948	81%	**80	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	25947	78%	**09	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	62%	19479	58%	**60	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	15751	47%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	16360	49%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	17825	53%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	20131	60%	**04	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	22872	69%	**04	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	22945	69%	**42	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	62%	26977	81%	**24	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	21016	63%	**63	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	69%	6788	20%	**3	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	60%	14185	43%	**4	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	79%	23482	70%	**01	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	25686	77%	**02	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	67%	11298	34%	**1	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	15664	47%	**1	96%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	18695	56%	**10	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	25585	77%	**07	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	12981	39%	**6	84%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	18202	55%	**10	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	79%	26948	81%	**80	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	18811	56%	**50	97%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	17941	54%	**20	98%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	20117	60%	**12	82%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	14446	43%	**8	88%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	89%	21973	66%	**68	81%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	92%	18420	55%	**32	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	20276	61%	**24	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	11661	35%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	18173	54%	**40	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	16331	49%	**4	97%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	13285	40%	**2	87%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	26310	79%	**35	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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