Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 140gr | ALSA PRO FMJ

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan A0, Somchem MP200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 140gr \| ALSA PRO FMJ
Manufacturer SKU:	FMJ_355_140
Bullet Weight:	140gr \| 9.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.618" \| 15.7mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.247" \| 6.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.247" \| 6.3mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B10927_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 108 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 140gr | ALSA PRO FMJ bullet and 54 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan A0, 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%	26556	80%	**71	92%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	68%	29776	89%	**42	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	70%	29921	90%	**8	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	73%	29979	90%	**04	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	74%	28456	85%	**30	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	73%	29863	90%	**93	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	75%	29617	89%	**45	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	80%	28848	86%	**53	83%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	74%	29225	88%	**66	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	81%	29138	87%	**22	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	71%	28979	87%	**75	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	83%	29660	89%	**60	93%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	82%	29153	87%	**84	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	76%	28877	87%	**73	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	67%	28079	84%	**1	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	68%	29718	89%	**04	97%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	64%	28645	86%	**91	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	75%	29776	89%	**42	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	76%	28456	85%	**25	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	12183	37%	**1	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	80%	28848	86%	**53	83%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	65%	28935	87%	**89	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	74%	28747	86%	**45	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	84%	29138	87%	**15	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	82%	29080	87%	**32	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	79%	29341	88%	**99	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	75%	29225	88%	**76	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	70%	29167	87%	**30	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	67%	28979	87%	**81	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	63%	29298	88%	**94	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	70%	28660	86%	**12	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	10718	32%	**1	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	85%	29573	89%	**01	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	87%	29849	89%	**53	86%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	65%	28645	86%	**79	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	94%	28747	86%	**02	98%
SNPE Vectan A0 👍	<<locked>>	85%	29718	89%	**48	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	29559	89%	**25	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	68%	29965	90%	**07	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	90%	29022	87%	**78	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	77%	29312	88%	**29	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	80%	28848	86%	**53	83%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	76%	29428	88%	**78	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	79%	28689	86%	**48	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	72%	29080	87%	**17	89%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	84%	28790	86%	**04	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	95%	26876	81%	**98	85%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	95%	20552	62%	**29	84%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	75%	29892	90%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	97%	27340	82%	**04	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	76%	28747	86%	**38	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	80%	28369	85%	**48	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	89%	29936	90%	**17	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	64%	29327	88%	**12	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	72%	14779	44%	**5	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	24700	74%	**76	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	23931	72%	**6	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	22858	69%	**5	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	19827	59%	**2	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	21408	64%	**4	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	19551	59%	**8	97%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	76%	25135	75%	**88	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	20624	62%	**5	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	16810	50%	**2	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	22582	68%	**73	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	61%	15447	46%	**8	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	16766	50%	**8	97%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	19261	58%	**8	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	24250	73%	**2	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	22945	69%	**99	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	26020	78%	**48	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	20421	61%	**10	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	18768	56%	**8	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	74%	8195	25%	**9	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	76%	25135	75%	**88	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	25353	76%	**43	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	19247	58%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	16201	49%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	15867	48%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	18521	56%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	20900	63%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	23540	71%	**1	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	23177	69%	**93	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	26440	79%	**52	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	22075	66%	**24	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	77%	7948	24%	**6	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	14837	44%	**5	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	77%	22118	66%	**19	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	25367	76%	**37	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	64%	10486	31%	**9	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	16331	49%	**2	97%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	19609	59%	**4	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	24482	73%	**2	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	62%	13706	41%	**9	86%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	18898	57%	**1	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	76%	25135	75%	**88	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	19841	59%	**24	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	17608	53%	**1	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	60%	19870	60%	**53	83%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	14562	44%	**5	89%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	86%	21103	63%	**96	81%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	90%	17579	53%	**63	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	19479	58%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	12009	36%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	17695	53%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	17216	52%	**1	98%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	60%	13082	39%	**2	87%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	25918	78%	**70	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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