Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 147gr | Hornady FMJ RN ENC

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Vihtavuori N350

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 147gr \| Hornady FMJ RN ENC
Manufacturer SKU:	35597
Bullet Weight:	147gr \| 9.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.355" \| 9.02mm
Bullet Length:	0.675" \| 17.1mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.304" \| 7.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.204" \| 5.2mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B2773_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:27 - 1:23

Load data for 112 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 147gr | Hornady FMJ RN ENC bullet and 56 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Vihtavuori N350. 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>>	95%	24918	75%	**83	90%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	69%	29167	87%	**79	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	72%	29965	90%	**9	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	72%	28718	86%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	76%	29153	87%	**4	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	73%	28689	86%	**24	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	77%	29544	89%	**86	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	63%	29399	88%	**52	95%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	82%	28776	86%	**88	82%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	74%	28050	84%	**4	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	82%	28689	86%	**60	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	72%	28485	85%	**06	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	85%	29530	89%	**91	92%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	84%	29124	87%	**32	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	77%	28413	85%	**07	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	68%	28137	84%	**9	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	70%	29573	89%	**45	97%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	67%	29965	90%	**48	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	76%	29167	87%	**79	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	78%	28398	85%	**73	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	92%	10965	33%	**5	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	63%	29356	88%	**52	95%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	82%	28776	86%	**88	82%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	65%	28079	84%	**24	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	75%	28572	86%	**89	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	86%	28892	87%	**56	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	83%	28718	86%	**73	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	80%	28805	86%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	75%	28195	85%	**14	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	72%	29776	89%	**8	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	70%	29747	89%	**29	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	64%	29051	87%	**29	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	73%	29718	89%	**73	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	10457	31%	**8	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	85%	28210	85%	**25	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	88%	29124	87%	**78	86%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	68%	29820	89%	**37	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	97%	28660	86%	**47	98%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	87%	29863	90%	**93	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	78%	29994	90%	**70	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	67%	28689	86%	**8	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	91%	28993	87%	**19	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	78%	29124	87%	**70	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	63%	29356	88%	**52	95%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	82%	28776	86%	**88	82%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	78%	29921	90%	**25	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	80%	28703	86%	**89	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	74%	29602	89%	**68	90%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	85%	28500	85%	**42	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	26179	78%	**22	84%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	75%	28979	87%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	25324	76%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	78%	28195	85%	**79	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	81%	28645	86%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N350 👍	<<locked>>	90%	29617	89%	**55	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	65%	28906	87%	**53	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	74%	14562	44%	**3	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	23801	71%	**10	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	23438	70%	**3	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	20929	63%	**3	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	19551	59%	**3	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	21379	64%	**5	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	18594	56%	**2	96%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	60%	25933	78%	**06	93%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	79%	25773	77%	**42	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	20581	62%	**9	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	15664	47%	**3	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	21524	65%	**01	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	62%	15171	45%	**9	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	15911	48%	**2	97%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	17999	54%	**9	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	23699	71%	**6	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	22379	67%	**33	93%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	60%	23714	71%	**60	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	19232	58%	**8	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	18014	54%	**5	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	83%	9210	28%	**9	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	60%	26092	78%	**06	93%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	79%	25773	77%	**42	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	24236	73%	**4	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	18405	55%	**8	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	15127	45%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	15766	47%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	17100	51%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	19218	58%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	21596	65%	**6	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	22002	66%	**17	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	25817	77%	**86	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	20740	62%	**8	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	8195	25%	**6	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	13996	42%	**6	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	79%	22176	66%	**60	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	24323	73%	**4	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	67%	10791	32%	**9	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	15374	46%	**6	96%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	18913	57%	**5	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	24555	74%	**2	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	60%	12430	37%	**1	84%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	18028	54%	**9	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	26092	78%	**06	93%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	79%	25773	77%	**42	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	17883	54%	**5	97%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	16679	50%	**2	98%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	19450	58%	**1	82%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	14011	42%	**6	88%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	88%	20726	62%	**33	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	19450	58%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	11661	35%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	16679	50%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	16302	49%	**6	97%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	12560	38%	**3	86%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	25512	76%	**10	100%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

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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

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