Load data for .38 Super Auto + .355 | 147gr | Prvi Partizan FMJ

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.355 \| 147gr \| Prvi Partizan FMJ
Manufacturer SKU:	B-166
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:	0.304" \| 7.7mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B9182_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 112 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .355 | 147gr | Prvi Partizan FMJ bullet and 56 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>>	95%	24453	73%	**70	90%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	71%	29950	90%	**86	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	70%	28471	85%	**9	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	74%	29385	88%	**2	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	78%	29820	89%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	75%	29602	89%	**24	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	76%	28398	85%	**63	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	63%	28645	86%	**35	94%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	84%	29965	90%	**98	83%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	75%	28805	86%	**01	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	84%	29602	89%	**66	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	73%	29269	88%	**12	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	84%	28776	86%	**75	92%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	83%	28181	84%	**12	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	78%	29109	87%	**10	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	70%	28805	86%	**2	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	69%	28892	87%	**32	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	67%	29443	88%	**35	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	78%	29950	90%	**86	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	80%	29196	88%	**73	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	11240	34%	**9	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	63%	28587	86%	**35	94%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	84%	29965	90%	**98	83%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	67%	28877	87%	**27	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	77%	29443	88%	**93	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	88%	29573	89%	**63	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	85%	29501	88%	**79	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	81%	29443	88%	**43	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	77%	28979	87%	**17	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	71%	28195	85%	**5	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	69%	29022	87%	**15	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	66%	29878	90%	**38	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	72%	28616	86%	**53	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	93%	9790	29%	**5	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	87%	28950	87%	**25	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	88%	28703	86%	**61	85%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	67%	28645	86%	**24	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	95%	27021	81%	**17	97%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	86%	29051	87%	**73	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	77%	28921	87%	**53	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	69%	29370	88%	**2	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	29805	89%	**25	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	78%	28079	84%	**56	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	63%	28587	86%	**35	94%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	84%	29965	90%	**98	83%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	77%	29066	87%	**09	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	82%	29399	88%	**96	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	74%	29109	87%	**52	89%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	87%	29356	88%	**48	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	25483	76%	**09	84%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	77%	29704	89%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	94%	24105	72%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	80%	29182	87%	**86	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29428	88%	**99	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	90%	28979	87%	**38	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	66%	29791	89%	**60	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	75%	14982	45%	**6	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	22858	69%	**1	100%
[ADI APS 350]²	<<locked>>	59%	21944	66%	**0	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	21451	64%	**6	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	20059	60%	**6	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	20291	61%	**6	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	17622	53%	**6	95%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	62%	27093	81%	**12	93%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	81%	26861	81%	**52	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	19464	58%	**6	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	16056	48%	**6	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	20494	61%	**8	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	63%	15592	47%	**2	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	15040	45%	**9	96%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	18434	55%	**3	100%
[Hodgdon Clays]²	<<locked>>	59%	22205	67%	**3	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	21654	65%	**17	92%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	62%	24569	74%	**66	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	18188	55%	**5	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	17100	51%	**6	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	84%	9471	28%	**3	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	62%	27050	81%	**09	93%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	81%	26861	81%	**52	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	25106	75%	**1	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	17550	53%	**5	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	15505	46%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	14837	44%	**6	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	17477	52%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	19754	59%	**6	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	22176	66%	**9	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	62%	22568	68%	**24	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	25237	76%	**70	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	19667	59%	**8	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	83%	8267	25%	**6	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	60%	13314	40%	**6	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	80%	22858	69%	**66	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	24787	74%	**8	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	69%	10979	33%	**3	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	60%	14649	44%	**0	95%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	18057	54%	**6	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	23366	70%	**9	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	62%	12691	38%	**4	84%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	18463	55%	**2	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	27050	81%	**09	93%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	81%	26861	81%	**52	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	18376	55%	**8	97%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	16998	51%	**9	98%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	19014	57%	**4	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	13532	41%	**6	87%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	90%	21451	64%	**40	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	18246	55%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	10805	32%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	17143	51%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	15519	47%	**3	97%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	12952	39%	**0	87%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	26092	78%	**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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[...] ²... fill rate low - you might want to consider using a filler to ensure proper ignition.

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