Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 100gr | Berry's Flat Base Round Nose

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 100gr \| Berry's Flat Base Round Nose
Manufacturer SKU:	bp-380-356-100gr-fbrn
Bullet Weight:	100gr \| 6.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.425" \| 10.8mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.054" \| 1.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.054" \| 1.4mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B10778_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 98 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 100gr | Berry's Flat Base Round Nose bullet and 49 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%	27543	83%	**12	90%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	67%	29443	88%	**80	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	69%	29167	87%	**63	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	71%	29124	87%	**99	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	74%	29051	87%	**58	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	71%	28906	87%	**04	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	75%	29805	89%	**83	99%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	73%	28558	86%	**78	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	79%	28514	85%	**47	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	70%	29211	88%	**22	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	82%	29776	89%	**04	90%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	82%	29907	90%	**45	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	76%	29631	89%	**04	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	69%	29602	89%	**83	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	67%	29414	88%	**32	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	64%	29095	87%	**29	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	74%	29443	88%	**80	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	76%	29037	87%	**63	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	12299	37%	**17	100%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	65%	29979	90%	**30	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	74%	29588	89%	**03	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	84%	29312	88%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	81%	29602	89%	**80	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	77%	28718	86%	**17	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	75%	29457	88%	**07	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	70%	29791	89%	**58	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	66%	28979	87%	**16	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	63%	29733	89%	**35	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	69%	28790	86%	**44	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	11356	34%	**07	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	83%	28935	87%	**32	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	29747	89%	**85	83%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	65%	29269	88%	**11	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	93%	29573	89%	**50	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	84%	29733	89%	**80	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	74%	28906	87%	**47	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	66%	29109	87%	**99	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	89%	29051	87%	**16	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	77%	29530	89%	**73	100%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	74%	29269	88%	**16	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	79%	29820	89%	**99	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	71%	29704	89%	**58	87%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	83%	29269	88%	**45	97%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	29138	87%	**55	84%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	74%	29936	90%	**24	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	27093	81%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	76%	29051	87%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	79%	29138	87%	**93	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	86%	29312	88%	**42	97%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	76%	16868	51%	**37	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	24729	74%	**88	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	23641	71%	**75	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	22756	68%	**94	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	21698	65%	**24	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	21596	65%	**70	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	19131	57%	**63	95%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	21466	64%	**50	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	16839	50%	**01	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	22220	67%	**75	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	65%	18057	54%	**06	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	16926	51%	**47	96%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	19116	57%	**11	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	23917	72%	**94	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	24439	73%	**34	92%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	60%	26107	78%	**70	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	20421	61%	**06	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	18840	56%	**60	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	61%	6367	19%	**1	97%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	26020	78%	**68	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	19566	59%	**96	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	16230	49%	**75	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	16621	50%	**17	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	18724	56%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	19986	60%	**34	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	23076	69%	**43	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	23786	71%	**07	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	27688	83%	**90	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	22902	69%	**42	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	60%	5860	18%	**8	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	15490	46%	**20	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	79%	25121	75%	**83	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	25570	77%	**52	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	69%	13111	39%	**17	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	16505	49%	**84	95%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	19870	60%	**63	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	25208	76%	**37	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	60%	13329	40%	**06	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	19072	57%	**60	100%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	20262	61%	**16	97%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	18449	55%	**53	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	21132	63%	**65	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	15302	46%	**01	86%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	90%	24279	73%	**60	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	20972	63%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	12386	37%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	18985	57%	**80	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	16984	51%	**24	96%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	13721	41%	**48	85%

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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