Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 100gr | H&N HP HS

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Lovex S020, Ramshot Silhouette, Somchem MS200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 100gr \| H&N HP HS
Bullet Weight:	100gr \| 6.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.490" \| 12.4mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.119" \| 3.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.100" \| 2.5mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7440_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 100gr | H&N HP HS bullet and 53 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Lovex S020, Ramshot Silhouette, 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>>	97%	24932	75%	**34	87%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	72%	29428	88%	**70	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	71%	28500	85%	**37	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	74%	28906	87%	**86	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	79%	29443	88%	**55	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	76%	29051	87%	**01	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	77%	28660	86%	**44	98%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	65%	29428	88%	**32	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	78%	29617	89%	**78	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	85%	29660	89%	**53	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	73%	28805	86%	**93	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	86%	28877	87%	**58	89%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	86%	29051	87%	**19	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	80%	29095	87%	**81	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	71%	28848	86%	**60	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	71%	29965	90%	**32	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	68%	29544	89%	**29	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	79%	29428	88%	**70	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	82%	29805	89%	**63	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	9689	29%	**2	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	65%	29385	88%	**32	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	68%	29892	90%	**17	100%
Lovex S020 👍	<<locked>>	78%	29370	88%	**86	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	88%	29037	87%	**40	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	87%	29733	89%	**73	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	83%	29617	89%	**21	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	78%	28950	87%	**91	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	73%	28747	86%	**32	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	70%	29022	87%	**03	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	66%	29037	87%	**09	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	74%	28674	86%	**37	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	8688	26%	**8	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	88%	28776	86%	**19	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	90%	29631	89%	**65	82%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	69%	29327	88%	**04	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	26861	81%	**91	94%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	88%	29979	90%	**73	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	78%	29167	87%	**30	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	69%	28892	87%	**86	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	29588	89%	**03	95%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	29399	88%	**53	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	65%	29385	88%	**32	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	79%	29037	87%	**99	99%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29573	89%	**80	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	75%	28950	87%	**29	86%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	88%	29472	88%	**42	97%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	62%	28689	86%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	77%	28906	87%	**01	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	23554	71%	**50	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	82%	29892	90%	**83	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	84%	28921	87%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	92%	29878	90%	**45	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	67%	29878	90%	**44	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	84%	17738	53%	**60	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	20900	63%	**12	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	22452	67%	**42	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	20653	62%	**45	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	18594	56%	**61	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	18971	57%	**14	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	17303	52%	**98	92%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	26078	78%	**63	90%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	19087	57%	**91	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	14591	44%	**32	98%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	20175	60%	**12	98%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	71%	18927	57%	**29	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	14417	43%	**65	92%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	16839	50%	**58	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	22684	68%	**61	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	20566	62%	**32	88%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	23076	69%	**88	92%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	17767	53%	**40	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	15969	48%	**81	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	61%	4511	14%	**6	91%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	26034	78%	**63	90%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	24366	73%	**25	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	16259	49%	**07	97%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	13895	42%	**06	98%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	13634	41%	**48	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	16375	49%	**65	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	17477	52%	**78	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	20407	61%	**94	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	21422	64%	**48	96%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	24540	74%	**14	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	18507	55%	**53	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 14]*	<<locked>>	63%	4192	13%	**6	84%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	12618	38%	**25	93%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	87%	27456	82%	**12	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	22684	68%	**02	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	78%	13706	41%	**50	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	14504	43%	**19	92%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	17172	51%	**91	98%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	23221	70%	**94	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	65%	12966	39%	**96	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	16795	50%	**98	99%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	26034	78%	**63	90%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	17303	52%	**34	94%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	15461	46%	**68	95%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	67%	22191	67%	**88	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	12734	38%	**19	82%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	60%	26963	81%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	18173	54%	**14	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	9544	29%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	15389	46%	**94	99%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	14736	44%	**55	93%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	11893	36%	**83	81%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	24642	74%	**58	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

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[...] ²... fill rate low - you might want to consider using a filler to ensure proper ignition.

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👍 ... recommended powder/load for this caliber and bullet combination based on its ballistic performance.

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