Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 100gr | Rim Rock FP Top Shelf

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Lovex S020, Ramshot Silhouette, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 100gr \| Rim Rock FP Top Shelf
Manufacturer SKU:	#310
Bullet Weight:	100gr \| 6.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.475" \| 12.1mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.104" \| 2.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.104" \| 2.6mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B10519_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 104 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 100gr | Rim Rock FP Top Shelf bullet and 52 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Lovex S020, Ramshot Silhouette, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads, >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	96%	25179	75%	**34	87%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	69%	29022	87%	**53	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	70%	28543	86%	**34	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	73%	29022	87%	**83	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	78%	29849	89%	**52	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	75%	29675	89%	**01	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	76%	28776	86%	**40	98%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	29704	89%	**29	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	77%	29718	89%	**81	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	84%	29820	89%	**47	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	72%	29153	87%	**03	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	84%	29399	88%	**75	89%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	85%	29762	89%	**22	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	78%	29414	88%	**88	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	70%	28906	87%	**57	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	69%	28979	87%	**03	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	67%	29994	90%	**29	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	77%	29022	87%	**53	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	79%	29066	87%	**47	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	11153	33%	**1	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	29660	89%	**29	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	66%	28645	86%	**94	100%
Lovex S020 👍	<<locked>>	77%	29892	90%	**86	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	87%	29472	88%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	84%	29051	87%	**53	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	81%	29791	89%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	77%	29109	87%	**88	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	72%	29254	88%	**39	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	69%	29472	88%	**03	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	29370	88%	**09	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	73%	29399	88%	**47	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	9602	29%	**8	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	87%	29182	87%	**19	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	88%	29776	89%	**58	82%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	69%	29936	90%	**14	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	28543	86%	**14	95%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	85%	29022	87%	**47	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	77%	29269	88%	**37	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	68%	29008	87%	**83	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	93%	29878	90%	**99	95%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	79%	29588	89%	**50	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	29660	89%	**29	92%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	77%	29327	88%	**96	99%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	82%	29849	89%	**86	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	74%	29631	89%	**32	86%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	87%	30023	90%	**45	97%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	76%	29283	88%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	25382	76%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	79%	28935	87%	**63	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	83%	29385	88%	**86	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	89%	28819	86%	**12	96%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	66%	29994	90%	**37	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	83%	18231	55%	**63	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	22785	68%	**45	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	22727	68%	**45	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	20813	62%	**48	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	19218	58%	**71	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	20726	62%	**40	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	17738	53%	**11	93%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	26324	79%	**60	90%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	19435	58%	**98	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	16041	48%	**68	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	20552	62%	**16	98%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	69%	18565	56%	**12	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	15229	46%	**81	93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	18405	55%	**84	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	22916	69%	**65	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	21886	66%	**62	90%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	24526	74%	**21	94%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	18608	56%	**50	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	17608	53%	**14	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	60%	5308	16%	**5	94%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	26281	79%	**73	90%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	24497	73%	**22	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	17883	54%	**37	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	14388	43%	**19	98%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	14605	44%	**65	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	16839	50%	**68	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	19072	57%	**11	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	22017	66%	**20	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	21683	65%	**48	96%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	60%	24976	75%	**27	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	20566	62%	**93	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 14]*	<<locked>>	62%	5134	15%	**5	88%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	13909	42%	**61	94%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	26629	80%	**96	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	23714	71%	**09	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	74%	13024	39%	**20	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	14997	45%	**32	93%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	18463	55%	**20	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	24656	74%	**14	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	62%	12865	39%	**79	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	17318	52%	**04	99%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	26281	79%	**73	90%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	17898	54%	**50	95%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	16984	51%	**01	96%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	65%	21973	66%	**78	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	13329	40%	**32	83%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	18797	56%	**17	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	10472	31%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	16897	51%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	15258	46%	**65	94%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	12531	38%	**99	82%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	24918	75%	**55	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.