Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 115gr | H&N HP HS

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 115gr \| H&N HP HS
Bullet Weight:	115gr \| 7.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.563" \| 14.3mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.192" \| 4.9mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.173" \| 4.4mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7441_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 115gr | H&N HP HS bullet and 53 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, 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%	23989	72%	**83	88%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	71%	28761	86%	**16	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	73%	29805	89%	**25	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	74%	29269	88%	**58	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	78%	28427	85%	**04	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	75%	28747	86%	**57	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	78%	29675	89%	**19	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	65%	29820	89%	**94	93%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	77%	29008	87%	**34	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	84%	28964	87%	**99	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	74%	29283	88%	**62	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	86%	29472	88%	**40	91%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	86%	29080	87%	**78	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	80%	29385	88%	**47	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	70%	28253	85%	**19	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	71%	29312	88%	**75	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	67%	28761	86%	**65	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	79%	28761	86%	**16	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	82%	30008	90%	**25	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	10080	30%	**3	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	65%	29776	89%	**91	93%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	67%	28355	85%	**53	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	78%	29211	88%	**35	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	87%	28558	86%	**86	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	87%	29356	88%	**25	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	83%	29892	90%	**83	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	78%	28572	86%	**47	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	74%	29530	89%	**04	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	71%	29950	90%	**78	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	66%	29298	88%	**68	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	75%	29211	88%	**09	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	8398	25%	**3	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	89%	29356	88%	**81	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	89%	29153	87%	**14	83%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	70%	29718	89%	**76	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	25918	78%	**30	95%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	87%	28805	86%	**09	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	78%	29037	87%	**89	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	69%	29240	88%	**58	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	93%	28935	87%	**55	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	80%	28819	86%	**06	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	65%	29776	89%	**91	93%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	79%	29356	88%	**58	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29414	88%	**42	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	76%	29515	88%	**04	87%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	87%	28718	86%	**81	97%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	62%	28616	86%	**61	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	77%	28805	86%	**63	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	23685	71%	**22	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	81%	29588	89%	**39	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	84%	28993	87%	**35	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	91%	28863	87%	**81	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	67%	29182	87%	**89	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	82%	17027	51%	**25	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	21756	65%	**98	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	22902	69%	**30	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	21379	64%	**40	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	17912	54%	**33	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	18710	56%	**86	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	16766	50%	**76	93%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	25904	78%	**25	91%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	18768	56%	**66	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	14562	44%	**27	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	19566	59%	**75	98%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	68%	17129	51%	**65	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	13880	42%	**47	93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	16810	50%	**43	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	23061	69%	**47	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	21234	64%	**20	90%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	60%	22582	68%	**53	93%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	16998	51%	**02	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	16491	49%	**83	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	65%	5091	15%	**6	95%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	25860	78%	**22	91%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	23627	71%	**81	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	16911	51%	**09	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	13851	42%	**04	98%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	13764	41%	**43	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	16172	48%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	18362	55%	**79	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	21234	64%	**86	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	21118	63%	**17	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	24308	73%	**83	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	19203	58%	**48	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	72%	5236	16%	**9	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	12995	39%	**37	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	25512	76%	**42	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	22220	67%	**65	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	75%	12053	36%	**96	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	13953	42%	**01	93%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	17840	53%	**89	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	22843	68%	**66	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	62%	11647	35%	**1	80%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	16114	48%	**66	99%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	25860	78%	**22	91%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	17332	52%	**19	95%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	15824	47%	**70	96%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	64%	19856	60%	**11	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	60%	12125	36%	**01	83%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	60%	26701	80%	**38	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	18130	54%	**93	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	9877	30%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	15693	47%	**89	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	14199	43%	**33	94%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	60%	11124	33%	**8	81%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	24729	74%	**24	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.

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