Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 125gr | H&N RN F

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

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Bullet:	.356 \| 125gr \| H&N RN F
Bullet Weight:	125gr \| 8.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.575" \| 14.6mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.204" \| 5.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.204" \| 5.2mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7451_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 108 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 125gr | H&N RN F bullet and 54 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%	24613	74%	**34	89%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	70%	28892	87%	**43	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	70%	28413	85%	**47	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	75%	29950	90%	**02	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	78%	29457	88%	**45	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	76%	30023	90%	**01	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	77%	29501	88%	**50	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	29211	88%	**22	94%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	75%	28500	85%	**58	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	83%	28819	86%	**27	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	73%	29211	88%	**89	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	85%	28964	87%	**58	91%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	85%	29414	88%	**06	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	79%	29109	87%	**78	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	70%	28732	86%	**66	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	69%	28993	87%	**99	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	67%	29573	89%	**12	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	77%	28892	87%	**43	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	79%	28834	86%	**40	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	10414	31%	**3	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	29153	87%	**19	94%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	67%	29718	89%	**01	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	77%	29472	88%	**63	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	86%	28558	86%	**14	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	86%	29631	89%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	82%	29573	89%	**07	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	78%	29791	89%	**91	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	72%	28616	86%	**25	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	69%	29095	87%	**96	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	28805	86%	**99	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	74%	29327	88%	**37	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	8688	26%	**7	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	88%	29820	89%	**12	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	88%	29327	88%	**45	85%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	69%	29660	89%	**01	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	97%	28384	85%	**04	97%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	86%	28993	87%	**47	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	77%	29080	87%	**24	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	70%	29936	90%	**02	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	93%	29733	89%	**93	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	79%	28747	86%	**34	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	29153	87%	**19	94%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	78%	29805	89%	**99	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	82%	29414	88%	**66	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	75%	29733	89%	**42	89%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	87%	29559	89%	**25	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	24976	75%	**73	83%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	62%	29443	88%	**06	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	75%	28543	86%	**84	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	97%	24961	75%	**79	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	80%	29762	89%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29211	88%	**73	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	90%	29646	89%	**19	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	66%	29008	87%	**17	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	78%	15606	47%	**33	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	21437	64%	**32	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	23047	69%	**4	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	21669	65%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	18289	55%	**4	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	19232	58%	**40	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	17318	52%	**37	95%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	26397	79%	**70	93%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	19174	57%	**17	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	15084	45%	**4	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	20363	61%	**32	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	66%	16433	49%	**86	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	14431	43%	**07	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	17361	52%	**4	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	23206	70%	**1	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	21553	65%	**75	92%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	24279	73%	**20	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	17753	53%	**60	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	17231	52%	**43	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	72%	6222	19%	**9	98%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	26469	79%	**70	93%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	24598	74%	**32	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	62%	17767	53%	**66	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	14359	43%	**1	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	14446	43%	**04	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	16650	50%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	18985	57%	**30	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	21727	65%	**33	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	62%	22336	67%	**75	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	24903	75%	**27	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	18768	56%	**79	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	74%	5744	17%	**3	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	60%	12705	38%	**4	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	81%	23235	70%	**37	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	23308	70%	**19	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	72%	11487	34%	**27	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	14504	43%	**5	95%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	18652	56%	**53	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	23250	70%	**14	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	60%	11531	35%	**9	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	16781	50%	**27	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	26469	79%	**70	93%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	17085	51%	**63	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	16505	49%	**30	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	63%	19493	58%	**45	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	12879	39%	**4	85%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	92%	22640	68%	**20	81%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	60%	27398	82%	**83	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	18797	56%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	10167	30%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	16534	50%	**50	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	14794	44%	**7	96%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	11719	35%	**8	84%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	24381	73%	**55	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.

[...] 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.