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

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 125gr \| H&N SWC F
Bullet Weight:	125gr \| 8.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.608" \| 15.4mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.237" \| 6.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.237" \| 6.0mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7454_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 125gr | H&N SWC F 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%	23569	71%	**01	88%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	73%	29675	89%	**43	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	72%	28964	87%	**40	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	74%	28950	87%	**76	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	78%	28239	85%	**19	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	77%	29066	87%	**75	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	78%	29095	87%	**24	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	65%	29356	88%	**99	93%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	78%	29269	88%	**52	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	87%	30008	90%	**24	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	74%	28355	85%	**53	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	87%	29138	87%	**39	91%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	87%	29138	87%	**86	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	79%	28471	85%	**52	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	72%	29240	88%	**53	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	71%	29341	88%	**86	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	69%	29834	89%	**96	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	81%	29675	89%	**43	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	81%	28572	86%	**24	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	9529	29%	**1	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	65%	29312	88%	**99	93%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	68%	28761	86%	**71	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	79%	28979	87%	**40	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	90%	29776	89%	**20	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	87%	28834	86%	**27	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	82%	28819	86%	**84	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	79%	28892	87%	**65	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	74%	29182	87%	**19	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	71%	28935	87%	**70	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	67%	29022	87%	**80	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	75%	28340	85%	**11	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	8557	26%	**7	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	90%	29718	89%	**96	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	90%	28674	86%	**19	84%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	70%	28892	87%	**81	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	25309	76%	**45	95%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	87%	28660	86%	**24	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	79%	28848	86%	**01	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	69%	28921	87%	**76	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	28660	86%	**60	96%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	82%	29878	90%	**34	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	65%	29312	88%	**99	93%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	80%	29588	89%	**73	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	84%	29124	87%	**43	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	76%	28892	87%	**06	88%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	89%	29776	89%	**09	98%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	64%	29776	89%	**99	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	78%	29167	87%	**84	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	22858	69%	**40	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	82%	29022	87%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	85%	28819	86%	**50	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	93%	29849	89%	**09	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	67%	28471	85%	**94	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	81%	16128	48%	**37	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	20552	62%	**02	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	21350	64%	**8	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	20276	61%	**5	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	18173	54%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	19363	58%	**27	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	16433	49%	**01	93%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	25193	76%	**34	91%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	19363	58%	**04	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	13982	42%	**5	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	19377	58%	**93	98%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	69%	16998	51%	**89	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	13518	41%	**8	93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	16172	48%	**1	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	21538	65%	**1	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	20349	61%	**25	90%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	22887	69%	**81	94%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	16665	50%	**27	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	15287	46%	**8	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	73%	5961	18%	**9	97%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	25150	75%	**30	91%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	23656	71%	**99	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	62%	16853	51%	**37	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	13387	40%	**5	98%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	13256	40%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	15461	46%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	17622	53%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	20276	61%	**01	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	20842	62%	**32	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	23612	71%	**91	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	17550	53%	**43	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	80%	6092	18%	**2	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	60%	11966	36%	**8	94%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	24685	74%	**47	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	22278	67%	**89	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	75%	11429	34%	**14	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	13706	41%	**8	93%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	16795	50%	**7	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	23540	71%	**04	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	63%	11806	35%	**2	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	15824	47%	**1	99%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	25150	75%	**30	91%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	16346	49%	**30	95%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	15679	47%	**7	96%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	65%	19638	59%	**32	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	12299	37%	**2	84%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	62%	27746	83%	**73	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	17477	52%	**10	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	9123	27%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	15490	46%	**17	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	13967	42%	**5	94%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	11240	34%	**6	82%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	23699	71%	**25	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.

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

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