Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 125gr | LEE Mold 356-125-2R

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 125gr \| LEE Mold 356-125-2R
Manufacturer SKU:	356-125-2R
Bullet Weight:	125gr \| 8.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.570" \| 14.5mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.199" \| 5.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.199" \| 5.1mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B3271_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 112 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 125gr | LEE Mold 356-125-2R bullet and 56 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, 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%	25411	76%	**53	90%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	71%	29994	90%	**66	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	69%	28137	84%	**47	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	74%	29646	89%	**02	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	77%	29022	87%	**45	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	75%	29689	89%	**01	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	76%	29080	87%	**50	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	63%	28747	86%	**12	94%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	83%	29457	88%	**68	82%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	77%	29718	89%	**81	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	82%	28427	85%	**20	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	72%	28703	86%	**80	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	85%	29921	90%	**78	92%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	85%	29124	87%	**06	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	78%	28732	86%	**75	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	69%	28529	86%	**63	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	70%	29776	89%	**16	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	66%	28979	87%	**09	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	79%	29994	90%	**66	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	80%	29863	90%	**53	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	10327	31%	**3	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	63%	28703	86%	**09	94%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	83%	29457	88%	**68	82%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	67%	29225	88%	**98	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	76%	29066	87%	**63	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	87%	29776	89%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	85%	29283	88%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	81%	29269	88%	**07	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	78%	29414	88%	**91	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	71%	28297	85%	**25	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	69%	28587	86%	**86	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	29646	89%	**12	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	73%	28964	87%	**27	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	9282	28%	**7	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	87%	29573	89%	**12	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	87%	28689	86%	**39	84%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	68%	29472	88%	**01	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	27688	83%	**94	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	87%	29994	90%	**60	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	77%	28761	86%	**24	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	69%	29646	89%	**02	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	92%	29283	88%	**93	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	78%	28413	85%	**27	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	63%	28703	86%	**09	94%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	83%	29457	88%	**68	82%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	78%	29327	88%	**89	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	81%	28950	87%	**66	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	74%	29022	87%	**35	89%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	86%	29095	87%	**25	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	25875	78%	**83	83%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	77%	29834	89%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	24671	74%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	79%	29327	88%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	82%	28805	86%	**63	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	89%	29037	87%	**16	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	65%	28674	86%	**17	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	77%	15302	46%	**30	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	22510	67%	**55	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	22771	68%	**4	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	21466	64%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	19508	58%	**04	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	20421	61%	**63	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	17158	51%	**37	95%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	60%	26020	78%	**66	92%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	80%	26745	80%	**22	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	18942	57%	**14	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	14808	44%	**1	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	20030	60%	**25	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	65%	16201	49%	**83	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	15287	46%	**33	96%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	17071	51%	**4	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	23076	69%	**8	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	60%	21248	64%	**65	92%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	23931	72%	**20	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	17492	52%	**53	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	16969	51%	**43	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	71%	6150	18%	**6	98%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	60%	25976	78%	**66	92%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	80%	26745	80%	**22	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	24294	73%	**32	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	17622	53%	**66	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	14156	42%	**1	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	14344	43%	**7	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	16447	49%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	18681	56%	**27	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	21495	64%	**30	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	22133	66%	**75	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	25643	77%	**47	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	19885	60%	**99	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	74%	5700	17%	**3	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	13416	40%	**7	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	80%	22814	68%	**34	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	23119	69%	**12	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	72%	11414	34%	**24	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	60%	14257	43%	**1	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	18318	55%	**43	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	24540	74%	**30	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	62%	12082	36%	**2	83%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	17695	53%	**47	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	25976	78%	**66	92%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	80%	26745	80%	**22	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	17970	54%	**79	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	16288	49%	**30	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	62%	19276	58%	**42	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	60%	12676	38%	**1	85%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	91%	22350	67%	**20	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	18565	56%	**40	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	10022	30%	**0	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	16389	49%	**50	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	14591	44%	**7	95%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	60%	11545	35%	**5	84%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	25614	77%	**75	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

[...] *... 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.