Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 135gr | H&N SWC KB

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 135gr \| H&N SWC KB
Bullet Weight:	135gr \| 8.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.628" \| 16.0mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.257" \| 6.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.257" \| 6.5mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7460_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 135gr | H&N SWC KB bullet and 53 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%	24120	72%	**55	89%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	72%	29443	88%	**75	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	72%	29457	88%	**4	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	75%	29660	89%	**24	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	79%	29095	87%	**70	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	75%	28427	85%	**02	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	77%	28819	86%	**58	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	28674	86%	**30	94%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	76%	28326	85%	**79	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	85%	29805	89%	**58	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	75%	29805	89%	**11	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	87%	29979	90%	**93	92%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	86%	29080	87%	**20	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	80%	29776	89%	**09	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	72%	29733	89%	**04	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	70%	28558	86%	**14	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	67%	29066	87%	**24	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	80%	29443	88%	**75	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	80%	28456	85%	**55	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	9718	29%	**5	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	28631	86%	**27	94%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	66%	28166	84%	**06	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	78%	29051	87%	**78	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	89%	29501	88%	**52	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	86%	29022	87%	**65	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	81%	28427	85%	**19	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	77%	28224	85%	**93	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	72%	28195	85%	**50	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	71%	29428	88%	**11	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	67%	29747	89%	**27	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	74%	28210	85%	**45	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	8789	26%	**5	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	87%	28398	85%	**11	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	89%	28587	86%	**50	84%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	69%	28442	85%	**09	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	26078	78%	**96	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	87%	28805	86%	**58	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	78%	28761	86%	**38	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	70%	29646	89%	**24	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	29428	88%	**11	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	29805	89%	**68	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	28631	86%	**27	94%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	80%	29805	89%	**14	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29080	87%	**81	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	75%	28805	86%	**43	89%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	88%	29167	87%	**40	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	24250	73%	**78	83%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	77%	28587	86%	**12	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	24033	72%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	81%	29124	87%	**71	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	84%	28979	87%	**81	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	91%	28906	87%	**27	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	68%	30023	90%	**48	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	78%	15258	46%	**5	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	21393	64%	**60	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	21408	64%	**6	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	20494	61%	**6	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	18507	55%	**2	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	19841	59%	**1	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	17172	51%	**1	95%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	25585	77%	**78	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	19798	59%	**1	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	14446	43%	**9	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	20059	60%	**53	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	66%	15998	48%	**10	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	14112	42%	**8	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	16665	50%	**9	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	21611	65%	**2	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	20552	62%	**79	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	23322	70%	**29	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	17187	52%	**4	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	16012	48%	**1	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	80%	7310	22%	**9	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	25556	77%	**78	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	24598	74%	**56	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	16447	49%	**8	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	13750	41%	**6	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	13880	42%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	15882	48%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	18072	54%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	20682	62%	**8	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	20784	62%	**73	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	23946	72%	**35	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	18463	55%	**04	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	83%	6744	20%	**6	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	12546	38%	**2	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	82%	23206	70%	**61	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	21654	65%	**24	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	72%	10820	32%	**5	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	14170	42%	**6	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	17347	52%	**8	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	23975	72%	**5	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	11603	35%	**6	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	16462	49%	**5	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	25556	77%	**78	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	17187	52%	**4	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	16259	49%	**8	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	63%	19102	57%	**63	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	60%	12169	36%	**6	85%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	92%	21654	65%	**29	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	18072	54%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	9326	28%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	14866	45%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	14620	44%	**5	96%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	11777	35%	**3	85%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	24801	74%	**86	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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