Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 140gr | H&N RN HS

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 140gr \| H&N RN HS
Bullet Weight:	140gr \| 9.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.659" \| 16.7mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.288" \| 7.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.269" \| 6.8mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7462_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 114 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 140gr | H&N RN HS bullet and 57 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>>	96%	24091	72%	**15	89%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	71%	28660	86%	**29	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	73%	29544	89%	**5	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	76%	30023	90%	**4	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	80%	29501	88%	**37	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	76%	28935	87%	**76	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	79%	29921	90%	**35	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	28471	85%	**88	94%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	85%	29965	90%	**50	83%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	77%	28790	86%	**53	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	85%	28718	86%	**12	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	74%	28805	86%	**61	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	86%	28282	85%	**27	91%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	86%	28514	85%	**75	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	79%	28732	86%	**60	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	73%	29878	90%	**1	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	70%	28660	86%	**81	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	68%	28979	87%	**84	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	79%	28660	86%	**29	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	82%	29660	89%	**35	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	9645	29%	**2	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	28427	85%	**88	94%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	85%	29965	90%	**50	83%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	68%	28906	87%	**79	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	77%	28253	85%	**35	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	88%	28732	86%	**06	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	88%	29979	90%	**38	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	82%	29051	87%	**89	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	78%	28703	86%	**66	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	73%	28471	85%	**17	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	71%	29095	87%	**71	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	67%	29776	89%	**91	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	76%	29124	87%	**15	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	8731	26%	**8	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	90%	29588	89%	**91	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	90%	28950	87%	**24	85%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	70%	29370	88%	**83	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	25759	77%	**53	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	89%	29921	90%	**38	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	80%	29936	90%	**15	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	71%	30008	90%	**4	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	95%	29602	89%	**75	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	28993	87%	**19	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	28427	85%	**88	94%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	85%	29965	90%	**50	83%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	80%	29428	88%	**75	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	82%	28311	85%	**35	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	76%	29138	87%	**07	89%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	88%	28848	86%	**98	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	24497	73%	**45	83%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	63%	28674	86%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	78%	29370	88%	**86	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	23090	69%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	80%	28065	84%	**29	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	83%	28224	85%	**42	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	91%	28703	86%	**91	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	67%	28935	87%	**02	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	78%	14953	45%	**5	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	20291	61%	**07	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	21132	63%	**6	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	20421	61%	**6	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	18333	55%	**9	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	18362	55%	**5	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	17492	52%	**2	95%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	25411	76%	**42	92%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	82%	26672	80%	**01	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	18173	54%	**2	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	14417	43%	**3	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	20363	61%	**27	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	66%	15592	47%	**1	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	14228	43%	**5	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	16737	50%	**2	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	21306	64%	**9	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	20233	61%	**40	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	23061	69%	**93	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	17434	52%	**5	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	16317	49%	**2	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	84%	7919	24%	**9	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	25367	76%	**42	92%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	82%	26672	80%	**01	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	23163	69%	**04	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	16723	50%	**1	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	13880	42%	**3	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	12763	38%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	15882	48%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	18144	54%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	20566	62%	**9	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	62%	21408	64%	**53	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	23670	71%	**99	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	18579	56%	**8	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	87%	7310	22%	**9	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	12691	38%	**9	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	83%	23409	70%	**32	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	22002	66%	**4	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	73%	10805	32%	**9	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	14257	43%	**9	95%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	17695	53%	**5	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	23975	72%	**5	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	60%	11023	33%	**4	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	16578	50%	**8	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	25367	76%	**42	92%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	82%	26672	80%	**01	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	16331	49%	**8	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	15345	46%	**9	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	62%	17970	54%	**10	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	12430	37%	**6	85%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	93%	21901	66%	**02	81%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	60%	26411	79%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	18057	54%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	9181	28%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	15069	45%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	14794	44%	**2	96%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	11153	33%	**7	84%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	23714	71%	**37	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

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[...] ²... fill rate low - you might want to consider using a filler to ensure proper ignition.

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