Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 145gr | 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 \| 145gr \| H&N RN HS
Bullet Weight:	145gr \| 9.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.677" \| 17.2mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.306" \| 7.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.287" \| 7.3mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7465_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 145gr | H&N RN HS bullet and 53 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%	23525	71%	**76	89%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	72%	29066	87%	**02	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	73%	29254	88%	**2	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	73%	27847	83%	**2	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	80%	29588	89%	**10	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	77%	29167	87%	**47	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	77%	28471	85%	**86	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	66%	29530	89%	**71	95%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	77%	29037	87%	**20	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	86%	29414	88%	**83	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	75%	29312	88%	**38	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	87%	29588	89%	**07	92%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	87%	29153	87%	**48	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	80%	28964	87%	**30	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	73%	29544	89%	**8	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	72%	29892	90%	**65	97%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	67%	28543	86%	**45	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	80%	29066	87%	**02	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	81%	28689	86%	**89	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	93%	9355	28%	**5	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	66%	29486	88%	**71	95%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	68%	29138	87%	**50	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	78%	28834	86%	**09	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	89%	29327	88%	**83	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	87%	28601	86%	**93	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	83%	29472	88%	**63	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	79%	28993	87%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	73%	28326	85%	**4	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	70%	28239	85%	**25	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	67%	29211	88%	**48	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	76%	29646	89%	**93	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	8557	26%	**2	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	89%	28601	86%	**45	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	90%	29037	87%	**91	85%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	71%	29733	89%	**56	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	24584	74%	**98	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	88%	28819	86%	**93	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	79%	28747	86%	**70	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	71%	30008	90%	**8	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	95%	29095	87%	**35	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	82%	29573	89%	**96	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	66%	29486	88%	**71	95%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	79%	28398	85%	**22	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	83%	29008	87%	**12	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	76%	29153	87%	**81	89%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	88%	28413	85%	**58	98%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	62%	28456	85%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	79%	29573	89%	**56	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	23293	70%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	81%	28819	86%	**02	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	85%	28979	87%	**15	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	91%	28137	84%	**48	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	68%	29515	88%	**79	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	79%	15156	45%	**6	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	20349	61%	**1	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	22655	68%	**6	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	20059	60%	**6	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	18072	54%	**0	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	19841	59%	**2	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	15998	48%	**6	94%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	24772	74%	**99	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	17883	54%	**3	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	14344	43%	**6	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	18811	56%	**1	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	67%	15853	48%	**1	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	14141	42%	**6	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	16592	50%	**6	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	22814	68%	**3	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	62%	20827	62%	**24	92%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	22394	67%	**53	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	17434	52%	**2	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	16346	49%	**6	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	88%	8470	25%	**9	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	24729	74%	**99	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	23250	70%	**4	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	62%	16781	50%	**8	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	13750	41%	**7	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	12604	38%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	15650	47%	**6	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	17898	54%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	20305	61%	**6	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	20508	61%	**07	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	62%	24410	73%	**79	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	18652	56%	**1	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	91%	7803	23%	**9	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	12662	38%	**3	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	83%	23192	70%	**99	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	22075	66%	**1	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	73%	10617	32%	**9	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	14272	43%	**6	95%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	17811	53%	**9	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	23728	71%	**2	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	11168	33%	**4	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	16491	49%	**2	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	24729	74%	**99	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	16418	49%	**2	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	15258	46%	**3	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	63%	18594	56%	**4	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	60%	11705	35%	**3	84%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	60%	26063	78%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	17869	54%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	8920	27%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	15055	45%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	13648	41%	**6	95%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	11298	34%	**7	84%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	23946	72%	**07	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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