Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 123gr | LOS FP

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 123gr \| LOS FP
Bullet Weight:	123gr \| 8.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.567" \| 14.4mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.196" \| 5.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.196" \| 5.0mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B3509_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 123gr | LOS FP bullet and 51 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%	26803	80%	**73	90%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	67%	29283	88%	**43	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	69%	28906	87%	**56	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	71%	28732	86%	**89	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	74%	29182	87%	**42	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	73%	29907	90%	**94	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	74%	28514	85%	**37	99%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	74%	29341	88%	**71	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	82%	29878	90%	**43	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	70%	28355	85%	**80	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	83%	29892	90%	**78	92%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	82%	29588	89%	**06	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	75%	28514	85%	**71	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	69%	29370	88%	**76	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	68%	30008	90%	**19	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	64%	29385	88%	**12	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	74%	29283	88%	**43	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	76%	28805	86%	**40	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	12314	37%	**6	100%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	64%	28616	86%	**94	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	74%	29022	87%	**63	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	85%	29530	89%	**30	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	82%	29820	89%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	78%	29138	87%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	75%	29109	87%	**81	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	70%	29530	89%	**38	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	67%	28805	86%	**86	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	64%	29776	89%	**16	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	71%	29776	89%	**37	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	11632	35%	**3	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	85%	29312	88%	**09	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	28848	86%	**42	84%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	64%	28674	86%	**84	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	94%	29312	88%	**24	97%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	84%	29907	90%	**63	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	29747	89%	**34	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	66%	28718	86%	**89	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	90%	29254	88%	**93	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	78%	30008	90%	**47	100%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	75%	29631	89%	**89	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	79%	29283	88%	**66	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	71%	28877	87%	**22	88%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	84%	29283	88%	**25	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	27673	83%	**09	84%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	96%	21147	63%	**40	83%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	74%	29689	89%	**01	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	26861	81%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	77%	29240	88%	**57	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	80%	28834	86%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	87%	29138	87%	**16	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	63%	28558	86%	**14	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	75%	16128	48%	**43	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	24685	74%	**78	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	23830	71%	**4	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	22379	67%	**7	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	21219	64%	**24	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	22336	67%	**86	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	19667	59%	**79	96%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	21466	64%	**56	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	17477	52%	**33	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	22669	68%	**78	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	62%	16186	49%	**76	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	17332	52%	**70	97%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	20001	60%	**40	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	24047	72%	**01	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	23859	72%	**11	93%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	60%	25454	76%	**43	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	20885	63%	**09	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	19072	57%	**73	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	63%	6991	21%	**3	99%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	25440	76%	**45	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	19464	58%	**99	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	15940	48%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	16607	50%	**33	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	19131	57%	**43	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	20305	61%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	22916	69%	**50	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	23540	71%	**98	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	27253	82%	**70	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	22597	68%	**29	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	62%	6498	19%	**6	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	15055	45%	**30	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	78%	23322	70%	**40	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	25643	77%	**38	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	66%	11705	35%	**14	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	16592	50%	**10	96%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	19682	59%	**66	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	25425	76%	**47	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	13764	41%	**8	85%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	19508	58%	**73	100%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	19696	59%	**12	97%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	17898	54%	**53	98%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	20639	62%	**58	82%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	15200	46%	**33	88%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	88%	21959	66%	**07	80%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	93%	19305	58%	**91	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	20523	62%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	12299	37%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	18144	54%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	17318	52%	**53	97%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	13866	42%	**1	87%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	27021	81%	**91	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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