Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 125gr | H&N HP HS

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 125gr \| H&N HP HS
Bullet Weight:	125gr \| 8.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.589" \| 15.0mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.218" \| 5.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.199" \| 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_B7446_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 108 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 125gr | H&N HP HS bullet and 54 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>>	97%	25237	76%	**40	90%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	71%	29283	88%	**53	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	71%	28979	87%	**53	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	73%	28747	86%	**86	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	77%	28195	85%	**29	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	75%	28906	87%	**84	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	76%	28413	85%	**27	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	65%	29762	89%	**25	94%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	76%	28964	87%	**65	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	84%	29486	88%	**30	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	74%	29660	89%	**89	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	86%	29515	88%	**65	91%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	85%	28543	86%	**86	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	80%	29718	89%	**81	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	71%	29356	88%	**66	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	70%	29588	89%	**06	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	66%	28776	86%	**96	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	78%	29283	88%	**53	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	81%	29559	89%	**47	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	93%	9761	29%	**4	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	65%	29704	89%	**25	94%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	66%	28442	85%	**84	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	76%	28427	85%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	87%	29153	87%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	85%	28529	86%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	80%	28529	86%	**94	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	77%	28703	86%	**75	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	73%	29153	87%	**32	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	71%	29675	89%	**99	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	66%	29414	88%	**02	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	75%	29834	89%	**40	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	8775	26%	**7	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	87%	29037	87%	**99	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	88%	28718	86%	**35	84%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	68%	28631	86%	**88	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	97%	27673	83%	**98	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	87%	29515	88%	**50	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	79%	29762	89%	**27	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	68%	28732	86%	**86	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	93%	28921	87%	**80	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	80%	29414	88%	**40	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	65%	29704	89%	**25	94%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	78%	28892	87%	**83	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	81%	28398	85%	**53	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	74%	29095	87%	**22	88%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	86%	28689	86%	**09	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	25585	77%	**70	83%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	63%	29979	90%	**12	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	77%	29066	87%	**94	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	24047	72%	**63	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	79%	28616	86%	**50	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	84%	29936	90%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	90%	28761	86%	**02	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	67%	29675	89%	**20	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	79%	15809	47%	**37	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	21814	65%	**38	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	21741	65%	**5	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	20523	62%	**1	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	18594	56%	**4	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	19551	59%	**43	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	17738	53%	**40	95%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	25701	77%	**53	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	19522	59%	**20	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	15258	46%	**4	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	20653	62%	**35	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	67%	16723	50%	**93	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	14678	44%	**07	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	17637	53%	**01	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	21930	66%	**1	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	20943	63%	**55	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	23612	71%	**11	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	17970	54%	**60	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	16505	49%	**24	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	73%	6324	19%	**9	98%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	25672	77%	**53	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	23482	70%	**12	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	16897	51%	**50	98%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	14591	44%	**5	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	13576	41%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	16897	51%	**04	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	17927	54%	**10	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	20566	62%	**10	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	21669	65%	**61	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	62%	25382	76%	**34	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	19102	57%	**83	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	75%	5860	18%	**6	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	12923	39%	**1	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	82%	23743	71%	**43	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	22321	67%	**99	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	72%	11255	34%	**14	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	14736	44%	**8	95%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	17796	53%	**33	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	23641	71%	**17	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	11748	35%	**2	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	17042	51%	**30	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	25672	77%	**53	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	17390	52%	**66	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	15780	47%	**07	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	63%	19102	57%	**32	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	13111	39%	**1	86%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	92%	22046	66%	**07	80%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	27949	84%	**86	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	17666	53%	**24	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	9514	29%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	15621	47%	**27	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	15055	45%	**04	96%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	11937	36%	**2	84%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	24918	75%	**58	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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👍 ... recommended powder/load for this caliber and bullet combination based on its ballistic performance.

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