Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 125gr | H&N RN KB

Recommended Powder(s): Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 125gr \| H&N RN KB
Bullet Weight:	125gr \| 8.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.598" \| 15.2mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.227" \| 5.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.208" \| 5.3mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7453_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 125gr | H&N RN KB bullet and 53 powders such as Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Somchem MS200, 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%	24555	74%	**24	89%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	72%	29733	89%	**57	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	72%	29530	89%	**53	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	74%	29269	88%	**86	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	78%	28587	86%	**29	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	76%	29298	88%	**88	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	77%	29080	87%	**34	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	29167	87%	**12	94%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	77%	29428	88%	**65	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	83%	28282	85%	**11	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	73%	28660	86%	**70	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	85%	28819	86%	**48	91%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	86%	29037	87%	**89	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	79%	28529	86%	**61	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	72%	29820	89%	**73	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	70%	28776	86%	**89	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	67%	29457	88%	**02	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	80%	29733	89%	**57	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	82%	29979	90%	**50	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	9877	30%	**7	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	29124	87%	**12	94%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	67%	29109	87%	**88	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	77%	29109	87%	**57	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	89%	29733	89%	**27	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	86%	29138	87%	**43	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	82%	29095	87%	**98	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	78%	29196	88%	**78	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	74%	29718	89%	**35	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	70%	28805	86%	**83	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	28689	86%	**86	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	74%	28703	86%	**20	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	8891	27%	**1	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	89%	29544	89%	**09	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	89%	29341	88%	**39	84%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	69%	29022	87%	**91	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	97%	27093	81%	**78	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	86%	28718	86%	**34	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	78%	28790	86%	**14	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	69%	29269	88%	**86	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	29660	89%	**86	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	29892	90%	**40	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	29124	87%	**12	94%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	79%	29356	88%	**86	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	82%	29037	87%	**60	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	75%	29747	89%	**29	88%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	88%	29414	88%	**16	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	25077	75%	**60	82%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	78%	29631	89%	**98	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	97%	24424	73%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	80%	29254	88%	**53	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	83%	28703	86%	**57	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	91%	29327	88%	**16	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	66%	28529	86%	**07	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	78%	15302	46%	**24	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	20769	62%	**15	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	22133	66%	**5	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	20885	63%	**1	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	18855	57%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	19943	60%	**47	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	16897	51%	**17	94%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	62%	26324	79%	**60	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	18420	55%	**4	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	14388	43%	**5	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	19696	59%	**12	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	68%	16998	51%	**96	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	13909	42%	**8	94%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	16621	50%	**8	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	22292	67%	**1	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	21437	64%	**61	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	60%	22800	68%	**91	94%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	17027	51%	**40	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	16752	50%	**27	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	74%	6396	19%	**2	98%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	62%	26281	79%	**57	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	23902	72%	**15	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	62%	17172	51%	**53	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	13779	41%	**2	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	13808	41%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	15969	48%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	18159	54%	**10	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	20856	63%	**17	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	20871	63%	**42	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	24613	74%	**17	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	19508	58%	**83	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	76%	5874	18%	**6	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	13198	40%	**4	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	83%	24366	73%	**53	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	22669	68%	**02	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	73%	11458	34%	**17	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	60%	13996	42%	**5	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	18144	54%	**37	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	24062	72%	**17	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	60%	11269	34%	**9	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	17390	52%	**33	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	26281	79%	**57	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	16694	50%	**47	95%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	15940	48%	**10	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	64%	19392	58%	**35	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	12531	38%	**8	85%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	93%	22669	68%	**17	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	18028	54%	**27	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	9616	29%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	15853	48%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	14315	43%	**8	95%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	11356	34%	**9	83%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	23931	72%	**38	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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👍 ... recommended powder/load for this caliber and bullet combination based on its ballistic performance.

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