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

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 125gr \| H&N SWC HS
Bullet Weight:	125gr \| 8.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.593" \| 15.1mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.222" \| 5.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.203" \| 5.1mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7455_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 125gr | H&N SWC HS bullet and 53 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%	24294	73%	**27	89%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	71%	29718	89%	**53	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	72%	29225	88%	**50	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	74%	29080	87%	**83	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	77%	28398	85%	**32	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	75%	29080	87%	**84	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	77%	28732	86%	**34	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	28863	87%	**06	94%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	77%	29211	88%	**61	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	85%	29733	89%	**37	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	73%	28398	85%	**70	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	85%	28645	86%	**42	91%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	85%	28732	86%	**93	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	78%	28326	85%	**65	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	72%	29617	89%	**70	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	71%	29979	90%	**12	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	67%	29211	88%	**99	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	79%	29718	89%	**53	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	81%	29805	89%	**47	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	9877	30%	**7	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	28819	86%	**06	94%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	67%	28776	86%	**84	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	77%	28732	86%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	88%	29472	88%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	86%	28819	86%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	81%	28935	87%	**94	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	78%	28906	87%	**75	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	73%	29414	88%	**32	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	71%	29950	90%	**96	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	66%	29747	89%	**02	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	74%	28558	86%	**24	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	8833	26%	**1	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	88%	29211	88%	**02	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	89%	29124	87%	**35	84%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	69%	28805	86%	**84	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	26789	80%	**81	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	88%	29936	90%	**50	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	77%	28471	85%	**11	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	69%	29066	87%	**83	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	29472	88%	**89	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	29704	89%	**37	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	28819	86%	**06	94%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	78%	29225	88%	**80	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	82%	28877	87%	**57	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	75%	29327	88%	**29	88%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	87%	29211	88%	**12	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	24889	75%	**63	83%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	77%	29298	88%	**94	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	24337	73%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	80%	28906	87%	**47	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	83%	28689	86%	**53	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	91%	29254	88%	**12	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	67%	29936	90%	**27	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	80%	16070	48%	**40	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	22060	66%	**38	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	21959	66%	**5	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	20697	62%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	18739	56%	**4	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	19754	59%	**43	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	16708	50%	**17	94%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	26034	78%	**60	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	19711	59%	**24	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	15461	46%	**1	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	19508	58%	**09	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	68%	16998	51%	**96	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	14837	44%	**14	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	17811	53%	**01	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	22075	66%	**8	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	21176	63%	**55	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	23772	71%	**11	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	18043	54%	**63	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	16491	49%	**27	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	73%	6309	19%	**9	98%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	25991	78%	**60	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	23772	71%	**12	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	17187	52%	**53	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	13648	41%	**5	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	13721	41%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	17056	51%	**07	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	18144	54%	**10	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	20856	63%	**14	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	62%	21901	66%	**61	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	24497	73%	**20	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	19290	58%	**83	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	76%	5860	18%	**6	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	13053	39%	**1	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	83%	24033	72%	**43	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	22452	67%	**99	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	73%	11342	34%	**17	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	60%	13924	42%	**5	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	17970	54%	**30	99%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	23873	72%	**20	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	62%	11864	36%	**9	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	17231	52%	**30	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	25991	78%	**60	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	17550	53%	**66	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	15853	48%	**14	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	63%	19232	58%	**29	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	12444	37%	**8	85%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	93%	22336	67%	**17	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	17854	54%	**24	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	9558	29%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	15853	48%	**33	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	14243	43%	**1	95%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	60%	11298	34%	**5	83%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	25237	76%	**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

[...] *... 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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