Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 125gr | Hornady HAP

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 125gr \| Hornady HAP
Manufacturer SKU:	35572B
Bullet Weight:	125gr \| 8.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.590" \| 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:	0.219" \| 5.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.219" \| 5.6mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B2776_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 125gr | Hornady HAP bullet and 50 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%	26005	78%	**40	90%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	68%	28892	87%	**24	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	69%	28485	85%	**33	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	72%	28398	85%	**70	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	75%	28471	85%	**15	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	74%	29486	88%	**78	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	75%	28645	86%	**20	99%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	75%	28776	86%	**52	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	83%	29950	90%	**24	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	73%	29791	89%	**83	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	84%	28950	87%	**42	91%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	84%	29370	88%	**89	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	76%	28369	85%	**52	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	69%	28848	86%	**50	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	69%	29124	87%	**86	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	66%	29602	89%	**96	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	75%	28892	87%	**24	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	78%	28645	86%	**17	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	11545	35%	**7	100%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	65%	28442	85%	**71	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	76%	29298	88%	**43	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	86%	29646	89%	**14	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	84%	29428	88%	**30	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	79%	28805	86%	**84	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	76%	28819	86%	**65	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	71%	29109	87%	**19	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	68%	28790	86%	**70	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	64%	28790	86%	**80	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	72%	29269	88%	**14	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	10863	33%	**7	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	87%	29646	89%	**99	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	88%	29762	89%	**39	85%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	67%	29486	88%	**78	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	97%	29936	90%	**17	97%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	86%	29965	90%	**40	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	28616	86%	**01	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	67%	28398	85%	**70	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	92%	29805	89%	**80	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	79%	29921	90%	**27	100%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	77%	29588	89%	**73	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29066	87%	**47	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	73%	29095	87%	**09	88%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	86%	29515	88%	**09	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	26789	80%	**80	84%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	75%	29428	88%	**81	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	94%	25034	75%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	79%	29341	88%	**40	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	81%	28863	87%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	89%	29588	89%	**99	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	64%	28558	86%	**94	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	76%	15795	47%	**20	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	22800	68%	**32	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	23090	69%	**1	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	21843	65%	**4	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	20508	61%	**01	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	21625	65%	**56	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	17985	54%	**30	95%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	19624	59%	**07	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	15751	47%	**8	99%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	20929	63%	**25	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	65%	16650	50%	**73	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	15635	47%	**14	96%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	18101	54%	**1	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	23308	70%	**4	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	62%	22858	69%	**78	92%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	24381	73%	**11	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	19043	57%	**60	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	18449	55%	**43	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	66%	6701	20%	**9	99%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	25193	76%	**22	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	62%	18898	57%	**73	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	15214	46%	**1	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	15664	47%	**04	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	17260	52%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	19508	58%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	22205	67%	**24	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	22321	67%	**58	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	26208	79%	**30	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	21814	65%	**06	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	69%	6585	20%	**9	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	14533	44%	**07	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	80%	23670	71%	**30	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	24961	75%	**15	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	69%	11835	35%	**10	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	60%	15156	45%	**1	95%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	19305	58%	**47	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	24976	75%	**24	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	60%	12633	38%	**9	83%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	18869	57%	**50	100%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	18159	54%	**63	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	17477	52%	**33	98%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	19682	59%	**22	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	13996	42%	**4	87%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	90%	22176	66%	**98	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	19580	59%	**40	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	11414	34%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	17593	53%	**53	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	15882	48%	**04	96%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	12778	38%	**8	85%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	25483	76%	**48	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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