Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 150gr | Sierra FPJ FN

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan A0, Somchem MP200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 150gr \| Sierra FPJ FN
Manufacturer SKU:	8250
Bullet Weight:	150gr \| 9.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.678" \| 17.2mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.307" \| 7.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.307" \| 7.8mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B5942_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 114 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 150gr | Sierra FPJ FN bullet and 57 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan A0, 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>>	96%	26934	81%	**79	91%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	67%	29501	88%	**50	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	67%	27992	84%	**9	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	71%	28979	87%	**5	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	72%	28268	85%	**2	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	70%	28123	84%	**1	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	74%	28921	87%	**47	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	62%	29675	89%	**25	95%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	80%	29225	88%	**55	82%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	73%	28834	86%	**4	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	79%	28297	85%	**20	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	72%	29776	89%	**93	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	83%	29936	90%	**65	92%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29718	89%	**99	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	77%	29704	89%	**1	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	67%	28268	85%	**3	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	67%	28747	86%	**99	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	64%	28950	87%	**99	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	74%	29501	88%	**50	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	76%	28819	86%	**37	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	13561	41%	**2	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	62%	29617	89%	**22	95%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	80%	29225	88%	**55	82%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	65%	29124	87%	**04	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	73%	28703	86%	**53	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	83%	28718	86%	**20	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	81%	28950	87%	**40	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	76%	28108	84%	**7	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	75%	29414	88%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	69%	28485	85%	**8	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	68%	29878	90%	**96	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	63%	29646	89%	**06	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	68%	28398	85%	**14	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	12227	37%	**5	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	86%	29994	90%	**15	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	87%	29994	90%	**55	86%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	65%	29979	90%	**04	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	93%	28297	85%	**98	97%
SNPE Vectan A0 👍	<<locked>>	85%	29602	89%	**56	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	29660	89%	**37	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	67%	28964	87%	**5	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	90%	29399	88%	**93	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	76%	28805	86%	**33	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	29617	89%	**22	95%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	80%	29225	88%	**55	82%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	74%	28543	86%	**73	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	78%	28587	86%	**53	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	71%	29559	89%	**29	89%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	83%	29066	87%	**15	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	27340	82%	**09	85%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	95%	20784	62%	**40	84%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	72%	28442	85%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	27209	82%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	75%	28123	84%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	79%	28747	86%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	88%	29820	89%	**25	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	63%	28558	86%	**17	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	71%	15069	45%	**0	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	26034	78%	**04	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	23496	70%	**0	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	23090	69%	**3	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	22466	67%	**6	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	22800	68%	**9	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	19653	59%	**9	97%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	28036	84%	**99	94%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	77%	26252	79%	**09	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	21538	65%	**9	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	18304	55%	**9	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	22611	68%	**8	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	62%	16853	51%	**9	82%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	17405	52%	**9	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	20711	62%	**9	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	24062	72%	**3	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	62%	24308	73%	**30	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	25947	78%	**56	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	21161	63%	**2	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	19551	59%	**6	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	80%	10631	32%	**3	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	27992	84%	**99	94%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	77%	26252	79%	**09	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	25193	76%	**8	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	20276	61%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	16375	49%	**7	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	17666	53%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	19754	59%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	20131	60%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	24352	73%	**9	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	23438	70%	**07	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	62%	27992	84%	**79	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	23163	69%	**1	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	79%	9877	30%	**9	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	15519	47%	**6	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	77%	22945	69%	**47	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	26266	79%	**1	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	61%	10950	33%	**7	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	16621	50%	**6	97%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	20204	61%	**6	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	25150	75%	**9	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	60%	13924	42%	**7	86%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	19493	58%	**9	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	27992	84%	**99	94%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	77%	26252	79%	**09	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	20929	63%	**5	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	19247	58%	**9	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	62%	21611	65%	**7	84%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	15751	47%	**9	90%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	85%	20943	63%	**01	80%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	89%	17999	54%	**8	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	20784	62%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	13300	40%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	18246	55%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	17840	53%	**2	98%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	60%	14170	42%	**0	89%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	26643	80%	**1	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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