Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 80gr | AERO SOP,- smax:4.60

Recommended Powder(s): Hodgdon Universal, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Vihtavuori N330

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 80gr \| AERO SOP,- smax:4.60
Bullet Weight:	80gr \| 5.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.476" \| 12.1mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.105" \| 2.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.105" \| 2.7mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B102_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 80gr | AERO SOP,- smax:4.60 bullet and 50 powders such as Hodgdon Universal, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Vihtavuori N330. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	72%	29225	88%	**44	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	75%	29863	90%	**24	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	77%	29950	90%	**67	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	80%	29486	88%	**26	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	77%	29066	87%	**68	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	79%	29066	87%	**01	96%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	66%	29109	87%	**73	87%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	79%	28935	87%	**45	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	88%	29892	90%	**27	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	76%	28834	86%	**70	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	89%	29486	88%	**39	85%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	89%	29617	89%	**93	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	82%	30008	90%	**65	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	73%	28747	86%	**17	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	72%	29240	88%	**67	90%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	69%	29356	88%	**77	92%
Hodgdon Universal 👍	<<locked>>	80%	29225	88%	**44	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	82%	29051	87%	**21	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	11110	33%	**83	100%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	67%	30023	90%	**93	88%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	69%	28805	86%	**75	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	80%	29660	89%	**57	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	91%	29269	88%	**11	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	88%	28718	86%	**44	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	84%	28732	86%	**85	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	81%	29631	89%	**78	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	76%	29791	89%	**16	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	73%	29892	90%	**86	97%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	68%	29733	89%	**80	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	77%	29385	88%	**34	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	10037	30%	**50	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	92%	29254	88%	**13	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	70%	29008	87%	**72	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	96%	24671	74%	**99	88%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	91%	29849	89%	**40	98%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	81%	29298	88%	**04	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	72%	29936	90%	**67	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	96%	28979	87%	**40	91%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	83%	29660	89%	**27	100%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	67%	30023	90%	**93	88%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	81%	29095	87%	**57	97%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	86%	29675	89%	**57	99%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	91%	29878	90%	**13	93%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	64%	28529	86%	**63	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	80%	29414	88%	**91	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	23554	71%	**98	100%
Vihtavuori N330 👍	<<locked>>	84%	29791	89%	**73	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	86%	29095	87%	**50	99%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	94%	29109	87%	**86	93%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	68%	28863	87%	**01	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	21611	65%	**70	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	21495	64%	**66	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	19711	59%	**70	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	18695	56%	**96	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	19696	59%	**68	100%
[Accurate No. 2]*	<<locked>>	61%	16592	50%	**99	87%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	61%	24076	72%	**65	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	18434	55%	**12	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	14982	45%	**66	96%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	19247	58%	**27	94%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	82%	24439	73%	**14	81%
[Alliant UNIQUE]*	<<locked>>	61%	14620	44%	**83	89%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	17318	52%	**96	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	21698	65%	**86	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	20291	61%	**44	83%
[Hodgdon Longshot]*	<<locked>>	61%	22292	67%	**09	88%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	17869	54%	**58	98%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	16549	50%	**12	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	60%	6164	18%	**0	93%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	61%	24033	72%	**62	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	22698	68%	**50	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	16723	50%	**45	94%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	13837	41%	**14	95%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	13822	41%	**70	99%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	15896	48%	**80	99%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	17883	54%	**22	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	20653	62%	**52	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	20146	60%	**50	92%
[Ramshot True Blue]*	<<locked>>	61%	22698	68%	**16	88%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	18347	55%	**94	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 14]*	<<locked>>	62%	6048	18%	**4	87%
[ReloadSwiss RS 20]*	<<locked>>	62%	13198	40%	**47	89%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	22162	66%	**44	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	85%	17289	52%	**86	81%
[SNPE Vectan A0]*	<<locked>>	61%	14286	43%	**17	88%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	17405	52%	**22	96%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	23235	70%	**45	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	73%	16462	49%	**12	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	16520	50%	**12	97%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	24033	72%	**62	84%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	16839	50%	**45	90%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	16114	48%	**99	91%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	67%	15069	45%	**06	80%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	62%	27021	81%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	17579	53%	**39	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	10486	31%	**56	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	15519	47%	**32	98%
[Vihtavuori N340]*	<<locked>>	61%	14663	44%	**63	89%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	69%	14866	45%	**02	81%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	23090	69%	**73	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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