Load data for .38 Super Auto + .356 | 95gr | H&N RN HS

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Hodgdon CFE Pistol, Lovex S020, ReloadSwiss RS 20

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.356 \| 95gr \| H&N RN HS
Bullet Weight:	95gr \| 6.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.356" \| 9.04mm
Bullet Length:	0.496" \| 12.6mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.125" \| 3.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.106" \| 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_B7439_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 104 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .356 | 95gr | H&N RN HS bullet and 52 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Hodgdon CFE Pistol, Lovex S020, ReloadSwiss RS 20. 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%	23395	70%	**27	84%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	72%	28834	86%	**03	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	74%	29863	90%	**96	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	75%	28558	86%	**12	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	80%	28819	86%	**88	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	79%	29921	90%	**57	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	79%	29675	89%	**93	98%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	65%	28761	86%	**55	91%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	78%	29124	87%	**11	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	86%	29037	87%	**83	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	76%	29718	89%	**55	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	88%	29602	89%	**14	88%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	89%	29704	89%	**68	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	80%	28572	86%	**14	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	72%	28529	86%	**86	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	72%	29283	88%	**55	93%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	68%	28848	86%	**39	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	80%	28834	86%	**03	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29486	88%	**99	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	9442	28%	**8	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	65%	28732	86%	**52	91%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	69%	29443	88%	**50	100%
Lovex S020 👍	<<locked>>	79%	28689	86%	**03	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	91%	29849	89%	**90	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	88%	28950	87%	**06	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	83%	29051	87%	**53	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	81%	29834	89%	**44	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	76%	29863	90%	**88	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	72%	29660	89%	**45	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	68%	29530	89%	**45	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	77%	29240	88%	**90	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	8325	25%	**8	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	90%	29399	88%	**65	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	70%	28558	86%	**37	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	24627	74%	**78	92%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	89%	29457	88%	**93	99%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	81%	29950	90%	**86	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	70%	28543	86%	**12	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	95%	29138	87%	**29	94%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	28660	86%	**86	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	65%	28732	86%	**52	91%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	81%	29660	89%	**45	99%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	84%	28776	86%	**06	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	77%	29356	88%	**78	85%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	89%	28906	87%	**58	95%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	65%	29936	90%	**52	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	80%	29863	90%	**57	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	22902	69%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	82%	29066	87%	**16	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	86%	29559	89%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	93%	29167	87%	**68	96%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	68%	29269	88%	**76	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	88%	18913	57%	**16	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	20276	61%	**29	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	20769	62%	**45	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	20349	61%	**75	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	18231	55%	**91	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	18492	55%	**37	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	16027	48%	**98	90%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	61%	24482	73%	**57	88%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	18753	56%	**20	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	14141	42%	**52	97%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	18724	56%	**09	96%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	75%	20175	60%	**88	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	13242	40%	**58	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	16360	49%	**75	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	20972	63%	**61	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	20189	61%	**55	87%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	22394	67%	**07	91%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	16346	49%	**34	99%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	15519	47%	**04	98%
[Hodgdon TrailBoss]*	<<locked>>	61%	4351	13%	**6	89%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	61%	24453	73%	**57	88%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	22597	68%	**22	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	15809	47%	**20	95%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	13474	40%	**25	97%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	12256	37%	**38	99%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	15911	48%	**88	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	17158	51%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	19870	60%	**24	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	19812	59%	**35	94%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	23105	69%	**21	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	17898	54%	**83	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 14]*	<<locked>>	63%	4047	12%	**2	82%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	12198	37%	**38	91%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	20972	63%	**09	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	81%	14214	43%	**99	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	13474	40%	**19	90%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	16882	51%	**11	97%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	22931	69%	**24	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	69%	13851	42%	**52	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	15534	47%	**94	98%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	24453	73%	**57	88%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	16027	48%	**27	92%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	15113	45%	**91	94%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	70%	23337	70%	**40	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	12372	37%	**35	80%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	26527	80%	**02	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	16491	49%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	9253	28%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	14808	44%	**14	99%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	13489	40%	**48	91%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	66%	12807	38%	**48	81%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	22902	69%	**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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