Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 125gr | Hornady FP XTP

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate No. 2, Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 125gr \| Hornady FP XTP
Manufacturer SKU:	35730
Bullet Weight:	125gr \| 8.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.547" \| 13.9mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.176" \| 4.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.176" \| 4.5mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B2778_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 125gr | Hornady FP XTP bullet and 53 powders such as Accurate No. 2, Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, 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%	27427	82%	**96	92%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	66%	28834	86%	**43	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	69%	29356	88%	**63	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	71%	28935	87%	**93	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	74%	29153	87%	**42	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	72%	29762	89%	**98	100%
Accurate No. 2 👍	<<locked>>	75%	30008	90%	**66	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	79%	28921	87%	**68	82%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	73%	29211	88%	**71	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	81%	29863	90%	**40	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	71%	29936	90%	**99	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	82%	29544	89%	**75	92%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29182	87%	**06	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	75%	28558	86%	**71	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	69%	29675	89%	**83	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	67%	29544	89%	**12	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	63%	28747	86%	**06	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	73%	28834	86%	**43	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	77%	29878	90%	**53	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	12256	37%	**0	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	79%	28921	87%	**68	82%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	64%	28776	86%	**94	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	73%	28892	87%	**60	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	84%	29530	89%	**34	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	82%	29820	89%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	77%	28921	87%	**04	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	74%	29153	87%	**84	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	70%	29689	89%	**42	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	67%	29863	90%	**02	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	70%	29631	89%	**30	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	11400	34%	**3	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	84%	29124	87%	**09	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	29573	89%	**62	86%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	65%	29907	90%	**01	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	93%	29153	87%	**27	97%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	83%	29457	88%	**57	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	75%	29733	89%	**37	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	66%	28921	87%	**93	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	88%	28848	86%	**89	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	77%	29689	89%	**47	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	79%	28921	87%	**68	82%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	74%	29341	88%	**89	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	78%	28921	87%	**63	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	71%	29414	88%	**39	89%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	82%	28921	87%	**22	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	29095	87%	**45	86%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	96%	21553	65%	**50	84%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	74%	29878	90%	**01	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	97%	28007	84%	**09	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	76%	29225	88%	**57	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	79%	28427	85%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	86%	28558	86%	**09	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	64%	29979	90%	**30	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	72%	14997	45%	**14	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	24671	74%	**81	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	24192	73%	**4	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	22713	68%	**07	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	62%	21466	64%	**30	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	22481	67%	**86	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	19740	59%	**86	97%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	77%	26513	79%	**22	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	21727	65%	**60	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	17593	53%	**37	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	22800	68%	**81	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	61%	15882	48%	**66	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	17172	51%	**70	97%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	19914	60%	**43	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	24555	74%	**10	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	60%	23641	71%	**11	93%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	26121	78%	**57	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	20711	62%	**12	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	18855	57%	**70	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	64%	6889	21%	**9	99%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	77%	26513	79%	**22	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	25599	77%	**48	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	19348	58%	**99	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	15809	47%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	16621	50%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	19290	58%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	20407	61%	**50	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	23250	70%	**53	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	24540	74%	**20	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	22539	68%	**32	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	63%	6251	19%	**9	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	15011	45%	**37	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	77%	22887	69%	**34	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	26818	80%	**61	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	65%	11197	34%	**4	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	16563	50%	**14	97%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	19566	59%	**73	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	25657	77%	**50	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	13547	41%	**5	85%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	19334	58%	**73	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	77%	26513	79%	**22	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	19624	59%	**09	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	17883	54%	**56	98%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	21045	63%	**78	83%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	14924	45%	**33	89%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	86%	21437	64%	**98	80%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	91%	18710	56%	**88	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	20392	61%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	12111	36%	**0	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	18028	54%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	17260	52%	**53	98%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	13692	41%	**4	88%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	27151	81%	**91	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

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[...] ²... fill rate low - you might want to consider using a filler to ensure proper ignition.

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👍 ... recommended powder/load for this caliber and bullet combination based on its ballistic performance.

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