Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 135gr | Speer HPSB GD

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 135gr \| Speer HPSB GD
Manufacturer SKU:	4014
Bullet Weight:	135gr \| 8.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.580" \| 14.7mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.209" \| 5.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.209" \| 5.3mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B6219_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 135gr | Speer HPSB GD bullet and 53 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>>	97%	27528	83%	**30	92%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	67%	28631	86%	**78	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	68%	28500	85%	**4	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	70%	28355	85%	**27	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	74%	28572	86%	**73	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	72%	29443	88%	**29	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	74%	28703	86%	**78	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	81%	29892	90%	**16	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	74%	28935	87%	**06	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	82%	29965	90%	**78	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	70%	28558	86%	**14	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	82%	29501	88%	**06	93%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	82%	29501	88%	**40	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	75%	28297	85%	**09	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	68%	28805	86%	**07	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	67%	29196	88%	**50	97%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	65%	29892	90%	**53	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	74%	28631	86%	**78	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	76%	28660	86%	**75	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	12140	36%	**7	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	81%	29892	90%	**16	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	64%	28601	86%	**29	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	74%	29240	88%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	85%	29733	89%	**71	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	83%	29805	89%	**88	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	78%	29051	87%	**38	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	75%	28848	86%	**19	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	70%	29283	88%	**73	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	67%	29254	88%	**30	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	71%	29428	88%	**65	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	10443	31%	**1	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	85%	29979	90%	**50	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	28747	86%	**83	86%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	66%	29776	89%	**35	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	94%	28921	87%	**52	98%
SNPE Vectan A0 👍	<<locked>>	83%	28660	86%	**81	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	74%	28631	86%	**55	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	66%	28340	85%	**27	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	91%	30008	90%	**47	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	76%	28529	86%	**65	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	81%	29892	90%	**16	84%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	76%	29820	89%	**30	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	79%	29312	88%	**01	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	72%	29472	88%	**73	90%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	83%	28558	86%	**50	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	28413	85%	**73	87%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	96%	20682	62%	**78	85%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	74%	29472	88%	**35	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	26513	79%	**33	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	77%	29530	89%	**98	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	80%	29066	87%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	88%	29733	89%	**63	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	63%	28529	86%	**48	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	71%	14098	42%	**2	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	24163	72%	**12	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	22960	69%	**5	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	21857	66%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	20276	61%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	21422	64%	**17	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	19348	58%	**27	97%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	76%	24961	75%	**30	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	21002	63%	**1	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	16926	51%	**1	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	22394	67%	**15	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	62%	15795	47%	**20	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	16592	50%	**07	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	19363	58%	**4	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	23192	70%	**5	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	60%	22902	69%	**38	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	25817	77%	**94	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	20073	60%	**43	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	18304	55%	**10	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	69%	6918	21%	**6	99%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	76%	24961	75%	**30	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	25193	76%	**83	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	18927	57%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	16186	49%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	15635	47%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	18623	56%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	19566	59%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	22205	67%	**4	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	23598	71%	**42	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	21756	65%	**63	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	71%	6701	20%	**3	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	14591	44%	**4	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	76%	21625	65%	**52	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	24816	74%	**76	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	65%	10602	32%	**8	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	16172	48%	**8	97%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	19435	58%	**10	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	24874	75%	**4	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	13271	40%	**2	86%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	18739	56%	**14	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	76%	24961	75%	**30	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	19290	58%	**53	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	17448	52%	**7	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	20421	61%	**06	83%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	14794	44%	**8	89%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	85%	20247	61%	**25	80%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	90%	17825	53%	**09	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	19638	59%	**01	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	11066	33%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	17579	53%	**14	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	16781	50%	**1	98%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	13416	40%	**2	88%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	27006	81%	**32	100%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

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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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