Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 140gr | Barnes XPB

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Lovex S020, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MS200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 140gr \| Barnes XPB
Manufacturer SKU:	30453
Bullet Weight:	140gr \| 9.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.719" \| 18.3mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.348" \| 8.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.348" \| 8.8mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B703_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 104 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 140gr | Barnes XPB bullet and 52 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Lovex S020, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MS200. 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%	22104	66%	**17	85%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	75%	29791	89%	**89	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	76%	29718	89%	**2	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	77%	28834	86%	**5	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	81%	28848	86%	**1	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	78%	29153	87%	**24	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	80%	28631	86%	**63	99%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	68%	29573	89%	**38	92%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	79%	28181	84%	**4	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	89%	29660	89%	**66	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	77%	29196	88%	**12	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	91%	29675	89%	**78	90%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	89%	27934	84%	**12	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	83%	28877	87%	**10	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	72%	27514	82%	**9	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	73%	28456	85%	**15	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	70%	28529	86%	**15	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	83%	29791	89%	**89	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	85%	29805	89%	**83	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	10138	30%	**9	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	68%	29530	89%	**38	92%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	70%	28689	86%	**27	100%
Lovex S020 👍	<<locked>>	82%	29544	89%	**93	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	93%	29747	89%	**63	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	91%	28689	86%	**76	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	86%	29283	88%	**40	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	81%	28195	85%	**10	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	77%	29573	89%	**1	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	74%	29341	88%	**19	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	69%	29225	88%	**19	96%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	63%	29907	90%	**60	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	80%	29805	89%	**76	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	94%	29312	88%	**35	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	73%	30008	90%	**47	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	97%	22365	67%	**42	92%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	92%	29370	88%	**76	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	82%	29414	88%	**60	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	71%	28819	86%	**5	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	96%	27586	83%	**86	95%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	82%	27920	84%	**53	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	68%	29530	89%	**38	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	83%	29559	89%	**15	100%
Somchem MS200 👍	<<locked>>	87%	29631	89%	**96	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	78%	29240	88%	**42	86%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	91%	28311	85%	**29	96%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	65%	29153	87%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	81%	28921	87%	**33	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	21828	65%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	85%	28892	87%	**89	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	89%	29921	90%	**02	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	97%	29747	89%	**45	97%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	70%	29907	90%	**60	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	85%	17100	51%	**9	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	20436	61%	**8	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	20334	61%	**1	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	20262	61%	**0	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	63%	18608	56%	**3	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	19029	57%	**6	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	15461	46%	**6	91%
[Accurate No. 5]*	<<locked>>	61%	22960	69%	**33	88%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	18159	54%	**0	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	13692	41%	**7	98%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	17941	54%	**2	97%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	72%	17521	53%	**1	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	14069	42%	**3	93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	15751	47%	**0	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	20523	62%	**4	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	62%	19276	58%	**5	88%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	20552	62%	**4	91%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	17071	51%	**9	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	14997	45%	**3	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	90%	9166	27%	**3	100%
[Lovex D036]*	<<locked>>	61%	22916	69%	**33	88%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	22539	68%	**5	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	15214	46%	**9	97%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	13256	40%	**1	98%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	13314	40%	**6	100%
[Maxam CSB 3]²	<<locked>>	59%	14736	44%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	16781	50%	**0	100%
[Maxam CSB 5]²	<<locked>>	59%	18550	56%	**6	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	19406	58%	**5	95%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	62%	22553	68%	**17	93%
Ramshot Zip	<<locked>>	61%	27775	83%	**33	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	16766	50%	**9	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	12502	37%	**0	94%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	20073	60%	**2	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	78%	12270	37%	**9	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	13982	42%	**4	92%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	16128	48%	**3	98%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	22191	67%	**6	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	65%	12256	37%	**7	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	16041	48%	**6	99%
[Shooters World Auto Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	22916	69%	**33	88%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	16505	49%	**9	94%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	15055	45%	**0	95%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	69%	21741	65%	**20	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	11908	36%	**0	82%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	62%	26542	80%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	16853	51%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	9602	29%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	14388	43%	**6	99%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	13300	40%	**0	93%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	63%	11458	34%	**1	81%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	22031	66%	**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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