Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 150gr | Nosler Partition

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate No. 2, Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Longshot, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 150gr \| Nosler Partition
Manufacturer SKU:	44839
Bullet Weight:	150gr \| 9.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.625" \| 15.9mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.254" \| 6.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.254" \| 6.5mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B4163_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 150gr | Nosler Partition bullet and 53 powders such as Accurate No. 2, Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Longshot, 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>>	95%	27427	82%	**35	93%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	65%	28427	85%	**76	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	69%	29283	88%	**9	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	72%	29762	89%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	73%	28456	85%	**4	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	72%	30008	90%	**43	100%
Accurate No. 2 👍	<<locked>>	75%	29849	89%	**99	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	79%	29153	87%	**07	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	73%	29095	87%	**17	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	80%	29327	88%	**73	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	70%	29225	88%	**25	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	81%	29182	87%	**01	93%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29718	89%	**42	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	75%	29095	87%	**24	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	69%	29689	89%	**5	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	67%	29283	88%	**55	97%
Hodgdon Longshot 👍	<<locked>>	64%	29559	89%	**55	99%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	72%	28427	85%	**76	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	76%	28950	87%	**79	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	93%	12198	37%	**5	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	79%	29153	87%	**07	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	64%	29051	87%	**40	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	73%	29109	87%	**99	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	83%	29341	88%	**73	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	81%	29631	89%	**89	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	78%	29762	89%	**53	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	74%	29399	88%	**30	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	69%	28906	87%	**4	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	67%	29834	89%	**38	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	69%	29051	87%	**63	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	11429	34%	**5	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	83%	28601	86%	**35	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	29733	89%	**98	87%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	64%	29051	87%	**30	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	93%	29153	87%	**53	98%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	82%	28514	85%	**83	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	73%	28297	85%	**60	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	67%	29762	89%	**8	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	90%	29907	90%	**45	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	76%	29776	89%	**86	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	79%	29153	87%	**07	84%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	73%	28485	85%	**19	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	78%	29109	87%	**02	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	70%	28906	87%	**68	90%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	83%	29718	89%	**71	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	28311	85%	**71	88%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	96%	21408	64%	**09	87%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	71%	28253	85%	**27	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	27644	83%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	76%	29124	87%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	79%	29008	87%	**06	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	86%	29356	88%	**61	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	63%	29530	89%	**70	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	67%	13402	40%	**0	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	24947	75%	**30	100%
[ADI APS 350]²	<<locked>>	59%	23192	70%	**0	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	22394	67%	**9	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	21132	63%	**9	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	22872	69%	**1	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	19609	59%	**8	98%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	74%	23801	71%	**19	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	22002	66%	**5	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	16824	50%	**9	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	22568	68%	**27	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	60%	15795	47%	**2	83%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	16882	51%	**2	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	19232	58%	**6	100%
[Hodgdon Clays]²	<<locked>>	59%	23569	71%	**3	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	23699	71%	**70	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	26701	80%	**12	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	20523	62%	**5	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	18927	57%	**5	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	80%	9514	29%	**9	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	74%	23801	71%	**19	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	27166	81%	**20	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	19566	59%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	16215	49%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	17158	51%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	18434	55%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	20537	62%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	23221	70%	**2	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	23873	72%	**56	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	22220	67%	**1	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	78%	8514	26%	**6	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	60%	14953	45%	**6	99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	73%	20755	62%	**50	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	27253	82%	**10	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	61%	10080	30%	**6	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	16360	49%	**3	98%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	19624	59%	**2	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	25904	78%	**2	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	13779	41%	**0	88%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	19043	57%	**2	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	74%	23801	71%	**19	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	19972	60%	**4	99%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	18898	57%	**5	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	62%	21524	65%	**47	85%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	60%	14721	44%	**2	90%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	83%	19740	59%	**24	81%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	86%	16433	49%	**1	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	20958	63%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	11937	36%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	19203	58%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	17158	51%	**9	98%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	62%	14083	42%	**3	90%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	27847	83%	**47	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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