Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 158gr | ALSA PRO FMJ

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 158gr \| ALSA PRO FMJ
Manufacturer SKU:	FMJ_357_158
Bullet Weight:	158gr \| 10.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.685" \| 17.4mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.314" \| 8.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.314" \| 8.0mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B10929_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 114 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 158gr | ALSA PRO FMJ bullet and 57 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>>	95%	25338	76%	**37	91%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	68%	28993	87%	**20	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	69%	28094	84%	**6	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	73%	29341	88%	**2	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	74%	27731	83%	**5	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	71%	27688	83%	**5	100%
Accurate No. 2 👍	<<locked>>	76%	29153	87%	**24	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	64%	29878	90%	**02	96%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	82%	29037	87%	**32	83%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	75%	28892	87%	**1	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	81%	28369	85%	**01	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	73%	29892	90%	**66	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	85%	29907	90%	**38	93%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29153	87%	**66	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	78%	29646	89%	**8	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	69%	28485	85%	**3	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	68%	28703	86%	**76	97%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	65%	28906	87%	**76	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	76%	28993	87%	**20	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	77%	28369	85%	**14	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	93%	11182	34%	**2	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	64%	29834	89%	**02	95%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	82%	29037	87%	**32	83%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	66%	29414	88%	**1	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	75%	28369	85%	**27	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	85%	28326	85%	**7	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	83%	28355	85%	**14	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	78%	28137	84%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	77%	29515	88%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	70%	28369	85%	**5	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	70%	29878	90%	**76	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	29573	89%	**79	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	72%	29399	88%	**07	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	10588	32%	**2	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	85%	28297	85%	**63	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	87%	28645	86%	**12	86%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	67%	29472	88%	**8	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	95%	28021	84%	**71	98%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	84%	28195	85%	**10	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	77%	29776	89%	**10	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	68%	29327	88%	**2	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	92%	29341	88%	**70	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	78%	28805	86%	**10	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	29834	89%	**02	95%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	82%	29037	87%	**32	83%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	78%	30008	90%	**70	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	80%	28340	85%	**30	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	73%	29095	87%	**02	90%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	85%	28805	86%	**89	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	25918	78%	**70	85%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	95%	19464	58%	**7	84%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	74%	28253	85%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	94%	24613	74%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	77%	27862	84%	**17	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	81%	28355	85%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	88%	28282	85%	**76	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	64%	28660	86%	**4	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	73%	14504	43%	**7	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	23322	70%	**8	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	23554	71%	**7	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	21161	63%	**1	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	19827	59%	**7	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	22191	67%	**6	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	17753	53%	**6	96%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	60%	26382	79%	**53	94%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	77%	24627	74%	**70	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	63%	21016	63%	**6	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	16172	48%	**3	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	20711	62%	**5	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	61%	14982	45%	**6	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	16389	49%	**9	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	18565	56%	**0	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	23815	71%	**4	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	22495	67%	**4	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	60%	24018	72%	**10	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	19972	60%	**2	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	17434	52%	**6	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	87%	10196	31%	**9	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	60%	26339	79%	**53	94%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	77%	24627	74%	**70	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	25295	76%	**5	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	17811	53%	**6	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	15461	46%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	14953	45%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	17347	52%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	19609	59%	**6	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	21886	66%	**3	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	62%	23351	70%	**4	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	26252	79%	**37	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	21741	65%	**9	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	91%	9848	30%	**9	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	14605	44%	**0	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	77%	21596	65%	**7	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	25280	76%	**2	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	64%	9848	30%	**7	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	15998	48%	**0	97%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	18188	55%	**3	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	25092	75%	**6	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	12981	39%	**8	86%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	18637	56%	**3	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	26339	79%	**53	94%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	77%	24627	74%	**70	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	18797	56%	**2	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	17274	52%	**0	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	19740	59%	**1	83%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	13837	41%	**7	89%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	87%	20436	61%	**8	81%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	91%	17071	51%	**5	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	20088	60%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	63%	11792	35%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	17202	52%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	15650	47%	**7	97%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	13155	39%	**7	88%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	26585	80%	**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.