Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 158gr | Ares RNBB

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 158gr \| Ares RNBB
Manufacturer SKU:	.38/.357-158 RNBB .357
Bullet Weight:	158gr \| 10.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.680" \| 17.3mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.309" \| 7.9mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.309" \| 7.9mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B10935_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 114 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 158gr | Ares RNBB bullet and 57 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan A0, Somchem MP200. 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%	26498	79%	**53	92%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	67%	28340	85%	**17	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	72%	29921	90%	**3	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	72%	28979	87%	**2	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	76%	29646	89%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	73%	29472	88%	**8	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	75%	28442	85%	**20	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	63%	29254	88%	**99	95%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	82%	29921	90%	**52	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	74%	28645	86%	**1	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	83%	29776	89%	**20	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	72%	29602	89%	**66	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	84%	29530	89%	**38	93%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	82%	28514	85%	**63	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	77%	29269	88%	**5	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	68%	28050	84%	**0	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	69%	29689	89%	**89	97%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	65%	28500	85%	**73	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	75%	28340	85%	**17	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	79%	29689	89%	**30	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	11980	36%	**2	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	63%	29196	88%	**96	95%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	82%	29921	90%	**52	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	66%	28964	87%	**8	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	76%	29791	89%	**47	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	84%	28021	84%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	84%	29907	90%	**30	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	80%	29617	89%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	76%	28761	86%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	69%	27833	83%	**2	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	69%	29457	88%	**70	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	64%	28921	87%	**76	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	72%	28979	87%	**04	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	10559	32%	**2	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	87%	29936	90%	**89	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	88%	29878	90%	**35	87%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	66%	28790	86%	**4	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	28601	86%	**81	98%
SNPE Vectan A0 👍	<<locked>>	85%	29472	88%	**33	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	29196	88%	**07	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	67%	28964	87%	**2	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	91%	28964	87%	**66	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	77%	28195	85%	**04	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	63%	29196	88%	**96	95%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	82%	29921	90%	**52	84%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	77%	29544	89%	**70	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	81%	30008	90%	**53	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	72%	28805	86%	**02	90%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	84%	28340	85%	**86	98%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	26643	80%	**79	86%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	96%	20131	60%	**14	85%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	73%	27543	83%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	26005	78%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	79%	29776	89%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	80%	28007	84%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	89%	29733	89%	**96	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	66%	30008	90%	**10	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	72%	14156	42%	**3	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	22974	69%	**8	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	23279	70%	**7	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	22727	68%	**3	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	19450	58%	**4	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	21712	65%	**3	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	19087	57%	**6	97%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	27615	83%	**73	95%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	76%	24149	72%	**63	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	20798	62%	**3	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	15824	47%	**0	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	22046	66%	**1	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	60%	14779	44%	**3	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	16288	49%	**6	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	18188	55%	**7	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	23496	70%	**0	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	22176	66%	**1	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	25251	76%	**30	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	19667	59%	**9	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	18492	55%	**9	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	86%	10022	30%	**6	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	27572	83%	**73	95%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	76%	24149	72%	**63	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	24787	74%	**2	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	19043	57%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	15273	46%	**7	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	16259	49%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	18695	56%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	19435	58%	**6	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	21669	65%	**0	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	22858	69%	**1	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	25657	77%	**30	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	21422	64%	**9	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	90%	9703	29%	**9	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	14417	43%	**6	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	76%	21045	63%	**1	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	24903	75%	**8	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	65%	10341	31%	**7	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	15679	47%	**7	97%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	19305	58%	**6	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	24729	74%	**6	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	12792	38%	**4	86%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	18420	55%	**9	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	27572	83%	**73	95%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	76%	24149	72%	**63	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	18550	56%	**9	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	17027	51%	**6	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	19363	58%	**8	83%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	62%	14736	44%	**0	90%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	86%	20073	60%	**1	81%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	90%	16708	50%	**5	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	19682	59%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	11690	35%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	17129	51%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	16766	50%	**3	98%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	13082	39%	**7	88%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	26049	78%	**8	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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