Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 158gr | H&N RN F

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 158gr \| H&N RN F
Bullet Weight:	158gr \| 10.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.711" \| 18.1mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.340" \| 8.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.340" \| 8.6mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7480_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 108 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 158gr | H&N RN F bullet and 54 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, 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>>	97%	23583	71%	**7	89%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	73%	29385	88%	**24	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	74%	29588	89%	**6	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	75%	28776	86%	**9	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	79%	28601	86%	**2	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	77%	28514	85%	**1	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	78%	28732	86%	**10	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	67%	29820	89%	**93	95%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	86%	29704	89%	**25	83%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	77%	28137	84%	**5	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	87%	29733	89%	**07	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	76%	29385	88%	**53	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	89%	29878	90%	**32	93%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	87%	27905	84%	**53	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	81%	28848	86%	**1	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	74%	29965	90%	**9	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	71%	28645	86%	**63	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	68%	28645	86%	**66	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	81%	29385	88%	**24	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	83%	29341	88%	**17	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	67%	29776	89%	**89	95%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	86%	29704	89%	**25	83%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	69%	28819	86%	**8	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	80%	29631	89%	**33	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	91%	29747	89%	**04	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	89%	28950	87%	**17	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	84%	29312	88%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	79%	28340	85%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	75%	29631	89%	**5	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	73%	29588	89%	**63	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	68%	29327	88%	**70	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	78%	29747	89%	**14	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	91%	29791	89%	**76	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	91%	28979	87%	**06	85%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	72%	29733	89%	**8	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	97%	24236	73%	**15	96%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	90%	29718	89%	**20	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	80%	29385	88%	**01	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	70%	28761	86%	**9	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	96%	29457	88%	**56	97%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	80%	27992	84%	**4	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	67%	29776	89%	**89	95%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	86%	29704	89%	**25	83%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	81%	29559	89%	**56	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	85%	29675	89%	**37	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	77%	28790	86%	**89	89%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	89%	28529	86%	**79	98%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	64%	29037	87%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	79%	29182	87%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	97%	23032	69%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	83%	29066	87%	**27	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	87%	30008	90%	**47	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	92%	28123	84%	**66	98%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	69%	29965	90%	**7	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	78%	14431	43%	**7	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	19522	59%	**9	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	22292	67%	**1	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	19928	60%	**8	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	17782	53%	**1	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	18318	55%	**3	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	16679	50%	**3	95%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	24410	73%	**17	92%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	83%	26005	78%	**79	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	17999	54%	**0	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	14678	44%	**1	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	19493	58%	**2	99%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	66%	14881	45%	**3	80%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	13373	40%	**7	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	16940	51%	**7	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	22452	67%	**1	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	60%	19029	57%	**9	91%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	21959	66%	**1	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	16317	49%	**6	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	15780	47%	**0	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	24381	73%	**17	92%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	83%	26005	78%	**79	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	22234	67%	**2	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	16056	48%	**0	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	12633	38%	**1	99%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	12792	38%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	15780	47%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	18130	54%	**7	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	20305	61%	**0	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	62%	20798	62%	**2	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	60%	22466	67%	**4	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	17622	53%	**6	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	12024	36%	**7	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	83%	22423	67%	**07	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	21248	64%	**9	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	72%	10022	30%	**4	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	13532	41%	**8	94%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	17202	52%	**3	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	21988	66%	**4	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	10878	33%	**5	82%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	15679	47%	**7	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	24381	73%	**17	92%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	83%	26005	78%	**79	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	15983	48%	**6	96%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	14417	43%	**4	97%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	64%	18652	56%	**8	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	60%	11414	34%	**1	85%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	61%	26295	79%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	16433	49%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	63%	9718	29%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	14083	42%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	14054	42%	**7	96%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	10979	33%	**1	84%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	23598	71%	**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

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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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