Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 158gr | H&N SWC KB

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Vihtavuori N350

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 158gr \| H&N SWC KB
Bullet Weight:	158gr \| 10.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7485_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 0 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 158gr | H&N SWC KB bullet and 0 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Ramshot Silhouette, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Somchem MP200, Vihtavuori N350. 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%	24366	73%	**27	91%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	71%	29225	88%	**33	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	73%	30008	90%	**3	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	74%	28921	87%	**2	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	80%	29820	89%	**5	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	77%	29718	89%	**4	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	78%	29660	89%	**33	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	65%	29863	90%	**09	96%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	84%	29443	88%	**45	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	77%	29370	88%	**1	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	85%	29254	88%	**17	100%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	84%	29399	88%	**14	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	74%	29095	87%	**63	100%
Alliant Herco	<<locked>>	96%	25411	76%	**33	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	87%	29907	90%	**45	93%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	70%	29805	89%	**73	100%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	87%	29675	89%	**86	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	81%	29820	89%	**4	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	97%	26295	79%	**5	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	77%	29428	88%	**01	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	71%	29095	87%	**6	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	71%	29414	88%	**93	97%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	68%	29617	89%	**93	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	79%	29225	88%	**33	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	82%	29950	90%	**40	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	65%	29820	89%	**06	96%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	84%	29443	88%	**45	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	68%	29791	89%	**1	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	78%	29095	87%	**43	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	89%	29486	88%	**14	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	88%	29892	90%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	82%	29138	87%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	79%	29544	89%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	74%	29733	89%	**5	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	71%	29950	90%	**79	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	66%	29370	88%	**83	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	76%	29646	89%	**24	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	89%	29327	88%	**83	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	90%	29269	88%	**29	86%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	70%	29704	89%	**1	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	25918	78%	**55	97%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	87%	29124	87%	**30	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	80%	29950	90%	**17	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	69%	28921	87%	**2	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	94%	29356	88%	**73	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	29646	89%	**27	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 2	<<locked>>	84%	29022	87%	**58	95%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	65%	29820	89%	**06	96%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	84%	29443	88%	**45	84%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	80%	29805	89%	**70	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	83%	29312	88%	**47	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	76%	29298	88%	**15	90%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	88%	29602	89%	**06	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	24511	73%	**53	84%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	63%	29501	88%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	78%	29225	88%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	97%	24076	72%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	81%	28964	87%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	84%	29370	88%	**53	100%
Vihtavuori N350 👍	<<locked>>	91%	29196	88%	**96	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	67%	29472	88%	**10	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	75%	13808	41%	**3	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	21524	65%	**8	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	66%	25237	76%	**3	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	64%	22423	67%	**0	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	63%	19348	58%	**3	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	18884	57%	**0	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	16810	50%	**0	96%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	25541	77%	**47	93%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	80%	24714	74%	**79	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	18434	55%	**3	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	63%	15708	47%	**0	100%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	62%	15389	46%	**0	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	19798	59%	**5	99%
Alliant Herco	<<locked>>	73%	14069	42%	**3	96%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	64%	14866	45%	**6	81%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	23047	69%	**4	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	13634	41%	**0	96%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	17318	52%	**0	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	78%	15954	48%	**0	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	17303	52%	**6	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	64%	24323	73%	**3	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	60%	20059	60%	**1	92%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	23018	69%	**01	96%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	16781	50%	**0	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	15969	48%	**3	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	25498	76%	**47	93%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	80%	24714	74%	**79	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	24511	73%	**2	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	16375	49%	**3	99%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	65%	15606	47%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	13866	42%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	16317	49%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	18521	56%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	20856	63%	**7	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	20682	62%	**1	98%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	60%	23511	70%	**04	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	18072	54%	**3	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	63%	13416	40%	**3	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	79%	20987	63%	**4	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	21567	65%	**2	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	71%	10240	31%	**0	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	64%	15679	47%	**7	97%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	17274	52%	**6	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	63%	24511	73%	**6	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	68%	14286	43%	**3	88%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	17303	52%	**0	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 2]*	<<locked>>	62%	13445	40%	**6	82%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	25498	76%	**47	93%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	80%	24714	74%	**79	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	17419	52%	**9	97%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	16027	48%	**6	98%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	60%	17114	51%	**9	80%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	62%	13097	39%	**3	88%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	89%	19783	59%	**1	80%
Vihtavuori N310	<<locked>>	60%	26905	81%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	16998	51%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	88%	19769	59%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	15925	48%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	14315	43%	**0	96%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	66%	13532	41%	**3	89%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	23641	71%	**2	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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