Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 158gr | Hornady FP XTP

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Longshot, Ramshot True Blue, Rottweil P 806, Somchem MP200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 158gr \| Hornady FP XTP
Manufacturer SKU:	35780
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_B2782_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 0 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 158gr | Hornady FP XTP bullet and 0 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Longshot, Ramshot True Blue, Rottweil P 806, 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>>	96%	27122	81%	**73	93%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	68%	29994	90%	**43	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	70%	29907	90%	**9	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	72%	29762	89%	**6	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	75%	29124	87%	**2	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	72%	29182	87%	**1	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	76%	29965	90%	**47	100%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	63%	29965	90%	**19	96%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	81%	29414	88%	**55	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	74%	29312	88%	**8	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	81%	29312	88%	**24	100%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	80%	29341	88%	**17	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	72%	29965	90%	**79	100%
Alliant Herco 👍	<<locked>>	97%	29095	87%	**79	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	83%	29327	88%	**45	93%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	67%	29457	88%	**79	100%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29747	89%	**93	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	77%	29965	90%	**1	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	97%	29298	88%	**7	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	74%	29892	90%	**10	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	69%	28993	87%	**9	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	68%	29631	89%	**02	98%
Hodgdon Longshot 👍	<<locked>>	65%	29892	90%	**06	99%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	75%	29994	90%	**43	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	77%	29109	87%	**30	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	63%	29936	90%	**19	96%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	81%	29414	88%	**55	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	65%	29443	88%	**4	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	74%	29153	87%	**47	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	85%	29356	88%	**20	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	82%	29312	88%	**33	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	78%	29298	88%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	76%	29414	88%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	71%	29863	90%	**5	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	68%	29486	88%	**86	100%
Ramshot True Blue 👍	<<locked>>	64%	29675	89%	**96	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	71%	29660	89%	**20	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	86%	29936	90%	**96	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	86%	29225	88%	**38	87%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	66%	29341	88%	**4	100%
Rottweil P 806 👍	<<locked>>	95%	29994	90%	**11	99%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	85%	29733	89%	**43	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	29501	88%	**20	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	67%	29747	89%	**6	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	91%	29544	89%	**86	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	77%	29617	89%	**30	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 2	<<locked>>	81%	29950	90%	**75	96%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	63%	29936	90%	**19	96%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	81%	29414	88%	**55	84%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	76%	29733	89%	**76	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	79%	29370	88%	**53	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	72%	29718	89%	**25	91%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	84%	29182	87%	**06	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	27934	84%	**12	87%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	97%	21089	63%	**47	86%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	74%	29327	88%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	26760	80%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	77%	29066	87%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	81%	29457	88%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	88%	29559	89%	**09	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	64%	29544	89%	**14	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	70%	14011	42%	**0	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	23554	71%	**1	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	64%	25396	76%	**0	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	22568	68%	**7	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	20494	61%	**7	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	22452	67%	**9	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	19638	59%	**6	98%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	60%	27485	82%	**83	95%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	75%	23844	71%	**70	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	21538	65%	**3	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	16578	50%	**3	100%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	62%	17666	53%	**3	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	22510	67%	**8	100%
Alliant Herco	<<locked>>	67%	14286	43%	**0	97%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	60%	14997	45%	**6	81%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	24105	72%	**04	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	16882	51%	**6	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	18840	56%	**3	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	73%	16360	49%	**0	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	19827	59%	**9	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	24439	73%	**0	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	23612	71%	**17	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	60%	25222	76%	**37	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	20363	61%	**5	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	18985	57%	**2	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	60%	27456	82%	**83	95%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	75%	23844	71%	**70	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	25440	76%	**8	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	19595	59%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	15998	48%	**7	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	62%	16752	50%	**6	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	17883	54%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	20073	60%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	22495	67%	**0	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	23119	69%	**4	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	27180	81%	**60	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	22191	67%	**2	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	14910	45%	**3	99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	73%	19957	60%	**4	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	25585	77%	**5	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	64%	10399	31%	**7	82%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	16201	49%	**7	97%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	19754	59%	**9	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	25483	76%	**3	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	64%	14475	43%	**3	88%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	19029	57%	**6	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 2]*	<<locked>>	62%	16157	48%	**5	86%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	27456	82%	**83	95%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	75%	23844	71%	**70	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	18913	57%	**9	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	17477	52%	**6	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	20566	62%	**8	85%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	62%	14968	45%	**6	91%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	83%	18898	57%	**1	80%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	87%	16215	49%	**2	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	20624	62%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	82%	20131	60%	**7	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	17680	53%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	17303	52%	**6	99%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	13387	40%	**3	89%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	26672	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.

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