Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 158gr | Speer TMJ

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 158gr \| Speer TMJ
Manufacturer SKU:	4207
Bullet Weight:	158gr \| 10.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.650" \| 16.5mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.279" \| 7.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.279" \| 7.1mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B6226_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 108 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 158gr | Speer TMJ bullet and 54 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>>	97%	27456	82%	**96	94%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	67%	28631	86%	**40	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	70%	29370	88%	**3	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	70%	28065	84%	**9	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	74%	28572	86%	**5	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	71%	28181	84%	**4	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	74%	29124	87%	**50	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	79%	28587	86%	**55	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	74%	29718	89%	**1	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	80%	28282	85%	**20	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	69%	28210	85%	**66	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	82%	29124	87%	**58	94%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	81%	28747	86%	**89	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	77%	29936	90%	**1	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	70%	29776	89%	**6	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	67%	29109	87%	**06	98%
Hodgdon Longshot 👍	<<locked>>	65%	29689	89%	**12	99%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	74%	28631	86%	**40	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	78%	29907	90%	**50	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	11632	35%	**2	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	79%	28587	86%	**55	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	66%	29704	89%	**07	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	73%	28065	84%	**47	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	83%	28355	85%	**20	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	81%	28456	85%	**33	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	77%	28268	85%	**7	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	76%	29791	89%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	70%	29138	87%	**5	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	68%	29327	88%	**89	100%
Ramshot True Blue 👍	<<locked>>	62%	28558	86%	**93	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	71%	29385	88%	**30	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	92%	10051	30%	**9	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	85%	29907	90%	**06	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	87%	29994	90%	**61	88%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	66%	29370	88%	**7	100%
Rottweil P 806 👍	<<locked>>	94%	28558	86%	**07	99%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	84%	29544	89%	**53	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	29486	88%	**30	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	65%	28065	84%	**9	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	91%	29921	90%	**02	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	76%	28732	86%	**33	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	79%	28587	86%	**55	84%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	75%	29472	88%	**86	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	80%	29979	90%	**70	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	71%	29037	87%	**29	91%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	84%	29689	89%	**25	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	95%	27209	82%	**19	87%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	95%	20349	61%	**47	86%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	73%	28660	86%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	26484	79%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	75%	27949	84%	**40	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	79%	28195	85%	**56	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	87%	29341	88%	**15	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	63%	28514	85%	**17	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	69%	13431	40%	**3	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	23409	70%	**1	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	22989	69%	**0	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	22321	67%	**3	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	20798	62%	**0	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	20987	63%	**9	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	18217	55%	**9	97%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	74%	22960	69%	**70	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	60%	20305	61%	**3	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	16752	50%	**6	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	21176	63%	**8	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	60%	14823	44%	**6	82%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	16650	50%	**6	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	19029	57%	**6	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	23221	70%	**3	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	23206	70%	**24	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	62%	26281	79%	**66	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	20276	61%	**5	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	18927	57%	**6	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	85%	9718	29%	**6	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	74%	22960	69%	**70	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	25701	77%	**1	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	62%	19580	59%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	16027	48%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	15447	46%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	18159	54%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	20479	61%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	23192	70%	**6	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	60%	22887	69%	**04	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	27050	81%	**70	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	22162	66%	**5	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	88%	9166	27%	**3	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	14866	45%	**3	99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	73%	19450	58%	**8	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	25599	77%	**8	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	62%	9340	28%	**1	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	16418	49%	**0	98%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	19885	60%	**2	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	26136	78%	**9	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	61%	12952	39%	**1	87%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	19029	57%	**9	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	74%	22960	69%	**70	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	18840	56%	**8	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	17492	52%	**6	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	20030	60%	**4	85%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	62%	14779	44%	**3	91%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	82%	18318	55%	**5	80%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	87%	16085	48%	**1	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	20856	63%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	11269	34%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	17869	54%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	15998	48%	**3	98%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	13184	40%	**0	89%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	26658	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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