Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 85gr | H&N WC HS

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant BULLSEYE, Hodgdon CFE Pistol, Lovex S020, Ramshot Silhouette

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 85gr \| H&N WC HS
Bullet Weight:	85gr \| 5.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.430" \| 10.9mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.059" \| 1.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	-0.180" \| -4.6mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7466_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 85gr | H&N WC HS bullet and 51 powders such as Alliant BULLSEYE, Hodgdon CFE Pistol, Lovex S020, Ramshot Silhouette. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads, >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	96%	25730	77%	**34	87%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	70%	29356	88%	**70	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	71%	29269	88%	**34	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	74%	29834	89%	**76	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	78%	29936	90%	**45	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	74%	29051	87%	**94	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	76%	29457	88%	**57	98%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	63%	29312	88%	**19	91%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	76%	29617	89%	**78	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	83%	29283	88%	**40	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE 👍	<<locked>>	72%	28877	87%	**96	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	85%	29776	89%	**81	88%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	84%	29153	87%	**16	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	78%	29356	88%	**75	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	71%	29631	89%	**50	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	69%	29298	88%	**96	93%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	66%	29312	88%	**09	95%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	77%	29356	88%	**70	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol 👍	<<locked>>	79%	29718	89%	**60	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	10544	32%	**96	100%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	63%	29269	88%	**19	91%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	66%	29211	88%	**98	100%
Lovex S020 👍	<<locked>>	77%	29559	89%	**73	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	87%	29704	89%	**44	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	85%	29182	87%	**57	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	81%	29965	90%	**14	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	78%	29965	90%	**98	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	73%	29762	89%	**32	100%
Ramshot Silhouette 👍	<<locked>>	69%	28935	87%	**93	99%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	65%	29965	90%	**19	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	74%	29863	90%	**50	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	9239	28%	**66	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	86%	29211	88%	**13	100%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	68%	29675	89%	**01	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	96%	29167	87%	**11	94%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	86%	29675	89%	**63	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	77%	29138	87%	**27	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	69%	29820	89%	**76	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	93%	29979	90%	**09	95%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	80%	29834	89%	**57	100%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	63%	29269	88%	**19	91%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	77%	29530	89%	**99	99%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	82%	29515	88%	**77	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	74%	29965	90%	**49	86%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	86%	29341	88%	**26	96%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	77%	29979	90%	**14	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	24961	75%	**40	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	79%	29283	88%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	83%	29994	90%	**93	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	90%	29834	89%	**32	96%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	66%	29443	88%	**31	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	84%	18826	56%	**47	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	22118	66%	**09	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	22960	69%	**22	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	21756	65%	**35	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	18797	56%	**32	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	20450	61%	**11	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	17738	53%	**71	92%
Accurate No. 5	<<locked>>	61%	27470	82%	**77	90%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	19812	59%	**71	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	15606	47%	**16	98%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	20827	62%	**96	97%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	72%	20247	61%	**29	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	15098	45%	**32	92%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	17999	54%	**48	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	23264	70%	**35	100%
[Hodgdon HS-6]*	<<locked>>	61%	22379	67%	**49	89%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	24816	74%	**14	93%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	18463	55%	**14	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	16998	51%	**62	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	60%	4670	14%	**4	90%
Lovex D036	<<locked>>	61%	27427	82%	**73	90%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	24627	74%	**06	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	17448	52%	**94	97%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	14185	43%	**63	97%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	13982	42%	**99	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	16868	51%	**29	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	19131	57%	**78	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	21437	64%	**85	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	22582	68%	**39	96%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	25324	76%	**11	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	19319	58%	**44	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 14]*	<<locked>>	62%	4308	13%	**4	83%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	13677	41%	**02	93%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	24047	72%	**99	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	77%	14591	44%	**04	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	15098	45%	**83	92%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	18275	55%	**78	98%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	23888	72%	**71	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	65%	13706	41%	**60	81%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	17477	52%	**71	99%
Shooters World Auto Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	27427	82%	**73	90%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	17956	54%	**11	93%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	60%	16172	48%	**39	94%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	67%	23322	70%	**81	81%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	13039	39%	**63	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	18594	56%	**85	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	9921	30%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	16114	48%	**62	99%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	15200	46%	**22	93%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	62%	12386	37%	**37	80%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	61%	25164	75%	**42	100%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

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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.