Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 125gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan A0, Somchem MP200, Vihtavuori N340

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 125gr \| Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot
Manufacturer SKU:	4012
Bullet Weight:	125gr \| 8.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.515" \| 13.1mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.144" \| 3.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.144" \| 3.7mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B6215_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 125gr | Speer Hollow Point Gold Dot bullet and 53 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, ReloadSwiss RS 20, SNPE Vectan A0, 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>>	96%	28094	84%	**25	93%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	66%	28863	87%	**63	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	68%	28689	86%	**70	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	71%	29718	89%	**19	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	74%	29646	89%	**68	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	70%	28601	86%	**98	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	72%	28514	85%	**60	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	79%	29863	90%	**04	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	74%	29791	89%	**94	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	80%	29834	89%	**60	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	69%	28689	86%	**06	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	80%	28892	87%	**85	92%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	80%	29095	87%	**22	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	74%	28892	87%	**94	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	68%	29051	87%	**89	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	67%	29936	90%	**48	97%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	63%	29399	88%	**35	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	73%	28863	87%	**63	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	76%	29660	89%	**73	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	12430	37%	**9	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	79%	29863	90%	**04	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	64%	29153	87%	**17	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	72%	28877	87%	**76	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	83%	29457	88%	**53	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	81%	29776	89%	**70	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	77%	29240	88%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	74%	29675	89%	**11	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	68%	28892	87%	**48	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	66%	29356	88%	**19	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	70%	29791	89%	**50	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	10762	32%	**3	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	82%	28950	87%	**19	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	84%	29602	89%	**85	86%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	65%	29921	90%	**20	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	92%	29733	89%	**44	98%
SNPE Vectan A0 👍	<<locked>>	82%	29472	88%	**73	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	74%	29457	88%	**53	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	66%	29704	89%	**19	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	88%	29341	88%	**16	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	76%	29791	89%	**66	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	79%	29863	90%	**04	84%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	73%	28863	87%	**99	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	77%	28747	86%	**83	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	70%	29269	88%	**58	90%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	82%	29588	89%	**52	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	29196	88%	**68	87%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	97%	22669	68%	**96	86%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	72%	28529	86%	**04	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	27920	84%	**25	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	75%	29211	88%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N340 👍	<<locked>>	80%	29907	90%	**06	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	86%	29414	88%	**42	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	28616	86%	**30	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	71%	14895	45%	**30	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	24860	75%	**01	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	23801	71%	**04	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	23670	71%	**37	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	20871	63%	**37	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	22902	69%	**15	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	62%	20059	60%	**12	97%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	75%	25556	77%	**25	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	21205	64%	**66	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	16969	51%	**40	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	62%	23206	70%	**07	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	60%	15766	47%	**83	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	17347	52%	**93	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	19348	58%	**47	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	24091	72%	**20	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	24076	72%	**40	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	26948	81%	**93	97%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	21060	63%	**32	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	19000	57%	**93	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	61%	6005	18%	**6	98%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	75%	25556	77%	**25	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	25991	78%	**71	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	19493	58%	**19	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	16230	49%	**17	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	16810	50%	**60	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	18753	56%	**53	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	62%	21147	63%	**83	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	24105	72%	**83	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	24395	73%	**37	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	22713	68%	**52	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	63%	5845	18%	**9	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	15229	46%	**53	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	74%	21335	64%	**20	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	62%	27064	81%	**78	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	65%	11168	33%	**14	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	16926	51%	**43	97%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	19914	60%	**96	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	25135	75%	**56	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	60%	13445	40%	**4	86%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	19638	59%	**99	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	75%	25556	77%	**25	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	19566	59%	**32	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	18159	54%	**83	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	21161	63%	**01	84%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	14997	45%	**47	89%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	84%	20769	62%	**07	81%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	87%	17202	52%	**68	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	21147	63%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	11632	35%	**0	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	18594	56%	**02	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	62%	17463	52%	**79	98%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	13764	41%	**10	88%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	27282	82%	**14	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.

[...] 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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