Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 145gr | H&N KS HS

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Longshot, ReloadSwiss RS 20, Rottweil P 806, Somchem MP200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 145gr \| H&N KS HS
Bullet Weight:	145gr \| 9.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.610" \| 15.5mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.239" \| 6.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.220" \| 5.6mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B7470_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 145gr | H&N KS HS bullet and 53 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Longshot, ReloadSwiss RS 20, 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%	27470	82%	**81	93%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	68%	29138	87%	**32	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	68%	28369	85%	**8	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	71%	28660	86%	**1	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	74%	28398	85%	**24	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	73%	29530	89%	**83	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	75%	29805	89%	**38	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	81%	29399	88%	**53	84%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	75%	29443	88%	**60	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	81%	29080	87%	**09	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	71%	29051	87%	**65	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	83%	29240	88%	**47	94%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	82%	28601	86%	**75	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	76%	28979	87%	**63	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	68%	28703	86%	**1	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	68%	29182	87%	**91	97%
Hodgdon Longshot 👍	<<locked>>	65%	29776	89%	**98	99%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	75%	29138	87%	**32	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	78%	29486	88%	**35	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	93%	10617	32%	**1	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	81%	29399	88%	**53	84%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	65%	29124	87%	**83	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	74%	28210	85%	**35	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	84%	28964	87%	**09	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	82%	28631	86%	**19	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	79%	29428	88%	**89	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	76%	29327	88%	**73	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	71%	29443	88%	**27	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	67%	28689	86%	**71	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	72%	29834	89%	**22	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	9660	29%	**5	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20 👍	<<locked>>	85%	29544	89%	**84	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	86%	29167	87%	**37	87%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	67%	29834	89%	**89	100%
Rottweil P 806 👍	<<locked>>	95%	29921	90%	**09	99%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	84%	29573	89%	**35	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	76%	29588	89%	**15	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	66%	28645	86%	**1	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	91%	29979	90%	**84	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	77%	29080	87%	**19	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	81%	29399	88%	**53	84%
Somchem MP200 👍	<<locked>>	75%	29153	87%	**68	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	78%	28442	85%	**42	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	72%	29327	88%	**24	91%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	85%	29979	90%	**14	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	27601	83%	**07	87%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	96%	20827	62%	**35	86%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	73%	28094	84%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	94%	25222	76%	**4	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	76%	28558	86%	**29	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	82%	29892	90%	**65	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	88%	29733	89%	**07	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	64%	29269	88%	**06	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	70%	13343	40%	**9	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	60%	22553	68%	**43	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	22611	68%	**6	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	21582	65%	**2	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	19783	59%	**9	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	21074	63%	**8	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	18101	54%	**1	97%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	75%	24047	72%	**68	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	20813	62%	**5	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	16752	50%	**8	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	21103	63%	**40	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	61%	14953	45%	**8	81%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	16244	49%	**1	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	19160	57%	**2	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	22814	68%	**9	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	60%	22524	68%	**89	94%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	25498	76%	**42	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	19696	59%	**7	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	18217	55%	**8	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	76%	7368	22%	**6	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	75%	24047	72%	**68	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	25599	77%	**40	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	18797	56%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	14779	44%	**6	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	15200	46%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	18376	55%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	19348	58%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	22002	66%	**5	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	22902	69%	**86	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	21422	64%	**14	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	79%	6875	21%	**9	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	14417	43%	**2	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	75%	20494	61%	**83	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	24627	74%	**24	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	66%	9892	30%	**3	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	60%	15026	45%	**9	97%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	19464	58%	**8	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	24889	75%	**5	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	60%	12256	37%	**6	85%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	18695	56%	**8	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	75%	24047	72%	**68	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	19247	58%	**14	98%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	17202	52%	**5	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	19841	59%	**56	84%
[Vihtavuori 3N37]*	<<locked>>	61%	13895	42%	**9	89%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	84%	19058	57%	**53	80%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	89%	16592	50%	**40	81%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	19377	58%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	60%	10341	31%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	17535	53%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	15505	46%	**5	98%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	61%	12546	38%	**9	88%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	25875	78%	**60	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

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[...] ²... fill rate low - you might want to consider using a filler to ensure proper ignition.

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👍 ... recommended powder/load for this caliber and bullet combination based on its ballistic performance.

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