Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 150gr | Nosler SP

Recommended Powder(s): Hodgdon Longshot, Rottweil P 806, SNPE Vectan A0

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 150gr \| Nosler SP
Manufacturer SKU:	42056
Bullet Weight:	150gr \| 9.7g
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_B4164_C583
Last updated:	2026-01-22

Load data for 112 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 150gr | Nosler SP bullet and 56 powders such as Hodgdon Longshot, Rottweil P 806, SNPE Vectan A0. 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%	28993	87%	**61	94%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	66%	29356	88%	**93	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	69%	29733	89%	**8	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	70%	29051	87%	**1	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	74%	29733	89%	**7	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	71%	29312	88%	**37	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	73%	29066	87%	**96	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	79%	29631	89%	**24	85%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	73%	29399	88%	**20	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	80%	29457	88%	**79	100%
[Alliant BLUE DOT]*	<<locked>>	97%	26614	80%	**55	81%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	70%	29631	89%	**35	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	82%	29878	90%	**14	94%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	66%	29907	90%	**45	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	81%	29834	89%	**48	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	75%	29515	88%	**30	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	95%	29588	89%	**56	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	72%	29544	89%	**60	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	68%	29066	87%	**2	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	66%	29080	87%	**55	98%
Hodgdon Longshot 👍	<<locked>>	64%	29602	89%	**61	99%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	73%	29356	88%	**93	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	75%	29095	87%	**86	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	79%	29631	89%	**24	85%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	64%	29283	88%	**47	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	73%	29167	87%	**06	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	83%	29631	89%	**76	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	81%	29762	89%	**93	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	78%	29994	90%	**60	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	74%	29689	89%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	69%	29312	88%	**8	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	67%	29733	89%	**48	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	69%	29486	88%	**73	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	83%	29646	89%	**52	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	84%	29399	88%	**04	88%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	64%	29269	88%	**37	100%
Rottweil P 806 👍	<<locked>>	93%	29559	89%	**66	99%
SNPE Vectan A0 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29501	88%	**99	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	74%	29414	88%	**76	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	66%	29022	87%	**5	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	89%	29863	90%	**48	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	75%	29080	87%	**83	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 2	<<locked>>	78%	29356	88%	**30	96%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	79%	29631	89%	**24	85%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	74%	29457	88%	**32	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	78%	29211	88%	**09	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	70%	29588	89%	**88	91%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	83%	29820	89%	**75	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	97%	29414	88%	**91	88%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	97%	22698	68%	**38	88%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	73%	29530	89%	**47	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	96%	27746	83%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	76%	29486	88%	**99	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	79%	29051	87%	**12	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	86%	29414	88%	**68	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	63%	29849	89%	**73	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	66%	13155	39%	**0	80%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	26092	78%	**50	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	62%	24642	74%	**9	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	23714	71%	**9	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	20769	62%	**6	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	22336	67%	**5	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	19116	57%	**5	98%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	72%	23192	70%	**15	80%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	21567	65%	**2	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	17767	53%	**9	100%
[Alliant BLUE DOT]*	<<locked>>	94%	24831	74%	**25	80%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	22249	67%	**24	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	61%	16418	49%	**1	84%
Alliant Sport Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	26397	79%	**96	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	17767	53%	**1	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	20262	61%	**2	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	65%	13880	42%	**7	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 103 Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	21089	63%	**5	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	62%	24976	75%	**6	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	24352	73%	**86	96%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	27615	83%	**32	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	21582	65%	**4	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	62%	19638	59%	**5	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	72%	23192	70%	**15	80%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	61%	26571	80%	**17	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	20450	61%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	17114	51%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	16839	50%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	19493	58%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	20262	61%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	24482	73%	**5	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	24526	74%	**73	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	62%	23366	70%	**7	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	15795	47%	**5	99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	72%	20349	61%	**43	81%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	61%	26629	80%	**10	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	60%	9805	29%	**0	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	17085	51%	**2	98%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	62%	20465	61%	**1	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	60%	25382	76%	**9	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	60%	13518	41%	**3	87%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	19928	60%	**8	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 2]*	<<locked>>	60%	16462	49%	**4	86%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	72%	23192	70%	**15	80%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	20987	63%	**04	99%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	18434	55%	**2	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	21016	63%	**43	85%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	15389	46%	**2	91%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	80%	18637	56%	**07	80%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	85%	15983	48%	**4	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	20624	62%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	74%	17216	52%	**0	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	18884	57%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	16839	50%	**9	99%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	61%	13808	41%	**9	90%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	27253	82%	**43	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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