Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 158gr | LOS FP

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Longshot, Ramshot True Blue, SNPE Vectan A0

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 158gr \| LOS FP
Bullet Weight:	158gr \| 10.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.657" \| 16.7mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.286" \| 7.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.286" \| 7.3mm
Case Capacity:	17.6 Grains of Water \| 1.14 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	33359 psi \| 2300 bar
LID:	LID_B3515_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 158gr | LOS FP bullet and 53 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Longshot, Ramshot True Blue, 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>>	96%	27702	83%	**86	93%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	66%	28877	87%	**27	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	68%	28529	86%	**3	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	71%	29457	88%	**6	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	72%	28079	84%	**8	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	69%	28210	85%	**8	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	73%	28660	86%	**30	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	79%	29588	89%	**58	85%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	73%	28935	87%	**1	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	78%	28239	85%	**10	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	71%	29820	89%	**79	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	81%	29341	88%	**45	94%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	80%	29095	87%	**79	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	76%	29675	89%	**8	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	68%	28877	87%	**9	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	67%	29588	89%	**02	98%
Hodgdon Longshot 👍	<<locked>>	64%	29907	90%	**06	99%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	73%	28877	87%	**27	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	77%	29965	90%	**40	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	13140	39%	**2	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	79%	29588	89%	**58	85%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	64%	29283	88%	**4	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	72%	28398	85%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	82%	28558	86%	**07	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	80%	28616	86%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	76%	28282	85%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	74%	29472	88%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	68%	28674	86%	**8	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	67%	29544	89%	**83	100%
Ramshot True Blue 👍	<<locked>>	62%	28703	86%	**83	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	70%	29936	90%	**20	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	11589	35%	**5	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	84%	29994	90%	**93	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	29167	87%	**35	87%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	64%	29515	88%	**4	100%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	92%	28514	85%	**88	98%
SNPE Vectan A0 👍	<<locked>>	83%	29501	88%	**40	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	74%	29327	88%	**17	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	66%	29457	88%	**6	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	88%	28674	86%	**73	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	75%	28689	86%	**20	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	79%	29588	89%	**58	85%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	75%	29979	90%	**76	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	77%	28326	85%	**40	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	71%	29805	89%	**25	91%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	84%	29892	90%	**19	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	95%	27847	83%	**12	87%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	97%	22597	68%	**73	88%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	72%	28500	85%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	94%	26731	80%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	77%	29849	89%	**50	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	78%	28311	85%	**47	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	86%	29515	88%	**09	99%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	68%	13895	42%	**0	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	25324	76%	**4	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	24250	73%	**7	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	23583	71%	**0	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	63%	22278	67%	**0	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	22568	68%	**9	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	19667	59%	**2	98%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	73%	23801	71%	**70	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	21596	65%	**3	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	18173	54%	**9	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	22553	68%	**8	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	61%	16317	49%	**6	83%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	60%	17172	51%	**9	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	62%	20581	62%	**9	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	24497	73%	**0	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	60%	23815	71%	**17	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	26760	80%	**63	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	60%	20842	62%	**9	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	19261	58%	**6	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	10196	31%	**6	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	73%	23801	71%	**70	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	27151	81%	**8	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	19769	59%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	16172	48%	**7	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	17245	52%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	19551	59%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	20262	61%	**6	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	24511	73%	**3	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	24569	74%	**17	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	60%	27180	81%	**60	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	22611	68%	**2	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	85%	9964	30%	**3	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	60%	15098	45%	**6	99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	72%	19972	60%	**1	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	25947	78%	**5	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	61%	10486	31%	**0	82%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	60%	16375	49%	**0	98%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	19783	59%	**2	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	25324	76%	**0	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	62%	14170	42%	**7	88%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	19218	58%	**6	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	73%	23801	71%	**70	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	61%	20465	61%	**2	99%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	19087	57%	**9	100%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	60%	21060	63%	**4	85%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	15273	46%	**6	91%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	81%	19087	57%	**5	81%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	85%	16027	48%	**2	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	20842	62%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	12763	38%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	62%	19522	59%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	17477	52%	**9	99%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	62%	14620	44%	**0	91%

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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