Load data for .38 Super Auto + .357 | 160gr | Speer JSP SWC

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Longshot, Ramshot True Blue, Rottweil P 806, SNPE Vectan A0

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.357 \| 160gr \| Speer JSP SWC
Manufacturer SKU:	4223
Bullet Weight:	160gr \| 10.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.357" \| 9.07mm
Bullet Length:	0.660" \| 16.8mm
Caliber:	.38 Super Auto load data
Case Length (l3):	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.289" \| 7.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.289" \| 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_B6227_C583
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 108 loads in caliber .38 Super Auto with .357 | 160gr | Speer JSP SWC bullet and 54 powders such as Alliant UNIQUE, Hodgdon Longshot, Ramshot True Blue, 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%	27789	83%	**79	94%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	66%	28732	86%	**20	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	68%	28558	86%	**0	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	72%	29457	88%	**9	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	72%	28079	84%	**5	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	70%	27862	84%	**1	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	74%	28689	86%	**27	100%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	80%	29124	87%	**48	85%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	73%	28935	87%	**8	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	82%	29921	90%	**24	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	71%	29849	89%	**73	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	82%	29399	88%	**42	94%
Alliant UNIQUE 👍	<<locked>>	81%	28921	87%	**73	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	76%	29486	88%	**1	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	68%	28877	87%	**3	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	67%	29399	88%	**96	98%
Hodgdon Longshot 👍	<<locked>>	65%	30008	90%	**99	99%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	73%	28732	86%	**20	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	75%	28152	84%	**14	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	12575	38%	**5	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	80%	29124	87%	**48	85%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	65%	29298	88%	**8	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	75%	29979	90%	**53	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	82%	28384	85%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	80%	28471	85%	**17	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	79%	29979	90%	**01	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	75%	29327	88%	**4	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	69%	28529	86%	**2	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	67%	29588	89%	**76	100%
Ramshot True Blue 👍	<<locked>>	62%	28805	86%	**79	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	70%	29515	88%	**14	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	11008	33%	**5	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	85%	29849	89%	**86	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	85%	29269	88%	**32	88%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	65%	29327	88%	**8	100%
Rottweil P 806 👍	<<locked>>	94%	29660	89%	**01	99%
SNPE Vectan A0 👍	<<locked>>	84%	29544	89%	**37	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	75%	29341	88%	**10	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	67%	29443	88%	**9	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	89%	28718	86%	**70	98%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	75%	28514	85%	**14	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	80%	29124	87%	**48	85%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	75%	29559	89%	**70	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	80%	29907	90%	**53	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	72%	29704	89%	**19	91%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	84%	29979	90%	**12	99%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	96%	27992	84%	**09	88%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	96%	20871	63%	**40	87%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	72%	28311	85%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	26411	79%	**6	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	77%	29921	90%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	81%	29965	90%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	87%	29617	89%	**02	99%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	28485	85%	**7	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AP 100]*	<<locked>>	68%	13532	41%	**4	81%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	62%	25048	75%	**8	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	24134	72%	**4	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	62%	23438	70%	**3	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	20363	61%	**0	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	61%	22321	67%	**2	100%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	19522	59%	**9	98%
[Accurate No. 7]*	<<locked>>	74%	23641	71%	**63	81%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	21466	64%	**6	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	60%	16505	49%	**7	100%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	61%	22568	68%	**1	100%
[Alliant POWER PISTOL]*	<<locked>>	61%	16056	48%	**9	83%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	16766	50%	**9	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	60%	18724	56%	**0	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	24482	73%	**3	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	23467	70%	**07	95%
Hodgdon Longshot	<<locked>>	61%	26818	80%	**53	98%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	20392	61%	**9	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	18724	56%	**6	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	87%	10631	32%	**3	100%
[Lovex D037.1]*	<<locked>>	74%	23641	71%	**63	81%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	60%	25353	76%	**2	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	61%	19450	58%	**2	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	60%	15911	48%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	61%	16810	50%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	62%	19290	58%	**3	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	20117	60%	**0	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	22539	68%	**3	100%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	62%	24584	74%	**10	100%
Ramshot True Blue	<<locked>>	61%	27209	82%	**56	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	61%	22263	67%	**5	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	85%	9442	28%	**3	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	61%	14837	44%	**6	99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 24]*	<<locked>>	73%	20030	60%	**8	80%
Rottweil P 801	<<locked>>	60%	25425	76%	**5	100%
[Rottweil P 806]*	<<locked>>	62%	9950	30%	**4	81%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	16259	49%	**3	98%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	61%	19783	59%	**6	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	25367	76%	**6	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2]*	<<locked>>	62%	14054	42%	**0	88%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	18782	56%	**9	100%
[Shooters World Major Pistol]*	<<locked>>	74%	23641	71%	**63	81%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	20334	61%	**8	99%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	18826	56%	**2	99%
[Somchem S221]*	<<locked>>	61%	20537	62%	**4	85%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	14881	45%	**0	91%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	82%	18739	56%	**5	80%
[Vihtavuori N105]*	<<locked>>	85%	15722	47%	**8	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	61%	20523	62%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	12430	37%	**2	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	17622	53%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	17187	52%	**3	99%
[Vihtavuori N350]*	<<locked>>	60%	13285	40%	**7	89%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	26498	79%	**4	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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