I load for two .380 Autos, a Bersa 95 and a Beretta 84. I've settled on three loads, a plinker, a factory-standard clone, and a factory-SD clone.
The plinker load is a 95gr LRN bullet at about 800 fps. Comfortable, accurate, and the brass ends up in a little pile about three feet to my right. To get this level of performance I use 2.7gr (.27cc) of AA #2. VV N310 works well too with 2.3gr (.27cc). I'm currently using Tennessee Valley bullets loaded to a .950" COL, a light taper crimp, and CCI small pistol primers in mixed (but mostly Remington) brass.
Since the standard factory round in .380 Auto is a 95gr FMJ at 950 fps (190 ft-lbs), my clone uses a Hornady 100gr FMJ-Encapulated bullet at about 925 fps (190 ft-lbs). I purchased several thousand of these bullets a couple of years ago at a nice discount, and they shoot very well indeed. To get this level of performance I use 3.2gr (.32cc) of AA #2. This load also gives consistently crazy ES and SD numbers (like ES = 12 and SD = 5). This load calls for a .960" COL, a firm taper crimp, and CCI small pistol primers in Starline brass trimmed to .675".
My SD practice load (which I can also use for carry in a pinch) uses either the Speer 90gr GDHP or the Hornady 90gr HP/XTP. I prefer the Speer, but have occasionally found good deals on the HP/XTP. These are loaded to duplicate the performance of their factory rounds in my semiautos. That means 1000-1050 fps (200-220 ft-lbs), which 3.4gr (.34cc) of AA #2, or 4.3gr of either Unique or N340 delivers. The GDHP uses a .950" COL while the HP/XTP uses .960", a firm taper crimp, and CCI small pistol primers in Starline brass trimmed to .675".
Hope this was helpful.
