Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .260 Rem. with .264 | 100gr | Winchester Pointed Soft Point bullet and 85 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are ReloadSwiss RS 60, Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR and Alliant Reloder-17.
Important Notice: DO NOT go below Minimum Charge or above Maximum Charge. Since we have no control over the equipment and components used, any responsibility and liability for the results achieved is rejected.
Only powders/loads that match the current filter criteria are displayed: max pressure of a load ≤ 90% of max. standardized pressure, fill rate ≥ 80% and propellant combustion ≥ 95%. Use the sliders above the tables to adjust these thresholds.
Charge: Powder weight in grains. Start with the minimum load and work up carefully.
FR (Fill Rate): Case fill as a percentage. Values above 100% mean compressed loads.
MaxP / %: Maximum chamber pressure in bar and as a percentage of the standardized maximum for this caliber.
V(0): Muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) at the standardized barrel length.
z (Powder Burn): Estimated propellant combustion percentage at bullet exit.
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Max Load - Barrel Length: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,895 psi | 88% | 3009 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,198 psi | 85% | 3025 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 92% | 54,027 psi | 90% | 3068 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,649 psi | 87% | 3084 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,679 psi | 89% | 3110 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4350ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,472 psi | 82% | 3104 fps | 97.5% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,967 psi | 86% | 3091 fps | 98.9% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,895 psi | 88% | 3084 fps | 98.5% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,981 psi | 85% | 3041 fps | 99.5% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 88% | 54,375 psi | 90% | 3087 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,228 psi | 87% | 3153 fps | 99.3% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,155 psi | 85% | 3192 fps | 98.2% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,373 psi | 87% | 3107 fps | 99.5% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,286 psi | 87% | 3012 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 92% | 53,214 psi | 88% | 3130 fps | 98.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-16ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 48,646 psi | 81% | 3110 fps | 97.6% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 98% | 53,098 psi | 88% | 3225 fps | 99.5% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,416 psi | 85% | 3094 fps | 98% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,765 psi | 88% | 3120 fps | 99.6% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 86% | 53,084 psi | 88% | 3035 fps | 99.9% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 88% | 53,534 psi | 89% | 3127 fps | 99.9% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,590 psi | 86% | 3166 fps | 98.5% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,503 psi | 86% | 3051 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,634 psi | 87% | 3074 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 94% | 54,259 psi | 90% | 3133 fps | 97.9% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,446 psi | 87% | 3104 fps | 99.3% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 44,759 psi | 74% | 2986 fps | 98.1% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,140 psi | 85% | 3130 fps | 99.5% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,766 psi | 58% | 1926 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,751 psi | 89% | 3107 fps | 99.4% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,793 psi | 86% | 3100 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,359 psi | 87% | 3068 fps | 98.6% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,576 psi | 87% | 2976 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4831ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,079 psi | 78% | 3041 fps | 97.1% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,966 psi | 85% | 3104 fps | 98.9% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,981 psi | 85% | 3041 fps | 99.5% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,126 psi | 85% | 3028 fps | 99.8% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,894 psi | 85% | 3064 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,822 psi | 86% | 3015 fps | 98.9% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,025 psi | 86% | 3071 fps | 99.6% |
| Lovex S065ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 54,360 psi | 90% | 3104 fps | 97.1% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,969 psi | 90% | 3091 fps | 99.7% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 90% | 54,302 psi | 90% | 3100 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,388 psi | 87% | 3117 fps | 99% |
| Norma URPᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,081 psi | 82% | 3097 fps | 97.3% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,678 psi | 88% | 3140 fps | 98.9% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,503 psi | 86% | 3045 fps | 96.7% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 88% | 54,201 psi | 90% | 3130 fps | 99.2% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,301 psi | 87% | 3045 fps | 98.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 35,085 psi | 58% | 1972 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 84% | 54,128 psi | 90% | 3087 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,939 psi | 88% | 3196 fps | 98.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,852 psi | 88% | 3235 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,327 psi | 82% | 3127 fps | 97.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,096 psi | 83% | 3146 fps | 96.6% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,764 psi | 86% | 3031 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 92% | 54,331 psi | 90% | 3087 fps | 99.8% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,620 psi | 87% | 3110 fps | 99.4% |
| Shooters World Long Rifleᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 54,360 psi | 90% | 3104 fps | 97.1% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,894 psi | 85% | 3064 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,025 psi | 86% | 3071 fps | 99.6% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 82% | 53,882 psi | 90% | 3051 fps | 99.6% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 96% | 54,273 psi | 90% | 3173 fps | 99.2% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 82% | 53,185 psi | 88% | 3038 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 88% | 53,113 psi | 88% | 3077 fps | 97.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,664 psi | 89% | 3110 fps | 99.1% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,504 psi | 87% | 2989 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,431 psi | 87% | 2982 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,185 psi | 87% | 3077 fps | 99.7% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,880 psi | 86% | 2986 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,504 psi | 87% | 3074 fps | 98.9% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,171 psi | 88% | 3110 fps | 99.4% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 43,947 psi | 73% | 3041 fps | 99.2% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,257 psi | 87% | 2959 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,547 psi | 87% | 2976 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 92% | 53,621 psi | 89% | 3061 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,692 psi | 86% | 3025 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,343 psi | 85% | 3041 fps | 99.8% |
| Vihtavuori N160ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,663 psi | 86% | 3097 fps | 97.7% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,605 psi | 86% | 3045 fps | 99.6% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 92% | 53,156 psi | 88% | 3068 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N550ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,010 psi | 85% | 3107 fps | 97.5% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALLᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,866 psi | 88% | 3084 fps | 99.5% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 88% | 54,389 psi | 90% | 3150 fps | 100% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,287 psi | 89% | 3117 fps | 99.4% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
Start Load - Barrel Length: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,598 psi | 72% | 2854 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,805 psi | 79% | 2966 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,376 psi | 60% | 2753 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,757 psi | 71% | 2907 fps | 99.5% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,389 psi | 57% | 2730 fps | 98.7% |
| Accurate 4350 | <<locked>> | 94% | 40,103 psi | 67% | 2917 fps | 95.1% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,234 psi | 67% | 2854 fps | 96.5% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 84% | 38,754 psi | 64% | 2799 fps | 95.2% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,235 psi | 70% | 2871 fps | 98.2% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,742 psi | 69% | 2884 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,052 psi | 81% | 3094 fps | 98.9% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | 42.3 gr | 84% | 41,698 psi | 69% | 2989 fps | 95.7% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,504 psi | 56% | 2707 fps | 95.3% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,458 psi | 82% | 2966 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 82% | 38,392 psi | 64% | 2828 fps | 95.3% |
| Alliant Reloder-16 | <<locked>> | 94% | 40,277 psi | 67% | 2927 fps | 95% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | 42.6 gr | 86% | 35,288 psi | 59% | 2828 fps | 95.1% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 82% | 42,061 psi | 70% | 2910 fps | 95.8% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,808 psi | 55% | 2700 fps | 95.1% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,135 psi | 73% | 2871 fps | 99% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,770 psi | 68% | 2887 fps | 98.4% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,570 psi | 74% | 3028 fps | 97.1% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,370 psi | 80% | 2999 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,211 psi | 82% | 3018 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 88% | 44,382 psi | 74% | 2946 fps | 95.7% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,553 psi | 67% | 2867 fps | 97.2% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 94% | 37,086 psi | 62% | 2815 fps | 95.9% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,477 psi | 61% | 2822 fps | 96.4% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,773 psi | 43% | 1722 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,059 psi | 65% | 2818 fps | 96.7% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,537 psi | 66% | 2877 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 82% | 38,232 psi | 64% | 2782 fps | 95.3% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,705 psi | 83% | 2930 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4831 | <<locked>> | 96% | 41,452 psi | 69% | 2927 fps | 95.6% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,927 psi | 61% | 2808 fps | 95.5% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,235 psi | 70% | 2871 fps | 98.2% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,413 psi | 79% | 2966 fps | 99.6% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,696 psi | 64% | 2828 fps | 98.8% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,799 psi | 68% | 2799 fps | 96.7% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,737 psi | 59% | 2733 fps | 96.6% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 96% | 48,182 psi | 80% | 2992 fps | 95.7% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,523 psi | 66% | 2812 fps | 97.7% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,595 psi | 66% | 2828 fps | 99.4% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 82% | 37,782 psi | 63% | 2818 fps | 95.8% |
| Norma URP | <<locked>> | 94% | 40,393 psi | 67% | 2917 fps | 95% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 82% | 37,478 psi | 62% | 2828 fps | 95.4% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 82% | 45,223 psi | 75% | 2927 fps | 95.1% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,481 psi | 69% | 2887 fps | 96.8% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,658 psi | 76% | 2920 fps | 97.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 26,150 psi | 43% | 1768 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,311 psi | 79% | 2969 fps | 99.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 82% | 40,001 psi | 66% | 2936 fps | 95.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | 39.6 gr | 80% | 30,763 psi | 51% | 2707 fps | 95.6% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62 | <<locked>> | 96% | 42,888 psi | 71% | 2995 fps | 95.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70 | <<locked>> | 98% | 46,789 psi | 78% | 3077 fps | 95.7% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,207 psi | 72% | 2871 fps | 99.6% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,420 psi | 62% | 2753 fps | 97.1% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 84% | 35,157 psi | 58% | 2753 fps | 95.7% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 96% | 48,182 psi | 80% | 2992 fps | 95.7% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,696 psi | 64% | 2828 fps | 98.8% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,737 psi | 59% | 2733 fps | 96.6% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 50,328 psi | 84% | 2992 fps | 99.2% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 84% | 36,622 psi | 61% | 2812 fps | 95.1% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,893 psi | 83% | 2986 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 82% | 43,294 psi | 72% | 2894 fps | 95.2% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,696 psi | 64% | 2812 fps | 96% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,872 psi | 68% | 2776 fps | 99.5% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,678 psi | 56% | 2625 fps | 99% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,629 psi | 76% | 2959 fps | 99% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,611 psi | 67% | 2782 fps | 99.8% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,030 psi | 67% | 2831 fps | 96.3% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 82% | 34,069 psi | 57% | 2710 fps | 95% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 90% | 31,763 psi | 53% | 2736 fps | 95.4% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,253 psi | 77% | 2861 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,988 psi | 68% | 2779 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,405 psi | 60% | 2753 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,420 psi | 62% | 2756 fps | 99.3% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,342 psi | 50% | 2589 fps | 95.1% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 94% | 42,482 psi | 71% | 2923 fps | 95.5% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,206 psi | 70% | 2867 fps | 98.3% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,969 psi | 60% | 2736 fps | 98.7% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 94% | 41,843 psi | 70% | 2927 fps | 95.1% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 88% | 35,360 psi | 59% | 2723 fps | 95.4% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,510 psi | 69% | 2910 fps | 98.8% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,898 psi | 63% | 2815 fps | 96.5% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
ᴾ possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.
This overview compares 85 powders for .260 Rem. loaded with the .264 | 100gr | Winchester Pointed Soft Point. ReloadSwiss RS 60 delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 3,235 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,926 fps to 3,235 fps. Accurate 4350 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 85 of the 85 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (415 MPa), the top charges use 58–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 100.0 gr projectile in 0.264" calls for a 1:12.0 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Accurate 4350, Alliant Reloder-16, Hodgdon Hybrid 100V reach 100 % fill or more at maximum charge, so these are compressed loads: they need a long drop tube to seat cleanly and react sensitively to the case capacity of your own brass lot. ReloadSwiss RS 60, Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR, Alliant Reloder-17 rank at the top here: for .260 Rem. with the .264 | 100gr | Winchester Pointed Soft Point they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.