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Load data for .280 Rem. + .284 | 160gr | Winchester FailSafe

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant Reloder-16, Norma URP, Ramshot Hunter, ReloadSwiss RS 62, ReloadSwiss RS 70

.280 Rem. + .284 | 160gr | Winchester FailSafe

Load Specifications

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Bullet:
.284 | 160gr | Winchester FailSafe
Bullet Weight:
160gr | 10.4g
Bullet Diameter:
0.284" | 7.21mm
Bullet Length:
1.268" | 32.2mm
Caliber:
.280 Rem. load data
Case Length (l3):
2.540" | 64.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):
3.280" | 83.3mm
Seated Depth:
0.528" | 13.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:
0.528" | 13.4mm
Case Capacity:
67.9 Grains of Water | 4.41 cm³
Primer Size:
Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:
58740 psi | 4050 bar
LID:
LID_B6625_C289
Last updated:
2025-01-01

Load data for 146 loads in caliber .280 Rem. with .284 | 160gr | Winchester FailSafe bullet and 73 powders such as Alliant Reloder-16, Norma URP, Ramshot Hunter, ReloadSwiss RS 62, ReloadSwiss RS 70. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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    Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads,  >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder
Charge
FR
MaxP
%
V(0)
z
ADI AR 2208
<<locked>>
86%
52533
89%
**48
100%
ADI AR 2209
<<locked>>
97%
52011
89%
**30
97%
[ADI AR 2213]*
<<locked>>
97%
46209
79%
**44
94%
Accurate 2700
<<locked>>
86%
52170
89%
**08
98%
Accurate 3100
<<locked>>
97%
45513
77%
**95
98%
Accurate 4064
<<locked>>
84%
52779
90%
**28
100%
Accurate 4350
<<locked>>
92%
52562
89%
**20
100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5
<<locked>>
85%
52141
89%
**61
100%
Alliant Reloder-15
<<locked>>
83%
52837
90%
**87
100%
Alliant Reloder-16 👍
<<locked>>
93%
52170
89%
**56
100%
Alliant Reloder-17
<<locked>>
89%
52170
89%
**72
100%
Alliant Reloder-19
<<locked>>
97%
51155
87%
**13
97%
Alliant Reloder-22
<<locked>>
97%
44918
76%
**57
96%
Alliant Reloder-23
<<locked>>
97%
43120
73%
**25
100%
Alliant Reloder-25
<<locked>>
97%
37565
64%
**23
97%
Alliant Reloder-26
<<locked>>
97%
47834
81%
**76
100%
Hodgdon CFE223
<<locked>>
84%
52765
90%
**20
100%
Hodgdon H380
<<locked>>
85%
52837
90%
**80
100%
Hodgdon H414
<<locked>>
88%
52460
89%
**36
99%
Hodgdon H4350
<<locked>>
95%
52823
90%
**84
98%
[Hodgdon H4831]*
<<locked>>
97%
43265
74%
**43
92%
[Hodgdon H4831 SC]*
<<locked>>
97%
48443
82%
**41
94%
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V
<<locked>>
95%
51982
88%
**80
100%
Hodgdon LVR
<<locked>>
90%
52576
89%
**20
100%
Hodgdon Superperformance
<<locked>>
91%
52750
90%
**69
98%
Hodgdon VARGET
<<locked>>
86%
52011
89%
**41
100%
IMR 4064
<<locked>>
86%
52736
90%
**41
100%
IMR 4166 Enduron
<<locked>>
87%
52808
90%
**35
99%
IMR 4350
<<locked>>
93%
52634
90%
**77
98%
IMR 4451 Enduron
<<locked>>
88%
52083
89%
**54
98%
IMR 4831
<<locked>>
96%
51706
88%
**94
100%
[IMR 4955 Enduron]*
<<locked>>
97%
48283
82%
**05
94%
[IMR 7828 SSC]*
<<locked>>
96%
47021
80%
**80
94%
Lovex S062
<<locked>>
84%
52750
90%
**38
100%
Lovex S065
<<locked>>
90%
52489
89%
**54
99%
Lovex S070
<<locked>>
91%
52359
89%
**77
99%
Lovex S071
<<locked>>
96%
37666
64%
**51
96%
Norma 203B
<<locked>>
83%
52359
89%
**77
100%
Norma 204
<<locked>>
92%
52286
89%
**13
97%
Norma MRP
<<locked>>
97%
47297
81%
**30
98%
Norma URP 👍
<<locked>>
93%
52794
90%
**23
100%
Ramshot Big Game
<<locked>>
83%
51895
88%
**84
100%
Ramshot Hunter 👍
<<locked>>
93%
51967
88%
**33
99%
Ramshot Magnum
<<locked>>
97%
43787
75%
**08
96%
ReloadSwiss RS 50
<<locked>>
85%
52663
90%
**61
99%
ReloadSwiss RS 52
<<locked>>
84%
52562
89%
**97
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 60
<<locked>>
90%
52388
89%
**89
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 62 👍
<<locked>>
92%
52779
90%
**49
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 70 👍
<<locked>>
93%
52011
89%
**82
100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 76]*
<<locked>>
97%
36303
62%
**16
93%
Rottweil R 903
<<locked>>
87%
52649
90%
**64
100%
Rottweil R 904
<<locked>>
96%
52417
89%
**84
96%
Rottweil R 905
<<locked>>
96%
49574
84%
**94
97%
Rottweil R 907
<<locked>>
89%
52344
89%
**54
98%
SNPE Vectan SP 11
<<locked>>
86%
52185
89%
**97
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
86%
52141
89%
**39
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000
<<locked>>
90%
52779
90%
**18
99%
Shooters World Long Rifle
<<locked>>
90%
52489
89%
**54
99%
Shooters World Precision
<<locked>>
84%
52750
90%
**38
100%
Somchem S355
<<locked>>
87%
52344
89%
**61
100%
Somchem S361
<<locked>>
95%
52417
89%
**48
95%
Somchem S365
<<locked>>
95%
52388
89%
**43
100%
Somchem S385
<<locked>>
97%
50807
86%
**77
98%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
88%
52678
90%
**89
100%
Vihtavuori N150
<<locked>>
92%
52040
89%
**18
100%
Vihtavuori N160
<<locked>>
90%
52620
90%
**84
100%
Vihtavuori N165
<<locked>>
96%
42119
72%
**20
95%
Vihtavuori N550
<<locked>>
89%
52257
89%
**13
100%
Vihtavuori N555
<<locked>>
96%
47195
80%
**77
100%
[Vihtavuori N560]*
<<locked>>
97%
45759
78%
**80
94%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL
<<locked>>
92%
52794
90%
**67
100%
Winchester 760
<<locked>>
88%
52460
89%
**36
99%
Winchester StaBALL HD
<<locked>>
97%
35433
60%
**41
100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder
Charge
FR
MaxP
%
V(0)
z
ADI AR 2208
<<locked>>
81%
45527
78%
**39
100%
[ADI AR 2209]*
<<locked>>
82%
32735
56%
**29
90%
[ADI AR 2213]*
<<locked>>
90%
37333
64%
**61
90%
Accurate 2700
<<locked>>
81%
43932
75%
**64
96%
[Accurate 3100]*
<<locked>>
81%
26992
46%
**85
91%
Accurate 4064
<<locked>>
81%
48240
82%
**69
100%
Accurate 4350
<<locked>>
81%
36811
63%
**38
98%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5
<<locked>>
81%
46224
79%
**66
100%
Alliant Reloder-15
<<locked>>
81%
49211
84%
**25
100%
Alliant Reloder-16
<<locked>>
81%
35694
61%
**38
98%
Alliant Reloder-17
<<locked>>
81%
40393
69%
**66
100%
[Alliant Reloder-19]*
<<locked>>
82%
32460
55%
**29
90%
[Alliant Reloder-22]*
<<locked>>
86%
32097
55%
**62
90%
Alliant Reloder-23
<<locked>>
81%
26237
45%
**08
95%
[Alliant Reloder-25]*
<<locked>>
85%
26789
46%
**18
90%
[Alliant Reloder-26]*
<<locked>>
81%
27702
47%
**97
93%
Hodgdon CFE223
<<locked>>
81%
48138
82%
**51
100%
Hodgdon H380
<<locked>>
81%
46702
80%
**82
99%
Hodgdon H414
<<locked>>
81%
41582
71%
**39
96%
[Hodgdon H4350]*
<<locked>>
81%
34635
59%
**33
93%
[Hodgdon H4831]*
<<locked>>
93%
38058
65%
**38
90%
[Hodgdon H4831 SC]*
<<locked>>
89%
38348
65%
**44
90%
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V
<<locked>>
81%
33301
57%
**46
98%
Hodgdon LVR
<<locked>>
81%
39407
67%
**84
98%
[Hodgdon Superperformance]*
<<locked>>
81%
37420
64%
**80
94%
Hodgdon VARGET
<<locked>>
81%
45208
77%
**26
100%
IMR 4064
<<locked>>
81%
45020
77%
**20
100%
IMR 4166 Enduron
<<locked>>
81%
44527
76%
**90
97%
[IMR 4350]*
<<locked>>
81%
36535
62%
**79
94%
IMR 4451 Enduron
<<locked>>
81%
42206
72%
**74
96%
IMR 4831
<<locked>>
81%
32126
55%
**20
96%
[IMR 4955 Enduron]*
<<locked>>
88%
37202
63%
**88
90%
[IMR 7828 SSC]*
<<locked>>
89%
37115
63%
**64
90%
Lovex S062
<<locked>>
81%
48370
82%
**75
100%
Lovex S065
<<locked>>
81%
39769
68%
**31
97%
Lovex S070
<<locked>>
81%
38290
65%
**18
96%
[Lovex S071]*
<<locked>>
84%
25396
43%
**39
90%
Norma 203B
<<locked>>
81%
48733
83%
**15
100%
[Norma 204]*
<<locked>>
81%
35940
61%
**95
92%
[Norma MRP]*
<<locked>>
82%
29182
50%
**06
90%
Norma URP
<<locked>>
81%
36477
62%
**31
98%
Ramshot Big Game
<<locked>>
81%
48443
82%
**31
100%
Ramshot Hunter
<<locked>>
81%
35317
60%
**18
95%
[Ramshot Magnum]*
<<locked>>
88%
31444
54%
**29
90%
ReloadSwiss RS 50
<<locked>>
81%
46688
79%
**66
98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52
<<locked>>
81%
48080
82%
**28
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 60
<<locked>>
81%
39291
67%
**56
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 62
<<locked>>
81%
35897
61%
**44
97%
ReloadSwiss RS 70
<<locked>>
81%
35302
60%
**48
96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 76]*
<<locked>>
93%
32068
55%
**92
90%
Rottweil R 903
<<locked>>
81%
43859
75%
**26
100%
[Rottweil R 904]*
<<locked>>
83%
35273
60%
**56
90%
[Rottweil R 905]*
<<locked>>
82%
31473
54%
**13
90%
Rottweil R 907
<<locked>>
81%
40915
70%
**48
95%
SNPE Vectan SP 11
<<locked>>
81%
44570
76%
**72
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
81%
45092
77%
**41
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000
<<locked>>
81%
39088
67%
**75
96%
Shooters World Long Rifle
<<locked>>
81%
39769
68%
**31
97%
Shooters World Precision
<<locked>>
81%
48370
82%
**75
100%
Somchem S355
<<locked>>
81%
43888
75%
**16
100%
[Somchem S361]*
<<locked>>
85%
37942
65%
**85
90%
Somchem S365
<<locked>>
81%
32750
56%
**92
99%
[Somchem S385]*
<<locked>>
81%
30661
52%
**74
91%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
81%
42946
73%
**41
100%
Vihtavuori N150
<<locked>>
81%
37594
64%
**79
100%
Vihtavuori N160
<<locked>>
81%
39421
67%
**61
98%
[Vihtavuori N165]*
<<locked>>
86%
30574
52%
**57
90%
Vihtavuori N550
<<locked>>
81%
40030
68%
**97
98%
Vihtavuori N555
<<locked>>
81%
28616
49%
**87
95%
[Vihtavuori N560]*
<<locked>>
91%
37869
64%
**10
90%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL
<<locked>>
81%
37173
63%
**08
99%
Winchester 760
<<locked>>
81%
41582
71%
**39
96%
[Winchester StaBALL HD]*
<<locked>>
81%
23235
40%
**62
92%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

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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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