Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .30-06 R Stief with .308 | 180gr | Sako Hammerhead bullet and 90 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are ReloadSwiss RS 70, ReloadSwiss RS 60 and Alliant Reloder-17.
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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>> | 82% | 51,576 psi | 88% | 2536 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,111 psi | 85% | 2559 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,503 psi | 88% | 2615 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2700 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,663 psi | 90% | 2598 fps | 96.7% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,140 psi | 85% | 2605 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4350 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,750 psi | 90% | 2720 fps | 99.5% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,662 psi | 86% | 2628 fps | 99.8% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,605 psi | 88% | 2628 fps | 99.6% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,953 psi | 90% | 2628 fps | 100% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 82% | 50,256 psi | 86% | 2562 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 86% | 49,617 psi | 84% | 2726 fps | 99.5% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,547 psi | 88% | 2651 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,069 psi | 89% | 2667 fps | 99.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-16 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,082 psi | 87% | 2726 fps | 99.6% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,953 psi | 88% | 2762 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-23ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 38,682 psi | 66% | 2526 fps | 98.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-26ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 43,236 psi | 74% | 2677 fps | 98% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 84% | 49,922 psi | 85% | 2635 fps | 99.3% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,866 psi | 88% | 2664 fps | 100% |
| Bofors RP7 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,054 psi | 89% | 2628 fps | 96.8% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,372 psi | 87% | 2569 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,025 psi | 89% | 2654 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,678 psi | 90% | 2671 fps | 99.2% |
| Hodgdon H414 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,228 psi | 89% | 2717 fps | 97.6% |
| Hodgdon H4350 | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,069 psi | 90% | 2680 fps | 96.4% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,140 psi | 87% | 2638 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,444 psi | 86% | 2657 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,096 psi | 85% | 2664 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon Superformance | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,852 psi | 90% | 2749 fps | 97.3% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 35,549 psi | 61% | 1631 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,301 psi | 89% | 2641 fps | 100% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,734 psi | 86% | 2621 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,097 psi | 87% | 2612 fps | 99.7% |
| IMR 4166 Enduron | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,053 psi | 87% | 2589 fps | 97.2% |
| IMR 4350 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,243 psi | 89% | 2654 fps | 96.9% |
| IMR 4451 Enduron | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,705 psi | 86% | 2612 fps | 97% |
| IMR 4831 | <<locked>> | 98% | 50,183 psi | 85% | 2667 fps | 99.3% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 86% | 49,980 psi | 85% | 2644 fps | 99.8% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,953 psi | 90% | 2628 fps | 100% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 84% | 49,879 psi | 85% | 2602 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,473 psi | 86% | 2562 fps | 99.8% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,952 psi | 87% | 2612 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,082 psi | 85% | 2605 fps | 98.2% |
| Lovex S070 | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,966 psi | 87% | 2641 fps | 97.5% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,794 psi | 90% | 2625 fps | 100% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 86% | 53,084 psi | 90% | 2625 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,285 psi | 87% | 2657 fps | 99.9% |
| Norma URP | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,967 psi | 88% | 2710 fps | 99.4% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,561 psi | 88% | 2677 fps | 99.8% |
| Ramshot Hunter | <<locked>> | 98% | 50,981 psi | 87% | 2707 fps | 98.2% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 82% | 49,676 psi | 85% | 2592 fps | 98.3% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,663 psi | 90% | 2661 fps | 99.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 35,853 psi | 61% | 1667 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 50 | <<locked>> | 88% | 49,835 psi | 85% | 2602 fps | 97.6% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,054 psi | 89% | 2726 fps | 99.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,750 psi | 88% | 2762 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,359 psi | 89% | 2740 fps | 99.4% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,272 psi | 89% | 2766 fps | 99.2% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 82% | 50,705 psi | 86% | 2566 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,154 psi | 85% | 2579 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,750 psi | 88% | 2654 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 907 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,054 psi | 89% | 2628 fps | 96.8% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,082 psi | 85% | 2605 fps | 98.2% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 84% | 49,879 psi | 85% | 2602 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,952 psi | 87% | 2612 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World SW4350 | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,966 psi | 87% | 2641 fps | 97.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 90% | 49,980 psi | 85% | 2661 fps | 99.8% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,416 psi | 88% | 2621 fps | 99% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,170 psi | 89% | 2644 fps | 99.9% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,111 psi | 87% | 2526 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,068 psi | 87% | 2523 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000 | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,111 psi | 85% | 2559 fps | 97% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,372 psi | 86% | 2523 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,908 psi | 87% | 2615 fps | 99.8% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,141 psi | 89% | 2651 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,966 psi | 85% | 2713 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,387 psi | 87% | 2513 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,736 psi | 90% | 2589 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,415 psi | 86% | 2562 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,212 psi | 85% | 2589 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,213 psi | 87% | 2661 fps | 99.3% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 82% | 49,821 psi | 85% | 2579 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,880 psi | 88% | 2605 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,270 psi | 86% | 2664 fps | 99.1% |
| Vihtavuori N555ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 42,192 psi | 72% | 2598 fps | 98.6% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,416 psi | 88% | 2641 fps | 100% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 84% | 53,011 psi | 90% | 2671 fps | 100% |
| Winchester 760 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,475 psi | 89% | 2720 fps | 97.7% |
| Winchester StaBALL HDᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,577 psi | 59% | 2523 fps | 98.5% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,982 psi | 88% | 2654 fps | 100% |
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% | 48,486 psi | 83% | 2497 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,191 psi | 70% | 2428 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,153 psi | 82% | 2566 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2700 | <<locked>> | 84% | 46,195 psi | 79% | 2493 fps | 95.2% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,943 psi | 66% | 2421 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4350 | <<locked>> | 84% | 32,605 psi | 56% | 2352 fps | 95.1% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,672 psi | 76% | 2530 fps | 99.3% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,884 psi | 64% | 2385 fps | 97.4% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,702 psi | 80% | 2536 fps | 99.9% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,050 psi | 80% | 2520 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,567 psi | 69% | 2556 fps | 98% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,492 psi | 64% | 2408 fps | 98.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,350 psi | 69% | 2467 fps | 98.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-16 | <<locked>> | 84% | 33,069 psi | 56% | 2362 fps | 95.1% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | 48.2 gr | 80% | 32,343 psi | 55% | 2372 fps | 96.8% |
| Alliant Reloder-23 | <<locked>> | 92% | 30,298 psi | 52% | 2323 fps | 95.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-26 | <<locked>> | 94% | 35,099 psi | 60% | 2493 fps | 95.1% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,830 psi | 75% | 2533 fps | 98.4% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,231 psi | 63% | 2411 fps | 98.7% |
| Bofors RP7 | <<locked>> | 90% | 46,151 psi | 79% | 2533 fps | 95.5% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,457 psi | 82% | 2523 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,542 psi | 78% | 2556 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,072 psi | 65% | 2415 fps | 96.3% |
| Hodgdon H414 | <<locked>> | 90% | 42,873 psi | 73% | 2559 fps | 95.4% |
| Hodgdon H4350 | <<locked>> | 92% | 49,719 psi | 85% | 2628 fps | 95.6% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,063 psi | 77% | 2539 fps | 99.6% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 82% | 28,471 psi | 48% | 2218 fps | 95.1% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,915 psi | 70% | 2510 fps | 99.4% |
| Hodgdon Superformance | <<locked>> | 92% | 45,745 psi | 78% | 2628 fps | 95.5% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 26,426 psi | 45% | 1457 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,105 psi | 73% | 2490 fps | 99.3% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,585 psi | 76% | 2530 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,755 psi | 68% | 2415 fps | 98.1% |
| IMR 4166 Enduron | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,235 psi | 72% | 2434 fps | 95% |
| IMR 4350 | <<locked>> | 94% | 46,108 psi | 78% | 2556 fps | 95.5% |
| IMR 4451 Enduron | <<locked>> | 88% | 45,092 psi | 77% | 2516 fps | 95.7% |
| IMR 4831 | <<locked>> | 86% | 33,823 psi | 58% | 2362 fps | 95.6% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,350 psi | 70% | 2497 fps | 98.8% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,702 psi | 80% | 2536 fps | 99.9% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,801 psi | 75% | 2510 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,541 psi | 76% | 2467 fps | 99.2% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,711 psi | 68% | 2421 fps | 99.3% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,450 psi | 67% | 2418 fps | 95.8% |
| Lovex S070 | <<locked>> | 90% | 42,322 psi | 72% | 2493 fps | 95.4% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,758 psi | 74% | 2484 fps | 99.7% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,932 psi | 75% | 2490 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,740 psi | 68% | 2457 fps | 98.5% |
| Norma URP | <<locked>> | 84% | 33,127 psi | 56% | 2356 fps | 95.1% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,262 psi | 67% | 2467 fps | 98.2% |
| Ramshot Hunter | <<locked>> | 90% | 39,218 psi | 67% | 2493 fps | 95.2% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,586 psi | 79% | 2539 fps | 97.8% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,006 psi | 78% | 2559 fps | 99.4% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 26,774 psi | 46% | 1493 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 50 | <<locked>> | 82% | 41,002 psi | 70% | 2448 fps | 95.4% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,467 psi | 72% | 2566 fps | 98.6% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | 48.2 gr | 80% | 34,432 psi | 59% | 2438 fps | 99.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62 | <<locked>> | 86% | 34,679 psi | 59% | 2421 fps | 95.4% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70 | 53.9 gr | 88% | 37,347 psi | 64% | 2480 fps | 95.5% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,732 psi | 81% | 2520 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,524 psi | 71% | 2438 fps | 99.5% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,056 psi | 60% | 2359 fps | 98% |
| Rottweil R 907 | <<locked>> | 90% | 46,151 psi | 79% | 2533 fps | 95.5% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,450 psi | 67% | 2418 fps | 95.8% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,801 psi | 75% | 2510 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,711 psi | 68% | 2421 fps | 99.3% |
| Shooters World SW4350 | <<locked>> | 90% | 42,322 psi | 72% | 2493 fps | 95.4% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,955 psi | 61% | 2405 fps | 97.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,831 psi | 76% | 2516 fps | 97.9% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,134 psi | 73% | 2500 fps | 99% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,078 psi | 77% | 2438 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,536 psi | 64% | 2313 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000 | <<locked>> | 90% | 44,005 psi | 75% | 2461 fps | 95.6% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,701 psi | 76% | 2438 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,643 psi | 76% | 2513 fps | 99.2% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,882 psi | 61% | 2365 fps | 98% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,962 psi | 44% | 2201 fps | 95.4% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,440 psi | 77% | 2431 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,147 psi | 70% | 2421 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,698 psi | 71% | 2431 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,127 psi | 58% | 2306 fps | 98.7% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 84% | 34,563 psi | 59% | 2359 fps | 95.5% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,804 psi | 80% | 2533 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,161 psi | 68% | 2421 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 84% | 33,895 psi | 58% | 2356 fps | 95.1% |
| Vihtavuori N555 | <<locked>> | 92% | 32,460 psi | 55% | 2392 fps | 95.8% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,269 psi | 52% | 2234 fps | 96.1% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,340 psi | 79% | 2572 fps | 100% |
| Winchester 760 | <<locked>> | 90% | 42,873 psi | 73% | 2559 fps | 95.4% |
| Winchester StaBALL HD | <<locked>> | 94% | 28,674 psi | 49% | 2343 fps | 95.1% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,583 psi | 72% | 2503 fps | 99.3% |
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 90 powders for .30-06 R Stief loaded with the .308 | 180gr | Sako Hammerhead. ReloadSwiss RS 70 delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,766 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,631 fps to 2,766 fps. Alliant Reloder-23 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 90 of the 90 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (405 MPa), the top charges use 59–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 180.0 gr projectile in 0.308" calls for a 1:15.0 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Alliant Reloder-23, Alliant Reloder-26, 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 70, ReloadSwiss RS 60, Alliant Reloder-17 rank at the top here: for .30-06 R Stief with the .308 | 180gr | Sako Hammerhead 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.