Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .30-06 Spring. with .308 | 150gr | Alaska Bullet Works Kodiak SP SPBC 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% | 51,837 psi | 88% | 2785 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 82% | 49,995 psi | 85% | 2799 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,779 psi | 90% | 2844 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,605 psi | 88% | 2861 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,707 psi | 90% | 2887 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4350ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 48,312 psi | 82% | 2881 fps | 97.5% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,010 psi | 87% | 2867 fps | 98.9% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,721 psi | 88% | 2858 fps | 98.5% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,227 psi | 86% | 2822 fps | 99.5% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 86% | 49,748 psi | 85% | 2812 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,242 psi | 87% | 2923 fps | 99.3% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,198 psi | 85% | 2963 fps | 98.2% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,329 psi | 87% | 2884 fps | 99.5% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,547 psi | 88% | 2792 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,040 psi | 89% | 2900 fps | 98.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-16ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,514 psi | 81% | 2884 fps | 97.5% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,706 psi | 88% | 2989 fps | 99.5% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,531 psi | 86% | 2871 fps | 98% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,619 psi | 88% | 2897 fps | 99.6% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,214 psi | 89% | 2812 fps | 99.9% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,286 psi | 89% | 2897 fps | 99.9% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,183 psi | 85% | 2930 fps | 98.5% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 82% | 50,589 psi | 86% | 2828 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,517 psi | 88% | 2848 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,040 psi | 90% | 2904 fps | 97.8% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,503 psi | 88% | 2877 fps | 99.3% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 43,830 psi | 75% | 2769 fps | 98.1% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,096 psi | 85% | 2900 fps | 99.5% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,751 psi | 59% | 1781 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,533 psi | 89% | 2877 fps | 99.4% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,546 psi | 86% | 2871 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,329 psi | 87% | 2841 fps | 98.6% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,967 psi | 88% | 2759 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4831ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 46,006 psi | 78% | 2822 fps | 97.1% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 90% | 49,908 psi | 85% | 2877 fps | 98.9% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,227 psi | 86% | 2822 fps | 99.5% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 82% | 49,879 psi | 85% | 2805 fps | 99.8% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 88% | 49,893 psi | 85% | 2844 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,256 psi | 87% | 2802 fps | 98.9% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,821 psi | 87% | 2841 fps | 99.6% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 98% | 50,198 psi | 85% | 2828 fps | 96.4% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,011 psi | 90% | 2867 fps | 99.8% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,024 psi | 85% | 2825 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,213 psi | 87% | 2887 fps | 99% |
| Norma URPᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,877 psi | 82% | 2871 fps | 97.3% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,445 psi | 88% | 2907 fps | 98.9% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,502 psi | 86% | 2825 fps | 96.7% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 86% | 49,632 psi | 84% | 2848 fps | 98.7% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,184 psi | 87% | 2818 fps | 98.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 35,128 psi | 60% | 1824 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 84% | 53,127 psi | 90% | 2861 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,590 psi | 88% | 2959 fps | 98.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,648 psi | 88% | 2999 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 48,051 psi | 82% | 2900 fps | 97.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,008 psi | 83% | 2917 fps | 96.6% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,981 psi | 87% | 2808 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,096 psi | 85% | 2812 fps | 99.5% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,184 psi | 87% | 2881 fps | 99.4% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 98% | 50,198 psi | 85% | 2828 fps | 96.4% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 88% | 49,893 psi | 85% | 2844 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,821 psi | 87% | 2841 fps | 99.6% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,852 psi | 90% | 2828 fps | 99.6% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 94% | 49,850 psi | 85% | 2890 fps | 98.7% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,330 psi | 89% | 2815 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,011 psi | 89% | 2854 fps | 97.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,504 psi | 89% | 2884 fps | 99.1% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,808 psi | 88% | 2772 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,459 psi | 88% | 2766 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,995 psi | 87% | 2851 fps | 99.7% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,778 psi | 86% | 2766 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,605 psi | 88% | 2851 fps | 98.9% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,880 psi | 88% | 2884 fps | 99.3% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 42,641 psi | 73% | 2815 fps | 99.1% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,445 psi | 88% | 2743 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,851 psi | 88% | 2762 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,576 psi | 90% | 2838 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,401 psi | 86% | 2802 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,024 psi | 85% | 2815 fps | 99.8% |
| Vihtavuori N160ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,647 psi | 86% | 2874 fps | 97.7% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,444 psi | 86% | 2818 fps | 99.6% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,228 psi | 89% | 2848 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N550ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,530 psi | 84% | 2874 fps | 97.4% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALLᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,721 psi | 88% | 2861 fps | 99.4% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 86% | 49,690 psi | 85% | 2864 fps | 99.8% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,315 psi | 89% | 2894 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% | 42,873 psi | 73% | 2644 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,818 psi | 80% | 2746 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,607 psi | 61% | 2552 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,930 psi | 71% | 2694 fps | 99.5% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,663 psi | 57% | 2533 fps | 98.8% |
| Accurate 4350 | <<locked>> | 94% | 39,088 psi | 67% | 2703 fps | 95% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,566 psi | 67% | 2648 fps | 96.6% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 84% | 38,189 psi | 65% | 2598 fps | 95.3% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,553 psi | 71% | 2664 fps | 98.3% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,611 psi | 69% | 2667 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,167 psi | 82% | 2867 fps | 99% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | 52.3 gr | 84% | 40,770 psi | 69% | 2766 fps | 95.7% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,779 psi | 56% | 2510 fps | 95.3% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,443 psi | 82% | 2746 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 82% | 37,652 psi | 64% | 2625 fps | 95.4% |
| Alliant Reloder-16 | <<locked>> | 94% | 39,552 psi | 67% | 2713 fps | 95% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | 52.7 gr | 86% | 34,505 psi | 59% | 2621 fps | 95% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 82% | 41,162 psi | 70% | 2697 fps | 95.8% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,140 psi | 55% | 2507 fps | 95.2% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,613 psi | 74% | 2664 fps | 99% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,769 psi | 68% | 2674 fps | 98.4% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,656 psi | 74% | 2808 fps | 97.1% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,268 psi | 80% | 2776 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,269 psi | 82% | 2799 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 88% | 43,439 psi | 74% | 2733 fps | 95.7% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,842 psi | 68% | 2661 fps | 97.2% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 92% | 33,924 psi | 58% | 2552 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,781 psi | 61% | 2618 fps | 96.5% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,889 psi | 44% | 1594 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,247 psi | 65% | 2612 fps | 96.7% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,827 psi | 66% | 2667 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 82% | 37,478 psi | 64% | 2579 fps | 95.4% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,834 psi | 83% | 2713 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4831 | <<locked>> | 96% | 40,364 psi | 69% | 2713 fps | 95.5% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,230 psi | 62% | 2605 fps | 95.6% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,553 psi | 71% | 2664 fps | 98.3% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,688 psi | 79% | 2753 fps | 99.6% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,029 psi | 65% | 2628 fps | 98.9% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,089 psi | 68% | 2592 fps | 96.8% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,998 psi | 60% | 2533 fps | 96.7% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 96% | 47,094 psi | 80% | 2772 fps | 95.7% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,841 psi | 66% | 2608 fps | 97.7% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,769 psi | 66% | 2621 fps | 99.4% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,809 psi | 59% | 2559 fps | 95% |
| Norma URP | <<locked>> | 94% | 39,610 psi | 67% | 2707 fps | 95% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 82% | 36,680 psi | 62% | 2621 fps | 95.4% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 82% | 44,353 psi | 76% | 2713 fps | 95.1% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,669 psi | 69% | 2677 fps | 96.8% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,947 psi | 77% | 2710 fps | 97.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 26,092 psi | 44% | 1631 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,615 psi | 79% | 2756 fps | 99.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 82% | 39,088 psi | 67% | 2723 fps | 95.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | 49.1 gr | 80% | 30,327 psi | 52% | 2516 fps | 95.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62 | <<locked>> | 96% | 41,742 psi | 71% | 2779 fps | 95.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70 | <<locked>> | 98% | 45,643 psi | 78% | 2851 fps | 95.6% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,395 psi | 72% | 2661 fps | 99.7% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,854 psi | 63% | 2556 fps | 97.2% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 84% | 34,534 psi | 59% | 2556 fps | 95.8% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 96% | 47,094 psi | 80% | 2772 fps | 95.7% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,029 psi | 65% | 2628 fps | 98.9% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,998 psi | 60% | 2533 fps | 96.7% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,226 psi | 84% | 2769 fps | 99.2% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 84% | 35,752 psi | 61% | 2608 fps | 95.1% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,139 psi | 84% | 2766 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 82% | 42,206 psi | 72% | 2677 fps | 95.1% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,072 psi | 65% | 2612 fps | 96.1% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,219 psi | 68% | 2575 fps | 99.5% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,098 psi | 56% | 2434 fps | 99.1% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,585 psi | 76% | 2740 fps | 99% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,914 psi | 68% | 2579 fps | 99.8% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,073 psi | 67% | 2621 fps | 96.3% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 82% | 33,373 psi | 57% | 2513 fps | 95% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 90% | 30,966 psi | 53% | 2536 fps | 95.3% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,556 psi | 78% | 2651 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,364 psi | 69% | 2575 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,752 psi | 61% | 2552 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,753 psi | 63% | 2556 fps | 99.3% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,733 psi | 51% | 2402 fps | 95.2% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 94% | 41,626 psi | 71% | 2713 fps | 95.6% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,466 psi | 71% | 2657 fps | 98.3% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,360 psi | 60% | 2539 fps | 98.7% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 94% | 40,857 psi | 70% | 2713 fps | 95.1% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 88% | 34,795 psi | 59% | 2530 fps | 95.4% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,611 psi | 69% | 2700 fps | 98.8% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,231 psi | 63% | 2612 fps | 96.6% |
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 104 powders for .30-06 Spring. loaded with the .308 | 150gr | Alaska Bullet Works Kodiak SP SPBC. ReloadSwiss RS 60 delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,999 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,781 fps to 2,999 fps. Accurate 4350 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 104 of the 104 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (405 MPa), the top charges use 57–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 150.0 gr projectile in 0.308" calls for a 1:15.5 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Accurate 4350, Alliant Reloder-16, Alliant Reloder-23 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 .30-06 Spring. with the .308 | 150gr | Alaska Bullet Works Kodiak SP SPBC they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. As outliers, Accurate 2700, Alliant Reloder-23, Alliant Reloder-26 burn incompletely and react more sensitively to barrel length and temperature. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.