Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .30-06 Spring. with .308 | 150gr | Frontier PH HPFB bullet and 88 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR, ReloadSwiss RS 60 and ReloadSwiss RS 52.
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>> | 88% | 52,939 psi | 90% | 2789 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,169 psi | 87% | 2802 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 92% | 49,966 psi | 85% | 2792 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,721 psi | 90% | 2861 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,127 psi | 90% | 2881 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4350ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 45,281 psi | 77% | 2812 fps | 96.5% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,504 psi | 89% | 2733 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,895 psi | 90% | 2753 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,808 psi | 88% | 2861 fps | 98.8% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,794 psi | 90% | 2854 fps | 98.4% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,881 psi | 90% | 2848 fps | 100% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,242 psi | 87% | 2822 fps | 99.5% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,633 psi | 86% | 2815 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,533 psi | 89% | 2927 fps | 99.3% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,097 psi | 87% | 2956 fps | 98.1% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,938 psi | 88% | 2877 fps | 99.4% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,649 psi | 90% | 2795 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,692 psi | 90% | 2894 fps | 98.6% |
| Alliant Reloder-16ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 45,281 psi | 77% | 2818 fps | 96.5% |
| Alliant Reloder-17ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,402 psi | 89% | 2979 fps | 99.4% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,663 psi | 88% | 2726 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,271 psi | 87% | 2864 fps | 97.9% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,040 psi | 89% | 2887 fps | 99.5% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,140 psi | 85% | 2762 fps | 99.6% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 88% | 49,763 psi | 85% | 2844 fps | 99.6% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,256 psi | 87% | 2933 fps | 98.4% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,677 psi | 88% | 2828 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,852 psi | 90% | 2854 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,386 psi | 86% | 2841 fps | 97% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,214 psi | 89% | 2874 fps | 99.2% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 41,553 psi | 71% | 2707 fps | 97.2% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,676 psi | 86% | 2897 fps | 99.4% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,432 psi | 59% | 1755 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,270 psi | 86% | 2825 fps | 98.9% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,285 psi | 87% | 2871 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,257 psi | 89% | 2838 fps | 98.5% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 84% | 53,055 psi | 90% | 2759 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4831ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 43,265 psi | 74% | 2756 fps | 96% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,676 psi | 86% | 2874 fps | 98.7% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,242 psi | 87% | 2822 fps | 99.5% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,140 psi | 87% | 2808 fps | 99.8% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,546 psi | 86% | 2838 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,083 psi | 89% | 2795 fps | 98.8% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,648 psi | 88% | 2838 fps | 99.6% |
| Lovex S065ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,850 psi | 87% | 2818 fps | 96.2% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,604 psi | 86% | 2812 fps | 99.4% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,952 psi | 87% | 2822 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,764 psi | 88% | 2881 fps | 98.9% |
| Norma URPᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 45,455 psi | 77% | 2808 fps | 96.4% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,330 psi | 89% | 2907 fps | 98.8% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,576 psi | 88% | 2822 fps | 96.5% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,792 psi | 86% | 2848 fps | 98.6% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,402 psi | 89% | 2822 fps | 98.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,809 psi | 59% | 1798 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,923 psi | 87% | 2812 fps | 99.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,359 psi | 89% | 2956 fps | 98.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,504 psi | 89% | 2992 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 45,324 psi | 77% | 2831 fps | 96.1% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,677 psi | 88% | 2805 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,068 psi | 87% | 2808 fps | 99.5% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,895 psi | 88% | 2874 fps | 99.3% |
| Shooters World Long Rifleᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,850 psi | 87% | 2818 fps | 96.2% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,546 psi | 86% | 2838 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,648 psi | 88% | 2838 fps | 99.6% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 82% | 50,531 psi | 86% | 2772 fps | 99.2% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,357 psi | 86% | 2881 fps | 98.6% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 82% | 50,154 psi | 85% | 2766 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,156 psi | 90% | 2854 fps | 97.4% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,372 psi | 86% | 2831 fps | 98.6% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,866 psi | 90% | 2769 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,199 psi | 89% | 2759 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,156 psi | 89% | 2854 fps | 99.7% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,837 psi | 88% | 2766 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,446 psi | 89% | 2848 fps | 98.8% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,663 psi | 90% | 2877 fps | 99.2% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 40,437 psi | 69% | 2753 fps | 98.4% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,765 psi | 90% | 2746 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,765 psi | 90% | 2759 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 92% | 49,864 psi | 85% | 2785 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,503 psi | 88% | 2802 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 98% | 50,836 psi | 87% | 2812 fps | 99.7% |
| Vihtavuori N160ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,950 psi | 82% | 2812 fps | 96.8% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,547 psi | 88% | 2818 fps | 99.5% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,026 psi | 90% | 2844 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N550ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 46,934 psi | 80% | 2815 fps | 96.5% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALLᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,429 psi | 84% | 2805 fps | 98.9% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,734 psi | 86% | 2867 fps | 99.8% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 92% | 53,098 psi | 90% | 2887 fps | 99.3% |
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% | 41,176 psi | 70% | 2602 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,817 psi | 76% | 2697 fps | 99.8% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,504 psi | 57% | 2497 fps | 99.9% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,001 psi | 68% | 2644 fps | 99.1% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,705 psi | 54% | 2477 fps | 98.1% |
| Accurate 4350 | <<locked>> | 98% | 42,206 psi | 72% | 2756 fps | 95.6% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,632 psi | 84% | 2687 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,980 psi | 85% | 2707 fps | 99.9% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,710 psi | 64% | 2592 fps | 95.7% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 86% | 38,885 psi | 66% | 2598 fps | 95.2% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,574 psi | 84% | 2799 fps | 100% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,697 psi | 68% | 2612 fps | 97.6% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,711 psi | 66% | 2625 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,803 psi | 78% | 2808 fps | 98.4% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | 51.2 gr | 86% | 41,655 psi | 71% | 2766 fps | 95.5% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 82% | 33,286 psi | 57% | 2510 fps | 95.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,601 psi | 79% | 2703 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 84% | 38,479 psi | 66% | 2628 fps | 95.3% |
| Alliant Reloder-16 | <<locked>> | 98% | 42,815 psi | 73% | 2766 fps | 95.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 90% | 37,666 psi | 64% | 2684 fps | 95.9% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,472 psi | 83% | 2677 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 84% | 41,916 psi | 71% | 2694 fps | 95.7% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 82% | 32,489 psi | 55% | 2503 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,771 psi | 71% | 2612 fps | 98.5% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,768 psi | 64% | 2618 fps | 97.7% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,626 psi | 71% | 2749 fps | 96.2% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,382 psi | 77% | 2730 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,122 psi | 79% | 2746 fps | 99.9% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 90% | 44,077 psi | 75% | 2730 fps | 95.5% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,000 psi | 65% | 2605 fps | 96.4% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 96% | 36,564 psi | 62% | 2598 fps | 95.6% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,997 psi | 58% | 2559 fps | 95.5% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,672 psi | 44% | 1572 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,695 psi | 62% | 2559 fps | 95.9% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,796 psi | 63% | 2615 fps | 99.8% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 84% | 38,305 psi | 65% | 2579 fps | 95.3% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,137 psi | 80% | 2671 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4831 | <<locked>> | 98% | 40,553 psi | 69% | 2700 fps | 95.2% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 82% | 36,709 psi | 62% | 2602 fps | 95.4% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,697 psi | 68% | 2612 fps | 97.6% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,541 psi | 76% | 2700 fps | 99.2% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,085 psi | 61% | 2572 fps | 98.3% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,551 psi | 66% | 2543 fps | 95.9% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,388 psi | 57% | 2480 fps | 95.7% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 98% | 47,776 psi | 81% | 2766 fps | 95.4% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,941 psi | 63% | 2549 fps | 96.9% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,086 psi | 63% | 2572 fps | 99% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 84% | 37,811 psi | 64% | 2615 fps | 95.8% |
| Norma URP | <<locked>> | 98% | 42,641 psi | 73% | 2756 fps | 95.6% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 84% | 37,231 psi | 63% | 2618 fps | 95.2% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 84% | 45,266 psi | 77% | 2710 fps | 95% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,783 psi | 66% | 2621 fps | 95.9% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,076 psi | 73% | 2654 fps | 97% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,889 psi | 44% | 1611 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,643 psi | 76% | 2707 fps | 99.4% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | 48.5 gr | 84% | 39,769 psi | 68% | 2723 fps | 95.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | 48.1 gr | 82% | 30,864 psi | 53% | 2513 fps | 95.6% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62 | <<locked>> | 98% | 42,206 psi | 72% | 2769 fps | 95.1% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,756 psi | 69% | 2612 fps | 99.3% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,201 psi | 60% | 2503 fps | 96.3% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 86% | 35,041 psi | 60% | 2556 fps | 95.7% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 98% | 47,776 psi | 81% | 2766 fps | 95.4% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,085 psi | 61% | 2572 fps | 98.3% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,388 psi | 57% | 2480 fps | 95.7% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,137 psi | 80% | 2717 fps | 98.7% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 88% | 38,827 psi | 66% | 2661 fps | 95.9% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,268 psi | 80% | 2720 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 84% | 43,250 psi | 74% | 2680 fps | 95% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,376 psi | 62% | 2559 fps | 95.1% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,740 psi | 66% | 2530 fps | 99.2% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,749 psi | 54% | 2388 fps | 98.6% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,612 psi | 73% | 2687 fps | 98.5% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,072 psi | 65% | 2530 fps | 99.5% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,246 psi | 63% | 2569 fps | 95.4% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 86% | 35,984 psi | 61% | 2562 fps | 95.7% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 92% | 31,444 psi | 54% | 2533 fps | 95.1% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,903 psi | 75% | 2612 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,798 psi | 66% | 2533 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,055 psi | 58% | 2503 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,925 psi | 59% | 2503 fps | 98.8% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 82% | 30,052 psi | 51% | 2398 fps | 95% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 96% | 42,148 psi | 72% | 2707 fps | 95.3% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,624 psi | 67% | 2605 fps | 97.6% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,707 psi | 57% | 2487 fps | 98.1% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 98% | 44,048 psi | 75% | 2762 fps | 95.7% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 90% | 35,317 psi | 60% | 2523 fps | 95.2% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,522 psi | 66% | 2641 fps | 98.2% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,563 psi | 61% | 2559 fps | 95.6% |
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 88 powders for .30-06 Spring. loaded with the .308 | 150gr | Frontier PH HPFB. ReloadSwiss RS 60 delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,992 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,755 fps to 2,992 fps. Accurate 4350 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 88 of the 88 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 150.0 gr projectile in 0.308" calls for a 1:13.0 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Accurate 4350, Alliant Reloder-16, Alliant Reloder-17 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. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR, ReloadSwiss RS 60, ReloadSwiss RS 52 rank at the top here: for .30-06 Spring. with the .308 | 150gr | Frontier PH HPFB 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.