Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .30-06 Spring. with .308 | 150gr | Norma Semi Soft Point bullet and 87 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 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% | 51,909 psi | 88% | 2769 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,183 psi | 85% | 2782 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,083 psi | 89% | 2818 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,488 psi | 88% | 2838 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,909 psi | 88% | 2858 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4350ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 44,193 psi | 75% | 2785 fps | 96% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,822 psi | 88% | 2713 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,214 psi | 89% | 2736 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,966 psi | 87% | 2838 fps | 98.6% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,779 psi | 88% | 2831 fps | 98.1% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,156 psi | 89% | 2831 fps | 100% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,328 psi | 86% | 2802 fps | 99.3% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,040 psi | 90% | 2841 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,430 psi | 88% | 2904 fps | 99.1% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,169 psi | 85% | 2930 fps | 97.7% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,836 psi | 87% | 2851 fps | 99.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,822 psi | 88% | 2779 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,866 psi | 88% | 2874 fps | 98.3% |
| Alliant Reloder-16ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 44,411 psi | 76% | 2792 fps | 96.1% |
| Alliant Reloder-17ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,227 psi | 87% | 2949 fps | 99.1% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 82% | 50,879 psi | 87% | 2707 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,270 psi | 86% | 2841 fps | 97.6% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,879 psi | 87% | 2864 fps | 99.3% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,388 psi | 89% | 2792 fps | 99.7% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,185 psi | 89% | 2877 fps | 99.8% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,067 psi | 85% | 2904 fps | 98.1% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,647 psi | 86% | 2808 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,648 psi | 88% | 2831 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,692 psi | 90% | 2871 fps | 97.3% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,358 psi | 87% | 2851 fps | 99% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 40,698 psi | 69% | 2680 fps | 96.8% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 92% | 49,588 psi | 84% | 2871 fps | 99.2% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,461 psi | 59% | 1749 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,678 psi | 90% | 2854 fps | 99.1% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,183 psi | 85% | 2848 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,416 psi | 88% | 2818 fps | 98.3% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,199 psi | 89% | 2740 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,113 psi | 90% | 2907 fps | 99% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,328 psi | 86% | 2802 fps | 99.3% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 84% | 49,951 psi | 85% | 2782 fps | 99.7% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 92% | 53,055 psi | 90% | 2871 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,285 psi | 87% | 2772 fps | 98.6% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,763 psi | 86% | 2818 fps | 99.4% |
| Lovex S065ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,850 psi | 85% | 2792 fps | 95.8% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,997 psi | 90% | 2841 fps | 99.6% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 92% | 53,040 psi | 90% | 2848 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,937 psi | 87% | 2861 fps | 98.7% |
| Norma URPᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 44,556 psi | 76% | 2785 fps | 96% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,995 psi | 87% | 2877 fps | 98.5% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,894 psi | 87% | 2802 fps | 96.2% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 88% | 49,748 psi | 85% | 2825 fps | 98.4% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,692 psi | 88% | 2802 fps | 98.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,577 psi | 59% | 1788 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 84% | 49,980 psi | 85% | 2789 fps | 99.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,169 psi | 87% | 2930 fps | 98.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,343 psi | 87% | 2966 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,995 psi | 87% | 2789 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,183 psi | 85% | 2789 fps | 99.3% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 98% | 50,763 psi | 86% | 2851 fps | 99.1% |
| Shooters World Long Rifleᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,850 psi | 85% | 2792 fps | 95.8% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 92% | 53,055 psi | 90% | 2871 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,763 psi | 86% | 2818 fps | 99.4% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 82% | 49,647 psi | 85% | 2749 fps | 99% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,576 psi | 90% | 2838 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,649 psi | 90% | 2913 fps | 98.8% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,692 psi | 90% | 2795 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,127 psi | 89% | 2828 fps | 97% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,504 psi | 89% | 2858 fps | 98.8% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,909 psi | 88% | 2749 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,358 psi | 87% | 2743 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,329 psi | 87% | 2835 fps | 99.6% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,923 psi | 87% | 2746 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,416 psi | 88% | 2825 fps | 98.6% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,576 psi | 88% | 2854 fps | 99% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 39,624 psi | 67% | 2730 fps | 98.1% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,779 psi | 88% | 2726 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,793 psi | 88% | 2740 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,214 psi | 89% | 2815 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,328 psi | 86% | 2779 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 98% | 49,763 psi | 85% | 2789 fps | 99.6% |
| Vihtavuori N160ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 46,992 psi | 80% | 2789 fps | 96.5% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,633 psi | 86% | 2799 fps | 99.4% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,982 psi | 88% | 2825 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N550ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 46,006 psi | 78% | 2792 fps | 96.1% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALLᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 48,240 psi | 82% | 2776 fps | 98.6% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 88% | 49,545 psi | 84% | 2838 fps | 99.7% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,040 psi | 89% | 2867 fps | 99.2% |
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% | 40,408 psi | 69% | 2582 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,874 psi | 75% | 2677 fps | 99.7% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,793 psi | 56% | 2480 fps | 99.8% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,131 psi | 67% | 2621 fps | 98.8% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,980 psi | 53% | 2454 fps | 97.8% |
| Accurate 4350 | <<locked>> | 98% | 41,176 psi | 70% | 2730 fps | 95.2% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,921 psi | 83% | 2671 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,240 psi | 84% | 2690 fps | 99.9% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,101 psi | 63% | 2572 fps | 95.3% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 88% | 40,640 psi | 69% | 2628 fps | 95.6% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,559 psi | 83% | 2776 fps | 100% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,044 psi | 66% | 2592 fps | 97.3% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,884 psi | 64% | 2608 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,034 psi | 77% | 2789 fps | 98.1% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | 50.3 gr | 86% | 40,944 psi | 70% | 2743 fps | 95.1% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 84% | 34,650 psi | 59% | 2539 fps | 95.6% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,730 psi | 78% | 2684 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 86% | 40,176 psi | 68% | 2657 fps | 95.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-16 | <<locked>> | 98% | 41,959 psi | 71% | 2740 fps | 95.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 90% | 36,854 psi | 63% | 2657 fps | 95.4% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,674 psi | 81% | 2661 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 84% | 41,162 psi | 70% | 2674 fps | 95.3% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 84% | 34,084 psi | 58% | 2536 fps | 95.5% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,104 psi | 70% | 2592 fps | 98.3% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,188 psi | 63% | 2602 fps | 97.4% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,567 psi | 69% | 2720 fps | 95.7% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,367 psi | 76% | 2707 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,208 psi | 77% | 2723 fps | 99.8% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 90% | 43,062 psi | 73% | 2703 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,333 psi | 64% | 2582 fps | 96.1% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 96% | 35,766 psi | 61% | 2572 fps | 95.1% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,228 psi | 57% | 2533 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,541 psi | 43% | 1562 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,882 psi | 61% | 2533 fps | 95.5% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,013 psi | 61% | 2595 fps | 99.7% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,987 psi | 68% | 2612 fps | 95.7% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,543 psi | 79% | 2657 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 82% | 36,071 psi | 61% | 2582 fps | 95.1% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,044 psi | 66% | 2592 fps | 97.3% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,642 psi | 74% | 2677 fps | 99% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,201 psi | 60% | 2549 fps | 97.9% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,942 psi | 65% | 2523 fps | 95.6% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,750 psi | 56% | 2461 fps | 95.4% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 98% | 46,833 psi | 80% | 2740 fps | 95% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,274 psi | 62% | 2530 fps | 96.6% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,376 psi | 62% | 2549 fps | 98.8% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 84% | 36,985 psi | 63% | 2592 fps | 95.3% |
| Norma URP | <<locked>> | 98% | 41,713 psi | 71% | 2730 fps | 95.1% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,146 psi | 67% | 2654 fps | 95.7% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 86% | 47,601 psi | 81% | 2746 fps | 95.4% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,985 psi | 65% | 2598 fps | 95.5% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,293 psi | 72% | 2631 fps | 96.6% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,759 psi | 44% | 1601 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,729 psi | 74% | 2680 fps | 99.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | 47.6 gr | 84% | 38,928 psi | 66% | 2697 fps | 95.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | 47.2 gr | 82% | 30,255 psi | 52% | 2490 fps | 95% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,074 psi | 68% | 2592 fps | 99.2% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,563 psi | 59% | 2480 fps | 96% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 86% | 34,200 psi | 58% | 2533 fps | 95.2% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 98% | 46,833 psi | 80% | 2740 fps | 95% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,201 psi | 60% | 2549 fps | 97.9% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,750 psi | 56% | 2461 fps | 95.4% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,557 psi | 79% | 2697 fps | 98.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,052 psi | 84% | 2782 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 88% | 38,159 psi | 65% | 2641 fps | 95.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,398 psi | 79% | 2700 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 86% | 45,310 psi | 77% | 2713 fps | 95.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 82% | 38,145 psi | 65% | 2592 fps | 95.6% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,029 psi | 65% | 2510 fps | 99% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,111 psi | 53% | 2369 fps | 98.3% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,771 psi | 71% | 2664 fps | 98.2% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,449 psi | 64% | 2510 fps | 99.4% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 82% | 39,146 psi | 67% | 2602 fps | 95.8% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 86% | 35,418 psi | 60% | 2543 fps | 95.3% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 94% | 32,692 psi | 56% | 2562 fps | 95.6% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,163 psi | 73% | 2592 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,072 psi | 65% | 2513 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,315 psi | 57% | 2484 fps | 99.8% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,272 psi | 58% | 2484 fps | 98.6% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 84% | 31,502 psi | 54% | 2431 fps | 95.5% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 98% | 44,048 psi | 75% | 2733 fps | 95.7% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,986 psi | 66% | 2585 fps | 97.4% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,909 psi | 56% | 2464 fps | 97.8% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 98% | 42,888 psi | 73% | 2733 fps | 95.2% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 92% | 37,057 psi | 63% | 2556 fps | 95.6% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,623 psi | 64% | 2618 fps | 97.9% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,766 psi | 59% | 2536 fps | 95.2% |
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 87 powders for .30-06 Spring. loaded with the .308 | 150gr | Norma Semi Soft Point. ReloadSwiss RS 60 delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,966 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,749 fps to 2,966 fps. Accurate 4350 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 87 of the 87 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 1:16.5 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. ReloadSwiss RS 60, Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR, ReloadSwiss RS 52 rank at the top here: for .30-06 Spring. with the .308 | 150gr | Norma Semi 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.