Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .30-06 Spring. with .308 | 150gr | Nosler Partition bullet and 86 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>> | 86% | 51,503 psi | 88% | 2782 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 82% | 49,676 psi | 85% | 2792 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,373 psi | 89% | 2838 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,329 psi | 87% | 2854 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,098 psi | 89% | 2874 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4350ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,776 psi | 81% | 2867 fps | 97.3% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,502 psi | 86% | 2854 fps | 98.8% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,488 psi | 88% | 2851 fps | 98.4% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,997 psi | 90% | 2864 fps | 99.7% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 88% | 53,011 psi | 90% | 2858 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,184 psi | 87% | 2917 fps | 99.3% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 90% | 49,676 psi | 85% | 2949 fps | 98.1% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,778 psi | 86% | 2871 fps | 99.4% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,445 psi | 88% | 2792 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,721 psi | 88% | 2894 fps | 98.6% |
| Alliant Reloder-16ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,311 psi | 81% | 2877 fps | 97.4% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,198 psi | 87% | 2976 fps | 99.4% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,038 psi | 85% | 2861 fps | 97.9% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,053 psi | 87% | 2884 fps | 99.5% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,909 psi | 88% | 2805 fps | 99.8% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,054 psi | 89% | 2894 fps | 99.9% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 84% | 49,908 psi | 85% | 2923 fps | 98.4% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 82% | 50,285 psi | 86% | 2822 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,213 psi | 87% | 2841 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,504 psi | 89% | 2890 fps | 97.7% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,908 psi | 87% | 2867 fps | 99.2% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 43,381 psi | 74% | 2759 fps | 98% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 90% | 49,516 psi | 84% | 2890 fps | 99.4% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,766 psi | 59% | 1778 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,272 psi | 89% | 2871 fps | 99.3% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,183 psi | 85% | 2864 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,068 psi | 87% | 2838 fps | 98.6% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,590 psi | 88% | 2753 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4831ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 45,498 psi | 77% | 2812 fps | 96.9% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,982 psi | 90% | 2927 fps | 99.2% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,997 psi | 90% | 2864 fps | 99.7% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 82% | 49,588 psi | 84% | 2799 fps | 99.8% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,026 psi | 90% | 2890 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,981 psi | 87% | 2792 fps | 98.9% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,546 psi | 86% | 2835 fps | 99.6% |
| Lovex S065ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,040 psi | 90% | 2871 fps | 97% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,721 psi | 90% | 2861 fps | 99.7% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,127 psi | 90% | 2867 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,879 psi | 87% | 2881 fps | 98.9% |
| Norma URPᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,659 psi | 81% | 2864 fps | 97.2% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,169 psi | 87% | 2904 fps | 98.8% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,285 psi | 86% | 2818 fps | 96.6% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,953 psi | 90% | 2897 fps | 99.1% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,937 psi | 87% | 2812 fps | 98.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 35,128 psi | 60% | 1821 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,823 psi | 90% | 2854 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 50 | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,127 psi | 90% | 2871 fps | 96.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,300 psi | 87% | 2953 fps | 98.6% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,126 psi | 87% | 2986 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,587 psi | 81% | 2887 fps | 97% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 48,631 psi | 83% | 2907 fps | 96.4% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,633 psi | 86% | 2802 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 90% | 49,806 psi | 85% | 2805 fps | 99.5% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,908 psi | 87% | 2874 fps | 99.3% |
| Shooters World Long Rifleᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,040 psi | 90% | 2871 fps | 97% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,026 psi | 90% | 2890 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,546 psi | 86% | 2835 fps | 99.6% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,576 psi | 90% | 2822 fps | 99.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,678 psi | 90% | 2936 fps | 99.1% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,228 psi | 89% | 2812 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,750 psi | 88% | 2848 fps | 97.4% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,272 psi | 89% | 2877 fps | 99% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,517 psi | 88% | 2762 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,184 psi | 87% | 2759 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,734 psi | 86% | 2844 fps | 99.7% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,488 psi | 86% | 2759 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,097 psi | 87% | 2841 fps | 98.8% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,648 psi | 88% | 2877 fps | 99.3% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 42,409 psi | 72% | 2812 fps | 99.1% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,387 psi | 87% | 2740 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,517 psi | 88% | 2756 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,243 psi | 89% | 2831 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,111 psi | 85% | 2795 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,953 psi | 90% | 2858 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N160ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,169 psi | 85% | 2864 fps | 97.6% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,140 psi | 85% | 2812 fps | 99.5% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,634 psi | 88% | 2838 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N550ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,356 psi | 84% | 2871 fps | 97.3% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALLᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,314 psi | 87% | 2851 fps | 99.4% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,837 psi | 90% | 2910 fps | 100% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,025 psi | 89% | 2887 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% | 42,786 psi | 73% | 2641 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,485 psi | 79% | 2740 fps | 99.9% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,288 psi | 60% | 2546 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,684 psi | 71% | 2690 fps | 99.4% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,344 psi | 57% | 2523 fps | 98.7% |
| Accurate 4350 | <<locked>> | 96% | 41,510 psi | 71% | 2756 fps | 95.8% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,262 psi | 67% | 2638 fps | 96.4% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 84% | 37,913 psi | 65% | 2592 fps | 95.2% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,292 psi | 70% | 2657 fps | 98.2% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,495 psi | 69% | 2664 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,805 psi | 81% | 2861 fps | 98.9% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | 52 gr | 84% | 40,524 psi | 69% | 2759 fps | 95.6% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,489 psi | 55% | 2500 fps | 95.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,327 psi | 82% | 2743 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 82% | 37,608 psi | 64% | 2621 fps | 95.3% |
| Alliant Reloder-16 | <<locked>> | 96% | 41,756 psi | 71% | 2762 fps | 95.8% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 88% | 36,622 psi | 62% | 2674 fps | 95.9% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 82% | 40,915 psi | 70% | 2690 fps | 95.7% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,865 psi | 54% | 2497 fps | 95.1% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,294 psi | 74% | 2657 fps | 99% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,479 psi | 67% | 2667 fps | 98.3% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,366 psi | 74% | 2802 fps | 97% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,963 psi | 80% | 2766 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,964 psi | 82% | 2792 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 88% | 43,192 psi | 74% | 2726 fps | 95.6% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,552 psi | 67% | 2651 fps | 97.1% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 94% | 36,013 psi | 61% | 2602 fps | 95.8% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,520 psi | 60% | 2608 fps | 96.4% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,846 psi | 44% | 1591 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,971 psi | 65% | 2602 fps | 96.6% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,493 psi | 66% | 2661 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 82% | 37,391 psi | 64% | 2572 fps | 95.3% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,718 psi | 83% | 2710 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4831 | <<locked>> | 96% | 39,900 psi | 68% | 2700 fps | 95.4% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,955 psi | 61% | 2595 fps | 95.5% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,292 psi | 70% | 2657 fps | 98.2% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,383 psi | 79% | 2743 fps | 99.6% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,724 psi | 64% | 2618 fps | 98.8% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,784 psi | 68% | 2585 fps | 96.6% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,708 psi | 59% | 2526 fps | 96.5% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 96% | 46,818 psi | 80% | 2766 fps | 95.6% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,537 psi | 66% | 2598 fps | 97.6% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,464 psi | 65% | 2612 fps | 99.3% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 82% | 36,941 psi | 63% | 2608 fps | 95.8% |
| Norma URP | <<locked>> | 96% | 41,887 psi | 71% | 2756 fps | 95.7% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 82% | 36,448 psi | 62% | 2615 fps | 95.3% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 82% | 44,077 psi | 75% | 2703 fps | 95% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,393 psi | 69% | 2667 fps | 96.7% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,686 psi | 76% | 2703 fps | 97.6% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 26,078 psi | 44% | 1627 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,282 psi | 79% | 2749 fps | 99.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 50 | <<locked>> | 92% | 49,806 psi | 85% | 2815 fps | 95.4% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | 49.2 gr | 82% | 38,798 psi | 66% | 2713 fps | 95.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | 48.8 gr | 80% | 30,110 psi | 51% | 2507 fps | 95.6% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62 | <<locked>> | 96% | 41,553 psi | 71% | 2772 fps | 95.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70 | <<locked>> | 98% | 45,527 psi | 78% | 2844 fps | 95.5% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,322 psi | 72% | 2657 fps | 99.6% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,535 psi | 62% | 2546 fps | 97% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 84% | 34,301 psi | 58% | 2549 fps | 95.7% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 96% | 46,818 psi | 80% | 2766 fps | 95.6% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,724 psi | 64% | 2618 fps | 98.8% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,708 psi | 59% | 2526 fps | 96.5% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,936 psi | 83% | 2762 fps | 99.2% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 84% | 35,520 psi | 60% | 2598 fps | 95% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,023 psi | 83% | 2762 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 82% | 41,945 psi | 71% | 2671 fps | 95% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,797 psi | 64% | 2602 fps | 95.9% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,147 psi | 68% | 2569 fps | 99.5% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,025 psi | 56% | 2428 fps | 99% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,295 psi | 75% | 2733 fps | 99% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,624 psi | 67% | 2572 fps | 99.8% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,812 psi | 66% | 2615 fps | 96.2% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 84% | 35,418 psi | 60% | 2562 fps | 95.8% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 90% | 30,734 psi | 52% | 2526 fps | 95.2% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,498 psi | 77% | 2651 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,277 psi | 69% | 2575 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,650 psi | 61% | 2549 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,477 psi | 62% | 2549 fps | 99.3% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,472 psi | 50% | 2392 fps | 95.1% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 94% | 41,176 psi | 70% | 2700 fps | 95.3% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,205 psi | 70% | 2651 fps | 98.2% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,085 psi | 60% | 2530 fps | 98.6% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 94% | 40,422 psi | 69% | 2703 fps | 95% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 88% | 34,447 psi | 59% | 2520 fps | 95.2% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,364 psi | 69% | 2694 fps | 98.8% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,970 psi | 63% | 2605 fps | 96.4% |
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 86 powders for .30-06 Spring. loaded with the .308 | 150gr | Nosler Partition. ReloadSwiss RS 60 delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,986 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,778 fps to 2,986 fps. Accurate 4350 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 86 of the 86 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 1:14.5 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Accurate 4350, Alliant Reloder-16, 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 60, Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR, ReloadSwiss RS 52 rank at the top here: for .30-06 Spring. with the .308 | 150gr | Nosler Partition 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.