Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .30-06 Spring. with .308 | 150gr | TWENTY-NINE ERTP bullet and 84 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 52 and ReloadSwiss RS 60.
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% | 51,503 psi | 88% | 2759 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 84% | 49,879 psi | 85% | 2776 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,025 psi | 89% | 2818 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,126 psi | 87% | 2828 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,547 psi | 88% | 2851 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,706 psi | 88% | 2710 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,156 psi | 89% | 2733 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,618 psi | 86% | 2831 fps | 98.5% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,474 psi | 88% | 2822 fps | 98% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,764 psi | 88% | 2822 fps | 100% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,038 psi | 85% | 2792 fps | 99.2% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,576 psi | 90% | 2835 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,053 psi | 87% | 2894 fps | 99% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 92% | 49,603 psi | 84% | 2917 fps | 97.6% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,517 psi | 86% | 2844 fps | 99.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,430 psi | 88% | 2769 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,547 psi | 88% | 2867 fps | 98.3% |
| Alliant Reloder-16ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 44,179 psi | 75% | 2782 fps | 95.9% |
| Alliant Reloder-17ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,966 psi | 87% | 2943 fps | 99% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 82% | 50,589 psi | 86% | 2700 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 90% | 49,980 psi | 85% | 2835 fps | 97.5% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,560 psi | 86% | 2854 fps | 99.2% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,344 psi | 89% | 2785 fps | 99.7% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,866 psi | 88% | 2867 fps | 99.7% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 86% | 49,734 psi | 85% | 2897 fps | 98% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,546 psi | 86% | 2805 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,605 psi | 88% | 2828 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,344 psi | 89% | 2864 fps | 97.2% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,995 psi | 87% | 2844 fps | 99% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 40,466 psi | 69% | 2674 fps | 96.7% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,910 psi | 90% | 2923 fps | 99.5% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,447 psi | 59% | 1745 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,344 psi | 89% | 2848 fps | 99.1% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 90% | 49,777 psi | 85% | 2841 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,082 psi | 87% | 2808 fps | 98.2% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,083 psi | 89% | 2736 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,779 psi | 90% | 2900 fps | 98.9% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,038 psi | 85% | 2792 fps | 99.2% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 84% | 49,588 psi | 84% | 2776 fps | 99.6% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,707 psi | 90% | 2864 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,242 psi | 87% | 2769 fps | 98.6% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,415 psi | 86% | 2812 fps | 99.4% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,620 psi | 90% | 2831 fps | 99.5% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,982 psi | 90% | 2844 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,618 psi | 86% | 2854 fps | 98.6% |
| Norma URPᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 44,019 psi | 75% | 2772 fps | 95.8% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,749 psi | 86% | 2871 fps | 98.4% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,618 psi | 86% | 2795 fps | 96.1% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,649 psi | 90% | 2867 fps | 98.7% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,387 psi | 87% | 2792 fps | 98.4% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,548 psi | 59% | 1785 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,924 psi | 90% | 2835 fps | 99.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,821 psi | 87% | 2923 fps | 98.1% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,053 psi | 87% | 2959 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,589 psi | 86% | 2779 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,837 psi | 90% | 2828 fps | 99.5% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 98% | 50,415 psi | 86% | 2844 fps | 99% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,707 psi | 90% | 2864 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,415 psi | 86% | 2812 fps | 99.4% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,910 psi | 90% | 2799 fps | 99.3% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,199 psi | 89% | 2831 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,359 psi | 89% | 2904 fps | 98.7% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,272 psi | 89% | 2789 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,837 psi | 88% | 2822 fps | 96.9% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,199 psi | 89% | 2851 fps | 98.7% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,590 psi | 88% | 2743 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,024 psi | 87% | 2733 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,995 psi | 87% | 2828 fps | 99.5% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,633 psi | 86% | 2740 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,140 psi | 87% | 2818 fps | 98.5% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,184 psi | 87% | 2848 fps | 99% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 39,146 psi | 67% | 2717 fps | 97.9% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,663 psi | 88% | 2723 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,459 psi | 88% | 2733 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,808 psi | 88% | 2808 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 92% | 49,980 psi | 85% | 2772 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,562 psi | 89% | 2828 fps | 99.7% |
| Vihtavuori N160ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 46,456 psi | 79% | 2776 fps | 96.2% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,270 psi | 86% | 2789 fps | 99.3% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,648 psi | 88% | 2815 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N550ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 45,484 psi | 77% | 2779 fps | 95.9% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALLᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 48,080 psi | 82% | 2769 fps | 98.5% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,823 psi | 90% | 2890 fps | 99.9% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,750 psi | 88% | 2861 fps | 99.1% |
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% | 40,045 psi | 68% | 2572 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,540 psi | 74% | 2667 fps | 99.6% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,663 psi | 56% | 2474 fps | 99.7% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,783 psi | 66% | 2612 fps | 98.7% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,879 psi | 53% | 2451 fps | 97.7% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,530 psi | 83% | 2661 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,892 psi | 83% | 2680 fps | 99.8% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,753 psi | 63% | 2562 fps | 95.1% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 88% | 40,335 psi | 69% | 2618 fps | 95.4% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,472 psi | 83% | 2772 fps | 100% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,754 psi | 66% | 2582 fps | 97.2% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,507 psi | 64% | 2598 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,643 psi | 76% | 2776 fps | 98% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | 51.1 gr | 88% | 43,352 psi | 74% | 2792 fps | 95.9% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 84% | 34,548 psi | 59% | 2533 fps | 95.5% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,585 psi | 78% | 2680 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,827 psi | 68% | 2651 fps | 95.6% |
| Alliant Reloder-16 | <<locked>> | 98% | 41,727 psi | 71% | 2730 fps | 95.1% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 90% | 36,622 psi | 62% | 2648 fps | 95.2% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,645 psi | 81% | 2657 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 84% | 40,872 psi | 70% | 2664 fps | 95.1% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 84% | 33,794 psi | 58% | 2530 fps | 95.4% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,060 psi | 70% | 2589 fps | 98.2% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,854 psi | 63% | 2592 fps | 97.3% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,480 psi | 69% | 2717 fps | 95.7% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,237 psi | 75% | 2700 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,860 psi | 76% | 2717 fps | 99.8% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 90% | 43,018 psi | 73% | 2700 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,014 psi | 63% | 2575 fps | 95.9% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 96% | 35,708 psi | 61% | 2569 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 82% | 35,346 psi | 60% | 2582 fps | 95.8% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,498 psi | 43% | 1558 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,766 psi | 61% | 2530 fps | 95.4% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,853 psi | 61% | 2589 fps | 99.7% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,668 psi | 68% | 2602 fps | 95.5% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,137 psi | 79% | 2648 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 84% | 38,174 psi | 65% | 2625 fps | 95.7% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,754 psi | 66% | 2582 fps | 97.2% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,337 psi | 74% | 2667 fps | 98.9% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,099 psi | 60% | 2546 fps | 97.9% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,652 psi | 64% | 2513 fps | 95.5% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,430 psi | 55% | 2451 fps | 95.2% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,201 psi | 62% | 2526 fps | 96.5% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,042 psi | 61% | 2539 fps | 98.7% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 84% | 36,695 psi | 62% | 2582 fps | 95.2% |
| Norma URP | <<locked>> | 98% | 41,466 psi | 71% | 2720 fps | 95% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 86% | 38,870 psi | 66% | 2648 fps | 95.6% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 86% | 47,326 psi | 81% | 2736 fps | 95.3% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,710 psi | 64% | 2589 fps | 95.4% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,235 psi | 72% | 2631 fps | 96.6% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,701 psi | 44% | 1598 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,656 psi | 74% | 2677 fps | 99.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | 47.3 gr | 84% | 38,609 psi | 66% | 2687 fps | 95% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | 48.1 gr | 84% | 32,155 psi | 55% | 2543 fps | 96% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,943 psi | 68% | 2589 fps | 99.1% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,447 psi | 59% | 2477 fps | 95.9% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 86% | 33,881 psi | 58% | 2523 fps | 95% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,099 psi | 60% | 2546 fps | 97.9% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,430 psi | 55% | 2451 fps | 95.2% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,253 psi | 79% | 2690 fps | 98.4% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,733 psi | 83% | 2776 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 88% | 37,884 psi | 64% | 2631 fps | 95.3% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,253 psi | 79% | 2697 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 86% | 45,005 psi | 77% | 2703 fps | 95.3% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 82% | 37,869 psi | 64% | 2585 fps | 95.5% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,942 psi | 65% | 2503 fps | 99% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,038 psi | 53% | 2362 fps | 98.3% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,713 psi | 71% | 2661 fps | 98.2% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,347 psi | 64% | 2507 fps | 99.4% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 82% | 38,899 psi | 66% | 2595 fps | 95.7% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 86% | 35,128 psi | 60% | 2536 fps | 95.2% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 94% | 32,474 psi | 55% | 2552 fps | 95.4% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,047 psi | 73% | 2589 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,985 psi | 65% | 2510 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,156 psi | 56% | 2480 fps | 99.7% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,214 psi | 58% | 2480 fps | 98.5% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 84% | 31,256 psi | 53% | 2421 fps | 95.4% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 98% | 43,526 psi | 74% | 2723 fps | 95.5% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,667 psi | 66% | 2579 fps | 97.2% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,837 psi | 56% | 2461 fps | 97.7% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 98% | 42,656 psi | 73% | 2726 fps | 95.1% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 92% | 36,883 psi | 63% | 2549 fps | 95.5% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,536 psi | 64% | 2615 fps | 97.8% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,476 psi | 59% | 2526 fps | 95% |
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 84 powders for .30-06 Spring. loaded with the .308 | 150gr | TWENTY-NINE ERTP. ReloadSwiss RS 60 delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,959 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,745 fps to 2,959 fps. Alliant Reloder-16 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 84 of the 84 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 1:11.5 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Alliant Reloder-16, Alliant Reloder-17, 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. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR, ReloadSwiss RS 52, ReloadSwiss RS 60 rank at the top here: for .30-06 Spring. with the .308 | 150gr | TWENTY-NINE ERTP 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.