Load data for .30-30 Ackley Improved + .308 | 150gr | Hornady FMJ BT

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 150gr \| Hornady FMJ BT
Manufacturer SKU:	3037
Bullet Weight:	150gr \| 9.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	.30-30 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	2.030" \| 51.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Case Capacity:	48.6 Grains of Water \| 3.16 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	46412 psi \| 3200 bar
LID:	LID_B2667_C326
Last updated:	2026-02-12
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:14 - 1:12

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .30-30 Ackley Improved with .308 | 150gr | Hornady FMJ BT bullet and 53 powders such as Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	97%	41597	90%	**69	92%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	84%	41147	89%	**16	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	87%	40712	88%	**62	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	93%	41379	89%	**43	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	91%	41481	89%	**26	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	91%	40915	88%	**46	95%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	96%	37521	81%	**65	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	41379	89%	**98	96%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	30966	67%	**28	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	40770	88%	**05	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	90%	41017	88%	**49	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	87%	41278	89%	**74	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	40611	88%	**85	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	92%	40959	88%	**93	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	93%	41437	89%	**75	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	88%	40930	88%	**65	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	84%	40973	88%	**64	97%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	96%	40654	88%	**65	93%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	34606	75%	**03	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	88%	41017	88%	**03	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	94%	40828	88%	**33	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	89%	40509	87%	**23	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	91%	40915	88%	**46	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	37695	81%	**36	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	95%	41234	89%	**87	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	34896	75%	**44	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	85%	41031	88%	**33	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	39740	86%	**20	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	39276	85%	**39	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	95%	41234	89%	**59	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	91%	41350	89%	**10	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	91%	41669	90%	**56	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	94%	40814	88%	**33	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	38029	82%	**80	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	87%	41002	88%	**62	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	39784	86%	**29	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	95%	41292	89%	**87	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	35128	76%	**92	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	37695	81%	**36	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	34896	75%	**44	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	88%	41669	90%	**06	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	41553	90%	**72	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	41510	89%	**13	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	40828	88%	**26	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	86%	40828	88%	**74	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	91%	40886	88%	**93	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	39494	85%	**83	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	29312	63%	**46	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	37275	80%	**83	96%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	92%	40698	88%	**49	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	36956	80%	**97	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	93%	41582	90%	**95	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	91%	41727	90%	**72	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	92%	36042	78%	**67	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	37579	81%	**60	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	33359	72%	**21	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	28239	61%	**90	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	85%	33765	73%	**88	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	28877	62%	**06	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	21915	47%	**11	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	26498	57%	**96	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	22858	49%	**24	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	24976	54%	**64	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	31430	68%	**72	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	34272	74%	**52	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	89%	32503	70%	**24	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	30327	65%	**80	90%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	28471	61%	**03	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	32648	70%	**08	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	37637	81%	**01	97%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	91%	34055	73%	**38	90%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	82%	22756	49%	**88	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	33417	72%	**69	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	31734	68%	**56	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	30327	65%	**26	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	28877	62%	**06	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	86%	26498	57%	**96	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	35766	77%	**85	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	93%	31401	68%	**69	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	35549	77%	**41	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	89%	31720	68%	**62	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	24961	54%	**21	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	92%	36927	80%	**83	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	37347	80%	**34	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	30414	66%	**33	92%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	27398	59%	**54	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	31169	67%	**46	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	33750	73%	**24	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	94%	36622	79%	**67	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	26614	57%	**91	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	84%	23728	51%	**23	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	26498	57%	**96	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	93%	31401	68%	**69	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	33359	72%	**56	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	83%	30516	66%	**52	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	25715	55%	**91	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	93%	37565	81%	**67	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	35259	76%	**85	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	29704	64%	**83	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	24961	54%	**72	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	85%	20987	45%	**09	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	83%	24497	53%	**88	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	84%	31328	68%	**59	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	84%	25295	55%	**31	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	83%	30066	65%	**56	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	86%	34577	75%	**38	90%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

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FR ... fill rate of the cartridge in percent

MaxP ... max. pressure of load in psi or bar

% ... max. pressure of load in percent of the maximum allowed pressure for this caliber

V(0) ... muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) or meters per second (m/s)

z ... powder burnt in percent

[...] *... not dangerous but load has suboptimal powder burnt with possible characteristics such as extensive muzzle flash or inaccurate loads.

[...] ²... fill rate low - you might want to consider using a filler to ensure proper ignition.

[...] ᴾ... possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.

👍 ... recommended powder/load for this caliber and bullet combination based on its ballistic performance.

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