Load data for .30-30 Ackley Improved + .308 | 178gr | Remington SP Extended-Range

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520, IMR 3031, Norma 202, Vihtavuori N540

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 178gr \| Remington SP Extended-Range
Bullet Weight:	178gr \| 11.5g
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_B5173_C326
Last updated:	2026-02-11

Load data for 136 loads in caliber .30-30 Ackley Improved with .308 | 178gr | Remington SP Extended-Range bullet and 68 powders such as Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520, IMR 3031, Norma 202, Vihtavuori N540. 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>>	90%	40872	88%	**01	95%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	41089	89%	**82	94%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	86%	40915	88%	**59	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	89%	41582	90%	**65	93%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	85%	41147	89%	**69	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	86%	41582	90%	**92	98%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	92%	41698	90%	**51	100%
Accurate 2520 👍	<<locked>>	91%	41220	89%	**31	99%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	39856	86%	**24	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	91%	41220	89%	**34	100%
[Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR]*	<<locked>>	93%	40944	88%	**54	93%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	97%	39914	86%	**11	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	84%	41046	88%	**69	100%
Alliant Reloder-15	<<locked>>	95%	41147	89%	**24	95%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	97%	35636	77%	**62	93%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	91%	41089	89%	**11	94%
Bofors RP3	<<locked>>	96%	38421	83%	**05	96%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	90%	41104	89%	**44	97%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	87%	41626	90%	**56	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	95%	41017	88%	**31	93%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	87%	40770	88%	**98	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	97%	41626	90%	**18	93%
Hodgdon H4895	<<locked>>	90%	41002	88%	**11	96%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	96%	41089	89%	**82	94%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	95%	40611	88%	**47	100%
IMR 4064	<<locked>>	97%	40669	88%	**72	95%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	94%	40799	88%	**38	96%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	89%	41104	89%	**85	97%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	84%	40930	88%	**72	98%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	86%	41582	90%	**92	98%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	93%	41220	89%	**31	99%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	89%	40640	88%	**33	95%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	95%	41046	88%	**01	97%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	92%	41292	89%	**88	97%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	92%	40915	88%	**05	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	96%	41336	89%	**31	96%
Ramshot Big Game	<<locked>>	95%	41727	90%	**41	95%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	88%	41031	88%	**62	92%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	90%	41278	89%	**15	95%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	86%	41379	89%	**65	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	85%	41524	89%	**95	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	93%	40973	88%	**70	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 60	<<locked>>	97%	38203	82%	**28	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	88%	41046	88%	**75	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	93%	41017	88%	**75	97%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	97%	36201	78%	**56	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	39218	84%	**05	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	91%	41321	89%	**85	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	92%	40959	88%	**01	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	89%	41075	88%	**26	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	41220	89%	**42	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	93%	41220	89%	**31	99%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	95%	41046	88%	**01	97%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	83%	41524	89%	**59	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	86%	40828	88%	**01	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	91%	41597	90%	**52	99%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	91%	41626	90%	**98	95%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	97%	38029	82%	**72	95%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	86%	40799	88%	**23	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	92%	41234	89%	**39	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	36187	78%	**29	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	94%	41278	89%	**92	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	96%	31749	68%	**34	94%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	87%	40785	88%	**92	97%
Vihtavuori N540 👍	<<locked>>	94%	40582	87%	**05	99%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	34418	74%	**47	92%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	88%	41669	90%	**47	98%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	86%	41350	89%	**24	96%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	30153	65%	**98	91%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	87%	31459	68%	**01	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	34403	74%	**54	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	82%	33489	72%	**18	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	35737	77%	**80	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	35230	76%	**87	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	28340	61%	**14	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	29196	63%	**18	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	23873	51%	**03	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	30066	65%	**41	100%
[Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR]*	<<locked>>	88%	34795	75%	**33	90%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	26440	57%	**39	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	37608	81%	**16	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	85%	30313	65%	**18	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	92%	31270	67%	**64	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	84%	32460	70%	**47	90%
[Bofors RP3]*	<<locked>>	84%	25846	56%	**46	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	29689	64%	**24	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	34635	75%	**31	95%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	90%	34301	74%	**06	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	33562	72%	**70	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	91%	34316	74%	**90	90%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	81%	30327	65%	**08	92%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	87%	31459	68%	**01	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	26629	57%	**69	97%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	30023	65%	**69	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	83%	28514	61%	**95	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	32169	69%	**21	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	36637	79%	**03	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	35230	76%	**87	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	27470	59%	**75	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	31952	69%	**69	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	26339	57%	**13	91%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	29617	64%	**72	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	29167	63%	**85	96%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	84%	28195	61%	**78	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	87%	31183	67%	**34	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	85%	36869	79%	**90	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	30937	67%	**18	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	35346	76%	**57	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	36172	78%	**03	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	85%	31125	67%	**77	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	86%	27180	59%	**69	91%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	33069	71%	**31	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	28079	60%	**26	92%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	87%	26469	57%	**49	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	88%	30313	65%	**24	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	86%	35041	75%	**73	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	28892	62%	**65	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	31705	68%	**62	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	25759	56%	**50	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	27470	59%	**75	94%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	26339	57%	**13	91%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	38261	82%	**00	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	33678	73%	**73	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	30966	67%	**69	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	29501	64%	**65	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	86%	27311	59%	**52	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	35650	77%	**41	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	29269	63%	**32	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	22220	48%	**24	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	27296	59%	**26	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	87%	24178	52%	**54	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	33489	72%	**60	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	81%	27064	58%	**39	95%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	94%	31212	67%	**82	91%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	32837	71%	**80	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	35259	76%	**16	94%

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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