Load data for .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey + .308 | 123gr | Sako Gamehead

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, IMR 3031

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 123gr \| Sako Gamehead
Manufacturer SKU:	129A
Bullet Weight:	123gr \| 8.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	0.890" \| 22.6mm
Caliber:	.30 Fl. N.E. Purdey load data
Case Length (l3):	2.313" \| 58.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.935" \| 74.6mm
Seated Depth:	0.267" \| 6.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.267" \| 6.8mm
Case Capacity:	58.0 Grains of Water \| 3.77 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	46412 psi \| 3200 bar
LID:	LID_B10478_C301
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey with .308 | 123gr | Sako Gamehead bullet and 53 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, IMR 3031. 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>>	92%	41669	90%	**51	92%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	88%	41481	89%	**22	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	86%	41205	89%	**99	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	87%	41756	90%	**38	95%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	93%	40915	88%	**97	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	92%	41017	88%	**74	96%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	37753	81%	**22	97%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	92%	41582	90%	**10	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	96%	37927	82%	**99	92%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	85%	41263	89%	**31	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	96%	41220	89%	**61	91%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	92%	41234	89%	**90	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	88%	41510	89%	**82	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	88%	40901	88%	**51	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	84%	41655	90%	**67	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	30850	66%	**08	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	97%	41437	89%	**20	99%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	84%	41278	89%	**92	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	95%	41365	89%	**90	93%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	90%	41756	90%	**35	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	85%	41191	89%	**18	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	87%	41234	89%	**28	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	94%	41017	88%	**74	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	91%	41423	89%	**69	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	41089	89%	**41	94%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	93%	41336	89%	**25	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	93%	41713	90%	**64	97%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	97%	41118	89%	**74	92%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	96%	41539	89%	**67	91%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	41495	89%	**58	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	41640	90%	**89	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	30893	67%	**50	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	86%	41756	90%	**41	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	96%	39450	85%	**71	94%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	90%	41742	90%	**25	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	95%	41495	89%	**25	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	40799	88%	**31	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	91%	41669	90%	**69	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	40364	87%	**59	98%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	94%	41017	88%	**74	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	41089	89%	**41	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	41060	88%	**79	93%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	88%	41727	90%	**58	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	91%	41133	89%	**79	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	41756	90%	**35	92%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	87%	41292	89%	**69	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	94%	41394	89%	**92	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	34896	75%	**23	98%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	95%	41046	88%	**31	97%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	88%	40625	88%	**25	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	95%	41379	89%	**58	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	89%	41234	89%	**81	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	87%	41321	89%	**61	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	88%	36187	78%	**33	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	33011	71%	**31	98%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	33953	73%	**41	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	33982	73%	**57	93%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	26934	58%	**49	95%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	28021	60%	**52	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	83%	24221	52%	**44	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	29022	63%	**02	98%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	92%	32982	71%	**77	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	36361	78%	**23	99%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	94%	38174	82%	**95	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	85%	32401	70%	**71	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	33431	72%	**89	92%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	32576	70%	**51	95%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	37739	81%	**76	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24482	53%	**60	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	25672	55%	**87	92%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	38116	82%	**20	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	91%	35839	77%	**59	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	82%	32155	69%	**05	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	35592	77%	**87	93%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	33692	73%	**48	92%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	82%	27369	59%	**30	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	86%	36172	78%	**48	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	88%	31575	68%	**08	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	84%	31691	68%	**92	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	28224	61%	**26	92%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	93%	36680	79%	**69	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	94%	38392	83%	**99	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	88%	36999	80%	**53	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	83%	37101	80%	**97	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24613	53%	**03	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	34838	75%	**74	93%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	90%	31778	68%	**71	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	31691	68%	**82	93%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	86%	31879	69%	**89	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	89%	36332	78%	**30	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	30487	66%	**03	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	24613	53%	**46	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	27369	59%	**30	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	88%	31575	68%	**08	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	37231	80%	**87	92%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	32837	71%	**41	91%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	29979	65%	**16	94%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	89%	37028	80%	**30	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	34330	74%	**21	98%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	28485	61%	**77	95%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	21480	46%	**03	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	26281	57%	**44	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	32503	70%	**21	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	26121	56%	**54	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	31763	68%	**44	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	82%	34679	75%	**00	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.