Load data for .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey + .308 | 140gr | Barnes X BT

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, IMR 3031

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 140gr \| Barnes X BT
Manufacturer SKU:	30810
Bullet Weight:	140gr \| 9.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.145" \| 29.1mm
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:	0.523" \| 13.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.398" \| 10.1mm
Case Capacity:	58.0 Grains of Water \| 3.77 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	46412 psi \| 3200 bar
LID:	LID_B601_C301
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:13 - 1:11

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey with .308 | 140gr | Barnes X BT bullet and 51 powders such as Accurate 2495, 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>>	88%	41133	89%	**15	93%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	94%	41568	90%	**98	92%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	84%	41582	90%	**79	100%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	88%	41191	89%	**57	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	88%	41046	88%	**44	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	94%	41162	89%	**54	98%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	88%	40930	88%	**57	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	95%	41510	89%	**57	95%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	92%	41220	89%	**38	92%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	89%	41771	90%	**38	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	88%	41379	89%	**64	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	84%	41205	89%	**49	96%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	84%	40857	88%	**15	98%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	94%	41568	90%	**98	92%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	93%	41626	90%	**94	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	94%	40930	88%	**85	92%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	91%	41205	89%	**61	93%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	86%	41727	90%	**02	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	90%	41046	88%	**44	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	87%	41321	89%	**46	93%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	92%	41597	90%	**15	95%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	88%	40988	88%	**92	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	89%	41510	89%	**25	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	93%	41249	89%	**48	93%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	93%	41582	90%	**54	93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	87%	41466	89%	**31	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	32953	71%	**09	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	94%	40915	88%	**84	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	97%	38522	83%	**18	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	85%	41640	90%	**82	97%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	90%	40973	88%	**82	95%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	96%	40480	87%	**35	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	96%	41162	89%	**51	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	90%	41713	90%	**28	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	87%	41655	90%	**43	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	94%	41655	90%	**62	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	90%	41046	88%	**44	97%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	92%	41597	90%	**15	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	84%	41307	89%	**18	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	87%	41408	89%	**59	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	89%	41713	90%	**08	93%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	96%	41437	89%	**38	94%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	83%	41176	89%	**39	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	90%	41713	90%	**62	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	40205	87%	**05	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	92%	41684	90%	**18	98%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	96%	35317	76%	**84	94%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	85%	41205	89%	**12	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	91%	41162	89%	**28	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	85%	41553	90%	**64	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	83%	41365	89%	**44	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	33823	73%	**44	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	89%	36245	78%	**84	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	38522	83%	**20	99%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	33765	73%	**90	98%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	33417	72%	**77	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	28863	62%	**62	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	33939	73%	**07	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	85%	31038	67%	**05	90%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	87%	35621	77%	**13	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	87%	38711	83%	**69	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	33518	72%	**87	92%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	38043	82%	**80	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	37057	80%	**30	98%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	89%	36245	78%	**84	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	29907	64%	**08	96%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	35476	76%	**64	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	84%	33692	73%	**80	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	35389	76%	**64	93%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	31459	68%	**28	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	35375	76%	**11	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	30255	65%	**49	91%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	33692	73%	**18	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	33098	71%	**44	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	86%	33823	73%	**74	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	88%	36230	78%	**30	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	34258	74%	**61	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	91%	30197	65%	**57	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	83%	29994	65%	**02	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	94%	35795	77%	**39	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	37840	82%	**00	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	32372	70%	**75	91%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	89%	31966	69%	**41	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	91%	36361	78%	**36	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	82%	33910	73%	**44	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	35346	76%	**05	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	29051	63%	**74	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	31459	68%	**28	94%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	30255	65%	**49	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	37637	81%	**39	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	34896	75%	**15	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	83%	35056	76%	**64	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	87%	31894	69%	**21	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	39015	84%	**93	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	32401	70%	**62	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	26150	56%	**60	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	30966	67%	**69	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	89%	29211	63%	**26	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	37318	80%	**23	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	30603	66%	**79	94%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	36013	78%	**43	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	38348	83%	**72	93%

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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