Load data for .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey + .308 | 155gr | Hornady A-MAX

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, IMR 3031, Norma 202, Vihtavuori N540

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 155gr \| Hornady A-MAX
Manufacturer SKU:	30312
Bullet Weight:	155gr \| 10.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.183" \| 30.0mm
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:	0.561" \| 14.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.401" \| 10.2mm
Case Capacity:	58.0 Grains of Water \| 3.77 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	46412 psi \| 3200 bar
LID:	LID_B2675_C301
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:14 - 1:11

Load data for 122 loads in caliber .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey with .308 | 155gr | Hornady A-MAX bullet and 61 powders such as Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, 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>>	89%	41234	89%	**26	95%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	95%	41669	90%	**16	94%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	85%	41553	90%	**84	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	87%	41640	90%	**87	93%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	84%	41495	89%	**93	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	84%	40930	88%	**00	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	90%	41031	88%	**62	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	89%	41002	88%	**52	98%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	96%	40901	88%	**62	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	89%	41220	89%	**59	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	41133	89%	**56	96%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	93%	41626	90%	**59	94%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	96%	37304	80%	**13	93%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	90%	41626	90%	**46	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	89%	41278	89%	**66	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	85%	41466	89%	**64	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	94%	41075	89%	**59	93%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	85%	40872	88%	**16	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	95%	41307	89%	**36	92%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	95%	41321	89%	**03	94%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	94%	41408	89%	**82	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	41771	90%	**10	94%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	93%	41466	89%	**69	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	87%	41046	88%	**00	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	84%	41336	89%	**10	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	91%	41611	90%	**66	98%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	88%	41365	89%	**54	95%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	94%	41524	89%	**26	97%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	90%	41466	89%	**10	97%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	90%	41684	90%	**36	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	94%	41698	90%	**62	95%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	94%	41220	89%	**62	94%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	88%	40930	88%	**30	95%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	84%	41234	89%	**77	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	84%	41684	90%	**13	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	95%	41568	90%	**05	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	96%	36506	79%	**00	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	87%	41481	89%	**97	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	92%	41394	89%	**00	96%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	97%	38377	83%	**03	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	41075	88%	**62	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	89%	41611	90%	**03	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	90%	41394	89%	**30	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	88%	40857	88%	**34	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	95%	41568	90%	**61	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	91%	41611	90%	**66	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	94%	41524	89%	**26	97%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	86%	41684	90%	**36	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	89%	41205	89%	**64	99%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	89%	41365	89%	**20	95%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	97%	39885	86%	**20	95%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	85%	41437	89%	**44	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	91%	41669	90%	**64	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	37971	82%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	92%	41437	89%	**13	99%
Vihtavuori N150	<<locked>>	96%	33707	73%	**72	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	86%	41524	89%	**20	97%
Vihtavuori N540 👍	<<locked>>	93%	41582	90%	**36	99%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	35708	77%	**75	92%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	86%	41452	89%	**66	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	84%	41031	88%	**43	96%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	31662	68%	**13	91%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	87%	32822	71%	**20	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	36027	78%	**79	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	82%	34795	75%	**46	90%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	81%	37666	81%	**21	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	37347	80%	**31	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	30095	65%	**36	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	31285	67%	**46	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	25338	55%	**98	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	31894	69%	**72	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	83%	27673	60%	**41	90%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	85%	31749	68%	**39	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	92%	32880	71%	**05	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	84%	34389	74%	**92	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	31473	68%	**52	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	36419	78%	**59	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	89%	35520	77%	**38	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	35650	77%	**15	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	91%	35911	77%	**28	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	87%	32532	70%	**10	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	27847	60%	**80	97%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	86%	31343	68%	**83	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	82%	29762	64%	**03	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	33591	72%	**43	94%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	36956	80%	**21	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	29385	63%	**03	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	33272	72%	**80	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	27688	60%	**11	91%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	31038	67%	**80	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	31009	67%	**10	96%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	84%	30530	66%	**16	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	86%	31995	69%	**49	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	32314	70%	**39	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	36825	79%	**85	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	38145	82%	**41	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	82%	26847	58%	**47	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	92%	32039	69%	**82	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	34693	75%	**56	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	29588	64%	**41	92%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	87%	27862	60%	**60	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	88%	31879	69%	**56	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	85%	36564	79%	**05	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	30501	66%	**83	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	33446	72%	**83	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	26963	58%	**42	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	29385	63%	**03	94%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	27688	60%	**11	91%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	35781	77%	**18	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	32532	70%	**83	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	31241	67%	**97	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	86%	28601	62%	**57	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	36956	80%	**62	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	30951	67%	**44	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	23757	51%	**23	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	28906	62%	**41	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	88%	25686	55%	**59	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	35520	77%	**95	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	81%	28601	62%	**54	95%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	93%	32271	70%	**97	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	34505	74%	**21	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	36738	79%	**54	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.