Load data for .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey + .308 | 155gr | Merlin Virtus

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, IMR 3031, Norma 202, Vihtavuori N540

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 155gr \| Merlin Virtus
Manufacturer SKU:	Merlin-0.308-155
Bullet Weight:	155gr \| 10.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.240" \| 31.5mm
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:	0.618" \| 15.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.433" \| 11.0mm
Case Capacity:	58.0 Grains of Water \| 3.77 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	46412 psi \| 3200 bar
LID:	LID_B10766_C301
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:12 - 1:10

Load data for 122 loads in caliber .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey with .308 | 155gr | Merlin Virtus bullet and 61 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, 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>>	91%	41568	90%	**33	95%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	40988	88%	**93	93%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	87%	41510	89%	**84	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	88%	40886	88%	**64	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	85%	41611	90%	**97	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	86%	41292	89%	**07	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	92%	40553	87%	**56	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	90%	40872	88%	**49	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	38783	84%	**26	99%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	90%	41075	88%	**56	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	97%	40248	87%	**39	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	84%	41553	90%	**93	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	95%	41089	89%	**43	94%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	91%	41031	88%	**26	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	91%	41713	90%	**75	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	87%	41191	89%	**57	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	95%	41321	89%	**59	92%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	87%	40857	88%	**16	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	96%	41104	89%	**26	92%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	96%	41510	89%	**03	94%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	96%	41669	90%	**89	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	41017	88%	**93	94%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	94%	40915	88%	**59	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	89%	41321	89%	**03	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	84%	41452	89%	**00	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	86%	40872	88%	**03	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	93%	41292	89%	**56	98%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	89%	41104	89%	**44	95%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	95%	40973	88%	**16	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	92%	41582	90%	**13	96%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	92%	41466	89%	**33	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	95%	41162	89%	**52	95%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	95%	41539	89%	**59	94%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	90%	41104	89%	**33	95%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	41046	88%	**70	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	85%	41423	89%	**07	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	41713	90%	**02	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	97%	35070	76%	**54	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	89%	41742	90%	**00	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	94%	41510	89%	**03	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	36245	78%	**61	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	39581	85%	**26	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	91%	41756	90%	**10	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	92%	41394	89%	**30	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	89%	40843	88%	**34	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	41742	90%	**64	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	93%	41292	89%	**56	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	95%	40973	88%	**16	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	87%	41539	89%	**36	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	91%	41553	90%	**64	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	41611	90%	**16	94%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	96%	37608	81%	**67	94%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	86%	40857	88%	**34	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	92%	41278	89%	**57	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	36230	78%	**38	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	94%	41408	89%	**13	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	32169	69%	**36	94%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	87%	41466	89%	**20	96%
Vihtavuori N540 👍	<<locked>>	94%	41611	90%	**39	99%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	88%	41263	89%	**62	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	85%	41104	89%	**39	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	30153	65%	**80	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	89%	33359	72%	**33	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	34055	73%	**43	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	84%	35534	77%	**56	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	35302	76%	**72	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	34998	75%	**85	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	27862	60%	**80	98%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	28950	62%	**90	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	23235	50%	**42	92%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	29791	64%	**29	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	85%	27775	60%	**47	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	37840	82%	**25	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	87%	31807	69%	**43	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	86%	35085	76%	**02	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	29370	63%	**03	91%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	34490	74%	**20	95%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	91%	36216	78%	**48	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	33721	73%	**69	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	93%	36506	79%	**38	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	89%	33040	71%	**23	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	26339	57%	**34	96%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	32474	70%	**10	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	85%	30284	65%	**16	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	32169	69%	**06	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	36869	79%	**08	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	34751	75%	**79	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	27369	59%	**51	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	31908	69%	**51	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	82%	26760	58%	**92	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	29356	63%	**41	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	28993	62%	**60	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	86%	30327	65%	**13	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	88%	32561	70%	**62	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	82%	31241	67%	**13	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	35157	76%	**49	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	36100	78%	**98	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	84%	26876	58%	**44	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	94%	32053	69%	**72	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	32387	70%	**03	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	27934	60%	**98	91%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	90%	28471	61%	**80	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	91%	32314	70%	**62	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	88%	37159	80%	**15	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	83%	30850	66%	**93	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	31357	68%	**34	96%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	25222	54%	**00	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	27369	59%	**51	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	82%	26760	58%	**92	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	33750	73%	**72	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	30719	66%	**44	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	83%	31618	68%	**00	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	88%	28950	62%	**70	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	35317	76%	**29	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	29457	63%	**11	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	22176	48%	**77	94%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	27064	58%	**92	94%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	90%	26150	56%	**75	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	33504	72%	**52	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	26716	58%	**05	93%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	32866	71%	**82	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	34998	75%	**15	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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