Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey with .308 | 180gr | Sierra HP MatchKing bullet and 61 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are ReloadSwiss RS 60, Alliant Reloder-17 and Hodgdon LEVERevolution.
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Only powders/loads that match the current filter criteria are displayed: max pressure of a load ≤ 90% of max. standardized pressure, fill rate ≥ 80% and propellant combustion ≥ 95%. Use the sliders above the tables to adjust these thresholds.
Charge: Powder weight in grains. Start with the minimum load and work up carefully.
FR (Fill Rate): Case fill as a percentage. Values above 100% mean compressed loads.
MaxP / %: Maximum chamber pressure in bar and as a percentage of the standardized maximum for this caliber.
V(0): Muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) at the standardized barrel length.
z (Powder Burn): Estimated propellant combustion percentage at bullet exit.
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Max Load - Barrel Length: 26"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 84% | 41,510 psi | 89% | 2326 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,364 psi | 87% | 2372 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 84% | 39,914 psi | 86% | 2375 fps | 99.4% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 92% | 40,248 psi | 87% | 2398 fps | 99.9% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 86% | 40,509 psi | 87% | 2375 fps | 97.1% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 92% | 41,423 psi | 89% | 2372 fps | 96.5% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 84% | 40,118 psi | 86% | 2343 fps | 98.1% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,104 psi | 89% | 2392 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 90% | 41,959 psi | 90% | 2487 fps | 96.1% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 92% | 39,827 psi | 86% | 2392 fps | 97.9% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,785 psi | 88% | 2405 fps | 96.6% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 96% | 40,016 psi | 86% | 2461 fps | 97.2% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 94% | 41,785 psi | 90% | 2438 fps | 98.4% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 82% | 40,263 psi | 87% | 2303 fps | 98.6% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 86% | 40,538 psi | 87% | 2408 fps | 98.8% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 84% | 41,858 psi | 90% | 2474 fps | 96.8% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 86% | 40,785 psi | 88% | 2388 fps | 97.7% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 36,245 psi | 78% | 2326 fps | 96% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 90% | 41,408 psi | 89% | 2451 fps | 98.3% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,055 psi | 73% | 1503 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 88% | 41,916 psi | 90% | 2392 fps | 97.8% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 88% | 41,872 psi | 90% | 2438 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,988 psi | 88% | 2359 fps | 96.6% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 90% | 41,698 psi | 90% | 2434 fps | 97.5% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 84% | 40,118 psi | 86% | 2343 fps | 98.1% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 82% | 41,785 psi | 90% | 2372 fps | 99.1% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 88% | 41,046 psi | 88% | 2405 fps | 99.5% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,713 psi | 90% | 2326 fps | 97.3% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,321 psi | 87% | 2365 fps | 98.3% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,653 psi | 85% | 2336 fps | 98.1% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,639 psi | 85% | 2352 fps | 99.6% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 90% | 39,972 psi | 86% | 2395 fps | 97% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 90% | 39,827 psi | 86% | 2405 fps | 96.6% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,655 psi | 90% | 2408 fps | 97.3% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 82% | 40,988 psi | 88% | 2339 fps | 96.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,301 psi | 74% | 1539 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 88% | 39,639 psi | 85% | 2444 fps | 96.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 94% | 40,074 psi | 86% | 2477 fps | 99.3% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 84% | 40,959 psi | 88% | 2336 fps | 99.6% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 88% | 40,030 psi | 86% | 2336 fps | 98.2% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 96% | 41,698 psi | 90% | 2428 fps | 98.1% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 88% | 41,046 psi | 88% | 2405 fps | 99.5% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,321 psi | 87% | 2365 fps | 98.3% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 94% | 41,089 psi | 89% | 2438 fps | 97% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 88% | 41,626 psi | 90% | 2395 fps | 97.3% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,858 psi | 90% | 2306 fps | 99.7% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 92% | 40,886 psi | 88% | 2306 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 82% | 40,089 psi | 86% | 2365 fps | 98.4% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,031 psi | 88% | 2310 fps | 99.9% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 86% | 40,219 psi | 87% | 2362 fps | 96.8% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 94% | 40,335 psi | 87% | 2388 fps | 97.6% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,809 psi | 75% | 2362 fps | 97.2% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,727 psi | 90% | 2306 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,944 psi | 88% | 2369 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 88% | 39,784 psi | 86% | 2333 fps | 99.8% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 96% | 41,249 psi | 89% | 2379 fps | 98.8% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 84% | 40,074 psi | 86% | 2339 fps | 98.2% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,756 psi | 88% | 2369 fps | 99.7% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 98% | 40,379 psi | 87% | 2362 fps | 97.2% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,292 psi | 89% | 2425 fps | 99.1% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 88% | 40,596 psi | 87% | 2398 fps | 97.7% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
Start Load - Barrel Length: 26"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,506 psi | 79% | 2241 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,066 psi | 63% | 2156 fps | 99.7% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,795 psi | 75% | 2277 fps | 98.5% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 27,528 psi | 59% | 2136 fps | 97.5% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 82% | 35,795 psi | 77% | 2283 fps | 95.7% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 88% | 36,608 psi | 79% | 2280 fps | 95% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,404 psi | 76% | 2251 fps | 96.9% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,721 psi | 73% | 2264 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 88% | 39,320 psi | 85% | 2434 fps | 95.2% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 84% | 31,111 psi | 67% | 2211 fps | 95.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 86% | 35,969 psi | 78% | 2310 fps | 95.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | 41.2 gr | 92% | 35,215 psi | 76% | 2359 fps | 95.5% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 84% | 30,008 psi | 65% | 2201 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,739 psi | 81% | 2254 fps | 98.1% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,112 psi | 71% | 2264 fps | 97% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,492 psi | 79% | 2365 fps | 95.2% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,649 psi | 73% | 2244 fps | 95.7% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 98% | 33,939 psi | 73% | 2277 fps | 95.1% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | 36.5 gr | 82% | 31,937 psi | 69% | 2251 fps | 95.4% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,193 psi | 54% | 1339 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,619 psi | 70% | 2205 fps | 95.1% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,314 psi | 70% | 2257 fps | 99.6% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 86% | 36,129 psi | 78% | 2267 fps | 95.2% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 84% | 34,360 psi | 74% | 2290 fps | 95.4% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,404 psi | 76% | 2251 fps | 96.9% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,088 psi | 84% | 2326 fps | 98.7% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,372 psi | 68% | 2218 fps | 97.6% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,838 psi | 75% | 2195 fps | 95.3% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,530 psi | 64% | 2139 fps | 95% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,996 psi | 71% | 2201 fps | 96.3% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,822 psi | 71% | 2221 fps | 98.6% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 86% | 35,230 psi | 76% | 2300 fps | 95.6% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 86% | 35,041 psi | 76% | 2306 fps | 95% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,214 psi | 74% | 2260 fps | 95% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,493 psi | 83% | 2290 fps | 96.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,251 psi | 54% | 1371 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 86% | 37,101 psi | 80% | 2392 fps | 95.4% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | 37.6 gr | 84% | 29,109 psi | 63% | 2215 fps | 95.4% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,419 psi | 78% | 2254 fps | 99% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,357 psi | 68% | 2159 fps | 95.7% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 88% | 32,082 psi | 69% | 2241 fps | 95.4% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,372 psi | 68% | 2218 fps | 97.6% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,530 psi | 64% | 2139 fps | 95% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 90% | 36,172 psi | 78% | 2339 fps | 95.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 82% | 34,200 psi | 74% | 2251 fps | 95.1% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,867 psi | 75% | 2182 fps | 98.8% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 28,297 psi | 61% | 2064 fps | 98.2% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,550 psi | 81% | 2320 fps | 97.9% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,200 psi | 74% | 2185 fps | 99.3% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 82% | 34,983 psi | 75% | 2260 fps | 95.2% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 88% | 33,504 psi | 72% | 2254 fps | 95.6% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 96% | 30,806 psi | 66% | 2267 fps | 95.5% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,809 psi | 75% | 2188 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,834 psi | 64% | 2162 fps | 99.7% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,995 psi | 67% | 2162 fps | 98.4% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 84% | 28,065 psi | 60% | 2110 fps | 95% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,230 psi | 76% | 2247 fps | 97% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,718 psi | 64% | 2152 fps | 97.5% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 94% | 35,636 psi | 77% | 2270 fps | 95.7% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,794 psi | 73% | 2277 fps | 97.5% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 82% | 33,344 psi | 72% | 2254 fps | 95.6% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
ᴾ possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.
This overview compares 61 powders for .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey loaded with the .308 | 180gr | Sierra HP MatchKing. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,487 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,503 fps to 2,487 fps. Hodgdon Hybrid 100V gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 61 of the 61 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (320 MPa), the top charges use 73–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 180.0 gr projectile in 0.308" calls for a 1:13.0 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Hodgdon Hybrid 100V, Hodgdon TrailBoss, ReloadSwiss RS 14 reach 100 % fill or more at maximum charge, so these are compressed loads: they need a long drop tube to seat cleanly and react sensitively to the case capacity of your own brass lot. ReloadSwiss RS 60, Alliant Reloder-17, Hodgdon LEVERevolution rank at the top here: for .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey with the .308 | 180gr | Sierra HP MatchKing they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.