Load data for .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey + .308 | 150gr | Merlin Virtus

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Vihtavuori N140

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 150gr \| Merlin Virtus
Manufacturer SKU:	Merlin-0.308-150
Bullet Weight:	150gr \| 9.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.210" \| 30.7mm
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:	0.588" \| 14.9mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.442" \| 11.2mm
Case Capacity:	58.0 Grains of Water \| 3.77 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	46412 psi \| 3200 bar
LID:	LID_B10764_C301
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:13 - 1:10

Load data for 122 loads in caliber .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey with .308 | 150gr | Merlin Virtus bullet and 61 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Vihtavuori N140. 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%	40727	88%	**59	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	41046	88%	**33	93%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	88%	41640	90%	**36	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	89%	41031	88%	**07	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	86%	41669	90%	**39	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	86%	41379	89%	**49	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	93%	41771	90%	**25	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	91%	40988	88%	**92	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	37739	81%	**46	98%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	91%	41176	89%	**05	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	97%	39305	85%	**62	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	84%	40915	88%	**30	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	95%	41031	88%	**82	93%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	92%	40959	88%	**62	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	91%	41568	90%	**15	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	87%	41423	89%	**03	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	96%	41292	89%	**98	92%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	88%	41046	88%	**66	99%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	96%	40698	88%	**26	93%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	96%	41727	90%	**35	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	40190	87%	**20	93%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	83%	41698	90%	**93	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	95%	41031	88%	**05	94%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	90%	41727	90%	**52	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	85%	41568	90%	**39	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	86%	40959	88%	**39	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	93%	40988	88%	**92	98%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	41669	90%	**97	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	96%	41379	89%	**69	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	93%	41713	90%	**59	96%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	93%	41524	89%	**79	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	96%	41104	89%	**92	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	95%	40886	88%	**92	93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	41060	88%	**69	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	41118	89%	**13	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	86%	41568	90%	**52	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	40843	88%	**21	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	90%	41771	90%	**49	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	94%	41249	89%	**39	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	35273	76%	**87	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	38682	83%	**49	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	92%	41727	90%	**46	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	41510	89%	**72	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	90%	41147	89%	**77	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	40930	88%	**90	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	93%	40988	88%	**92	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	96%	41379	89%	**69	96%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	84%	41263	89%	**03	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	88%	41524	89%	**75	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	91%	41713	90%	**10	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	41510	89%	**52	94%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	96%	36709	79%	**97	93%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	86%	41046	88%	**80	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	93%	40959	88%	**90	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	34911	75%	**54	99%
Vihtavuori N140 👍	<<locked>>	95%	41568	90%	**59	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	31488	68%	**56	93%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	88%	41626	90%	**66	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	95%	41553	90%	**79	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	88%	41379	89%	**05	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	86%	41031	88%	**82	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	83%	31662	68%	**52	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	91%	34258	74%	**88	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	33533	72%	**75	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	85%	36579	79%	**11	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	34592	75%	**92	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	34287	74%	**11	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	27021	58%	**03	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	28297	61%	**13	93%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	22756	49%	**69	92%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	29312	63%	**52	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	87%	28543	61%	**06	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	37028	80%	**54	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	89%	33475	72%	**21	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	88%	35853	77%	**57	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	28776	62%	**23	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	33895	73%	**43	94%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	93%	37043	80%	**10	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	33098	71%	**98	97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	91%	33953	73%	**79	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	25744	55%	**57	95%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	90%	32677	70%	**56	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	38667	83%	**41	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	86%	30951	67%	**79	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	31647	68%	**33	92%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	36143	78%	**34	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	33910	73%	**02	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	26353	57%	**60	92%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	82%	31923	69%	**83	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	84%	27862	60%	**60	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	28776	62%	**67	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	28485	61%	**90	94%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	88%	31212	67%	**75	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	90%	33576	72%	**18	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	83%	32068	69%	**75	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	34563	74%	**72	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	35505	76%	**28	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	85%	27702	60%	**06	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	31807	69%	**33	95%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	82%	27731	60%	**31	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	91%	29240	63%	**33	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	92%	33170	71%	**21	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	89%	38072	82%	**74	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	84%	31705	68%	**49	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	30908	67%	**67	95%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	24903	54%	**23	93%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	26353	57%	**60	92%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	84%	27862	60%	**60	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	37565	81%	**28	94%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	33098	71%	**98	93%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	30255	65%	**67	96%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	84%	32430	70%	**59	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	90%	29718	64%	**26	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	34867	75%	**59	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	28645	62%	**31	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	21495	46%	**83	93%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	26643	57%	**18	94%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	92%	26803	58%	**24	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	32822	71%	**79	93%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	26266	57%	**24	93%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	32256	70%	**05	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	34272	74%	**38	92%

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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