Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey with .311 | 180gr | Sellier & Bellot FMJ 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 SNPE Vectan SP 11.
Important Notice: DO NOT go below Minimum Charge or above Maximum Charge. Since we have no control over the equipment and components used, any responsibility and liability for the results achieved is rejected.
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% | 41,437 psi | 89% | 2326 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,001 psi | 86% | 2365 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 84% | 39,552 psi | 85% | 2365 fps | 99.3% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 92% | 40,190 psi | 87% | 2398 fps | 99.9% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 86% | 40,495 psi | 87% | 2375 fps | 97% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 92% | 41,423 psi | 89% | 2372 fps | 96.4% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 84% | 40,059 psi | 86% | 2339 fps | 98.1% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,060 psi | 88% | 2388 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 90% | 41,611 psi | 90% | 2477 fps | 96% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 92% | 39,755 psi | 86% | 2388 fps | 97.9% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,712 psi | 88% | 2402 fps | 96.6% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 96% | 39,784 psi | 86% | 2454 fps | 97.1% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 94% | 41,756 psi | 90% | 2438 fps | 98.4% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 82% | 39,958 psi | 86% | 2293 fps | 98.5% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 86% | 40,219 psi | 87% | 2398 fps | 98.7% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 84% | 41,539 psi | 90% | 2464 fps | 96.7% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 86% | 40,741 psi | 88% | 2385 fps | 97.7% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 35,998 psi | 78% | 2316 fps | 95.8% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 90% | 41,365 psi | 89% | 2448 fps | 98.2% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 33,895 psi | 73% | 1499 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 88% | 41,843 psi | 90% | 2388 fps | 97.8% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 88% | 41,466 psi | 89% | 2428 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,683 psi | 88% | 2352 fps | 96.5% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 90% | 41,626 psi | 90% | 2431 fps | 97.5% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 84% | 40,059 psi | 86% | 2339 fps | 98.1% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 82% | 41,727 psi | 90% | 2369 fps | 99.1% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 88% | 40,683 psi | 88% | 2398 fps | 99.5% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,684 psi | 90% | 2323 fps | 97.2% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 90% | 39,972 psi | 86% | 2356 fps | 98.2% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,639 psi | 85% | 2336 fps | 98.1% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,581 psi | 85% | 2349 fps | 99.6% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 90% | 39,987 psi | 86% | 2392 fps | 97% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 90% | 39,566 psi | 85% | 2398 fps | 96.5% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,597 psi | 90% | 2405 fps | 97.2% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 82% | 40,988 psi | 88% | 2336 fps | 96.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,142 psi | 74% | 1535 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 88% | 39,320 psi | 85% | 2434 fps | 96.1% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 94% | 39,798 psi | 86% | 2467 fps | 99.2% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 84% | 40,886 psi | 88% | 2336 fps | 99.6% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 88% | 39,958 psi | 86% | 2333 fps | 98.1% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 96% | 41,655 psi | 90% | 2428 fps | 98.1% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 88% | 40,683 psi | 88% | 2398 fps | 99.5% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 90% | 39,972 psi | 86% | 2356 fps | 98.2% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 94% | 41,133 psi | 89% | 2434 fps | 97% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 88% | 41,307 psi | 89% | 2388 fps | 97.2% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,829 psi | 90% | 2306 fps | 99.7% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 92% | 40,886 psi | 88% | 2303 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 82% | 40,089 psi | 86% | 2365 fps | 98.4% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,017 psi | 88% | 2310 fps | 99.9% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,842 psi | 86% | 2352 fps | 96.7% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 94% | 40,321 psi | 87% | 2385 fps | 97.5% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,809 psi | 75% | 2359 fps | 97.1% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,684 psi | 90% | 2303 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,843 psi | 88% | 2365 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 88% | 39,697 psi | 86% | 2333 fps | 99.8% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 96% | 41,220 psi | 89% | 2379 fps | 98.8% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 84% | 39,987 psi | 86% | 2336 fps | 98.1% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,712 psi | 88% | 2369 fps | 99.7% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 98% | 40,147 psi | 87% | 2356 fps | 97.1% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,249 psi | 89% | 2421 fps | 99.1% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 88% | 40,292 psi | 87% | 2392 fps | 97.6% |
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% | 36,405 psi | 78% | 2238 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 28,993 psi | 62% | 2156 fps | 99.6% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,751 psi | 75% | 2277 fps | 98.5% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 27,485 psi | 59% | 2133 fps | 97.5% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 82% | 35,737 psi | 77% | 2280 fps | 95.6% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 90% | 38,740 psi | 83% | 2323 fps | 95.7% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,360 psi | 76% | 2247 fps | 96.9% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,620 psi | 72% | 2260 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 88% | 38,986 psi | 84% | 2425 fps | 95% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 84% | 30,806 psi | 66% | 2201 fps | 95.1% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 86% | 35,926 psi | 77% | 2306 fps | 95.1% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | 41 gr | 92% | 34,911 psi | 75% | 2349 fps | 95.3% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 86% | 32,140 psi | 69% | 2251 fps | 95.8% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,695 psi | 81% | 2254 fps | 98% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,837 psi | 71% | 2254 fps | 96.9% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,434 psi | 79% | 2362 fps | 95.1% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,576 psi | 72% | 2241 fps | 95.6% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 98% | 33,924 psi | 73% | 2274 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 82% | 31,894 psi | 69% | 2247 fps | 95.3% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,295 psi | 55% | 1342 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,561 psi | 70% | 2201 fps | 95% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,227 psi | 69% | 2254 fps | 99.6% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 86% | 36,100 psi | 78% | 2264 fps | 95.1% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 84% | 34,301 psi | 74% | 2287 fps | 95.3% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,360 psi | 76% | 2247 fps | 96.9% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,044 psi | 84% | 2323 fps | 98.7% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,038 psi | 67% | 2208 fps | 97.5% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,795 psi | 75% | 2192 fps | 95.2% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,457 psi | 63% | 2136 fps | 95% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,924 psi | 71% | 2198 fps | 96.3% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,518 psi | 70% | 2211 fps | 98.5% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 86% | 35,215 psi | 76% | 2297 fps | 95.6% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 88% | 37,057 psi | 80% | 2349 fps | 95.7% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 82% | 36,230 psi | 78% | 2303 fps | 95.7% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,450 psi | 83% | 2290 fps | 96.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,353 psi | 55% | 1371 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 86% | 36,767 psi | 79% | 2385 fps | 95.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | 37.5 gr | 84% | 29,095 psi | 63% | 2211 fps | 95.4% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,361 psi | 78% | 2251 fps | 99% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,314 psi | 67% | 2156 fps | 95.6% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 88% | 32,039 psi | 69% | 2238 fps | 95.3% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,038 psi | 67% | 2208 fps | 97.5% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,457 psi | 63% | 2136 fps | 95% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | 39.5 gr | 90% | 36,129 psi | 78% | 2336 fps | 95.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 82% | 34,185 psi | 74% | 2247 fps | 95% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,809 psi | 75% | 2178 fps | 98.8% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 28,224 psi | 61% | 2057 fps | 98.1% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,507 psi | 81% | 2316 fps | 97.8% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,156 psi | 74% | 2182 fps | 99.3% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 82% | 34,954 psi | 75% | 2257 fps | 95.2% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 88% | 33,460 psi | 72% | 2251 fps | 95.5% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 96% | 30,806 psi | 66% | 2264 fps | 95.5% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,708 psi | 75% | 2185 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,762 psi | 64% | 2159 fps | 99.7% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,705 psi | 66% | 2156 fps | 98.3% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 86% | 29,950 psi | 65% | 2156 fps | 95.8% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,157 psi | 76% | 2244 fps | 97% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,457 psi | 63% | 2142 fps | 97.4% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 94% | 35,375 psi | 76% | 2264 fps | 95.5% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,765 psi | 73% | 2274 fps | 97.4% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 82% | 33,040 psi | 71% | 2244 fps | 95.4% |
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 .311 | 180gr | Sellier & Bellot FMJ. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,477 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,499 fps to 2,477 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 0.311" 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, SNPE Vectan SP 11 rank at the top here: for .30 Fl. N.E. Purdey with the .311 | 180gr | Sellier & Bellot FMJ 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.