Load data for .30 PICRA + .308 | 165gr Hornady ECX

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Bullet:	.308 \| 165gr Hornady ECX
Manufacturer SKU:	304714
Bullet Weight:	165gr \| 10.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	.30 PICRA load data
Case Length (l3):	1.291" \| 32.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Case Capacity:	24.2 Grains of Water \| 1.57 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	40611 psi \| 2800 bar
LID:	LID_B1383_C311
Last updated:	2026-04-06

Load data for 118 loads in caliber .30 PICRA with .308 | 165gr Hornady ECX bullet and 59 powder(s). The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 100 👍	<<locked>>	83%	36071	89%	**25	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	65%	35128	87%	**3	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	68%	35969	89%	**6	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	66%	34911	86%	**9	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	63%	35563	88%	**1	100%
[Accurate 4100]*	<<locked>>	85%	35433	87%	**94	88%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	63%	34418	85%	**24	100%
Accurate No. 7	<<locked>>	64%	35810	88%	**81	98%
Accurate No. 9	<<locked>>	73%	36114	89%	**91	94%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	66%	35636	88%	**1	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	68%	34403	85%	**4	100%
Accurate TCM	<<locked>>	72%	35563	88%	**84	95%
Alliant 2400	<<locked>>	81%	35694	88%	**04	92%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	68%	36013	89%	**8	100%
Alliant BLUE DOT	<<locked>>	83%	35563	88%	**78	97%
Alliant Herco	<<locked>>	81%	35897	88%	**56	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	67%	35462	87%	**55	100%
Alliant RED DOT	<<locked>>	68%	35868	88%	**2	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	69%	36332	89%	**63	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	65%	35056	86%	**5	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	82%	35418	87%	**5	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	65%	36071	89%	**9	100%
[Hodgdon H110]*	<<locked>>	91%	35882	88%	**40	86%
Hodgdon LilGun	<<locked>>	93%	35128	87%	**76	93%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	63%	35824	88%	**04	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	66%	36535	90%	**10	100%
Lovex D037.1	<<locked>>	64%	35810	88%	**81	98%
Lovex D037.2	<<locked>>	72%	36114	89%	**91	94%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	71%	34505	85%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	66%	35099	86%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	68%	35897	88%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	65%	34853	86%	**8	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	62%	35650	88%	**9	100%
Ramshot Enforcer	<<locked>>	82%	35505	87%	**14	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	68%	34896	86%	**37	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 24 👍	<<locked>>	70%	35679	88%	**65	99%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	72%	35128	86%	**52	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	71%	35462	87%	**20	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	66%	36260	89%	**07	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	63%	35969	89%	**6	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2]*	<<locked>>	95%	23830	59%	**40	88%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	76%	36448	90%	**89	100%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	65%	34737	86%	**1	100%
Shooters World Heavy Pistol	<<locked>>	72%	36114	89%	**91	94%
Shooters World Major Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	35810	88%	**81	98%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	64%	36376	90%	**60	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	68%	36448	90%	**37	100%
[Somchem S265]*	<<locked>>	97%	34374	85%	**58	83%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	69%	36085	89%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori 3N38	<<locked>>	80%	36506	90%	**65	100%
Vihtavuori N105 👍	<<locked>>	85%	36318	89%	**91	100%
Vihtavuori N110	<<locked>>	97%	30647	75%	**65	90%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	35056	86%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	86%	35592	88%	**9	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	64%	36013	89%	**04	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	67%	35114	86%	**27	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	72%	35404	87%	**86	100%
[Winchester 296]*	<<locked>>	91%	35824	88%	**50	81%
Winchester AutoComp	<<locked>>	70%	36347	90%	**20	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 100	<<locked>>	61%	19667	48%	**2	98%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	60%	31183	77%	**7	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	60%	30081	74%	**6	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	30966	76%	**9	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	60%	33605	83%	**8	100%
[Accurate 4100]*	<<locked>>	72%	23409	58%	**27	81%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	61%	32343	80%	**01	100%
Accurate No. 7	<<locked>>	61%	31198	77%	**32	97%
[Accurate No. 9]*	<<locked>>	62%	24714	61%	**30	88%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	31633	78%	**2	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	28877	71%	**5	100%
[Accurate TCM]*	<<locked>>	61%	24149	59%	**17	89%
[Alliant 2400]*	<<locked>>	62%	19363	48%	**2	80%
Alliant BE-86	<<locked>>	60%	29124	72%	**2	100%
[Alliant BLUE DOT]*	<<locked>>	61%	18913	47%	**5	88%
Alliant Herco	<<locked>>	60%	21451	53%	**9	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	61%	29037	72%	**73	100%
Alliant RED DOT	<<locked>>	60%	29805	73%	**3	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	61%	29312	72%	**4	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	31169	77%	**2	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 102 Pistol	<<locked>>	64%	23105	57%	**3	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	60%	31807	78%	**0	100%
[Hodgdon H110]*	<<locked>>	84%	28253	70%	**35	81%
[Hodgdon LilGun]*	<<locked>>	75%	19580	48%	**10	80%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	61%	33939	84%	**4	100%
Hodgdon CFE Pistol	<<locked>>	60%	31212	77%	**1	100%
Lovex D037.1	<<locked>>	61%	31198	77%	**32	97%
[Lovex D037.2]*	<<locked>>	61%	24714	61%	**30	88%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	62%	27601	68%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	29559	73%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	30342	75%	**5	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	60%	31009	76%	**9	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	33533	83%	**9	100%
[Ramshot Enforcer]*	<<locked>>	61%	17898	44%	**2	80%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	60%	27949	69%	**5	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 24	<<locked>>	61%	26905	66%	**50	97%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	61%	24860	61%	**27	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	27108	67%	**2	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	30966	76%	**5	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	33968	84%	**6	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2]*	<<locked>>	81%	16607	41%	**6	81%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	60%	23453	58%	**5	100%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	31140	77%	**5	100%
[Shooters World Heavy Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	24714	61%	**30	88%
Shooters World Major Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	31198	77%	**32	97%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	60%	32924	81%	**24	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	62%	30980	76%	**1	100%
[Somchem S265]*	<<locked>>	92%	30327	75%	**06	80%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	28079	69%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori 3N38	<<locked>>	61%	20624	51%	**2	94%
Vihtavuori N105	<<locked>>	62%	17231	42%	**5	95%
[Vihtavuori N110]*	<<locked>>	80%	18710	46%	**5	80%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	60%	33025	81%	**8	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	73%	27311	67%	**3	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	60%	32039	79%	**5	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	61%	29573	73%	**1	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	61%	25817	64%	**4	100%
[Winchester 296]*	<<locked>>	89%	33156	82%	**24	80%
Winchester AutoComp	<<locked>>	61%	28572	70%	**5	100%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

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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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