Load data for .30 PICRA + .308 | 180gr | Nosler CT FailSafe

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Bullet:	.308 \| 180gr \| Nosler CT FailSafe
Manufacturer SKU:	53180
Bullet Weight:	180gr \| 11.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.310" \| 33.3mm
Caliber:	.30 PICRA load data
Case Length (l3):	1.291" \| 32.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.172" \| 55.2mm
Seated Depth:	0.429" \| 10.9mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.429" \| 10.9mm
Case Capacity:	24.2 Grains of Water \| 1.57 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	40611 psi \| 2800 bar
LID:	LID_B4111_C311
Last updated:	2026-01-21

Load data for 40 loads in caliber .30 PICRA with .308 | 180gr | Nosler CT FailSafe bullet and 20 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>>	74%	36376	90%	**06	100%
Accurate 4100	<<locked>>	73%	35911	88%	**88	93%
[Accurate No. 11 FS]*	<<locked>>	82%	35665	88%	**94	86%
Accurate No. 9	<<locked>>	62%	35897	88%	**71	97%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	62%	36303	89%	**1	100%
Alliant 2400	<<locked>>	70%	35998	89%	**84	95%
Alliant BLUE DOT	<<locked>>	73%	35911	88%	**61	99%
Hodgdon H110	<<locked>>	78%	36245	89%	**17	90%
Hodgdon LilGun	<<locked>>	79%	35592	88%	**43	96%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	65%	36347	90%	**4	100%
Ramshot Enforcer	<<locked>>	70%	35839	88%	**91	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 30	<<locked>>	95%	36260	89%	**47	93%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	65%	36448	90%	**07	100%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	96%	35520	87%	**84	98%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	66%	35331	87%	**53	100%
[Somchem S265]*	<<locked>>	86%	36289	89%	**68	88%
Vihtavuori 3N38	<<locked>>	69%	35665	88%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N105	<<locked>>	71%	35621	88%	**48	100%
Vihtavuori N110	<<locked>>	88%	36274	89%	**11	96%
[Winchester 296]*	<<locked>>	78%	36463	90%	**43	87%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 100	<<locked>>	62%	26774	66%	**8	100%
[Accurate 4100]*	<<locked>>	61%	24714	61%	**24	86%
[Accurate No. 11 FS]*	<<locked>>	73%	27064	67%	**76	80%
Accurate No. 9	<<locked>>	61%	33547	83%	**38	96%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	34824	86%	**5	100%
Alliant 2400	<<locked>>	61%	27615	68%	**70	91%
Alliant BLUE DOT	<<locked>>	61%	26194	65%	**24	97%
[Hodgdon H110]*	<<locked>>	62%	22147	55%	**4	80%
[Hodgdon LilGun]*	<<locked>>	61%	19812	49%	**8	86%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	33417	82%	**5	100%
Ramshot Enforcer	<<locked>>	61%	26672	66%	**63	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 30]*	<<locked>>	73%	20276	50%	**8	80%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	33518	83%	**1	100%
[SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2]*	<<locked>>	71%	18956	47%	**5	88%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	30356	75%	**7	100%
[Somchem S265]*	<<locked>>	69%	23453	58%	**4	80%
Vihtavuori 3N38	<<locked>>	61%	28747	71%	**47	100%
Vihtavuori N105	<<locked>>	61%	25976	64%	**20	100%
[Vihtavuori N110]*	<<locked>>	64%	18550	46%	**5	85%
[Winchester 296]*	<<locked>>	68%	26266	65%	**89	80%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

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% ... max. pressure of load in percent of the maximum allowed pressure for this caliber

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z ... powder burnt in percent

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