Load data for .300 H&H Mag. + .308 | 150gr | Barnes TSX BT

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Load Specifications

Bullet Manufacturer:Barnes
Bullet Weight:150 gr
Bullet Diameter:0.308"
Bullet Length:<<locked>>
Case Length (l3):2.85"
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):<<locked>>
Case Capacity:85.9 Grains of Water
Primer Size:Large Rifle Magnum (LRM)
Barrel Length:24"
Max. allowed Pressure:62,366 psi
Recommended Twist Rate:1:12.5

Load data in caliber .300 H&H Mag. with .308 | 150gr | Barnes TSX BT bullet and 94 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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: 24"

PowderChargeFRMaxP%V(0)z
Accurate 2015<<locked>>84%56,188 psi90%2943 fps100%
Accurate 2495<<locked>>88%54,752 psi88%2963 fps100%
Accurate 2520<<locked>>82%53,258 psi85%2982 fps100%
Accurate 2700<<locked>>88%54,273 psi87%2963 fps96.6%
Accurate 4064<<locked>>90%55,042 psi88%3015 fps100%
Accurate 4350<<locked>>98%55,274 psi89%3097 fps99.5%
ADI AR 2206H<<locked>>86%55,434 psi89%3048 fps99.9%
ADI AR 2208<<locked>>90%53,330 psi86%2995 fps99.5%
ADI Benchmark 8208<<locked>>84%54,389 psi87%2999 fps100%
Alliant AR-Comp<<locked>>84%55,405 psi89%2972 fps100%
Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR<<locked>>88%55,724 psi89%3179 fps99.8%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5<<locked>>90%53,243 psi85%3018 fps100%
Alliant Reloder-15<<locked>>88%53,679 psi86%3038 fps99.7%
Alliant Reloder-16<<locked>>98%53,243 psi85%3107 fps99.6%
Alliant Reloder-17<<locked>>94%54,418 psi87%3146 fps100%
Alliant Reloder-23ᴾ<<locked>>100%40,306 psi65%2867 fps98.6%
Alliant Reloder-26ᴾ<<locked>>100%45,556 psi73%3045 fps98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107<<locked>>86%55,521 psi89%3061 fps99.6%
Bofors RP3<<locked>>90%53,693 psi86%3031 fps100%
Bofors RP7<<locked>>94%53,867 psi86%2999 fps96.7%
Hodgdon Benchmark<<locked>>84%55,999 psi90%2979 fps100%
Hodgdon BL-C2<<locked>>84%53,998 psi87%3025 fps100%
Hodgdon CFE223<<locked>>82%56,057 psi90%3130 fps99.8%
Hodgdon H380<<locked>>90%54,737 psi88%3045 fps99.1%
Hodgdon H414<<locked>>96%54,723 psi88%3097 fps97.6%
Hodgdon H4350<<locked>>94%55,347 psi89%3061 fps96.3%
Hodgdon H4895<<locked>>86%56,014 psi90%3058 fps100%
Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ<<locked>>100%52,982 psi85%3031 fps99.9%
Hodgdon LEVERevolution<<locked>>88%55,941 psi90%3097 fps100%
Hodgdon Superformance<<locked>>96%55,593 psi89%3140 fps97.4%
Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ<<locked>>100%35,418 psi57%1883 fps100%
Hodgdon VARGET<<locked>>86%53,838 psi86%3009 fps99.9%
IMR 3031<<locked>>86%56,188 psi90%3045 fps100%
IMR 4064<<locked>>90%56,173 psi90%3031 fps99.8%
IMR 4166 Enduron<<locked>>88%55,927 psi90%3009 fps97.7%
IMR 4350<<locked>>98%54,549 psi87%3028 fps96.9%
IMR 4451 Enduron<<locked>>94%56,057 psi90%3038 fps97.6%
IMR 4831ᴾ<<locked>>100%55,999 psi90%3091 fps99.6%
IMR 4895<<locked>>88%55,056 psi88%3071 fps99.9%
IMR 8208 XBR<<locked>>84%54,389 psi87%2999 fps100%
Lovex D073.6<<locked>>86%55,434 psi89%3022 fps100%
Lovex S060<<locked>>86%54,955 psi88%2976 fps99.9%
Lovex S062<<locked>>90%55,825 psi90%3025 fps100%
Lovex S065<<locked>>96%55,288 psi89%3025 fps98.6%
Lovex S070<<locked>>98%56,289 psi90%3061 fps98%
Norma 201<<locked>>86%54,012 psi87%2989 fps100%
Norma 202<<locked>>86%54,897 psi88%2995 fps100%
Norma 203B<<locked>>90%56,434 psi90%3081 fps100%
Norma URP<<locked>>98%54,491 psi87%3087 fps99.4%
Ramshot Big Game<<locked>>88%53,751 psi86%3051 fps99.8%
Ramshot Hunter<<locked>>98%53,388 psi86%3081 fps98.1%
Ramshot TAC<<locked>>84%54,679 psi88%3012 fps98.7%
Ramshot Wild Boar<<locked>>84%54,563 psi87%3035 fps99.9%
Ramshot X-Terminator<<locked>>82%55,259 psi89%2999 fps99.9%
ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ<<locked>>100%35,955 psi58%1929 fps100%
ReloadSwiss RS 50<<locked>>90%55,158 psi88%3025 fps98.1%
ReloadSwiss RS 52<<locked>>86%54,302 psi87%3107 fps99.7%
ReloadSwiss RS 60<<locked>>92%54,056 psi87%3143 fps100%
ReloadSwiss RS 62<<locked>>98%55,259 psi89%3123 fps99.4%
ReloadSwiss RS 70<<locked>>98%54,824 psi88%3153 fps99.2%
Rottweil R 901<<locked>>84%54,810 psi88%2972 fps100%
Rottweil R 902<<locked>>88%54,520 psi87%2989 fps100%
Rottweil R 903<<locked>>92%53,534 psi86%3022 fps100%
Rottweil R 907<<locked>>94%53,867 psi86%2999 fps96.7%
Shooters World Long Rifle<<locked>>96%55,288 psi89%3025 fps98.6%
Shooters World Match Rifle<<locked>>86%55,434 psi89%3022 fps100%
Shooters World Precision<<locked>>90%55,825 psi90%3025 fps100%
Shooters World SW4350<<locked>>98%56,289 psi90%3061 fps98%
SNPE Vectan SP 11<<locked>>92%55,579 psi89%3087 fps99.9%
SNPE Vectan SP 7<<locked>>84%53,098 psi85%2989 fps98.9%
SNPE Vectan SP 9<<locked>>86%54,012 psi87%3018 fps99.8%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000<<locked>>86%55,709 psi89%2933 fps100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000<<locked>>92%55,970 psi90%2927 fps100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000<<locked>>96%55,579 psi89%2979 fps97.6%
Somchem S321<<locked>>82%55,695 psi89%3028 fps100%
Somchem S335<<locked>>86%54,926 psi88%2927 fps100%
Somchem S341<<locked>>84%52,823 psi85%2982 fps99.7%
Somchem S355<<locked>>92%53,911 psi86%3018 fps99.9%
Somchem S365ᴾ<<locked>>100%52,649 psi84%3091 fps100%
Vihtavuori N130<<locked>>82%55,201 psi89%2890 fps100%
Vihtavuori N133<<locked>>86%56,072 psi90%2917 fps100%
Vihtavuori N135<<locked>>88%54,563 psi87%2956 fps100%
Vihtavuori N140<<locked>>88%55,506 psi89%2972 fps100%
Vihtavuori N150<<locked>>94%55,521 psi89%3002 fps100%
Vihtavuori N160<<locked>>96%53,287 psi85%3028 fps99.2%
Vihtavuori N530<<locked>>84%55,027 psi88%2999 fps100%
Vihtavuori N540<<locked>>88%53,650 psi86%2966 fps100%
Vihtavuori N550<<locked>>98%55,956 psi90%3091 fps99.4%
Vihtavuori N555ᴾ<<locked>>100%44,556 psi71%2956 fps98.6%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL<<locked>>96%53,809 psi86%3012 fps100%
Winchester 748<<locked>>84%55,143 psi88%3048 fps100%
Winchester 760<<locked>>96%54,969 psi88%3100 fps97.6%
Winchester StaBALL HDᴾ<<locked>>100%36,042 psi58%2864 fps98.4%
Winchester StaBALL Match<<locked>>86%53,925 psi86%3025 fps100%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 24"

PowderChargeFRMaxP%V(0)z
Accurate 2015<<locked>>80%49,516 psi79%2844 fps100%
Accurate 2495<<locked>>80%41,800 psi67%2753 fps100%
Accurate 2520<<locked>>80%49,574 psi79%2923 fps100%
Accurate 2700<<locked>>84%47,500 psi76%2844 fps95%
Accurate 4064<<locked>>80%39,566 psi63%2746 fps100%
Accurate 4350<<locked>>86%35,998 psi58%2723 fps95.5%
ADI AR 2206H<<locked>>80%45,672 psi73%2874 fps99%
ADI AR 2208<<locked>>80%38,870 psi62%2713 fps97%
ADI Benchmark 8208<<locked>>80%47,834 psi77%2887 fps99.8%
Alliant AR-Comp<<locked>>80%48,457 psi78%2874 fps100%
Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR<<locked>>80%41,858 psi67%2907 fps97.7%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5<<locked>>80%38,479 psi62%2733 fps98.4%
Alliant Reloder-15<<locked>>80%41,321 psi66%2802 fps97.8%
Alliant Reloder-16<<locked>>86%36,230 psi58%2743 fps95.6%
Alliant Reloder-17<<locked>>80%33,301 psi53%2694 fps96.3%
Alliant Reloder-23<<locked>>92%31,169 psi50%2628 fps95.2%
Alliant Reloder-26<<locked>>96%39,305 psi63%2904 fps96.1%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107<<locked>>80%45,208 psi72%2881 fps98.2%
Bofors RP3<<locked>>80%38,014 psi61%2733 fps98.4%
Bofors RP7<<locked>>90%47,529 psi76%2884 fps95.2%
Hodgdon Benchmark<<locked>>80%49,574 psi79%2877 fps100%
Hodgdon BL-C2<<locked>>80%46,963 psi75%2907 fps99.9%
Hodgdon CFE223<<locked>>80%52,228 psi84%3068 fps99.5%
Hodgdon H380<<locked>>80%39,088 psi63%2740 fps95.9%
Hodgdon H414<<locked>>90%44,599 psi72%2910 fps95.2%
Hodgdon H4350<<locked>>92%51,663 psi83%2999 fps95.5%
Hodgdon H4895<<locked>>80%46,151 psi74%2887 fps99.4%
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V<<locked>>84%31,024 psi50%2572 fps95.4%
Hodgdon LEVERevolution<<locked>>80%42,337 psi68%2854 fps99.2%
Hodgdon Superformance<<locked>>92%47,979 psi77%2999 fps95.5%
Hodgdon TrailBoss<<locked>>80%26,339 psi42%1686 fps100%
Hodgdon VARGET<<locked>>80%44,469 psi71%2841 fps99.2%
IMR 3031<<locked>>80%46,166 psi74%2887 fps100%
IMR 4064<<locked>>80%40,814 psi65%2753 fps97.8%
IMR 4166 Enduron<<locked>>82%46,224 psi74%2835 fps95.6%
IMR 4350<<locked>>94%47,950 psi77%2910 fps95.4%
IMR 4451 Enduron<<locked>>88%46,369 psi74%2864 fps95.5%
IMR 4831<<locked>>86%34,867 psi56%2677 fps95.1%
IMR 4895<<locked>>80%42,366 psi68%2835 fps98.5%
IMR 8208 XBR<<locked>>80%47,834 psi77%2887 fps99.8%
Lovex D073.6<<locked>>80%44,889 psi72%2851 fps100%
Lovex S060<<locked>>80%45,629 psi73%2812 fps99.1%
Lovex S062<<locked>>80%40,640 psi65%2753 fps99.1%
Lovex S065<<locked>>86%40,263 psi65%2743 fps95.3%
Lovex S070<<locked>>90%43,642 psi70%2831 fps95.1%
Norma 201<<locked>>80%44,614 psi72%2825 fps99.6%
Norma 202<<locked>>80%45,078 psi72%2835 fps100%
Norma 203B<<locked>>80%40,669 psi65%2789 fps98.2%
Norma URP<<locked>>86%36,419 psi58%2730 fps95.5%
Ramshot Big Game<<locked>>80%40,582 psi65%2805 fps98%
Ramshot Hunter<<locked>>92%43,468 psi70%2894 fps95.8%
Ramshot TAC<<locked>>80%47,848 psi77%2890 fps97.5%
Ramshot Wild Boar<<locked>>80%47,601 psi76%2913 fps99.3%
Ramshot X-Terminator<<locked>>80%51,721 psi83%2940 fps99.6%
ReloadSwiss RS 14<<locked>>80%26,542 psi43%1722 fps100%
ReloadSwiss RS 50<<locked>>82%42,322 psi68%2789 fps95.1%
ReloadSwiss RS 52<<locked>>80%43,990 psi71%2920 fps98.3%
ReloadSwiss RS 60<<locked>>80%35,534 psi57%2766 fps99.3%
ReloadSwiss RS 62<<locked>>86%35,940 psi58%2743 fps95%
ReloadSwiss RS 70<<locked>>88%38,667 psi62%2818 fps95.2%
Rottweil R 901<<locked>>80%48,370 psi78%2867 fps100%
Rottweil R 902<<locked>>80%42,380 psi68%2772 fps99.3%
Rottweil R 903<<locked>>80%35,737 psi57%2674 fps97.5%
Rottweil R 907<<locked>>90%47,529 psi76%2884 fps95.2%
Shooters World Long Rifle<<locked>>86%40,263 psi65%2743 fps95.3%
Shooters World Match Rifle<<locked>>80%44,889 psi72%2851 fps100%
Shooters World Precision<<locked>>80%40,640 psi65%2753 fps99.1%
Shooters World SW4350<<locked>>90%43,642 psi70%2831 fps95.1%
SNPE Vectan SP 11<<locked>>80%37,057 psi59%2730 fps97.1%
SNPE Vectan SP 7<<locked>>80%46,137 psi74%2861 fps97.7%
SNPE Vectan SP 9<<locked>>80%44,425 psi71%2844 fps98.8%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000<<locked>>80%46,050 psi74%2779 fps100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000<<locked>>80%38,363 psi62%2635 fps100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000<<locked>>90%45,571 psi73%2802 fps95.4%
Somchem S321<<locked>>80%52,011 psi83%2972 fps100%
Somchem S335<<locked>>80%45,600 psi73%2779 fps100%
Somchem S341<<locked>>80%46,021 psi74%2861 fps99%
Somchem S355<<locked>>80%36,608 psi59%2684 fps97.5%
Somchem S365<<locked>>82%28,311 psi45%2546 fps95.7%
Vihtavuori N130<<locked>>80%52,011 psi83%2844 fps100%
Vihtavuori N133<<locked>>80%46,485 psi75%2772 fps100%
Vihtavuori N135<<locked>>80%42,119 psi68%2756 fps100%
Vihtavuori N140<<locked>>80%42,699 psi68%2766 fps100%
Vihtavuori N150<<locked>>80%34,853 psi56%2615 fps98.3%
Vihtavuori N160<<locked>>84%35,505 psi57%2674 fps95%
Vihtavuori N530<<locked>>80%47,950 psi77%2881 fps99.9%
Vihtavuori N540<<locked>>80%41,292 psi66%2753 fps100%
Vihtavuori N550<<locked>>86%37,550 psi60%2733 fps95.6%
Vihtavuori N555<<locked>>92%33,837 psi54%2713 fps95.4%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL<<locked>>80%30,951 psi50%2530 fps95.6%
Winchester 748<<locked>>80%48,080 psi77%2933 fps100%
Winchester 760<<locked>>90%44,817 psi72%2913 fps95.2%
Winchester StaBALL HD<<locked>>96%31,473 psi50%2717 fps96%
Winchester StaBALL Match<<locked>>80%43,932 psi70%2848 fps99.2%

ᴾ possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.

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This overview compares 112 powders for .300 H&H Mag. loaded with the .308 | 150gr | Barnes TSX BT. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 3,179 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,883 fps to 3,179 fps. Accurate 3100 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 112 of the 112 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.

Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (430 MPa), the top charges use 56–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 150.0 gr projectile in 0.308" calls for a 1:12.5 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Accurate 3100, Accurate High Country, ADI AR 2209 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. As outliers, Accurate High Country, ADI AR 2209, Alliant Reloder-19 burn incompletely and react more sensitively to barrel length and temperature. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.

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