Load data for .303 Savage + .308 | 180gr | Speer Spitzer Soft Point

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 180gr \| Speer Spitzer Soft Point
Manufacturer SKU:	2053
Bullet Weight:	180gr \| 11.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.167" \| 29.6mm
Caliber:	.303 Savage load data
Case Length (l3):	2.014" \| 51.2mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.482" \| 63.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.699" \| 17.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.699" \| 17.7mm
Case Capacity:	45.0 Grains of Water \| 2.92 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	39160 psi \| 2700 bar
LID:	LID_B6170_C391
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 70 loads in caliber .303 Savage with .308 | 180gr | Speer Spitzer Soft Point bullet and 35 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	84%	35157	90%	**41	97%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	88%	34330	88%	**08	99%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	88%	34490	88%	**24	94%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	96%	34418	88%	**06	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	94%	34722	89%	**80	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	28471	73%	**85	94%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	93%	34679	89%	**80	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	85%	34374	88%	**18	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	92%	34360	88%	**64	92%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	88%	34635	88%	**69	93%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	89%	34751	89%	**34	97%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	85%	35099	90%	**51	96%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	33750	86%	**70	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	83%	34780	89%	**75	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	90%	34461	88%	**08	92%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	87%	35157	90%	**24	94%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	88%	34040	87%	**18	93%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	34722	89%	**80	95%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	94%	34969	89%	**28	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	94%	34534	88%	**44	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	87%	35230	90%	**24	94%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	91%	35128	90%	**18	95%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	95%	34621	88%	**11	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	91%	35114	90%	**69	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	33243	85%	**49	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	34722	89%	**80	95%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	89%	34664	89%	**37	93%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	92%	34287	88%	**82	96%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	88%	35027	89%	**82	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	94%	34403	88%	**78	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	27644	71%	**09	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	34432	88%	**21	96%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	89%	35099	90%	**31	93%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	34809	89%	**51	95%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	90%	35230	90%	**64	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	31923	82%	**78	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	26963	69%	**60	96%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	27354	70%	**80	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	20726	53%	**98	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	85%	25991	66%	**90	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	21828	56%	**14	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	24076	61%	**41	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	29965	77%	**29	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	90%	31183	80%	**95	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	29428	75%	**64	90%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	27456	70%	**80	94%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	31009	79%	**65	94%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	21335	54%	**52	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	32445	83%	**29	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	87%	31430	80%	**46	91%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	28790	74%	**96	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	82%	27775	71%	**90	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	87%	25991	66%	**90	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	90%	30748	79%	**42	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	24163	62%	**11	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	28993	74%	**96	92%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	26237	67%	**31	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	91%	30226	77%	**23	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	25672	66%	**78	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	83%	22568	58%	**06	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	25991	66%	**90	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	84%	29443	75%	**32	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	24961	64%	**81	92%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	28718	73%	**60	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	23888	61%	**52	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	85%	20059	51%	**99	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	83%	23656	60%	**75	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	85%	30516	78%	**42	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	85%	24787	63%	**24	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	29109	74%	**32	90%

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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