Load data for .303 Savage + .308 | 220gr | Sierra HP MatchKing

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, IMR 3031

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 220gr \| Sierra HP MatchKing
Manufacturer SKU:	2240
Bullet Weight:	220gr \| 14.3g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.483" \| 37.7mm
Caliber:	.303 Savage load data
Case Length (l3):	2.014" \| 51.2mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.482" \| 63.0mm
Seated Depth:	1.015" \| 25.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.765" \| 19.4mm
Case Capacity:	45.0 Grains of Water \| 2.92 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	39160 psi \| 2700 bar
LID:	LID_B5908_C391
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:11 - 1:9

Load data for 98 loads in caliber .303 Savage with .308 | 220gr | Sierra HP MatchKing bullet and 49 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, IMR 3031. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads, >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	92%	34505	88%	**68	92%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	88%	34316	88%	**42	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	87%	34505	88%	**45	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	87%	34055	87%	**55	95%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	96%	34954	89%	**37	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	94%	34983	89%	**18	96%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	28921	74%	**39	96%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	92%	34882	89%	**14	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	96%	31314	80%	**36	92%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	85%	34998	89%	**55	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	97%	34838	89%	**91	91%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	92%	34461	88%	**04	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	87%	34751	89%	**16	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	88%	34896	89%	**75	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	84%	35201	90%	**88	97%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	96%	33388	85%	**98	98%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	96%	34447	88%	**98	92%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	89%	34287	88%	**45	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	86%	34998	89%	**59	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	87%	34055	87%	**55	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	95%	34389	88%	**08	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	34969	89%	**09	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	33649	86%	**59	94%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	93%	35056	90%	**65	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	93%	34838	89%	**85	97%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	97%	34127	87%	**85	92%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	34925	89%	**78	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	34780	89%	**32	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	86%	34722	89%	**55	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	97%	33127	85%	**91	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	89%	34156	87%	**39	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	94%	33866	86%	**39	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	83%	35041	89%	**78	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	34838	89%	**68	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	90%	34592	88%	**03	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	33663	86%	**06	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	95%	34389	88%	**08	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	33649	86%	**59	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	83%	34142	87%	**13	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	88%	33924	87%	**68	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	91%	34084	87%	**19	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	35027	89%	**59	91%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	86%	34548	88%	**09	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	93%	34577	88%	**22	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	95%	34476	88%	**59	97%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	88%	34519	88%	**62	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	34708	89%	**88	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	89%	34635	88%	**95	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	86%	34418	88%	**75	92%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	88%	30792	79%	**03	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	83%	29153	74%	**60	98%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	82%	29428	75%	**60	91%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	27963	71%	**50	92%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	84%	24004	61%	**44	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	25614	65%	**44	92%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	91%	24743	63%	**54	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	82%	25715	66%	**40	99%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	93%	29037	74%	**93	91%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	30937	79%	**93	99%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	94%	32576	83%	**52	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	85%	27702	71%	**77	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	83%	31067	79%	**50	93%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	27760	71%	**44	95%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	31560	81%	**26	96%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	86%	25585	65%	**40	95%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	92%	30806	79%	**32	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	85%	29530	75%	**60	91%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	29675	76%	**70	93%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	27963	71%	**50	92%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	87%	26121	67%	**57	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	86%	31343	80%	**47	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	90%	27992	71%	**54	91%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	87%	28979	74%	**60	92%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	86%	27543	70%	**54	94%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	93%	30545	78%	**22	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	89%	32460	83%	**36	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	84%	32227	82%	**90	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	29892	76%	**70	94%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	91%	27499	70%	**77	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	84%	29399	75%	**54	95%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	89%	29066	74%	**54	91%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	32706	84%	**39	96%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	91%	32358	83%	**26	91%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	86%	30821	79%	**40	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	93%	30008	77%	**47	96%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	26121	67%	**57	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	90%	27992	71%	**54	91%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	31734	81%	**70	92%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	82%	28239	72%	**63	91%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	87%	30356	78%	**57	96%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	90%	32532	83%	**16	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	82%	30763	79%	**50	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	88%	29718	76%	**40	98%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	89%	28529	73%	**54	95%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	82%	28500	73%	**50	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	87%	26948	69%	**44	94%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	26934	69%	**44	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	83%	30632	78%	**09	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.