Load data for .308 Marlin Express + .308 | 150gr | Barnes MPG

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 150gr \| Barnes MPG
Manufacturer SKU:	30817
Bullet Weight:	150gr \| 9.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.289" \| 32.7mm
Caliber:	.308 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):	1.910" \| 48.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.571" \| 65.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.628" \| 16.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.628" \| 16.0mm
Case Capacity:	51.0 Grains of Water \| 3.31 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B605_C397
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 104 loads in caliber .308 Marlin Express with .308 | 150gr | Barnes MPG bullet and 52 powders such as Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	97%	40393	84%	**51	92%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	85%	42946	90%	**38	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	89%	42250	88%	**90	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42699	89%	**64	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	92%	42482	89%	**48	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	93%	43062	90%	**80	95%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	97%	36680	77%	**54	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	39421	82%	**74	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	30298	63%	**10	94%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	40567	85%	**10	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	91%	42757	89%	**74	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	83%	42235	88%	**02	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	88%	42772	89%	**95	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	97%	41060	86%	**03	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	93%	42366	89%	**18	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	84%	42395	89%	**72	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	94%	42250	88%	**90	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	89%	41814	87%	**84	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	86%	42757	89%	**82	98%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	34577	72%	**95	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	90%	42786	89%	**28	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	42264	88%	**61	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	42873	90%	**64	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	93%	42279	88%	**70	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	36840	77%	**28	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	42946	90%	**15	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	34664	72%	**36	91%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	87%	42438	89%	**54	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	39450	82%	**08	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	39175	82%	**41	96%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	41916	88%	**77	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	93%	42917	90%	**41	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	42235	88%	**64	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	42685	89%	**67	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	36492	76%	**46	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	88%	42569	89%	**90	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	42264	88%	**98	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	33982	71%	**57	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	36840	77%	**28	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	34664	72%	**36	91%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	42076	88%	**15	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	94%	42279	88%	**90	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	41002	86%	**08	98%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	87%	42757	89%	**92	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	93%	42250	88%	**15	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	38290	80%	**56	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	28703	60%	**21	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	36593	76%	**62	96%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	94%	41974	88%	**70	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	35984	75%	**75	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	42438	89%	**16	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	92%	42438	89%	**97	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	94%	37376	78%	**92	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	37347	78%	**43	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	33112	69%	**00	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	27920	58%	**62	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	86%	33997	71%	**87	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	82%	29196	61%	**01	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	21582	45%	**80	92%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	86%	27731	58%	**15	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	23496	49%	**29	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	24671	52%	**33	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	31154	65%	**51	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	38769	81%	**46	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	33910	71%	**34	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	90%	33141	69%	**39	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	83%	30951	65%	**78	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	38392	80%	**00	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	28094	59%	**78	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	32343	68%	**90	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	37434	78%	**83	96%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	83%	23148	48%	**77	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	33489	70%	**51	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	87%	32372	68%	**57	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	29979	63%	**05	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	82%	29631	62%	**08	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	87%	27180	57%	**98	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	37724	79%	**13	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	94%	31966	67%	**77	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	35157	73%	**20	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	90%	32677	68%	**70	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	83%	25556	53%	**19	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	93%	37884	79%	**98	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	89%	37753	79%	**43	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	29863	62%	**05	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	27122	57%	**26	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	92%	32111	67%	**51	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	33388	70%	**06	94%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	26382	55%	**64	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	84%	23946	50%	**05	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	27180	57%	**98	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	94%	31966	67%	**77	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	83%	33649	70%	**47	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	85%	31459	66%	**64	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	25599	53%	**64	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	35056	73%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	29530	62%	**59	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	24787	52%	**41	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	86%	21364	45%	**98	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	85%	25353	53%	**87	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	85%	31952	67%	**60	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	86%	26324	55%	**42	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	85%	30951	65%	**67	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	88%	36332	76%	**72	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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