Load data for .308 Marlin Express + .308 | 160gr | SUS-TAC HPT

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 160gr \| SUS-TAC HPT
Manufacturer SKU:	H12693
Bullet Weight:	160gr \| 10.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.427" \| 36.2mm
Caliber:	.308 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):	1.910" \| 48.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.571" \| 65.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.766" \| 19.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.564" \| 14.3mm
Case Capacity:	51.0 Grains of Water \| 3.31 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B10339_C397
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:8

Load data for 108 loads in caliber .308 Marlin Express with .308 | 160gr | SUS-TAC HPT bullet and 54 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>>	96%	40016	84%	**46	92%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	85%	42032	88%	**23	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	89%	42772	89%	**98	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42322	88%	**59	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	92%	42163	88%	**46	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	93%	42757	89%	**79	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	96%	36811	77%	**62	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	39363	82%	**79	96%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	30400	64%	**24	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	40582	85%	**05	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	90%	42119	88%	**62	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	84%	42366	89%	**03	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	88%	42177	88%	**90	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	97%	41394	86%	**11	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	93%	42221	88%	**16	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	84%	42830	89%	**83	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	94%	42264	88%	**88	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	89%	42670	89%	**98	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	85%	41974	88%	**70	98%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	34432	72%	**97	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	89%	42728	89%	**26	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	96%	42975	90%	**75	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	42830	89%	**65	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	93%	42438	89%	**75	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	37275	78%	**36	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	42018	88%	**00	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	34722	73%	**47	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	86%	42061	88%	**46	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	39552	83%	**20	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	38870	81%	**39	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	42192	88%	**88	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	93%	43004	90%	**39	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	42467	89%	**72	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	42888	90%	**69	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	37652	79%	**77	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	88%	41974	88%	**82	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	97%	39639	83%	**33	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	42395	89%	**03	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	34809	73%	**85	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	37275	78%	**36	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	34722	73%	**47	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	42743	89%	**26	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	94%	42090	88%	**92	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	41104	86%	**10	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	97%	41394	86%	**43	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	87%	42453	89%	**87	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	92%	41930	88%	**06	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	39305	82%	**77	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	29182	61%	**42	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	36724	77%	**74	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	94%	42830	89%	**85	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	36782	77%	**97	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	42366	89%	**15	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	92%	42728	89%	**02	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	93%	35882	75%	**64	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	37318	78%	**44	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	33199	69%	**15	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	28050	59%	**77	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	85%	33431	70%	**88	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	28558	60%	**00	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	21872	46%	**05	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	26382	55%	**90	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	22713	47%	**21	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	24831	52%	**54	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	31386	66%	**62	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	39001	81%	**47	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	34098	71%	**49	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	89%	32184	67%	**24	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	29602	62%	**60	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	38493	80%	**05	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	28311	59%	**96	94%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	32314	68%	**98	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	37434	78%	**88	97%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	21973	46%	**55	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	33968	71%	**65	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	31589	66%	**52	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	30168	63%	**23	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	28253	59%	**90	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	86%	26382	55%	**90	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	35607	74%	**82	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	93%	30893	65%	**62	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	35317	74%	**28	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	88%	30589	64%	**36	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	24816	52%	**18	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	92%	36782	77%	**83	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	36390	76%	**21	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	30255	63%	**26	92%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	27499	57%	**51	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	31024	65%	**36	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	33576	70%	**21	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	94%	36477	76%	**67	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	26426	55%	**78	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	83%	22858	48%	**90	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	26382	55%	**90	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	93%	30893	65%	**62	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	33040	69%	**49	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	84%	30371	63%	**52	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	25701	54%	**88	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	94%	37246	78%	**67	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	35737	75%	**75	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	29660	62%	**73	98%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	24787	52%	**59	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	85%	20856	44%	**03	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	83%	24366	51%	**78	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	84%	31009	65%	**49	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	84%	25164	53%	**24	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	29791	62%	**52	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	87%	35085	73%	**57	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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