Load data for .308 Marlin Express + .308 | 165gr | Norma ORYX

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, Hodgdon H335, IMR 3031

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 165gr \| Norma ORYX
Bullet Weight:	165gr \| 10.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.191" \| 30.3mm
Caliber:	.308 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):	1.910" \| 48.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.571" \| 65.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.530" \| 13.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.530" \| 13.5mm
Case Capacity:	51.0 Grains of Water \| 3.31 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B3864_C397
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 128 loads in caliber .308 Marlin Express with .308 | 165gr | Norma ORYX bullet and 64 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, Hodgdon H335, 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>>	93%	42047	88%	**98	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	39291	82%	**20	92%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	85%	42844	90%	**08	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	90%	42177	88%	**62	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	91%	42293	88%	**46	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	88%	42351	88%	**65	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	88%	41901	88%	**79	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	96%	42960	90%	**61	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	94%	42888	90%	**44	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	36492	76%	**49	98%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42322	88%	**41	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	97%	37202	78%	**39	94%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	87%	42830	89%	**79	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	97%	40944	86%	**02	93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	84%	42250	88%	**06	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	94%	42308	88%	**08	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	93%	42076	88%	**44	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	89%	42482	89%	**36	97%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	90%	42844	90%	**08	99%
Hodgdon H335 👍	<<locked>>	86%	42888	90%	**18	99%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	97%	39682	83%	**29	92%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	97%	40219	84%	**28	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	38174	80%	**97	92%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	86%	42888	90%	**33	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	41597	87%	**31	94%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	92%	42496	89%	**82	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	87%	42830	89%	**82	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	89%	42641	89%	**88	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	42888	90%	**44	98%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	42032	88%	**20	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	97%	40408	84%	**69	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	94%	42061	88%	**79	96%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	95%	42844	90%	**15	99%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	97%	39697	83%	**88	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	97%	40930	86%	**05	93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	92%	42163	88%	**08	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	89%	42801	89%	**59	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	88%	42772	89%	**92	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	38711	81%	**02	95%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	91%	42467	89%	**72	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	97%	42902	90%	**88	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	33156	69%	**67	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	85%	43033	90%	**08	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	36825	77%	**26	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	93%	42061	88%	**69	91%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	95%	42844	90%	**11	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	92%	42612	89%	**23	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	38870	81%	**80	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	42888	90%	**44	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	97%	40408	84%	**69	96%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	85%	42032	88%	**39	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	89%	42279	88%	**05	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	93%	42554	89%	**46	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	94%	42917	90%	**98	94%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	35346	74%	**93	93%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	89%	42844	90%	**26	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	95%	42670	89%	**39	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	33040	69%	**44	98%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	42366	89%	**88	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	96%	29921	63%	**49	92%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	90%	42540	89%	**95	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	41481	87%	**98	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	90%	42119	88%	**38	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	88%	42467	89%	**25	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	84%	31633	66%	**85	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	92%	34577	72%	**24	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	37391	78%	**13	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32503	68%	**78	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	88%	38029	79%	**70	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	33344	70%	**98	92%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	33185	69%	**15	94%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	25976	54%	**19	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	27137	57%	**26	93%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	21930	46%	**91	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28340	59%	**62	99%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	88%	28921	60%	**46	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35607	74%	**51	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	90%	33214	69%	**44	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	38406	80%	**38	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	89%	36622	77%	**97	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	82%	28747	60%	**56	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	33054	69%	**52	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	32024	67%	**98	97%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	36651	77%	**06	97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	93%	34940	73%	**34	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	25251	53%	**73	95%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	92%	33634	70%	**08	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	37420	78%	**41	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	88%	31415	66%	**18	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	30574	64%	**42	92%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	34606	72%	**28	95%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	32735	68%	**01	94%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	25715	54%	**87	92%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	83%	31865	67%	**16	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	84%	27369	57%	**83	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	27833	58%	**80	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	27456	57%	**96	94%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	89%	31720	66%	**18	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	92%	34432	72%	**70	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	85%	32837	69%	**18	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	33243	69%	**75	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	33924	71%	**18	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	87%	27920	58%	**46	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	31241	65%	**49	95%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	83%	27760	58%	**70	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	92%	29153	61%	**75	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	37724	79%	**16	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	94%	34316	72%	**70	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	91%	38885	81%	**13	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	86%	31807	66%	**85	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	30037	63%	**77	95%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	24482	51%	**55	93%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	25715	54%	**87	92%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	84%	27369	57%	**83	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	35969	75%	**24	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	31778	66%	**98	93%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	29051	61%	**77	95%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	86%	32547	68%	**92	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	92%	30313	63%	**82	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33634	70%	**65	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	27978	58%	**51	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	21161	44%	**26	93%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	25962	54%	**41	93%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	93%	27021	56%	**73	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	31705	66%	**78	92%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	25628	54%	**51	92%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	31111	65%	**01	93%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	33127	69%	**34	92%

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.