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Load data for .308 Marlin Express + .308 | 168gr | Berger BT Target

Recommended Powder(s):

.308 Marlin Express + .308 | 168gr | Berger BT Target

Load Specifications

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Bullet:
.308 | 168gr | Berger BT Target
Manufacturer SKU:
30411
Bullet Weight:
168gr | 10.9g
Bullet Diameter:
0.308" | 7.82mm
Bullet Length:
1.220" | 31.0mm
Caliber:
.308 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):
1.910" | 48.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):
2.571" | 65.3mm
Seated Depth:
0.559" | 14.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:
0.399" | 10.1mm
Case Capacity:
51.0 Grains of Water | 3.31 cm³
Primer Size:
Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:
47863 psi | 3300 bar
LID:
LID_B1069_C397
Last updated:
2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:
1:13 - 1:11

Load data for 130 loads in caliber .308 Marlin Express with .308 | 168gr | Berger BT Target bullet and 65 powder(s). 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%
42351
88%
**82
95%
[ADI AR 2208]*
<<locked>>
97%
40350
84%
**23
93%
ADI AR 2219
<<locked>>
84%
42453
89%
**85
99%
Accurate 2015
<<locked>>
89%
41858
87%
**33
100%
[Accurate 2200]*
<<locked>>
91%
42351
88%
**33
92%
Accurate 2230
<<locked>>
87%
41959
88%
**43
95%
Accurate 2460
<<locked>>
88%
42424
89%
**65
97%
Accurate 2495 👍
<<locked>>
95%
42917
90%
**38
100%
Accurate 2520
<<locked>>
93%
42786
89%
**21
98%
Accurate 4064
<<locked>>
97%
37550
78%
**49
98%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍
<<locked>>
93%
42134
88%
**11
100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5
<<locked>>
97%
37724
79%
**29
95%
Alliant Reloder-10x
<<locked>>
86%
42511
89%
**52
100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*
<<locked>>
96%
41075
86%
**85
94%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106
<<locked>>
84%
42554
89%
**90
99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*
<<locked>>
94%
42627
89%
**95
93%
Hodgdon BL-C2
<<locked>>
93%
42250
88%
**25
96%
Hodgdon Benchmark
<<locked>>
89%
42888
90%
**23
97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*
<<locked>>
97%
40915
85%
**85
92%
Hodgdon H322 👍
<<locked>>
90%
42931
90%
**95
99%
Hodgdon H335 👍
<<locked>>
85%
43018
90%
**98
99%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*
<<locked>>
96%
39349
82%
**00
92%
IMR 3031 👍
<<locked>>
97%
40727
85%
**15
100%
[IMR 4064]*
<<locked>>
96%
38609
81%
**83
93%
IMR 4198
<<locked>>
85%
42206
88%
**03
100%
IMR 4895
<<locked>>
96%
41945
88%
**15
95%
IMR 8208 XBR
<<locked>>
92%
42801
89%
**65
96%
Lovex D073.4
<<locked>>
86%
42090
88%
**46
97%
Lovex D073.5
<<locked>>
88%
42424
89%
**65
97%
Lovex D073.6
<<locked>>
96%
43062
90%
**28
98%
Lovex S060
<<locked>>
92%
42873
90%
**13
95%
Lovex S062
<<locked>>
96%
40234
84%
**43
96%
Norma 201
<<locked>>
94%
42844
90%
**72
96%
Norma 202
<<locked>>
94%
42685
89%
**88
99%
[Norma 203B]*
<<locked>>
96%
40234
84%
**79
94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*
<<locked>>
96%
40669
85%
**79
93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*
<<locked>>
92%
41872
87%
**82
94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*
<<locked>>
88%
42250
88%
**33
94%
ReloadSwiss RS 40
<<locked>>
87%
42569
89%
**65
98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52
<<locked>>
97%
39653
83%
**02
96%
Rottweil R 901
<<locked>>
91%
42656
89%
**56
98%
Rottweil R 902
<<locked>>
96%
42685
89%
**62
96%
[Rottweil R 903]*
<<locked>>
97%
34069
71%
**67
93%
SNPE Vectan SP 10
<<locked>>
84%
42685
89%
**85
99%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*
<<locked>>
97%
37652
79%
**26
92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*
<<locked>>
93%
41945
88%
**46
92%
SNPE Vectan SP 9
<<locked>>
95%
42554
89%
**85
95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000
<<locked>>
92%
42641
89%
**03
98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
96%
39276
82%
**67
99%
Shooters World Match Rifle
<<locked>>
96%
43062
90%
**28
98%
Shooters World Precision
<<locked>>
96%
40234
84%
**43
96%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle
<<locked>>
86%
42946
90%
**33
96%
Somchem S321
<<locked>>
89%
42598
89%
**88
97%
Somchem S335
<<locked>>
93%
42337
88%
**23
99%
[Somchem S341]*
<<locked>>
93%
42192
88%
**65
94%
[Somchem S355]*
<<locked>>
97%
36071
75%
**87
93%
Vihtavuori N130
<<locked>>
89%
42859
90%
**10
100%
Vihtavuori N133
<<locked>>
95%
42743
89%
**23
100%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
96%
33852
71%
**41
99%
Vihtavuori N140
<<locked>>
97%
42496
89%
**69
99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*
<<locked>>
97%
30472
64%
**42
93%
Vihtavuori N530
<<locked>>
90%
42627
89%
**79
97%
Vihtavuori N540
<<locked>>
96%
41611
87%
**79
98%
Winchester 748
<<locked>>
90%
42264
88%
**18
97%
Winchester StaBALL Match
<<locked>>
88%
42612
89%
**08
95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder
Charge
FR
MaxP
%
V(0)
z
[ADI AR 2206H]*
<<locked>>
83%
31169
65%
**52
90%
[ADI AR 2208]*
<<locked>>
91%
33852
71%
**92
90%
ADI AR 2219
<<locked>>
81%
38203
80%
**06
99%
Accurate 2015
<<locked>>
81%
32924
69%
**72
99%
[Accurate 2200]*
<<locked>>
86%
36187
76%
**15
90%
[Accurate 2230]*
<<locked>>
81%
33997
71%
**95
93%
Accurate 2460
<<locked>>
81%
33562
70%
**01
95%
Accurate 2495
<<locked>>
81%
26774
56%
**16
97%
[Accurate 2520]*
<<locked>>
81%
27702
58%
**23
93%
[Accurate 4064]*
<<locked>>
81%
22582
47%
**95
92%
Alliant AR-Comp
<<locked>>
81%
28848
60%
**56
100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*
<<locked>>
88%
28718
60%
**23
90%
Alliant Reloder-10x
<<locked>>
81%
36042
75%
**38
100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*
<<locked>>
89%
32648
68%
**15
90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106
<<locked>>
81%
38624
81%
**21
99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*
<<locked>>
89%
35955
75%
**60
90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*
<<locked>>
81%
28210
59%
**23
90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*
<<locked>>
81%
33315
70%
**42
94%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*
<<locked>>
94%
37101
78%
**06
90%
Hodgdon H322
<<locked>>
81%
32140
67%
**82
97%
Hodgdon H335
<<locked>>
81%
37043
77%
**93
97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*
<<locked>>
91%
33852
71%
**92
90%
IMR 3031
<<locked>>
81%
25309
53%
**60
95%
[IMR 4064]*
<<locked>>
91%
33025
69%
**72
90%
IMR 4198
<<locked>>
81%
38130
80%
**31
100%
[IMR 4895]*
<<locked>>
87%
30676
64%
**82
90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*
<<locked>>
81%
30690
64%
**23
92%
Lovex D073.4
<<locked>>
81%
34969
73%
**21
95%
Lovex D073.5
<<locked>>
81%
33562
70%
**01
95%
[Lovex D073.6]*
<<locked>>
81%
25846
54%
**67
92%
[Lovex S060]*
<<locked>>
81%
30821
64%
**77
90%
[Lovex S062]*
<<locked>>
84%
27108
57%
**60
90%
[Norma 201]*
<<locked>>
81%
28340
59%
**73
91%
[Norma 202]*
<<locked>>
81%
27818
58%
**93
94%
[Norma 203B]*
<<locked>>
88%
30995
65%
**82
90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*
<<locked>>
90%
33446
70%
**31
90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*
<<locked>>
83%
31792
66%
**78
90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*
<<locked>>
81%
33953
71%
**72
91%
ReloadSwiss RS 40
<<locked>>
81%
34650
72%
**15
96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*
<<locked>>
85%
27180
57%
**10
90%
Rottweil R 901
<<locked>>
81%
31589
66%
**36
95%
[Rottweil R 902]*
<<locked>>
81%
26861
56%
**28
90%
[Rottweil R 903]*
<<locked>>
92%
28950
60%
**52
90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10
<<locked>>
81%
38566
81%
**10
98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*
<<locked>>
93%
33330
70%
**31
90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*
<<locked>>
90%
38566
81%
**90
90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*
<<locked>>
85%
31618
66%
**65
90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000
<<locked>>
81%
30269
63%
**67
95%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*
<<locked>>
81%
24642
51%
**42
94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*
<<locked>>
81%
25846
54%
**67
92%
[Shooters World Precision]*
<<locked>>
84%
27108
57%
**60
90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*
<<locked>>
81%
36767
77%
**18
94%
[Somchem S321]*
<<locked>>
81%
32126
67%
**85
93%
Somchem S335
<<locked>>
81%
29704
62%
**73
96%
[Somchem S341]*
<<locked>>
85%
32039
67%
**62
90%
[Somchem S355]*
<<locked>>
90%
29341
61%
**36
90%
Vihtavuori N130
<<locked>>
81%
33881
71%
**52
99%
Vihtavuori N133
<<locked>>
81%
28181
59%
**37
97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*
<<locked>>
81%
21640
45%
**23
93%
[Vihtavuori N140]*
<<locked>>
81%
26049
54%
**24
94%
[Vihtavuori N150]*
<<locked>>
91%
26223
55%
**34
90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*
<<locked>>
81%
31850
67%
**69
93%
[Vihtavuori N540]*
<<locked>>
81%
25715
54%
**37
93%
[Winchester 748]*
<<locked>>
81%
31430
66%
**95
93%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*
<<locked>>
81%
33185
69%
**18
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.

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