Load data for .308 Marlin Express + .308 | 168gr | Berger VLD Hunting

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Norma 202

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 168gr \| Berger VLD Hunting
Manufacturer SKU:	30510
Bullet Weight:	168gr \| 10.9g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.261" \| 32.0mm
Caliber:	.308 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):	1.910" \| 48.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.571" \| 65.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.600" \| 15.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.419" \| 10.6mm
Case Capacity:	51.0 Grains of Water \| 3.31 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B1073_C397
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:12 - 1:10

Load data for 130 loads in caliber .308 Marlin Express with .308 | 168gr | Berger VLD Hunting bullet and 65 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Norma 202. 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>>	94%	42902	90%	**85	95%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	39059	82%	**87	92%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	85%	42801	89%	**79	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	90%	42438	89%	**29	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	91%	41974	88%	**10	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	88%	42119	88%	**33	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	89%	42728	89%	**62	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	96%	42177	88%	**15	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	94%	42061	88%	**05	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	35694	75%	**06	98%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42380	89%	**11	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	96%	36405	76%	**93	94%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	87%	42931	90%	**46	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	97%	40393	84%	**59	93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	84%	41930	88%	**67	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	94%	42366	89%	**79	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	94%	42859	90%	**28	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	89%	42018	88%	**00	97%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	90%	42308	88%	**69	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	86%	42612	89%	**79	98%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	97%	39059	82%	**87	92%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	96%	39537	83%	**82	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	38029	79%	**64	92%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	86%	42583	89%	**00	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	41423	87%	**92	94%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	92%	42163	88%	**46	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	87%	42525	89%	**43	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	89%	42424	89%	**56	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	42598	89%	**08	98%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	42061	88%	**90	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	96%	39479	82%	**23	95%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	95%	42235	88%	**52	96%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	95%	43018	90%	**92	99%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	97%	39552	83%	**52	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	97%	40277	84%	**59	93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	93%	42105	88%	**75	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	89%	42395	89%	**23	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	88%	43018	90%	**59	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	38087	80%	**56	95%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	91%	41843	87%	**33	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	96%	42090	88%	**43	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	33620	70%	**47	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	85%	42627	89%	**72	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	36289	76%	**87	91%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	94%	43076	90%	**56	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	95%	42337	88%	**69	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	93%	42801	89%	**97	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	38101	80%	**38	98%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	42598	89%	**08	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	96%	39479	82%	**23	95%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	86%	42337	88%	**10	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	90%	42105	88%	**75	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	94%	42873	90%	**20	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	94%	42975	90%	**69	94%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	96%	34708	73%	**51	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	84%	42801	89%	**54	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	89%	42612	89%	**97	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	42815	89%	**10	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	33156	69%	**18	98%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	41017	86%	**36	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	30008	63%	**23	92%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	90%	42119	88%	**56	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	41162	86%	**65	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	91%	42902	90%	**18	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	88%	42322	88%	**88	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	84%	31401	66%	**52	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	92%	34229	72%	**88	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	37550	78%	**83	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32097	67%	**46	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	88%	37608	79%	**31	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	32880	69%	**59	92%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	32692	68%	**75	94%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	25962	54%	**90	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	27035	56%	**96	93%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	21915	46%	**69	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28166	59%	**33	99%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	89%	28863	60%	**23	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35447	74%	**21	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	90%	33040	69%	**11	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	37956	79%	**01	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	90%	36506	76%	**64	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	82%	28427	59%	**19	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	32663	68%	**16	93%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	31575	66%	**59	97%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	36550	76%	**74	97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	92%	34229	72%	**88	90%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	24889	52%	**44	94%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	92%	33344	70%	**72	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	37144	78%	**08	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	88%	30995	65%	**78	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	30081	63%	**03	91%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	34447	72%	**95	95%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	32401	68%	**65	94%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	25309	53%	**47	92%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	83%	31894	67%	**90	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	84%	27311	57%	**54	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	27688	58%	**47	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	27311	57%	**70	94%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	89%	31357	66%	**82	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	91%	33837	71%	**28	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	85%	32518	68%	**82	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	33098	69%	**42	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	34011	71%	**92	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	87%	28108	59%	**23	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	30792	64%	**10	95%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	83%	27775	58%	**41	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	93%	29428	61%	**49	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	37536	78%	**80	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	94%	33895	71%	**34	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	91%	38609	81%	**80	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	86%	31792	66%	**59	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	29950	63%	**51	95%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	24294	51%	**26	93%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	25309	53%	**47	92%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	84%	27311	57%	**54	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	36230	76%	**98	94%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	31647	66%	**65	93%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	29051	61%	**54	96%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	86%	33199	69%	**78	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	91%	29718	62%	**36	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	39479	82%	**08	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33489	70%	**36	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	27804	58%	**21	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	21103	44%	**96	93%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	25614	54%	**05	93%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	93%	27166	57%	**51	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	31212	65%	**42	92%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	25222	53%	**11	92%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	30705	64%	**69	93%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	32895	69%	**01	91%

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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