Load data for .308 Marlin Express + .308 | 175gr | Sierra HPBT MatchKing

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, IMR 3031, Lovex D073.6, Norma 202, Vihtavuori N140

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 175gr \| Sierra HPBT MatchKing
Manufacturer SKU:	2275
Bullet Weight:	175gr \| 11.3g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.240" \| 31.5mm
Caliber:	.308 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):	1.910" \| 48.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.571" \| 65.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.579" \| 14.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.394" \| 10.0mm
Case Capacity:	51.0 Grains of Water \| 3.31 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B5889_C397
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:12 - 1:10

Load data for 134 loads in caliber .308 Marlin Express with .308 | 175gr | Sierra HPBT MatchKing bullet and 67 powders such as Accurate 2495, IMR 3031, Lovex D073.6, Norma 202, Vihtavuori N140. 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>>	92%	42728	89%	**49	95%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	97%	41698	87%	**03	94%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	84%	42989	90%	**43	100%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	88%	42308	88%	**93	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	90%	42641	89%	**93	93%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	86%	42511	89%	**03	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	87%	42786	89%	**26	98%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42656	89%	**79	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	92%	42090	88%	**65	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	39291	82%	**29	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	92%	42583	89%	**72	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	97%	39189	82%	**16	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	85%	42917	90%	**06	100%
Alliant Reloder-15	<<locked>>	96%	42685	89%	**69	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	83%	42917	90%	**47	100%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	93%	43062	90%	**62	94%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	92%	43004	90%	**92	97%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	88%	42047	88%	**64	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	97%	42351	88%	**75	93%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	88%	42293	88%	**33	100%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	84%	42554	89%	**39	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	96%	40292	84%	**10	92%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	96%	40669	85%	**83	94%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	97%	42322	88%	**92	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	39987	84%	**67	94%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	84%	42366	89%	**54	100%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	96%	42670	89%	**82	96%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	90%	42264	88%	**13	97%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	85%	42627	89%	**13	98%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	87%	42786	89%	**26	98%
Lovex D073.6 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42612	89%	**75	99%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	90%	42032	88%	**57	95%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	96%	41785	87%	**26	97%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	93%	42105	88%	**16	97%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	93%	41945	88%	**33	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	96%	41829	87%	**56	95%
Ramshot Big Game	<<locked>>	96%	42308	88%	**69	95%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	90%	43033	90%	**10	92%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	91%	42322	88%	**46	95%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	87%	42598	89%	**97	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	87%	42917	90%	**23	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	41147	86%	**82	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	89%	42018	88%	**97	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	95%	42163	88%	**06	97%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	35592	74%	**51	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	83%	43076	90%	**43	99%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	38986	81%	**16	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	92%	42366	89%	**10	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	94%	43018	90%	**49	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	90%	42018	88%	**47	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	40698	85%	**44	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	94%	42612	89%	**75	99%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	96%	41785	87%	**26	97%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	84%	42090	88%	**77	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	88%	43047	90%	**49	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	92%	42641	89%	**80	99%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	92%	42641	89%	**29	95%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	97%	37536	78%	**74	95%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	87%	42061	88%	**47	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	93%	42105	88%	**67	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	35244	74%	**21	99%
Vihtavuori N140 👍	<<locked>>	96%	42960	90%	**29	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	31604	66%	**33	94%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	88%	41974	88%	**20	97%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	95%	42090	88%	**46	99%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	89%	42714	89%	**82	98%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	87%	42003	88%	**52	96%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	29892	62%	**87	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	88%	32532	68%	**19	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	39566	83%	**87	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	34171	71%	**52	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	83%	34679	72%	**46	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	35288	74%	**78	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	34867	73%	**85	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	28065	59%	**03	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	29051	61%	**10	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	23656	49%	**82	93%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	29921	63%	**36	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	26832	56%	**37	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	37507	78%	**15	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	87%	31343	65%	**42	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	39784	83%	**01	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	86%	34461	72%	**95	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	29269	61%	**13	92%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	34360	72%	**23	95%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	91%	35056	73%	**31	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	33257	69%	**65	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	38406	80%	**74	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	92%	35375	74%	**18	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	89%	32532	68%	**19	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	26223	55%	**47	96%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	30850	64%	**83	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	39291	82%	**05	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	84%	29501	62%	**10	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	31778	66%	**06	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	36332	76%	**98	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	34867	73%	**85	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	26948	56%	**57	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	31778	66%	**60	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	26165	55%	**95	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	29385	61%	**60	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	28877	60%	**77	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	85%	29240	61%	**00	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	88%	32140	67%	**59	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	86%	37971	79%	**18	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	30560	64%	**06	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	35085	73%	**56	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	35882	75%	**95	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	83%	26049	54%	**37	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	32706	68%	**16	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	27847	58%	**14	91%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	88%	27180	57%	**64	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	39943	83%	**90	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	90%	31314	65%	**46	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	87%	36216	76%	**05	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	83%	30516	64%	**96	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	31256	65%	**47	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	25425	53%	**29	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	26948	56%	**57	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	26165	55%	**95	90%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	38014	79%	**01	95%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	33344	70%	**69	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	30734	64%	**60	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	82%	30661	64%	**93	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	88%	28137	59%	**70	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	35012	73%	**29	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	29138	61%	**18	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	22437	47%	**13	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	27093	57%	**11	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	89%	25135	53%	**69	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	33025	69%	**52	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	26629	56%	**24	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	32547	68%	**82	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	34360	72%	**05	93%

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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