Load data for .308 Marlin Express + .308 | 150gr | Lapua Mega

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 150gr \| Lapua Mega
Manufacturer SKU:	4PL7057 \| E469
Bullet Weight:	150gr \| 9.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	0.955" \| 24.3mm
Caliber:	.308 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):	1.910" \| 48.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.571" \| 65.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.294" \| 7.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.294" \| 7.5mm
Case Capacity:	51.0 Grains of Water \| 3.31 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B3147_C397
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 124 loads in caliber .308 Marlin Express with .308 | 150gr | Lapua Mega bullet and 62 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, 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%	42322	88%	**62	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	40350	84%	**97	92%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	85%	43047	90%	**79	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	89%	42772	89%	**36	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	90%	42322	88%	**07	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	87%	42250	88%	**23	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	88%	42960	90%	**56	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42250	88%	**15	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	93%	42235	88%	**95	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	37579	79%	**23	98%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	93%	42801	89%	**15	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	97%	38043	79%	**10	94%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	86%	42279	88%	**30	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	96%	41568	87%	**75	93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	84%	42743	89%	**70	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	93%	42627	89%	**75	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	92%	42409	89%	**08	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	89%	42192	88%	**93	96%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	90%	42670	89%	**72	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	85%	43018	90%	**82	98%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	96%	39653	83%	**84	92%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	97%	41263	86%	**08	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	39305	82%	**70	92%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	85%	42844	90%	**00	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	96%	42453	89%	**05	94%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	91%	42873	90%	**52	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	87%	43076	90%	**46	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	88%	42540	89%	**46	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	95%	42888	90%	**08	98%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	42583	89%	**87	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	97%	41481	87%	**43	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	94%	42525	89%	**46	96%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	94%	41959	88%	**59	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	96%	40727	85%	**59	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	97%	41742	87%	**75	93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	92%	42569	89%	**79	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	42598	89%	**20	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	87%	42960	90%	**56	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	39581	83%	**79	95%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	91%	42728	89%	**39	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	95%	42076	88%	**30	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	34693	72%	**48	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	84%	42540	89%	**66	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	94%	42975	90%	**72	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	92%	43004	90%	**87	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	39624	83%	**48	98%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	95%	42888	90%	**08	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	97%	41481	87%	**43	96%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	85%	42525	89%	**03	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	89%	42975	90%	**79	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	93%	42989	90%	**13	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	93%	42351	88%	**43	94%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	36274	76%	**61	93%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	88%	42670	89%	**90	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	95%	42554	89%	**00	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	33968	71%	**11	98%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	42351	88%	**46	98%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	30908	65%	**13	92%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	90%	42960	90%	**66	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	42148	88%	**69	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	90%	42656	89%	**08	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	88%	43047	90%	**95	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	85%	32764	68%	**56	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	93%	35839	75%	**02	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	38276	80%	**87	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32822	69%	**39	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	87%	38638	81%	**31	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	33997	71%	**62	92%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	33939	71%	**79	94%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	26760	56%	**77	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	27963	58%	**80	92%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	22568	47%	**42	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28979	61%	**23	99%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	89%	30197	63%	**26	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	36608	76%	**25	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	91%	34461	72%	**25	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	39102	82%	**05	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	89%	37144	78%	**64	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	82%	29211	61%	**06	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	33576	70%	**13	93%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	32619	68%	**62	97%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	37550	78%	**74	97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	92%	35534	74%	**92	90%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	25715	54%	**31	94%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	93%	34795	73%	**79	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	37898	79%	**08	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	88%	32837	69%	**02	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	31038	65%	**97	91%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	35447	74%	**98	95%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	33562	70%	**69	94%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	26281	55%	**34	91%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	83%	33083	69%	**93	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	85%	28384	59%	**47	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	28456	59%	**34	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	28036	59%	**54	93%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	90%	32880	69%	**92	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	91%	34911	73%	**31	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	84%	33286	70%	**75	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	34011	71%	**36	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	34766	73%	**88	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	87%	29356	61%	**29	91%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	31720	66%	**06	95%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	83%	29196	61%	**44	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	93%	30690	64%	**52	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	38653	81%	**90	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	86%	32851	69%	**56	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	30719	64%	**38	95%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	24772	52%	**93	93%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	26281	55%	**34	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	85%	28384	59%	**47	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	36898	77%	**95	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	32634	68%	**62	93%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	29689	62%	**38	95%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	86%	33663	70%	**62	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	92%	31589	66%	**56	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	34374	72%	**33	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	28384	59%	**01	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	21466	45%	**64	92%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	26585	56%	**95	93%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	94%	28123	59%	**41	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	32169	67%	**36	92%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	25918	54%	**92	92%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	31734	66%	**65	93%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	33576	70%	**92	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.