Load data for .308 Marlin Express + .308 | 160gr | Hornady FTX L1.25

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 160gr \| Hornady FTX L1.25
Manufacturer SKU:	30396
Bullet Weight:	160gr \| 10.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.250" \| 31.7mm
Caliber:	.308 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):	1.910" \| 48.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.571" \| 65.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.589" \| 15.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.429" \| 10.9mm
Case Capacity:	51.0 Grains of Water \| 3.31 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B2678_C397
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:12 - 1:10

Load data for 114 loads in caliber .308 Marlin Express with .308 | 160gr | Hornady FTX L1.25 bullet and 57 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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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	95%	42380	89%	**28	94%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	86%	41930	88%	**25	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	92%	43004	90%	**05	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	92%	42728	89%	**75	91%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	89%	42670	89%	**95	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	90%	42192	88%	**08	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	96%	41176	86%	**67	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	95%	42337	88%	**67	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	33953	71%	**26	97%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	43047	90%	**84	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	96%	34983	73%	**16	92%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	88%	42293	88%	**02	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	97%	38725	81%	**85	92%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	86%	42815	89%	**39	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	96%	42786	89%	**38	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	95%	42119	88%	**70	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	91%	42786	89%	**65	96%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	91%	41930	88%	**25	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	86%	42076	88%	**31	98%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	97%	38247	80%	**15	99%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	87%	42293	88%	**56	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	39726	83%	**18	93%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	93%	42772	89%	**11	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	88%	42061	88%	**92	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	90%	42714	89%	**18	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	40596	85%	**34	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	94%	42815	89%	**56	94%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	37884	79%	**49	94%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	84%	43076	90%	**92	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	96%	42859	90%	**15	96%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	42438	89%	**38	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	97%	37927	79%	**75	92%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	94%	42569	89%	**38	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	90%	42989	90%	**85	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	89%	42569	89%	**15	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	97%	37173	78%	**88	94%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	93%	42612	89%	**05	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	96%	40495	85%	**65	95%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	86%	42134	88%	**25	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	42177	88%	**21	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	94%	42989	90%	**56	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	37188	78%	**74	98%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	40596	85%	**34	97%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	37884	79%	**49	94%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	87%	41945	88%	**59	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	91%	42656	89%	**38	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	95%	42467	89%	**69	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	95%	42351	88%	**11	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	85%	42496	89%	**16	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	90%	41901	88%	**46	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	41756	87%	**56	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	31836	67%	**44	98%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	39436	82%	**62	98%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	92%	42888	90%	**25	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	39523	83%	**88	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	92%	42496	89%	**61	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	90%	42772	89%	**54	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	88%	33576	70%	**54	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	35650	74%	**03	97%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	30951	65%	**78	98%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	90%	39436	82%	**16	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	31604	66%	**85	91%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	31386	66%	**98	93%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	24468	51%	**06	95%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	25933	54%	**10	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	83%	21886	46%	**18	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	27209	57%	**56	99%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	92%	30835	64%	**18	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	34098	71%	**51	99%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	93%	35056	73%	**10	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36782	77%	**34	98%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	93%	38870	81%	**59	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	85%	30197	63%	**15	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	31691	66%	**42	92%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	30269	63%	**85	95%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	35056	73%	**93	96%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	23844	50%	**51	93%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	36114	75%	**44	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	91%	33025	69%	**83	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	82%	29834	62%	**42	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	33112	69%	**21	93%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	31111	65%	**92	93%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	82%	25077	52%	**87	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	85%	33214	69%	**69	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	88%	29109	61%	**52	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	38682	81%	**20	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	84%	28964	61%	**29	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	26223	55%	**87	92%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	93%	33359	70%	**77	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	87%	33852	71%	**64	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	83%	34258	72%	**18	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	32837	69%	**21	94%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	90%	29515	62%	**08	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	29776	62%	**36	94%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	85%	28892	60%	**19	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	36187	76%	**13	96%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	89%	33504	70%	**47	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	28587	60%	**67	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	23366	49%	**42	92%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	25077	52%	**87	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	88%	29109	61%	**52	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	34983	73%	**28	92%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	30429	64%	**88	91%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28079	59%	**77	94%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	89%	34519	72%	**54	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	38101	80%	**47	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	32010	67%	**56	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	26585	56%	**41	96%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	20334	42%	**13	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	24656	52%	**21	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	30124	63%	**65	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	24395	51%	**31	91%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	29631	62%	**92	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	82%	32256	67%	**34	90%

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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