Load data for .308 Marlin Express + .308 | 165gr | LOS Tactic

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Vihtavuori N130

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 165gr \| LOS Tactic
Bullet Weight:	165gr \| 10.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.452" \| 36.9mm
Caliber:	.308 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):	1.910" \| 48.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.571" \| 65.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.791" \| 20.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.660" \| 16.8mm
Case Capacity:	51.0 Grains of Water \| 3.31 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B3529_C397
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:8

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .308 Marlin Express with .308 | 165gr | LOS Tactic bullet and 50 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Vihtavuori N130. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	88%	42612	89%	**03	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	91%	42047	88%	**56	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	41292	86%	**20	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	95%	42554	89%	**29	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	96%	42482	89%	**56	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	30850	64%	**34	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	35563	74%	**87	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	25150	53%	**90	93%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	36376	76%	**10	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42395	89%	**43	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	87%	42670	89%	**90	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	42946	90%	**74	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	36927	77%	**06	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	96%	42540	89%	**97	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	87%	43062	90%	**64	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	42047	88%	**56	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	41901	88%	**62	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	87%	41800	87%	**41	98%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	31459	66%	**15	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	91%	42511	89%	**97	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	97%	40277	84%	**03	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	94%	42743	89%	**39	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	96%	42482	89%	**56	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	96%	32271	67%	**21	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	39363	82%	**28	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	90%	42540	89%	**36	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	34650	72%	**11	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	35810	75%	**60	96%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	97%	39015	82%	**03	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	95%	42670	89%	**13	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	42830	89%	**49	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	38159	80%	**74	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	32474	68%	**62	92%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	84%	41872	87%	**67	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	91%	42134	88%	**59	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	39262	82%	**31	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	31140	65%	**90	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	96%	32271	67%	**21	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	41901	88%	**90	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	96%	42583	89%	**72	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	36782	77%	**18	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	42525	89%	**64	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	96%	42453	89%	**93	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	35114	73%	**82	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	96%	25193	53%	**34	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	33446	70%	**88	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	97%	42569	89%	**52	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	32808	69%	**98	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	96%	41771	87%	**82	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	94%	42032	88%	**65	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	33794	71%	**65	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	29718	62%	**16	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	24221	51%	**78	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	87%	31633	66%	**33	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	84%	26948	56%	**57	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	82%	17738	37%	**83	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	88%	25701	54%	**67	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	92%	21915	46%	**05	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	21741	45%	**52	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	27717	58%	**70	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	35389	74%	**69	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	31082	65%	**64	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	91%	30676	64%	**72	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	84%	28718	60%	**24	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	34867	73%	**19	92%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	25353	53%	**05	92%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	29051	61%	**06	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	34621	72%	**16	96%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	85%	21480	45%	**36	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	30937	65%	**87	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	88%	30574	64%	**13	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	83%	27804	58%	**60	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	26948	56%	**57	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	90%	25701	54%	**67	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	34838	73%	**49	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	30748	64%	**29	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	91%	29501	62%	**03	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	85%	23685	49%	**78	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	94%	35592	74%	**41	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	90%	35636	74%	**88	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	26774	56%	**31	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	82%	23540	49%	**49	90%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	93%	29530	62%	**96	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	38043	79%	**14	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	29994	63%	**26	94%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	82%	23888	50%	**09	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	86%	22017	46%	**64	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	90%	25701	54%	**67	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	31517	66%	**96	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	86%	29254	61%	**13	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	22191	46%	**90	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	31647	66%	**90	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	26179	55%	**85	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	21814	46%	**70	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	89%	20102	42%	**77	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	86%	23844	50%	**59	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	87%	29979	63%	**13	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	88%	24961	52%	**11	91%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	86%	29037	61%	**19	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	88%	33968	71%	**15	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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