Load data for .308 Marlin Express + .308 | 180gr | NorthFork Bonded Core

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H335, IMR 3031, Norma 202

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 180gr \| NorthFork Bonded Core
Bullet Weight:	180gr \| 11.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.305" \| 33.1mm
Caliber:	.308 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):	1.910" \| 48.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.571" \| 65.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.644" \| 16.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.644" \| 16.4mm
Case Capacity:	51.0 Grains of Water \| 3.31 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B3918_C397
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 134 loads in caliber .308 Marlin Express with .308 | 180gr | NorthFork Bonded Core bullet and 67 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H335, 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>>	93%	42235	88%	**83	95%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	40045	84%	**15	93%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	84%	42757	89%	**80	100%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	89%	42728	89%	**41	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	90%	42264	88%	**28	93%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	87%	42931	90%	**51	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	88%	43018	90%	**74	98%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	95%	42975	90%	**29	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	93%	42540	89%	**16	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	37637	79%	**51	99%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	93%	41858	87%	**03	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	97%	38203	80%	**41	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	86%	42148	88%	**41	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	96%	41336	86%	**83	94%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	84%	42917	90%	**92	100%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	94%	42467	89%	**93	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	93%	42337	88%	**26	97%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	89%	42395	89%	**18	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	97%	41205	86%	**97	93%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	89%	42047	88%	**74	99%
Hodgdon H335 👍	<<locked>>	85%	42612	89%	**87	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	97%	39697	83%	**41	92%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	96%	39421	82%	**05	93%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	97%	41220	86%	**13	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	39131	82%	**98	93%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	85%	42873	90%	**05	100%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	96%	42409	89%	**16	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	91%	42699	89%	**67	97%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	86%	42047	88%	**47	98%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	88%	43018	90%	**74	98%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	95%	42540	89%	**16	98%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	92%	42540	89%	**08	95%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	97%	41394	86%	**64	97%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	94%	42815	89%	**67	97%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42540	89%	**87	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	96%	40495	85%	**77	95%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	97%	41945	88%	**00	94%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	91%	42569	89%	**44	92%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	92%	42743	89%	**97	95%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	88%	42888	90%	**41	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	87%	42206	88%	**57	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	39392	82%	**93	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	91%	42699	89%	**54	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	96%	42902	90%	**60	97%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	34214	71%	**75	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	83%	41916	88%	**67	99%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	37608	79%	**28	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	93%	42844	90%	**64	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	94%	42264	88%	**80	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	91%	41771	87%	**88	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	39624	83%	**72	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	95%	42540	89%	**16	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	97%	41394	86%	**64	97%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	85%	42264	88%	**18	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	89%	42308	88%	**83	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	92%	42322	88%	**18	99%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	93%	41959	88%	**60	95%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	36318	76%	**95	94%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	88%	42699	89%	**98	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	94%	42018	88%	**05	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	34011	71%	**46	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	42975	90%	**74	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	30748	64%	**60	93%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	89%	42569	89%	**74	97%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	41945	88%	**87	99%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	90%	42076	88%	**10	98%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	88%	42830	89%	**06	96%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	82%	29936	63%	**34	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	89%	32416	68%	**67	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	38145	80%	**08	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	33214	69%	**80	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	84%	34896	73%	**93	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	34171	71%	**03	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	33649	70%	**06	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	26905	56%	**28	98%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	27789	58%	**31	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	22698	47%	**16	93%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	29037	61%	**64	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	86%	27673	58%	**08	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	36753	77%	**52	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	88%	31502	66%	**93	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	38885	81%	**26	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	87%	34679	72%	**42	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	28384	59%	**37	91%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	33460	70%	**51	95%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	93%	36434	76%	**01	91%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	32779	68%	**03	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	37275	78%	**98	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	94%	36535	76%	**85	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	90%	32808	69%	**77	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	25643	54%	**85	96%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	31343	65%	**44	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	38421	80%	**33	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	85%	29776	62%	**70	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	30951	65%	**37	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	35549	74%	**33	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	33649	70%	**06	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	26324	55%	**95	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	30879	65%	**85	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	82%	26107	55%	**46	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	28587	60%	**88	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	28239	59%	**11	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	87%	30110	63%	**67	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	89%	32430	68%	**10	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	87%	38261	80%	**69	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	82%	30487	64%	**54	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	33982	71%	**77	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	35099	73%	**29	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	84%	26556	55%	**01	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	31981	67%	**51	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	26977	56%	**46	91%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	90%	27485	57%	**24	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	38624	81%	**11	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	92%	32169	67%	**13	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	88%	36390	76%	**52	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	83%	30197	63%	**37	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	30835	64%	**85	96%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	24874	52%	**67	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	26324	55%	**95	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	82%	26107	55%	**46	90%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	36767	77%	**26	95%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	32213	67%	**96	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	29805	62%	**88	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	83%	30748	64%	**41	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	89%	28282	59%	**21	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	34432	72%	**64	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	28384	59%	**52	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	21901	46%	**47	94%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	26397	55%	**46	94%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	90%	25454	53%	**29	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	32169	67%	**80	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	25991	54%	**59	94%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	31517	66%	**03	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	33721	70%	**39	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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