Load data for .308 Win. Ackley Improved + .308 | 123gr | Nosler Expansion Tip

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant Reloder-10x, Baschieri & Pellagri 106, Hodgdon H4198

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 123gr \| Nosler Expansion Tip
Manufacturer SKU:	59387
Bullet Weight:	123gr \| 8.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.363" \| 34.6mm
Caliber:	.308 Win. Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	2.014" \| 51.2mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.758" \| 70.1mm
Seated Depth:	0.619" \| 15.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.517" \| 13.1mm
Case Capacity:	59.0 Grains of Water \| 3.83 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	60191 psi \| 4150 bar
LID:	LID_B4129_C403
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:8

Load data for 110 loads in caliber .308 Win. Ackley Improved with .308 | 123gr | Nosler Expansion Tip bullet and 55 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant Reloder-10x, Baschieri & Pellagri 106, Hodgdon H4198. 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>>	92%	53592	89%	**66	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	95%	53882	90%	**48	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	97%	47674	79%	**00	100%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	97%	52547	87%	**66	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	97%	51459	85%	**69	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	39247	65%	**48	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	42409	70%	**71	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	32329	54%	**74	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	97%	42424	70%	**94	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	97%	52634	87%	**02	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	90%	53650	89%	**46	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106 👍	<<locked>>	94%	53287	89%	**13	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	97%	42830	71%	**74	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	97%	48472	81%	**74	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	90%	53592	89%	**10	96%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	97%	47805	79%	**46	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	95%	53113	88%	**31	98%
Hodgdon H4198 👍	<<locked>>	92%	53766	89%	**23	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	30255	50%	**59	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	36361	60%	**79	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	96%	52808	88%	**49	100%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	86%	53055	88%	**84	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	97%	45107	75%	**61	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	96%	53040	88%	**82	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	97%	50517	84%	**56	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	38856	65%	**02	95%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	87%	53055	88%	**51	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	44657	74%	**82	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	93%	53954	90%	**95	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	41292	69%	**85	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	40814	68%	**08	96%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	97%	44251	74%	**67	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	97%	50618	84%	**20	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	29762	49%	**91	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	86%	53592	89%	**30	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	97%	51822	86%	**82	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	44657	74%	**48	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	38841	65%	**23	92%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	90%	53374	89%	**94	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	94%	53345	89%	**25	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	44266	74%	**79	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	35360	59%	**12	95%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	38856	65%	**02	95%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	95%	53606	89%	**49	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	97%	48965	81%	**59	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	43250	72%	**82	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	94%	53940	90%	**10	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	97%	49400	82%	**84	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	39885	66%	**20	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	29936	50%	**59	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	37971	63%	**26	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	96%	47558	79%	**23	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	37956	63%	**53	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	97%	47311	79%	**63	96%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	97%	52620	87%	**22	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	38754	64%	**17	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	34055	57%	**51	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	29051	48%	**97	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	87%	36883	61%	**71	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	83%	31604	52%	**66	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	22727	38%	**95	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	87%	29791	49%	**75	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	90%	25643	43%	**77	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	25614	43%	**57	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	32300	54%	**02	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	39958	66%	**10	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	34853	58%	**72	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	91%	35723	59%	**17	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	84%	32938	55%	**36	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	39450	66%	**54	92%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29008	48%	**10	92%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	33228	55%	**31	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	38479	64%	**41	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	85%	25744	43%	**57	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	84%	24743	41%	**28	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34418	57%	**98	99%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	81%	46354	77%	**79	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	89%	35244	59%	**44	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	82%	31792	53%	**56	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	83%	31923	53%	**72	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	89%	29327	49%	**62	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	45310	75%	**33	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	39276	65%	**77	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	36477	61%	**80	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	91%	34476	57%	**35	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	84%	27296	45%	**67	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	94%	40495	67%	**89	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	90%	41002	68%	**40	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23772	39%	**50	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	81%	45687	76%	**02	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	30951	51%	**39	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	28007	47%	**48	90%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	93%	34098	57%	**15	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	41640	69%	**23	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	34142	57%	**48	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	27325	45%	**82	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	85%	25382	42%	**36	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	29327	49%	**62	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	36332	60%	**31	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	86%	33388	55%	**31	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	26527	44%	**85	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	36419	61%	**25	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	30487	51%	**97	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25237	42%	**46	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	87%	22945	38%	**33	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	85%	26774	44%	**28	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	87%	34258	57%	**38	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	87%	28166	47%	**87	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	86%	33547	56%	**48	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	88%	37797	63%	**36	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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