Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .308 Win. with .308 | 168gr | Nosler Custom Competition bullet and 88 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are Hodgdon BL-C2, Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR and ReloadSwiss RS 52.
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Charge: Powder weight in grains. Start with the minimum load and work up carefully.
FR (Fill Rate): Case fill as a percentage. Values above 100% mean compressed loads.
MaxP / %: Maximum chamber pressure in bar and as a percentage of the standardized maximum for this caliber.
V(0): Muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) at the standardized barrel length.
z (Powder Burn): Estimated propellant combustion percentage at bullet exit.
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Max Load - Barrel Length: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,474 psi | 86% | 2546 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2200 | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,460 psi | 87% | 2621 fps | 97.6% |
| Accurate 2230 | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,852 psi | 88% | 2631 fps | 98% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,447 psi | 89% | 2612 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,780 psi | 89% | 2635 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 94% | 54,201 psi | 90% | 2661 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4064ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,850 psi | 83% | 2618 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,924 psi | 88% | 2503 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 86% | 53,374 psi | 89% | 2523 fps | 99.9% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,490 psi | 89% | 2657 fps | 98.5% |
| ADI AR 2207 | <<locked>> | 84% | 53,867 psi | 89% | 2526 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2208ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,285 psi | 85% | 2598 fps | 97.5% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,011 psi | 86% | 2608 fps | 100% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,113 psi | 88% | 2621 fps | 99.3% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,692 psi | 86% | 2615 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,024 psi | 85% | 2671 fps | 98.8% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 98% | 53,301 psi | 89% | 2746 fps | 97.6% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,661 psi | 83% | 2618 fps | 98.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,808 psi | 86% | 2559 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 54,027 psi | 90% | 2684 fps | 98.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-17ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 44,193 psi | 73% | 2598 fps | 97.1% |
| Alliant Reloder-7 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,605 psi | 86% | 2500 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,532 psi | 86% | 2503 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,330 psi | 89% | 2667 fps | 97.5% |
| Bofors RP3ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,501 psi | 82% | 2628 fps | 98.8% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,605 psi | 87% | 2569 fps | 99.5% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,430 psi | 85% | 2651 fps | 99.5% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 92% | 53,055 psi | 88% | 2726 fps | 98.1% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,954 psi | 90% | 2635 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,866 psi | 86% | 2615 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,851 psi | 86% | 2638 fps | 96.5% |
| Hodgdon H4198 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,692 psi | 86% | 2503 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,882 psi | 90% | 2667 fps | 99% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,170 psi | 87% | 2694 fps | 99.1% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 33,692 psi | 56% | 1552 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,402 psi | 87% | 2625 fps | 98.7% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,301 psi | 87% | 2664 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,983 psi | 90% | 2631 fps | 98.2% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,823 psi | 88% | 2530 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,909 psi | 86% | 2667 fps | 98.4% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,113 psi | 88% | 2621 fps | 99.3% |
| Lovex D073.4 | <<locked>> | 84% | 53,621 psi | 89% | 2621 fps | 99.9% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,417 psi | 89% | 2618 fps | 99.7% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,721 psi | 86% | 2638 fps | 99.9% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,474 psi | 86% | 2549 fps | 98.2% |
| Lovex S062ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,866 psi | 88% | 2631 fps | 99.3% |
| Norma 200 | <<locked>> | 84% | 51,764 psi | 86% | 2536 fps | 100% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,315 psi | 87% | 2608 fps | 99.3% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,315 psi | 87% | 2621 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203Bᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,055 psi | 88% | 2674 fps | 98.5% |
| Ramshot Big Gameᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,693 psi | 89% | 2697 fps | 98.4% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 94% | 54,215 psi | 90% | 2628 fps | 96.2% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,591 psi | 87% | 2648 fps | 98.3% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,851 psi | 86% | 2582 fps | 98.1% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 33,866 psi | 56% | 1591 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,505 psi | 89% | 2621 fps | 99.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 98% | 53,301 psi | 89% | 2740 fps | 98.1% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,224 psi | 78% | 2671 fps | 99.6% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,635 psi | 89% | 2608 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,692 psi | 88% | 2605 fps | 99.3% |
| Rottweil R 903ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 45,818 psi | 76% | 2562 fps | 97.9% |
| Shooters World AR Plus | <<locked>> | 84% | 53,621 psi | 89% | 2621 fps | 99.9% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,721 psi | 86% | 2638 fps | 99.9% |
| Shooters World Precisionᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,866 psi | 88% | 2631 fps | 99.3% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 88% | 53,606 psi | 89% | 2585 fps | 99.1% |
| SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2 | <<locked>> | 84% | 53,911 psi | 90% | 2287 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,562 psi | 87% | 2618 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 48,109 psi | 80% | 2621 fps | 97.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,823 psi | 88% | 2575 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,692 psi | 86% | 2602 fps | 96.3% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,895 psi | 86% | 2628 fps | 98.3% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,025 psi | 86% | 2530 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,865 psi | 85% | 2520 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,952 psi | 85% | 2612 fps | 99.3% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,751 psi | 89% | 2569 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,865 psi | 85% | 2598 fps | 98% |
| Somchem S355ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,050 psi | 78% | 2569 fps | 97.9% |
| Vihtavuori N120 | <<locked>> | 84% | 53,809 psi | 89% | 2480 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,953 psi | 86% | 2510 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,634 psi | 86% | 2523 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 54,157 psi | 90% | 2628 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,721 psi | 88% | 2598 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 45,382 psi | 75% | 2513 fps | 98.7% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,954 psi | 90% | 2625 fps | 99.4% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,256 psi | 85% | 2602 fps | 100% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALLᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 41,945 psi | 70% | 2448 fps | 96.3% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,214 psi | 87% | 2664 fps | 99.7% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 96% | 51,097 psi | 85% | 2635 fps | 98.7% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
Start Load - Barrel Length: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,505 psi | 59% | 2290 fps | 99.8% |
| Accurate 2200 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,006 psi | 76% | 2520 fps | 96.3% |
| Accurate 2230 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,992 psi | 76% | 2523 fps | 96.7% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,116 psi | 63% | 2369 fps | 98.6% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 27,963 psi | 46% | 2192 fps | 98.8% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,663 psi | 56% | 2316 fps | 97.2% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 26,513 psi | 44% | 2165 fps | 95.8% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,990 psi | 73% | 2375 fps | 99.9% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,367 psi | 74% | 2385 fps | 99.3% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,320 psi | 65% | 2415 fps | 95.5% |
| ADI AR 2207 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,558 psi | 79% | 2444 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 94% | 42,670 psi | 71% | 2457 fps | 95.6% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,670 psi | 71% | 2467 fps | 99.9% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,330 psi | 57% | 2290 fps | 95.4% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,663 psi | 54% | 2310 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,073 psi | 65% | 2457 fps | 96.3% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | 43.4 gr | 92% | 43,439 psi | 72% | 2575 fps | 95.1% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 88% | 34,127 psi | 57% | 2336 fps | 95% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,451 psi | 67% | 2388 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 90% | 39,566 psi | 66% | 2444 fps | 95% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 96% | 38,725 psi | 64% | 2490 fps | 95.3% |
| Alliant Reloder-7 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,733 psi | 81% | 2461 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,482 psi | 71% | 2369 fps | 99.9% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 90% | 43,656 psi | 73% | 2513 fps | 95.4% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 90% | 35,404 psi | 59% | 2379 fps | 95.6% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,782 psi | 61% | 2297 fps | 96.8% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | 37.8 gr | 80% | 31,995 psi | 53% | 2297 fps | 95.3% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 84% | 40,567 psi | 67% | 2510 fps | 95.1% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,015 psi | 65% | 2402 fps | 99.5% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,552 psi | 66% | 2418 fps | 99.1% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 96% | 45,426 psi | 75% | 2536 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon H4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,472 psi | 81% | 2457 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 84% | 37,057 psi | 62% | 2379 fps | 95.5% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 86% | 35,317 psi | 59% | 2385 fps | 95.3% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 24,889 psi | 41% | 1385 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 84% | 35,998 psi | 60% | 2339 fps | 95% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,082 psi | 52% | 2290 fps | 98.8% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 90% | 39,697 psi | 66% | 2398 fps | 95% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,727 psi | 69% | 2369 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 88% | 37,898 psi | 63% | 2425 fps | 95.3% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,330 psi | 57% | 2290 fps | 95.4% |
| Lovex D073.4 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,572 psi | 77% | 2520 fps | 99.4% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,840 psi | 63% | 2365 fps | 97.5% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,139 psi | 50% | 2247 fps | 96% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 84% | 38,247 psi | 64% | 2323 fps | 95.2% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 86% | 34,534 psi | 57% | 2313 fps | 95.7% |
| Norma 200 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,876 psi | 76% | 2454 fps | 100% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 82% | 33,924 psi | 56% | 2280 fps | 95.4% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,792 psi | 53% | 2257 fps | 97.3% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 90% | 38,769 psi | 64% | 2434 fps | 95.5% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 92% | 41,176 psi | 68% | 2490 fps | 95.7% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,981 psi | 85% | 2582 fps | 95.5% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 84% | 37,884 psi | 63% | 2398 fps | 95% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 82% | 40,059 psi | 67% | 2382 fps | 95.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,164 psi | 42% | 1424 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,595 psi | 64% | 2375 fps | 98.1% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | 41.2 gr | 90% | 40,973 psi | 68% | 2533 fps | 95.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 88% | 32,082 psi | 53% | 2343 fps | 95.2% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,520 psi | 59% | 2300 fps | 98% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 84% | 34,432 psi | 57% | 2287 fps | 95.5% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 92% | 35,273 psi | 59% | 2369 fps | 95.2% |
| Shooters World AR Plus | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,572 psi | 77% | 2520 fps | 99.4% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,139 psi | 50% | 2247 fps | 96% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 86% | 34,534 psi | 57% | 2313 fps | 95.7% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,118 psi | 68% | 2392 fps | 97% |
| SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,834 psi | 81% | 2224 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,236 psi | 72% | 2474 fps | 99.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 94% | 39,885 psi | 66% | 2470 fps | 95.4% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,075 psi | 68% | 2398 fps | 99.9% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 92% | 48,095 psi | 80% | 2546 fps | 95.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 88% | 40,422 psi | 67% | 2438 fps | 95.8% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,808 psi | 56% | 2221 fps | 97.8% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 27,398 psi | 46% | 2093 fps | 96.7% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,390 psi | 60% | 2356 fps | 96.5% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,272 psi | 55% | 2228 fps | 98.4% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 86% | 38,899 psi | 65% | 2398 fps | 95.2% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 92% | 36,854 psi | 61% | 2382 fps | 95.4% |
| Vihtavuori N120 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,587 psi | 79% | 2402 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,464 psi | 64% | 2306 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,692 psi | 56% | 2231 fps | 99.5% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 28,689 psi | 48% | 2195 fps | 98.9% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,023 psi | 50% | 2198 fps | 97.1% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 90% | 32,880 psi | 55% | 2280 fps | 95.6% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,084 psi | 57% | 2283 fps | 95.4% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 28,689 psi | 48% | 2178 fps | 95.9% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 98% | 39,218 psi | 65% | 2395 fps | 95.5% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,822 psi | 55% | 2313 fps | 95.9% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 86% | 36,869 psi | 61% | 2388 fps | 95.5% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
ᴾ possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.
This overview compares 104 powders for .308 Win. loaded with the .308 | 168gr | Nosler Custom Competition. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,746 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,552 fps to 2,746 fps. Accurate 2495 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 104 of the 104 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (415 MPa), the top charges use 56–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 168.0 gr projectile in 0.308" calls for a 1:13.5 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, Accurate 4350 reach 100 % fill or more at maximum charge, so these are compressed loads: they need a long drop tube to seat cleanly and react sensitively to the case capacity of your own brass lot. Hodgdon BL-C2, Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR, ReloadSwiss RS 52 rank at the top here: for .308 Win. with the .308 | 168gr | Nosler Custom Competition they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. As outliers, Accurate 2700, Accurate 4350, Alliant Reloder-16 burn incompletely and react more sensitively to barrel length and temperature. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.