Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .308 Win. with .308 | 174gr | Prvi Partizan SP bullet and 89 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR, ReloadSwiss RS 52 and Hodgdon CFE223.
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Only powders/loads that match the current filter criteria are displayed: max pressure of a load ≤ 90% of max. standardized pressure, fill rate ≥ 80% and propellant combustion ≥ 95%. Use the sliders above the tables to adjust these thresholds.
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% | 52,402 psi | 87% | 2507 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2200 | <<locked>> | 84% | 53,243 psi | 88% | 2585 fps | 98% |
| Accurate 2230 | <<locked>> | 84% | 53,896 psi | 90% | 2595 fps | 98.4% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 90% | 54,201 psi | 90% | 2569 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,416 psi | 85% | 2552 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,576 psi | 86% | 2572 fps | 99.9% |
| Accurate 4064ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,097 psi | 85% | 2585 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 86% | 53,519 psi | 89% | 2461 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 86% | 53,983 psi | 90% | 2480 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,242 psi | 85% | 2572 fps | 98.5% |
| ADI AR 2207 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,387 psi | 85% | 2444 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2208ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,909 psi | 86% | 2559 fps | 97.9% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,953 psi | 88% | 2569 fps | 100% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 94% | 54,114 psi | 90% | 2582 fps | 99.5% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,852 psi | 88% | 2575 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,967 psi | 86% | 2631 fps | 99.1% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 98% | 53,795 psi | 89% | 2707 fps | 98% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,502 psi | 84% | 2582 fps | 99% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,533 psi | 87% | 2516 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,474 psi | 86% | 2598 fps | 98.1% |
| Alliant Reloder-17ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 44,991 psi | 75% | 2569 fps | 97.6% |
| Alliant Reloder-7 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,562 psi | 87% | 2461 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,373 psi | 87% | 2464 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 96% | 54,230 psi | 90% | 2631 fps | 97.9% |
| Bofors RP3ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,401 psi | 84% | 2592 fps | 99.1% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 92% | 53,461 psi | 89% | 2530 fps | 99.7% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,301 psi | 87% | 2612 fps | 99.7% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 92% | 54,273 psi | 90% | 2694 fps | 98.5% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,387 psi | 85% | 2549 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,518 psi | 87% | 2572 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,736 psi | 88% | 2598 fps | 97% |
| Hodgdon H4198 | <<locked>> | 82% | 52,228 psi | 87% | 2461 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,576 psi | 86% | 2585 fps | 98.9% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 98% | 53,069 psi | 88% | 2654 fps | 99.4% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 33,794 psi | 56% | 1522 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,040 psi | 88% | 2585 fps | 99% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,447 psi | 89% | 2625 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,605 psi | 86% | 2549 fps | 98.1% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 88% | 53,403 psi | 89% | 2484 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,692 psi | 88% | 2628 fps | 98.8% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 94% | 54,114 psi | 90% | 2582 fps | 99.5% |
| Lovex D073.4 | <<locked>> | 88% | 53,330 psi | 89% | 2552 fps | 99.8% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 90% | 54,143 psi | 90% | 2575 fps | 99.9% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,605 psi | 87% | 2598 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,330 psi | 87% | 2513 fps | 98.5% |
| Lovex S062ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,621 psi | 89% | 2592 fps | 99.5% |
| Norma 200 | <<locked>> | 84% | 52,533 psi | 87% | 2493 fps | 100% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,316 psi | 89% | 2572 fps | 99.5% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,345 psi | 89% | 2582 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203Bᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,867 psi | 89% | 2635 fps | 98.8% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 98% | 50,908 psi | 85% | 2608 fps | 98.2% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,648 psi | 86% | 2543 fps | 96% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,476 psi | 89% | 2612 fps | 98.7% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,504 psi | 87% | 2539 fps | 98.4% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 33,997 psi | 56% | 1558 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 90% | 54,070 psi | 90% | 2579 fps | 99.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 98% | 54,230 psi | 90% | 2703 fps | 98.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 48,080 psi | 80% | 2635 fps | 99.8% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 94% | 54,201 psi | 90% | 2562 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 98% | 53,345 psi | 89% | 2566 fps | 99.5% |
| Rottweil R 903ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 46,630 psi | 77% | 2526 fps | 98.3% |
| Shooters World AR Plus | <<locked>> | 82% | 50,691 psi | 84% | 2530 fps | 99.8% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,605 psi | 87% | 2598 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Precisionᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,621 psi | 89% | 2592 fps | 99.5% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,155 psi | 85% | 2503 fps | 99% |
| SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2 | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,866 psi | 86% | 2215 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 86% | 53,548 psi | 89% | 2579 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 48,936 psi | 81% | 2585 fps | 98% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 88% | 53,621 psi | 89% | 2533 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,504 psi | 87% | 2566 fps | 96.7% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,707 psi | 88% | 2589 fps | 98.6% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,924 psi | 88% | 2490 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,503 psi | 86% | 2480 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 90% | 51,634 psi | 86% | 2569 fps | 99.5% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,445 psi | 85% | 2490 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 94% | 51,764 psi | 86% | 2562 fps | 98.4% |
| Somchem S355ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 48,095 psi | 80% | 2536 fps | 98.4% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,447 psi | 57% | 2362 fps | 96% |
| Vihtavuori N120 | <<locked>> | 84% | 54,389 psi | 90% | 2434 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,692 psi | 88% | 2470 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,533 psi | 87% | 2484 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 98% | 51,677 psi | 86% | 2543 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 98% | 53,838 psi | 89% | 2562 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 46,093 psi | 77% | 2474 fps | 99% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 92% | 51,474 psi | 86% | 2539 fps | 99.3% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,025 psi | 86% | 2559 fps | 100% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALLᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 42,380 psi | 70% | 2411 fps | 96.8% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,098 psi | 88% | 2625 fps | 99.8% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,359 psi | 87% | 2602 fps | 99% |
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% | 36,245 psi | 60% | 2257 fps | 99.9% |
| Accurate 2200 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,586 psi | 77% | 2480 fps | 96.8% |
| Accurate 2230 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,731 psi | 78% | 2490 fps | 97.2% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,783 psi | 64% | 2333 fps | 99% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 28,500 psi | 47% | 2159 fps | 99.1% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,287 psi | 57% | 2283 fps | 97.7% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 27,006 psi | 45% | 2133 fps | 96.4% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,773 psi | 74% | 2339 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,136 psi | 75% | 2352 fps | 99.5% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 84% | 37,449 psi | 62% | 2333 fps | 95.3% |
| ADI AR 2207 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,399 psi | 80% | 2405 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 92% | 40,756 psi | 68% | 2379 fps | 95.4% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,308 psi | 72% | 2428 fps | 99.9% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,070 psi | 58% | 2260 fps | 96% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,141 psi | 55% | 2274 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,001 psi | 66% | 2428 fps | 96.9% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | 42.8 gr | 92% | 44,077 psi | 73% | 2539 fps | 95.8% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 88% | 34,476 psi | 57% | 2300 fps | 95.5% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,205 psi | 68% | 2352 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,030 psi | 67% | 2405 fps | 95.5% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 94% | 36,912 psi | 61% | 2405 fps | 95% |
| Alliant Reloder-7 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,269 psi | 82% | 2418 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,091 psi | 72% | 2333 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 88% | 41,553 psi | 69% | 2428 fps | 95.1% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 88% | 33,779 psi | 56% | 2300 fps | 95.4% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,217 psi | 62% | 2264 fps | 97.3% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,590 psi | 54% | 2264 fps | 95.9% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | 40 gr | 84% | 41,075 psi | 68% | 2474 fps | 95.7% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,581 psi | 66% | 2362 fps | 99.7% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,219 psi | 67% | 2382 fps | 99.3% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 96% | 46,137 psi | 77% | 2500 fps | 95.6% |
| Hodgdon H4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,255 psi | 82% | 2421 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 82% | 35,534 psi | 59% | 2300 fps | 95.4% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 84% | 33,765 psi | 56% | 2306 fps | 95.1% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,150 psi | 42% | 1358 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 84% | 36,535 psi | 61% | 2303 fps | 95.6% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,778 psi | 53% | 2260 fps | 99.1% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,364 psi | 67% | 2365 fps | 95.6% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,409 psi | 70% | 2329 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 86% | 36,187 psi | 60% | 2343 fps | 95.1% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,070 psi | 58% | 2260 fps | 96% |
| Lovex D073.4 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,582 psi | 67% | 2359 fps | 98.3% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,522 psi | 64% | 2333 fps | 98% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,661 psi | 51% | 2218 fps | 96.6% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 82% | 36,608 psi | 61% | 2244 fps | 95% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 84% | 32,895 psi | 55% | 2231 fps | 95.4% |
| Norma 200 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,427 psi | 77% | 2411 fps | 100% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,474 psi | 54% | 2205 fps | 95.2% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,271 psi | 54% | 2224 fps | 97.8% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 88% | 37,057 psi | 62% | 2352 fps | 95.3% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 90% | 39,233 psi | 65% | 2408 fps | 95.5% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 90% | 48,240 psi | 80% | 2490 fps | 95.2% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 84% | 38,334 psi | 64% | 2362 fps | 95.5% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,000 psi | 63% | 2297 fps | 95.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,179 psi | 42% | 1391 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,465 psi | 66% | 2346 fps | 98.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | 39.7 gr | 88% | 38,914 psi | 65% | 2444 fps | 95.1% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 88% | 32,663 psi | 54% | 2316 fps | 96.1% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,911 psi | 60% | 2260 fps | 98.4% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 82% | 32,953 psi | 55% | 2208 fps | 95.3% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 90% | 33,721 psi | 56% | 2290 fps | 95% |
| Shooters World AR Plus | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,369 psi | 79% | 2480 fps | 99.6% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,661 psi | 51% | 2218 fps | 96.6% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 84% | 32,895 psi | 55% | 2231 fps | 95.4% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,756 psi | 69% | 2356 fps | 97.4% |
| SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,298 psi | 82% | 2185 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,932 psi | 73% | 2438 fps | 99.7% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 92% | 38,014 psi | 63% | 2388 fps | 95.2% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,858 psi | 70% | 2362 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 90% | 45,730 psi | 76% | 2461 fps | 95.3% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 86% | 38,363 psi | 64% | 2352 fps | 95.5% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,418 psi | 57% | 2192 fps | 98.2% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 27,905 psi | 46% | 2067 fps | 97.3% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,985 psi | 61% | 2323 fps | 97% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,692 psi | 56% | 2192 fps | 98.7% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,682 psi | 66% | 2369 fps | 95.8% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 90% | 35,201 psi | 58% | 2303 fps | 95.2% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 98% | 32,329 psi | 54% | 2313 fps | 95% |
| Vihtavuori N120 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,399 psi | 80% | 2359 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,146 psi | 65% | 2270 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,330 psi | 57% | 2198 fps | 99.7% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,341 psi | 49% | 2169 fps | 99.2% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,472 psi | 51% | 2165 fps | 97.5% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 88% | 31,589 psi | 52% | 2208 fps | 95.5% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,853 psi | 58% | 2254 fps | 96.1% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,124 psi | 48% | 2149 fps | 96.5% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 96% | 37,449 psi | 62% | 2320 fps | 95.3% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,373 psi | 55% | 2280 fps | 96.5% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 84% | 34,998 psi | 58% | 2303 fps | 95.2% |
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 89 powders for .308 Win. loaded with the .308 | 174gr | Prvi Partizan SP. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,707 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,522 fps to 2,707 fps. Accurate 4064 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 89 of the 89 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 174.0 gr projectile in 0.308" calls for a 1:14.0 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Accurate 4064, ADI AR 2208, Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 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. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR, ReloadSwiss RS 52, Hodgdon CFE223 rank at the top here: for .308 Win. with the .308 | 174gr | Prvi Partizan SP they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.