Load data for .338 ARC + .338 | 230gr | Winchester FailSafe

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.338 \| 230gr \| Winchester FailSafe
Bullet Weight:	230gr \| 14.9g
Bullet Diameter:	0.338" \| 8.59mm
Bullet Length:	1.000" \| 25.4mm
Caliber:	.338 ARC load data
Case Length (l3):	1.300" \| 33.0mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.074" \| 1.9mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.074" \| 1.9mm
Case Capacity:	36.0 Grains of Water \| 2.34 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	51996 psi \| 3585 bar
LID:	LID_B6647_C460
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .338 ARC with .338 | 230gr | Winchester FailSafe bullet and 51 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Baschieri & Pellagri 106. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads, >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	90%	46035	89%	**31	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	94%	45977	88%	**90	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	41437	80%	**05	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	96%	45049	87%	**41	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	97%	44222	85%	**54	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	32909	63%	**65	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	35984	69%	**82	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	27253	52%	**50	93%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	36811	71%	**98	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	97%	46296	89%	**77	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	89%	46673	90%	**21	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106 👍	<<locked>>	93%	45948	88%	**05	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	97%	37971	73%	**05	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	96%	42743	82%	**82	95%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	89%	46528	89%	**95	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	97%	42409	82%	**41	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	94%	46238	89%	**96	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	90%	46282	89%	**88	98%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	32126	62%	**16	96%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	95%	46731	90%	**34	100%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	84%	46717	90%	**69	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	97%	39885	77%	**78	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	96%	46615	90%	**70	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	96%	43279	83%	**44	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	96%	32866	63%	**26	93%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	84%	45876	88%	**39	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	39581	76%	**23	91%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	92%	45469	87%	**47	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	36230	70%	**32	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	35853	69%	**52	96%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	96%	44222	85%	**18	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	84%	45890	88%	**95	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	96%	44730	86%	**57	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	39755	76%	**78	96%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	88%	46717	90%	**27	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	94%	46021	89%	**93	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	39392	76%	**23	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	31865	61%	**11	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	96%	32866	63%	**26	93%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	94%	45382	87%	**21	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	97%	42351	81%	**44	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	38000	73%	**29	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	93%	46325	89%	**98	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	97%	43482	84%	**91	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	36172	70%	**96	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	96%	26672	51%	**75	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	34098	66%	**96	95%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	97%	41872	81%	**21	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	96%	33257	64%	**03	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	97%	41379	80%	**47	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	97%	45498	88%	**87	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	34490	66%	**73	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	30995	60%	**44	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	26165	50%	**36	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	88%	34026	65%	**80	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	84%	28892	56%	**04	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	19725	38%	**67	92%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	87%	26571	51%	**95	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	91%	22902	44%	**42	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	23424	45%	**16	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	29211	56%	**08	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	36579	70%	**80	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	31749	61%	**91	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	93%	32851	63%	**13	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	84%	30095	58%	**68	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	35882	69%	**34	92%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	26368	51%	**39	92%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	29675	57%	**27	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	35259	68%	**27	96%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	83%	22002	42%	**70	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	31517	61%	**01	99%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	81%	42540	82%	**16	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	89%	31531	61%	**34	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	82%	28355	55%	**78	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	28369	55%	**91	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	89%	26571	51%	**95	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	41626	80%	**86	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	93%	36230	70%	**70	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	32706	63%	**57	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	92%	31212	60%	**41	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	85%	25280	49%	**32	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	91%	37333	72%	**13	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	81%	42061	81%	**46	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	27804	53%	**62	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	25672	49%	**09	91%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	38798	75%	**36	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	30501	59%	**37	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	24758	48%	**54	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	87%	24540	47%	**54	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	26571	51%	**95	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	33446	64%	**41	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	87%	30618	59%	**47	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	23772	46%	**54	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	32909	63%	**14	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	27528	53%	**26	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	82%	24004	46%	**50	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	89%	21770	42%	**47	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	86%	24801	48%	**99	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	87%	30879	59%	**34	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	88%	25788	50%	**45	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	87%	30284	58%	**44	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	90%	35882	69%	**39	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.