Load data for .338 Marlin Express + .338 | 180gr | Ferrobull Entox Sport

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.338 \| 180gr \| Ferrobull Entox Sport
Manufacturer SKU:	S-338-180
Bullet Weight:	180gr \| 11.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.338" \| 8.59mm
Bullet Length:	1.213" \| 30.8mm
Caliber:	.338 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):	1.880" \| 47.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.561" \| 65.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.532" \| 13.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.532" \| 13.5mm
Case Capacity:	61.0 Grains of Water \| 3.96 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	46412 psi \| 3200 bar
LID:	LID_B9088_C456
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .338 Marlin Express with .338 | 180gr | Ferrobull Entox Sport bullet and 53 powders such as Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp. 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 2206H]*	<<locked>>	96%	41568	90%	**97	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	83%	41553	90%	**31	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	86%	41249	89%	**90	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	92%	41495	89%	**61	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	90%	41104	89%	**44	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	91%	41669	90%	**77	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	96%	38943	84%	**13	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	41118	89%	**23	96%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	32126	69%	**65	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	41249	89%	**39	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	89%	41481	89%	**74	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	86%	41626	90%	**95	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	95%	41162	89%	**23	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	91%	41669	90%	**28	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	92%	41539	90%	**00	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	87%	41278	89%	**97	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	83%	41249	89%	**79	98%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	36738	79%	**64	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	87%	41365	89%	**21	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	93%	40857	88%	**54	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	89%	41321	89%	**57	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	91%	41350	89%	**74	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	39407	85%	**93	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	94%	40872	88%	**95	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	36056	78%	**82	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	85%	41510	89%	**54	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	41278	89%	**67	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	41437	89%	**00	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	94%	41162	89%	**87	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	90%	41017	88%	**28	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	89%	40857	88%	**61	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	96%	34737	75%	**05	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	93%	40901	88%	**57	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	38725	83%	**15	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	86%	41017	88%	**84	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	40770	88%	**74	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	94%	41220	89%	**02	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	36071	78%	**23	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	39407	85%	**93	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	36056	78%	**82	93%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	41350	89%	**21	94%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	91%	40654	88%	**84	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	95%	41162	89%	**28	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	41524	89%	**67	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	85%	40901	88%	**75	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	90%	40886	88%	**08	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	40915	88%	**21	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	30690	66%	**90	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	38725	83%	**28	97%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	92%	41162	89%	**74	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	37768	81%	**34	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	92%	41452	89%	**23	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	90%	41002	88%	**93	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	91%	35940	77%	**79	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	38870	84%	**85	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	34621	75%	**59	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	29501	64%	**18	97%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	83%	32996	71%	**83	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	29892	64%	**34	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	23076	50%	**36	94%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	83%	26440	57%	**92	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	86%	23061	50%	**26	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	25933	56%	**92	98%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	32518	70%	**93	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	35346	76%	**80	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	31749	68%	**26	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	30414	66%	**82	91%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29341	63%	**28	94%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	33402	72%	**33	95%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	38537	83%	**26	97%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	22872	49%	**83	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34505	74%	**90	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	85%	31720	68%	**64	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	31546	68%	**60	92%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	29602	64%	**28	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	85%	26440	57%	**92	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	89%	35317	76%	**87	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	91%	31111	67%	**74	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	36883	79%	**72	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	87%	30922	67%	**47	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	25164	54%	**23	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	36434	78%	**92	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	36216	78%	**33	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	31372	68%	**64	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	93%	31314	67%	**26	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	28442	61%	**78	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	89%	31314	67%	**51	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	34548	74%	**52	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	92%	36056	78%	**72	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	27746	60%	**10	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	82%	22989	50%	**91	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	26440	57%	**92	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	91%	31111	67%	**74	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	33199	72%	**57	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	82%	30255	65%	**57	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	26934	58%	**19	93%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	36724	79%	**72	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	36463	79%	**03	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	30719	66%	**05	98%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25730	55%	**87	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	83%	20711	45%	**88	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	82%	24279	52%	**73	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	83%	30922	67%	**54	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	84%	25469	55%	**33	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	83%	30255	65%	**70	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	34882	75%	**65	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.