Load data for .338 Marlin Express + .338 | 180gr | Impala LW CFN

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.338 \| 180gr \| Impala LW CFN
Bullet Weight:	180gr \| 11.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.338" \| 8.59mm
Bullet Length:	1.197" \| 30.4mm
Caliber:	.338 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):	1.880" \| 47.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.561" \| 65.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.516" \| 13.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.516" \| 13.1mm
Case Capacity:	61.0 Grains of Water \| 3.96 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	46412 psi \| 3200 bar
LID:	LID_B3002_C456
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .338 Marlin Express with .338 | 180gr | Impala LW CFN bullet and 53 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	94%	41597	90%	**80	93%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	85%	41510	89%	**84	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	89%	41423	89%	**48	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	88%	41553	90%	**41	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	88%	41147	89%	**57	95%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	95%	41626	90%	**39	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	94%	41394	89%	**20	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	36042	78%	**28	96%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	94%	41263	89%	**23	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	97%	36753	79%	**11	92%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	87%	41698	90%	**64	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	84%	41408	89%	**85	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	93%	41307	89%	**20	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	89%	41452	89%	**08	95%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	90%	41510	89%	**84	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	85%	41133	89%	**80	97%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	97%	39465	85%	**07	99%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	85%	41031	88%	**05	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	40538	87%	**97	92%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	92%	41669	90%	**61	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	87%	41727	90%	**51	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	89%	41466	89%	**64	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	41394	89%	**20	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	41611	90%	**02	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	38798	84%	**28	94%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	94%	41060	88%	**51	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	95%	41466	89%	**90	97%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	97%	38957	84%	**61	92%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	92%	41089	89%	**77	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	41118	89%	**15	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	88%	41133	89%	**51	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	97%	37507	81%	**57	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	90%	40828	88%	**38	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	40973	88%	**41	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	84%	41031	88%	**74	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	95%	41147	89%	**67	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	92%	41307	89%	**92	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	38406	83%	**59	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	41394	89%	**20	97%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	38798	84%	**28	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	41336	89%	**11	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	89%	40944	88%	**74	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	93%	41640	90%	**25	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	94%	41176	89%	**51	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	83%	41756	90%	**75	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	89%	41771	90%	**08	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	41771	90%	**25	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	32851	71%	**23	97%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	41002	88%	**57	97%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	90%	40872	88%	**61	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	40263	87%	**74	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	91%	41350	89%	**07	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	88%	41176	89%	**84	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	89%	35621	77%	**56	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	36651	79%	**85	97%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31952	69%	**54	98%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	32866	71%	**67	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	32996	71%	**87	92%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	26295	57%	**01	95%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	27427	59%	**05	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	82%	23119	50%	**93	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28166	61%	**34	98%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	93%	32619	70%	**16	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35259	76%	**36	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	37681	81%	**13	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	86%	32300	70%	**23	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	32793	71%	**24	92%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	31720	68%	**74	95%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	35592	77%	**72	95%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	25193	54%	**42	93%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	36695	79%	**23	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	92%	35157	76%	**88	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	82%	31488	68%	**38	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	34563	74%	**10	93%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	32445	70%	**80	92%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	82%	26687	57%	**82	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	87%	35447	76%	**74	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	89%	31009	67%	**54	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	84%	30777	66%	**24	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	27499	59%	**75	92%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	93%	35360	76%	**79	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	89%	36535	79%	**79	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	84%	36434	79%	**20	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	33634	72%	**97	93%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	91%	31430	68%	**10	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	31502	68%	**31	94%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	86%	30748	66%	**21	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	37057	80%	**95	96%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	91%	36361	78%	**69	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	30139	65%	**56	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	24729	53%	**28	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	26687	57%	**82	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	89%	31009	67%	**54	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	35665	77%	**00	92%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	31575	68%	**74	91%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	29124	63%	**56	94%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	90%	36854	79%	**62	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	39334	85%	**36	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33214	72%	**44	98%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	27601	59%	**23	95%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	21611	47%	**95	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	26005	56%	**10	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	31285	67%	**47	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	25570	55%	**16	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	30719	66%	**70	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	83%	34316	74%	**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.

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