Load data for .338 Marlin Express + .338 | 210gr | Barnes XLC BT

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.338 \| 210gr \| Barnes XLC BT
Manufacturer SKU:	33856
Bullet Weight:	210gr \| 13.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.338" \| 8.59mm
Bullet Length:	1.353" \| 34.4mm
Caliber:	.338 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):	1.880" \| 47.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.561" \| 65.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.672" \| 17.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.547" \| 13.9mm
Case Capacity:	61.0 Grains of Water \| 3.96 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	46412 psi \| 3200 bar
LID:	LID_B669_C456
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:14 - 1:11

Load data for 120 loads in caliber .338 Marlin Express with .338 | 210gr | Barnes XLC BT bullet and 60 powders such as Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031. 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>>	90%	41263	89%	**60	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	41249	89%	**38	93%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	86%	41510	89%	**21	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	88%	41060	88%	**11	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	85%	41408	89%	**28	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	85%	41669	90%	**47	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	91%	41307	89%	**03	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	91%	41118	89%	**93	98%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	97%	40205	87%	**90	99%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	91%	41510	89%	**00	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	39552	85%	**64	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	83%	41350	89%	**28	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	95%	41263	89%	**90	94%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	91%	41205	89%	**70	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	90%	41133	89%	**03	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	86%	40959	88%	**92	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	96%	41611	90%	**00	92%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	88%	41742	90%	**70	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	97%	41481	89%	**74	92%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	96%	41249	89%	**38	93%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	96%	41597	90%	**26	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	40509	87%	**24	93%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	94%	41481	89%	**06	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	89%	41640	90%	**47	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	84%	41321	89%	**31	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	85%	40959	88%	**41	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	93%	41495	89%	**00	98%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	89%	41510	89%	**95	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	95%	41437	89%	**64	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	91%	40886	88%	**31	96%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	91%	40973	88%	**60	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	96%	41336	89%	**93	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	95%	41249	89%	**93	93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	41249	89%	**74	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	41408	89%	**18	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	84%	41002	88%	**38	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	96%	41089	89%	**23	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	87%	41379	89%	**21	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	93%	41408	89%	**41	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	37014	80%	**24	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	96%	39001	84%	**54	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	92%	41713	90%	**70	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	89%	40901	88%	**75	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	41278	89%	**01	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	93%	41495	89%	**00	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	95%	41437	89%	**64	96%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	83%	41452	89%	**05	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	86%	41017	88%	**64	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	90%	41321	89%	**01	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	41684	90%	**57	94%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	38247	82%	**31	94%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	86%	41278	89%	**82	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	92%	41321	89%	**98	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	36042	78%	**78	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	94%	40944	88%	**44	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	96%	32692	70%	**96	94%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	87%	40828	88%	**44	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	95%	41568	90%	**80	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	88%	41524	89%	**03	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	86%	41626	90%	**90	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	31328	68%	**60	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	89%	34185	74%	**96	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	35520	77%	**16	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	84%	36825	79%	**33	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	36361	78%	**36	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	36782	79%	**62	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	30327	65%	**93	98%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	30443	66%	**83	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	25759	55%	**78	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	31357	68%	**10	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	85%	29037	63%	**37	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	38827	84%	**85	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	88%	33460	72%	**33	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	87%	36303	78%	**72	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	30589	66%	**87	92%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	35331	76%	**87	95%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	92%	37695	81%	**24	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	34389	74%	**33	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	94%	38203	82%	**15	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	89%	34185	74%	**96	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	27644	60%	**24	96%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	33112	71%	**77	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	84%	30792	66%	**83	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	33069	71%	**80	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	37855	82%	**72	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	36114	78%	**49	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	28863	62%	**44	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	32866	71%	**24	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	27760	60%	**75	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	31038	67%	**34	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	30327	65%	**51	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	86%	31459	68%	**93	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	88%	33765	73%	**39	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	31749	68%	**77	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	35998	78%	**16	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	36680	79%	**59	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	83%	27905	60%	**24	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	35230	76%	**03	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	29733	64%	**98	91%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	88%	28906	62%	**44	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	91%	33373	72%	**33	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	83%	31908	69%	**70	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	32924	71%	**24	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	27079	58%	**13	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	28863	62%	**44	94%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	27760	60%	**75	90%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	38885	84%	**62	95%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	34548	74%	**42	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	32242	69%	**31	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	83%	32503	70%	**77	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	88%	29776	64%	**47	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	36289	78%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	30647	66%	**98	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	24091	52%	**96	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	28616	62%	**95	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	89%	26498	57%	**46	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	34258	74%	**16	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	28152	61%	**01	94%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	33649	73%	**46	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	35230	76%	**65	93%

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.