Load data for .338 Marlin Express + .338 | 272gr | SUS-TAC HPT

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, Hodgdon H335

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.338 \| 272gr \| SUS-TAC HPT
Manufacturer SKU:	H12940
Bullet Weight:	272gr \| 17.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.338" \| 8.59mm
Bullet Length:	1.992" \| 50.6mm
Caliber:	.338 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):	1.880" \| 47.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.561" \| 65.0mm
Seated Depth:	1.311" \| 33.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	1.035" \| 26.3mm
Case Capacity:	61.0 Grains of Water \| 3.96 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	46412 psi \| 3200 bar
LID:	LID_B10344_C456
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:8 - 1:7

Load data for 116 loads in caliber .338 Marlin Express with .338 | 272gr | SUS-TAC HPT bullet and 58 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, Hodgdon H335. 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>>	97%	40480	87%	**37	94%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	84%	41263	89%	**78	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	88%	41727	90%	**50	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	93%	40799	88%	**11	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	94%	41147	89%	**98	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	91%	41176	89%	**18	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	91%	40219	87%	**24	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	97%	36811	79%	**41	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	39276	85%	**57	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	30385	65%	**42	97%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	40292	87%	**64	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	97%	32285	70%	**32	93%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	90%	41060	88%	**18	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	97%	35027	75%	**75	92%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	83%	41263	89%	**65	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	87%	40466	87%	**55	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	96%	39479	85%	**21	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	96%	39987	86%	**67	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	92%	41249	89%	**88	97%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	94%	41727	90%	**50	99%
Hodgdon H335 👍	<<locked>>	89%	41249	89%	**54	99%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	84%	41249	89%	**45	99%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	34389	74%	**91	99%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	88%	40640	88%	**65	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	35882	77%	**01	93%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	95%	40611	87%	**18	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	90%	40277	87%	**11	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	92%	40219	87%	**24	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	36898	80%	**24	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	41640	90%	**85	94%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	34577	75%	**52	94%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	86%	41394	89%	**08	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	97%	39320	85%	**04	96%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	38740	83%	**24	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	97%	34301	74%	**68	92%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	41495	89%	**57	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	92%	41031	88%	**01	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	91%	41539	90%	**31	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	96%	32982	71%	**65	94%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	95%	41510	89%	**24	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	96%	36492	79%	**59	95%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	88%	40973	88%	**41	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	38537	83%	**08	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	95%	41060	88%	**72	98%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	36898	80%	**24	97%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	34577	75%	**52	94%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	89%	41495	89%	**95	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	41350	89%	**57	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	41060	88%	**95	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	39943	86%	**11	94%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	86%	40451	87%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	92%	41002	88%	**75	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	38870	84%	**59	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	36448	79%	**68	98%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	93%	40727	88%	**31	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	35418	76%	**78	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	41698	90%	**80	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	91%	40437	87%	**47	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	87%	30313	65%	**77	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	37260	80%	**29	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	33214	72%	**22	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	83%	30298	65%	**57	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	90%	36158	78%	**29	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	83%	30429	66%	**57	92%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	82%	29167	63%	**54	93%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	85%	24961	54%	**44	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	85%	26513	57%	**44	93%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	92%	25831	56%	**57	95%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	84%	27209	59%	**54	99%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	92%	27688	60%	**44	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	31401	68%	**77	99%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	94%	32198	69%	**26	90%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	38696	83%	**32	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	33707	73%	**60	98%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	93%	36158	78%	**68	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	85%	27485	59%	**54	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	84%	32068	69%	**47	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	82%	29225	63%	**50	96%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	31952	69%	**13	96%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	37376	81%	**93	98%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	87%	26527	57%	**44	96%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	33286	72%	**63	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	91%	29718	64%	**93	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	84%	29675	64%	**44	92%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	29907	64%	**54	94%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	82%	29167	63%	**54	93%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	87%	26513	57%	**44	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	87%	32692	70%	**50	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	90%	28558	62%	**47	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	35273	76%	**22	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	87%	29544	64%	**47	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	86%	28210	61%	**50	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	93%	30327	65%	**99	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	88%	31618	68%	**96	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	83%	31125	67%	**47	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	30066	65%	**54	94%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	90%	27282	59%	**54	91%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	84%	30066	65%	**47	95%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	29878	64%	**50	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	32924	71%	**22	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	89%	31024	67%	**83	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	88%	32547	70%	**47	96%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	26513	57%	**44	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	90%	28558	62%	**47	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	32126	69%	**57	92%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	82%	28123	61%	**44	92%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	87%	30893	67%	**47	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	89%	32198	69%	**93	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	35317	76%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	83%	31618	68%	**40	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	89%	30893	67%	**40	98%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	89%	29051	63%	**47	96%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	83%	29356	63%	**47	92%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	89%	28587	62%	**57	95%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	82%	27862	60%	**44	92%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	29022	63%	**57	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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