Load data for .338 Marlin Express + .338 | 200gr | Barnes X S

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, Alliant AR-Comp, IMR 3031, Norma 202

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.338 \| 200gr \| Barnes X S
Manufacturer SKU:	33882
Bullet Weight:	200gr \| 13.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.338" \| 8.59mm
Bullet Length:	1.290" \| 32.8mm
Caliber:	.338 Marlin Express load data
Case Length (l3):	1.880" \| 47.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.561" \| 65.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.609" \| 15.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.609" \| 15.5mm
Case Capacity:	61.0 Grains of Water \| 3.96 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	46412 psi \| 3200 bar
LID:	LID_B666_C456
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 110 loads in caliber .338 Marlin Express with .338 | 200gr | Barnes X S bullet and 55 powders such as Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, Alliant AR-Comp, IMR 3031, Norma 202. 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>>	90%	41249	89%	**20	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	41423	89%	**97	92%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	85%	40785	88%	**67	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	88%	41423	89%	**70	91%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	85%	41611	90%	**87	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	84%	41118	89%	**00	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	91%	41771	90%	**69	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	90%	41684	90%	**59	97%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	97%	41597	90%	**65	99%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	91%	41582	90%	**65	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	97%	40408	87%	**36	95%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	94%	40973	88%	**39	93%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	91%	41437	89%	**26	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	90%	40944	88%	**56	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	86%	41321	89%	**57	96%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	87%	41365	89%	**20	99%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	96%	41176	89%	**90	92%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	95%	40973	88%	**75	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	41307	89%	**97	93%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	94%	41249	89%	**59	94%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	89%	41408	89%	**03	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	85%	41495	89%	**00	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	93%	41684	90%	**59	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	89%	41191	89%	**44	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	95%	41234	89%	**16	95%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	90%	40915	88%	**90	95%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	91%	41249	89%	**26	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	95%	41002	88%	**49	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	95%	41278	89%	**46	93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	41234	89%	**29	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	85%	41104	89%	**70	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	85%	41234	89%	**97	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	96%	41205	89%	**82	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	87%	41698	90%	**83	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	92%	40901	88%	**80	95%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	37246	80%	**83	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	39885	86%	**23	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	92%	41742	90%	**26	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	88%	41191	89%	**34	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	40959	88%	**54	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	93%	41684	90%	**59	97%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	95%	41234	89%	**16	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	86%	41452	89%	**26	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	90%	41118	89%	**60	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	90%	41089	89%	**00	93%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	38885	84%	**97	94%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	85%	41162	89%	**38	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	92%	41336	89%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	36796	79%	**54	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	94%	41698	90%	**16	98%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	33533	72%	**65	93%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	87%	41002	88%	**06	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	94%	41278	89%	**33	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	88%	41597	90%	**62	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	41220	89%	**36	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	82%	32343	70%	**36	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	91%	35940	77%	**88	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	35853	77%	**82	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	85%	38203	82%	**11	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	37086	80%	**01	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	37246	80%	**24	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	30966	67%	**56	98%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	31169	67%	**49	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	26542	57%	**41	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	31647	68%	**69	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	86%	30356	65%	**16	90%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	88%	34142	74%	**98	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	88%	37405	81%	**47	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	31154	67%	**49	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	36129	78%	**52	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	35012	75%	**01	97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	91%	35679	77%	**82	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	28355	61%	**90	96%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	90%	34548	74%	**56	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	85%	32242	69%	**69	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	33460	72%	**39	92%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	36869	79%	**15	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	29298	63%	**03	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	33359	72%	**87	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	28181	61%	**34	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	31734	68%	**96	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	30864	66%	**16	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	87%	32430	70%	**62	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	90%	35302	76%	**21	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	82%	33475	72%	**65	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	36463	79%	**78	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	37072	80%	**21	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	84%	28921	62%	**03	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	35853	77%	**69	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	30443	66%	**60	91%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	90%	30414	66%	**33	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	92%	34940	75%	**21	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	84%	32895	71%	**46	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	33286	72%	**80	96%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	27238	59%	**65	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	29298	63%	**03	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	28181	61%	**34	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	35201	76%	**05	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	32721	70%	**93	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	84%	33547	72%	**49	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	89%	31183	67%	**29	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	37101	80%	**65	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	30908	67%	**57	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	24729	53%	**55	95%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	29022	63%	**51	94%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	89%	27644	60%	**21	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	34983	75%	**85	93%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	28761	62%	**64	94%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	34055	73%	**08	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	35911	77%	**31	92%

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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