Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .416 Ruger with .416 | 245gr | Sax KJG-BCS bullet and 56 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are Hodgdon H322, SNPE Vectan SP 10 and ADI AR 2219.
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Only powders/loads that match the current filter criteria are displayed: max pressure of a load ≤ 90% of max. standardized pressure, fill rate ≥ 80% and propellant combustion ≥ 95%. Use the sliders above the tables to adjust these thresholds.
Charge: Powder weight in grains. Start with the minimum load and work up carefully.
FR (Fill Rate): Case fill as a percentage. Values above 100% mean compressed loads.
MaxP / %: Maximum chamber pressure in bar and as a percentage of the standardized maximum for this caliber.
V(0): Muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) at the standardized barrel length.
z (Powder Burn): Estimated propellant combustion percentage at bullet exit.
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Max Load - Barrel Length: 23"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 1680 | <<locked>> | 86% | 54,085 psi | 87% | 2736 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2015ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 54,520 psi | 88% | 2822 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,534 psi | 86% | 2835 fps | 98.9% |
| Accurate 2495ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 42,728 psi | 69% | 2707 fps | 99.6% |
| Accurate 2520ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,969 psi | 87% | 2877 fps | 98.7% |
| Accurate 4064ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 39,682 psi | 64% | 2667 fps | 97.2% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 92% | 54,636 psi | 88% | 2749 fps | 99.7% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 92% | 55,129 psi | 89% | 2759 fps | 98.8% |
| ADI AR 2207 | <<locked>> | 90% | 54,418 psi | 88% | 2789 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,968 psi | 85% | 2851 fps | 99.6% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,751 psi | 87% | 2838 fps | 97.1% |
| Alliant AR-Compᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,734 psi | 82% | 2851 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 96% | 54,201 psi | 87% | 2940 fps | 96.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 96% | 55,216 psi | 89% | 2851 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-7 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,895 psi | 85% | 2756 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 92% | 53,171 psi | 86% | 2740 fps | 99.8% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 98% | 53,737 psi | 87% | 2792 fps | 97.7% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,256 psi | 83% | 2858 fps | 97.3% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 96% | 54,505 psi | 88% | 2874 fps | 99.7% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,504 psi | 85% | 2844 fps | 99% |
| Hodgdon H4198 | <<locked>> | 88% | 53,359 psi | 86% | 2749 fps | 99.4% |
| Hodgdon H4895ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,705 psi | 82% | 2828 fps | 95.8% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 32,489 psi | 52% | 1696 fps | 100% |
| IMR 3031ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 48,080 psi | 78% | 2838 fps | 99.6% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,301 psi | 86% | 2779 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4227 | <<locked>> | 84% | 53,534 psi | 86% | 2713 fps | 100% |
| IMR 8208 XBRᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,751 psi | 87% | 2838 fps | 97.1% |
| Lovex D073.4 | <<locked>> | 90% | 54,607 psi | 88% | 2858 fps | 98.6% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,940 psi | 87% | 2835 fps | 98% |
| Lovex D073.6ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,616 psi | 77% | 2792 fps | 97.7% |
| Lovex S053 | <<locked>> | 86% | 55,013 psi | 89% | 2697 fps | 100% |
| Norma 200 | <<locked>> | 92% | 55,405 psi | 89% | 2831 fps | 100% |
| Norma 201ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,240 psi | 79% | 2769 fps | 96.3% |
| Norma 202ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,037 psi | 79% | 2792 fps | 98.6% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 32,372 psi | 52% | 1732 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 36 | <<locked>> | 84% | 53,432 psi | 86% | 2746 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 96% | 54,157 psi | 87% | 2848 fps | 98.4% |
| Rottweil R 901ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,374 psi | 86% | 2825 fps | 98.9% |
| Shooters World AR Plus | <<locked>> | 90% | 54,607 psi | 88% | 2858 fps | 98.6% |
| Shooters World Match Rifleᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,616 psi | 77% | 2792 fps | 97.7% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 94% | 55,390 psi | 89% | 2815 fps | 96.9% |
| SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2 | <<locked>> | 90% | 55,506 psi | 90% | 2549 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 92% | 53,664 psi | 87% | 2858 fps | 99.1% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 94% | 52,866 psi | 85% | 2812 fps | 99.9% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,837 psi | 85% | 2753 fps | 98.9% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 42,293 psi | 68% | 2598 fps | 98.1% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 98% | 55,448 psi | 89% | 2887 fps | 97.7% |
| Somchem S335ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,995 psi | 82% | 2749 fps | 99.3% |
| Vihtavuori N120 | <<locked>> | 90% | 54,476 psi | 88% | 2740 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 98% | 55,927 psi | 90% | 2799 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,866 psi | 84% | 2753 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 43,758 psi | 71% | 2713 fps | 99.6% |
| Vihtavuori N140ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 46,325 psi | 75% | 2720 fps | 98.4% |
| Vihtavuori N530ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 54,737 psi | 88% | 2844 fps | 97.3% |
| Vihtavuori N540ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 44,788 psi | 72% | 2707 fps | 97.6% |
| Winchester 748ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,301 psi | 84% | 2877 fps | 97.8% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
Start Load - Barrel Length: 23"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 1680 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,425 psi | 72% | 2589 fps | 99.9% |
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,196 psi | 47% | 2346 fps | 96% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 84% | 35,723 psi | 58% | 2516 fps | 95% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 86% | 26,571 psi | 43% | 2349 fps | 95.4% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 90% | 38,043 psi | 61% | 2605 fps | 95.3% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 96% | 34,737 psi | 56% | 2562 fps | 95.7% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,985 psi | 61% | 2464 fps | 97.3% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,363 psi | 62% | 2470 fps | 95.3% |
| ADI AR 2207 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,103 psi | 65% | 2569 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2219 | 65.9 gr | 80% | 35,317 psi | 57% | 2526 fps | 96.3% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 94% | 44,556 psi | 72% | 2684 fps | 95% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 26,803 psi | 43% | 2356 fps | 97.6% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 92% | 47,529 psi | 77% | 2828 fps | 95.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,605 psi | 54% | 2467 fps | 98.5% |
| Alliant Reloder-7 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,495 psi | 67% | 2572 fps | 99.9% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,201 psi | 58% | 2448 fps | 97.2% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 90% | 42,206 psi | 68% | 2595 fps | 95.1% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 94% | 41,698 psi | 67% | 2694 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon H322 | 63.8 gr | 80% | 32,430 psi | 52% | 2457 fps | 95.2% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 84% | 37,333 psi | 60% | 2572 fps | 95.8% |
| Hodgdon H4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,887 psi | 68% | 2556 fps | 97.7% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 98% | 47,616 psi | 77% | 2776 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 23,917 psi | 39% | 1516 fps | 100% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 86% | 30,879 psi | 50% | 2474 fps | 95.5% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,447 psi | 57% | 2470 fps | 99.5% |
| IMR 4227 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,297 psi | 76% | 2621 fps | 100% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 94% | 44,556 psi | 72% | 2684 fps | 95% |
| Lovex D073.4 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,189 psi | 62% | 2572 fps | 95% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 88% | 40,683 psi | 66% | 2615 fps | 95.1% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 94% | 38,769 psi | 63% | 2631 fps | 95.6% |
| Lovex S053 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,514 psi | 75% | 2579 fps | 100% |
| Norma 200 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,174 psi | 62% | 2549 fps | 99.7% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 98% | 46,166 psi | 74% | 2717 fps | 95.6% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 90% | 35,752 psi | 58% | 2539 fps | 95.4% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 23,815 psi | 38% | 1549 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 36 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,239 psi | 76% | 2654 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,218 psi | 63% | 2585 fps | 95.2% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 88% | 37,420 psi | 60% | 2536 fps | 95.6% |
| Shooters World AR Plus | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,189 psi | 62% | 2572 fps | 95% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 94% | 38,769 psi | 63% | 2631 fps | 95.6% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 90% | 48,225 psi | 78% | 2707 fps | 95.4% |
| SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,830 psi | 69% | 2379 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | 68.2 gr | 80% | 35,795 psi | 58% | 2530 fps | 95.2% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,229 psi | 55% | 2474 fps | 96.9% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 88% | 36,376 psi | 59% | 2464 fps | 95.4% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 92% | 33,040 psi | 53% | 2408 fps | 95.5% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 92% | 45,092 psi | 73% | 2720 fps | 95.6% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 86% | 33,228 psi | 54% | 2418 fps | 95.4% |
| Vihtavuori N120 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,248 psi | 65% | 2530 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,372 psi | 52% | 2385 fps | 98% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 28,152 psi | 45% | 2290 fps | 95.3% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 86% | 28,123 psi | 45% | 2369 fps | 95.7% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 90% | 33,779 psi | 54% | 2470 fps | 95% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 94% | 44,744 psi | 72% | 2680 fps | 95.1% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 94% | 36,927 psi | 60% | 2556 fps | 95.5% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 94% | 42,917 psi | 69% | 2713 fps | 95.6% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
ᴾ possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.
This overview compares 88 powders for .416 Ruger loaded with the .416 | 245gr | Sax KJG-BCS. Alliant Power Pro 1200-R delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,940 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,696 fps to 2,940 fps. Accurate 2015 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 88 of the 88 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (427 MPa), the top charges use 52–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520 reach 100 % fill or more at maximum charge, so these are compressed loads: they need a long drop tube to seat cleanly and react sensitively to the case capacity of your own brass lot. Hodgdon H322, SNPE Vectan SP 10, ADI AR 2219 rank at the top here: for .416 Ruger with the .416 | 245gr | Sax KJG-BCS they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. As outliers, Accurate 2200, ADI AR 2208, Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR burn incompletely and react more sensitively to barrel length and temperature. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.