Load data for .450 N.E. 3 1/4'' + .458 | 300gr | CutEdge ESP Raptor

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, IMR 3031

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.458 \| 300gr \| CutEdge ESP Raptor
Manufacturer SKU:	ESP S300 RAPTOR WoT
Bullet Weight:	300gr \| 19.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.458" \| 11.63mm
Bullet Length:	1.103" \| 28.0mm
Caliber:	.450 N.E. 3 1/4'' load data
Case Length (l3):	3.250" \| 82.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	3.891" \| 98.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.462" \| 11.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.462" \| 11.7mm
Case Capacity:	136.0 Grains of Water \| 8.83 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle Magnum (LRM)
Max. allowed Pressure:	44237 psi \| 3050 bar
LID:	LID_B8623_C765
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 110 loads in caliber .450 N.E. 3 1/4'' with .458 | 300gr | CutEdge ESP Raptor bullet and 55 powders such as Accurate 2495, 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>>	89%	39610	90%	**84	93%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	95%	39755	90%	**57	92%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	85%	39407	89%	**48	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	39784	90%	**54	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	84%	39581	89%	**64	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	91%	39436	89%	**36	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	89%	39653	90%	**23	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	39479	89%	**33	98%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	89%	39711	90%	**33	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	96%	39552	89%	**13	94%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	93%	39711	90%	**07	92%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	89%	39465	89%	**17	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	85%	39697	90%	**15	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	86%	39755	90%	**90	98%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	95%	39653	90%	**51	92%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	31604	71%	**29	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	94%	39668	90%	**53	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	39697	90%	**57	92%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	93%	39639	90%	**20	93%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	87%	39624	90%	**57	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	84%	39581	89%	**64	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	92%	39653	90%	**23	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	88%	39349	89%	**05	93%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	94%	39755	90%	**84	95%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	90%	39407	89%	**57	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	90%	39682	90%	**90	97%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	94%	39769	90%	**17	93%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	94%	39726	90%	**13	92%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	88%	39566	89%	**90	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	84%	39668	90%	**31	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	31517	71%	**65	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	84%	39639	90%	**61	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	95%	39624	90%	**53	95%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	87%	39726	90%	**54	97%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	92%	39639	90%	**57	95%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	36883	83%	**61	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	39711	90%	**20	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	90%	39581	89%	**77	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	88%	39610	90%	**95	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	95%	39581	89%	**18	98%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	92%	39653	90%	**23	97%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	94%	39755	90%	**84	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	86%	39726	90%	**87	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	89%	39610	90%	**25	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	89%	39421	89%	**61	92%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	38435	87%	**74	93%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	85%	39668	90%	**08	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	91%	39523	89%	**18	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	36289	82%	**28	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	92%	39552	89%	**67	98%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	32416	73%	**10	92%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	86%	39610	90%	**77	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	93%	39450	89%	**87	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	86%	39769	90%	**23	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	84%	39682	90%	**00	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	84%	33475	76%	**39	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	91%	35955	81%	**72	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	34200	77%	**36	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	35563	80%	**56	92%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	35157	79%	**66	94%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	27891	63%	**51	96%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	29196	66%	**67	93%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	23250	53%	**03	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	30153	68%	**16	99%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	88%	30676	69%	**97	90%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	90%	35085	79%	**02	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	30052	68%	**87	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	34635	78%	**07	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	33736	76%	**59	97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	92%	36056	82%	**69	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	88%	27485	62%	**44	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	26310	59%	**05	94%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	92%	35114	79%	**49	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	87%	33228	75%	**69	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	32111	73%	**84	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	34911	79%	**62	94%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	27238	62%	**11	91%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	83%	33373	75%	**64	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	84%	29095	66%	**25	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	29501	67%	**18	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	29138	66%	**41	94%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	89%	33257	75%	**56	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	90%	35534	80%	**08	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	84%	33852	77%	**49	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	35302	80%	**36	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	84%	26034	59%	**47	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	36318	82%	**92	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	86%	29385	66%	**84	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	32663	74%	**93	95%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	83%	29356	66%	**02	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	92%	31111	70%	**16	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	93%	34983	79%	**05	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	85%	33533	76%	**39	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	31560	71%	**15	95%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	25411	57%	**64	93%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	27238	62%	**11	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	84%	29095	66%	**25	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	33910	77%	**52	93%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	30864	70%	**25	95%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	85%	34040	77%	**36	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	91%	31792	72%	**10	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	35288	80%	**16	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	29196	66%	**79	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	22031	50%	**24	92%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	27296	62%	**62	93%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	93%	28268	64%	**95	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	33576	76%	**33	92%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	26876	61%	**72	92%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	33011	75%	**66	93%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	35114	79%	**98	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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