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Load data for .450 Rigby + .458 | 500gr | Peregrine VRG-1

Recommended Powder(s): Hodgdon CFE223, Ramshot Big Game, ReloadSwiss RS 52, ReloadSwiss RS 60, SNPE Vectan SP 11

.450 Rigby + .458 | 500gr | Peregrine VRG-1

Load Specifications

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Bullet:
.458 | 500gr | Peregrine VRG-1
Bullet Weight:
500gr | 32.4g
Bullet Diameter:
0.458" | 11.63mm
Bullet Length:
1.563" | 39.7mm
Caliber:
.450 Rigby load data
Case Length (l3):
2.902" | 73.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):
3.694" | 93.8mm
Seated Depth:
0.771" | 19.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:
0.515" | 13.1mm
Case Capacity:
133.0 Grains of Water | 8.64 cm³
Primer Size:
Large Rifle Magnum (LRM)
Max. allowed Pressure:
58015 psi | 4000 bar
LID:
LID_B8277_C768
Last updated:
2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:
1:22 - 1:19

Load data for 188 loads in caliber .450 Rigby with .458 | 500gr | Peregrine VRG-1 bullet and 94 powders such as Hodgdon CFE223, Ramshot Big Game, ReloadSwiss RS 52, ReloadSwiss RS 60, SNPE Vectan SP 11. 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%
51851
89%
**60
100%
ADI AR 2208
<<locked>>
95%
52025
90%
**44
100%
Accurate 2015
<<locked>>
86%
51619
89%
**62
100%
Accurate 2200
<<locked>>
88%
51721
89%
**24
99%
Accurate 2230
<<locked>>
84%
51706
89%
**18
100%
Accurate 2460
<<locked>>
85%
52098
90%
**21
100%
Accurate 2495
<<locked>>
91%
51880
89%
**34
100%
Accurate 2520
<<locked>>
89%
51996
90%
**51
100%
Accurate 2700
<<locked>>
96%
52098
90%
**98
96%
Accurate 4064
<<locked>>
96%
51996
90%
**57
100%
Accurate 4350
<<locked>>
97%
39117
67%
**49
98%
Alliant AR-Comp
<<locked>>
89%
52141
90%
**11
100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5
<<locked>>
96%
51721
89%
**67
100%
Alliant Reloder-10x
<<locked>>
84%
51924
89%
**69
100%
Alliant Reloder-15
<<locked>>
94%
52127
90%
**80
100%
Alliant Reloder-16
<<locked>>
97%
40683
70%
**72
98%
Alliant Reloder-17
<<locked>>
97%
46862
81%
**00
100%
Alliant Reloder-23
<<locked>>
97%
27615
48%
**36
95%
[Alliant Reloder-26]*
<<locked>>
97%
29950
52%
**31
92%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107
<<locked>>
90%
51996
90%
**77
100%
Hodgdon BL-C2
<<locked>>
89%
51779
89%
**77
100%
Hodgdon Benchmark
<<locked>>
87%
52112
90%
**92
100%
Hodgdon CFE223 👍
<<locked>>
94%
52098
90%
**16
100%
Hodgdon H322
<<locked>>
86%
51677
89%
**11
100%
Hodgdon H380
<<locked>>
95%
51880
89%
**74
99%
Hodgdon H414
<<locked>>
97%
48298
83%
**74
97%
[Hodgdon H4350]*
<<locked>>
97%
39305
68%
**77
93%
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V
<<locked>>
97%
36477
63%
**70
98%
Hodgdon LVR
<<locked>>
97%
44585
77%
**11
98%
Hodgdon Superperformance
<<locked>>
97%
44628
77%
**31
95%
Hodgdon VARGET
<<locked>>
96%
52170
90%
**44
100%
IMR 3031
<<locked>>
93%
51866
89%
**51
100%
IMR 4064
<<locked>>
96%
51837
89%
**34
100%
IMR 4166 Enduron
<<locked>>
96%
52141
90%
**15
97%
[IMR 4350]*
<<locked>>
97%
41829
72%
**16
94%
IMR 4451 Enduron
<<locked>>
97%
50314
87%
**21
97%
IMR 4831
<<locked>>
97%
33663
58%
**37
96%
IMR 4895
<<locked>>
93%
51779
89%
**83
100%
IMR 8208 XBR
<<locked>>
89%
52098
90%
**31
100%
Lovex D073.4
<<locked>>
83%
51764
89%
**05
100%
Lovex D073.5
<<locked>>
85%
51764
89%
**18
100%
Lovex D073.6
<<locked>>
91%
51996
90%
**51
100%
Lovex S060
<<locked>>
90%
51706
89%
**92
100%
Lovex S062
<<locked>>
94%
51779
89%
**41
100%
Lovex S065
<<locked>>
97%
44976
78%
**62
97%
Lovex S070
<<locked>>
97%
42293
73%
**39
96%
Norma 201
<<locked>>
91%
51924
90%
**28
100%
Norma 202
<<locked>>
91%
51721
89%
**24
100%
Norma 203B
<<locked>>
94%
51808
89%
**77
100%
[Norma 204]*
<<locked>>
97%
41872
72%
**42
92%
Norma URP
<<locked>>
97%
40074
69%
**52
98%
Ramshot Big Game 👍
<<locked>>
94%
51982
90%
**00
100%
Ramshot Hunter
<<locked>>
97%
39900
69%
**49
96%
Ramshot TAC
<<locked>>
88%
51779
89%
**38
99%
Ramshot Wild Boar
<<locked>>
89%
51822
89%
**60
100%
Ramshot X-Terminator
<<locked>>
86%
52083
90%
**21
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40
<<locked>>
85%
51808
89%
**11
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 50
<<locked>>
95%
51822
89%
**47
98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52 👍
<<locked>>
95%
51866
89%
**06
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 60 👍
<<locked>>
97%
45556
79%
**90
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 62
<<locked>>
97%
39682
68%
**75
97%
ReloadSwiss RS 70
<<locked>>
97%
40857
70%
**88
97%
Rottweil R 901
<<locked>>
89%
51619
89%
**01
100%
Rottweil R 902
<<locked>>
93%
52112
90%
**24
100%
Rottweil R 903
<<locked>>
97%
48675
84%
**38
100%
Rottweil R 907
<<locked>>
97%
47427
82%
**82
96%
SNPE Vectan SP 11 👍
<<locked>>
97%
51866
89%
**03
100%
SNPE Vectan SP 7
<<locked>>
90%
51706
89%
**41
99%
SNPE Vectan SP 9
<<locked>>
91%
52040
90%
**57
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000
<<locked>>
90%
52011
90%
**56
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
96%
52127
90%
**62
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000
<<locked>>
97%
44976
78%
**19
96%
Shooters World Long Rifle
<<locked>>
97%
44976
78%
**62
97%
Shooters World Match Rifle
<<locked>>
91%
51996
90%
**51
100%
Shooters World Precision
<<locked>>
94%
51779
89%
**41
100%
Somchem S321
<<locked>>
86%
51924
89%
**47
100%
Somchem S335
<<locked>>
90%
51822
89%
**69
100%
Somchem S341
<<locked>>
90%
52025
90%
**44
100%
Somchem S355
<<locked>>
97%
49922
86%
**41
100%
Somchem S365
<<locked>>
97%
35462
61%
**13
99%
Vihtavuori N130
<<locked>>
86%
51866
89%
**29
100%
Vihtavuori N133
<<locked>>
92%
52112
90%
**46
100%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
97%
48196
83%
**59
100%
Vihtavuori N140
<<locked>>
93%
51996
90%
**05
100%
Vihtavuori N150
<<locked>>
97%
41872
72%
**10
100%
Vihtavuori N160
<<locked>>
97%
44817
77%
**92
98%
Vihtavuori N530
<<locked>>
87%
51822
89%
**34
100%
Vihtavuori N540
<<locked>>
93%
52040
90%
**38
100%
Vihtavuori N550
<<locked>>
97%
44831
77%
**28
98%
Vihtavuori N555
<<locked>>
97%
28660
49%
**88
95%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL
<<locked>>
97%
43656
75%
**56
100%
Winchester 748
<<locked>>
86%
51561
89%
**67
100%
Winchester 760
<<locked>>
97%
48298
83%
**74
97%
Winchester StaBALL Match
<<locked>>
85%
52040
90%
**70
100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder
Charge
FR
MaxP
%
V(0)
z
ADI AR 2206H
<<locked>>
81%
38232
66%
**60
98%
ADI AR 2208
<<locked>>
81%
32401
56%
**36
96%
Accurate 2015
<<locked>>
81%
43076
74%
**57
100%
Accurate 2200
<<locked>>
81%
40611
70%
**64
98%
Accurate 2230
<<locked>>
81%
45672
79%
**42
100%
Accurate 2460
<<locked>>
81%
45078
78%
**36
100%
Accurate 2495
<<locked>>
81%
36419
63%
**34
100%
Accurate 2520
<<locked>>
81%
38595
67%
**77
100%
[Accurate 2700]*
<<locked>>
82%
31821
55%
**86
90%
Accurate 4064
<<locked>>
81%
30414
52%
**39
100%
[Accurate 4350]*
<<locked>>
82%
22626
39%
**04
90%
Alliant AR-Comp
<<locked>>
81%
39624
68%
**60
100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5
<<locked>>
81%
31111
54%
**49
97%
Alliant Reloder-10x
<<locked>>
81%
47500
82%
**19
100%
Alliant Reloder-15
<<locked>>
81%
33837
58%
**01
97%
[Alliant Reloder-16]*
<<locked>>
81%
24569
42%
**18
90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*
<<locked>>
81%
26731
46%
**06
94%
[Alliant Reloder-23]*
<<locked>>
90%
22176
38%
**81
90%
[Alliant Reloder-26]*
<<locked>>
94%
26803
46%
**49
90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107
<<locked>>
81%
37188
64%
**60
97%
Hodgdon BL-C2
<<locked>>
81%
38769
67%
**00
99%
Hodgdon Benchmark
<<locked>>
81%
42656
74%
**64
100%
Hodgdon CFE223
<<locked>>
81%
32184
55%
**98
95%
Hodgdon H322
<<locked>>
81%
43033
74%
**00
100%
[Hodgdon H380]*
<<locked>>
81%
31444
54%
**52
94%
[Hodgdon H414]*
<<locked>>
83%
29704
51%
**42
90%
[Hodgdon H4350]*
<<locked>>
90%
31676
55%
**32
90%
[Hodgdon Hybrid 100V]*
<<locked>>
81%
21640
37%
**29
91%
[Hodgdon LVR]*
<<locked>>
81%
26020
45%
**50
91%
[Hodgdon Superperformance]*
<<locked>>
89%
32808
57%
**11
90%
Hodgdon VARGET
<<locked>>
81%
32242
56%
**32
96%
IMR 3031
<<locked>>
81%
34214
59%
**11
100%
IMR 4064
<<locked>>
81%
31647
55%
**19
96%
[IMR 4166 Enduron]*
<<locked>>
81%
32024
55%
**90
91%
[IMR 4350]*
<<locked>>
88%
31531
54%
**29
90%
[IMR 4451 Enduron]*
<<locked>>
81%
29979
52%
**73
90%
[IMR 4831]*
<<locked>>
85%
23032
40%
**91
90%
IMR 4895
<<locked>>
81%
34679
60%
**28
98%
IMR 8208 XBR
<<locked>>
81%
40596
70%
**70
99%
Lovex D073.4
<<locked>>
81%
47253
81%
**52
100%
Lovex D073.5
<<locked>>
81%
44759
77%
**36
100%
Lovex D073.6
<<locked>>
81%
35955
62%
**37
100%
Lovex S060
<<locked>>
81%
39117
67%
**14
98%
Lovex S062
<<locked>>
81%
33054
57%
**62
98%
[Lovex S065]*
<<locked>>
81%
26716
46%
**21
91%
[Lovex S070]*
<<locked>>
85%
28572
49%
**80
90%
Norma 201
<<locked>>
81%
36782
63%
**14
99%
Norma 202
<<locked>>
81%
37420
65%
**31
100%
Norma 203B
<<locked>>
81%
33156
57%
**91
97%
[Norma 204]*
<<locked>>
92%
35882
62%
**37
90%
[Norma URP]*
<<locked>>
81%
23815
41%
**08
90%
Ramshot Big Game
<<locked>>
81%
32822
57%
**01
97%
[Ramshot Hunter]*
<<locked>>
87%
28268
49%
**16
90%
Ramshot TAC
<<locked>>
81%
40219
69%
**70
96%
Ramshot Wild Boar
<<locked>>
81%
39566
68%
**90
99%
Ramshot X-Terminator
<<locked>>
81%
44048
76%
**13
99%
ReloadSwiss RS 40
<<locked>>
81%
45905
79%
**42
100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*
<<locked>>
81%
32430
56%
**42
93%
ReloadSwiss RS 52
<<locked>>
81%
31618
54%
**98
98%
ReloadSwiss RS 60
<<locked>>
81%
26078
45%
**93
95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 62]*
<<locked>>
83%
24453
42%
**47
90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 70]*
<<locked>>
86%
27630
48%
**06
90%
Rottweil R 901
<<locked>>
81%
40030
69%
**44
100%
Rottweil R 902
<<locked>>
81%
34882
60%
**75
99%
Rottweil R 903
<<locked>>
81%
28050
48%
**96
96%
[Rottweil R 907]*
<<locked>>
84%
31053
54%
**03
90%
SNPE Vectan SP 11
<<locked>>
81%
29878
51%
**46
96%
SNPE Vectan SP 7
<<locked>>
81%
37855
65%
**44
96%
SNPE Vectan SP 9
<<locked>>
81%
36782
63%
**34
98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000
<<locked>>
81%
39204
68%
**91
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
81%
31908
55%
**83
100%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000]*
<<locked>>
84%
28282
49%
**44
90%
[Shooters World Long Rifle]*
<<locked>>
81%
26716
46%
**21
91%
Shooters World Match Rifle
<<locked>>
81%
35955
62%
**37
100%
Shooters World Precision
<<locked>>
81%
33054
57%
**62
98%
Somchem S321
<<locked>>
81%
43207
74%
**33
100%
Somchem S335
<<locked>>
81%
38247
66%
**88
100%
Somchem S341
<<locked>>
81%
37826
65%
**44
98%
Somchem S355
<<locked>>
81%
29298
51%
**06
96%
[Somchem S365]*
<<locked>>
81%
20552
35%
**42
92%
Vihtavuori N130
<<locked>>
81%
43961
76%
**37
100%
Vihtavuori N133
<<locked>>
81%
36811
63%
**49
100%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
81%
28572
49%
**67
100%
Vihtavuori N140
<<locked>>
81%
34853
60%
**75
100%
Vihtavuori N150
<<locked>>
81%
24787
43%
**91
96%
[Vihtavuori N160]*
<<locked>>
81%
25846
45%
**34
92%
Vihtavuori N530
<<locked>>
81%
42743
74%
**13
100%
Vihtavuori N540
<<locked>>
81%
34301
59%
**85
100%
[Vihtavuori N550]*
<<locked>>
81%
25802
44%
**64
92%
[Vihtavuori N555]*
<<locked>>
89%
22321
38%
**21
90%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*
<<locked>>
81%
25077
43%
**95
93%
Winchester 748
<<locked>>
81%
42670
74%
**52
100%
[Winchester 760]*
<<locked>>
83%
29704
51%
**42
90%
Winchester StaBALL Match
<<locked>>
81%
45614
79%
**88
100%

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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