Load data for 30-30 Ackley Improved + .308 | 165gr | Speer RN

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Vihtavuori N140

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 165gr \| Speer RN
Manufacturer SKU:	2029
Bullet Weight:	165gr \| 10.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	0.980" \| 24.9mm
Caliber:	30-30 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	2.030" \| 51.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.512" \| 63.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.498" \| 12.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.498" \| 12.7mm
Case Capacity:	48.6 Grains of Water \| 3.16 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	46412 psi \| 3200 bar
LID:	LID_B6157_C330
Last updated:	2025-12-08

Load data for 134 loads in caliber 30-30 Ackley Improved with .308 | 165gr | Speer RN bullet and 67 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Vihtavuori N140. 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>>	92%	40669	88%	**80	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	97%	40161	87%	**41	93%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	83%	41162	89%	**83	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	88%	40988	88%	**47	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	90%	40741	88%	**24	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	87%	41220	89%	**51	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	87%	41249	89%	**67	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	94%	41046	88%	**29	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	92%	40727	88%	**10	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	37188	80%	**67	98%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	93%	41437	89%	**26	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	97%	37826	81%	**54	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	85%	41249	89%	**60	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	96%	40901	88%	**00	94%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	83%	41481	89%	**98	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	93%	41002	88%	**83	92%
[Bofors RP3]*	<<locked>>	96%	35868	77%	**34	94%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	92%	40741	88%	**13	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	88%	40944	88%	**21	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	97%	40828	88%	**00	92%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	89%	41162	89%	**83	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	84%	41046	88%	**87	98%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	96%	39088	84%	**21	92%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	96%	40074	86%	**23	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	38101	82%	**05	93%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	84%	40857	88%	**11	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	96%	40785	88%	**13	94%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	90%	41176	89%	**64	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	86%	41104	89%	**57	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	88%	41249	89%	**67	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	94%	40727	88%	**10	98%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	91%	41089	89%	**11	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	97%	40988	88%	**80	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	93%	41307	89%	**70	96%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	93%	40886	88%	**87	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	96%	40074	86%	**90	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	97%	41553	90%	**13	94%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	41220	89%	**93	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	41408	89%	**41	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	86%	40669	88%	**60	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	95%	40915	88%	**49	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 60	<<locked>>	96%	36143	78%	**54	95%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	90%	40915	88%	**51	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	95%	41220	89%	**60	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	33823	73%	**88	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	83%	41524	89%	**87	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	37260	80%	**41	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	92%	41350	89%	**57	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	40944	88%	**77	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	91%	41466	89%	**11	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	39088	84%	**92	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	94%	40727	88%	**10	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	97%	40988	88%	**80	96%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	84%	40698	88%	**21	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	88%	40727	88%	**77	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	92%	40756	88%	**18	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	93%	41756	90%	**74	94%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	35940	77%	**11	93%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	87%	40596	87%	**01	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	94%	41466	89%	**31	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	34127	74%	**75	99%
Vihtavuori N140 👍	<<locked>>	96%	41350	89%	**74	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	96%	30066	65%	**70	93%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	89%	40959	88%	**70	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	41568	90%	**03	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	90%	41655	90%	**23	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	87%	41292	89%	**97	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	84%	31227	67%	**93	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	91%	34330	74%	**33	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	37652	81%	**28	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32619	70%	**03	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	86%	36593	79%	**52	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	33837	73%	**19	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	33330	72%	**29	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	26310	57%	**47	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	27499	59%	**47	93%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	22191	48%	**26	92%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28660	62%	**87	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	87%	28065	60%	**47	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35940	77%	**72	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	89%	32198	69%	**36	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	38421	83%	**49	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	88%	35331	76%	**78	90%
[Bofors RP3]*	<<locked>>	89%	27891	60%	**64	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	28123	61%	**57	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	33228	72%	**77	94%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	94%	37086	80%	**28	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	31792	69%	**13	97%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	36927	80%	**15	97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	92%	34330	74%	**33	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	24932	54%	**91	95%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	91%	32329	70%	**93	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	37376	81%	**56	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	87%	31009	67%	**19	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	30560	66%	**57	92%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	34693	75%	**42	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	33330	72%	**29	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	25918	56%	**11	92%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	82%	31502	68%	**28	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	84%	27137	58%	**01	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	28224	61%	**11	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	27731	60%	**28	94%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	88%	30487	66%	**03	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	91%	33663	73%	**59	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	83%	31763	68%	**10	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	33721	73%	**00	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	34490	74%	**46	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	89%	33910	73%	**11	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	90%	29370	63%	**93	91%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	31241	67%	**70	95%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	82%	27412	59%	**82	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	91%	28616	62%	**73	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	38276	82%	**34	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	93%	32793	71%	**46	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	90%	38145	82%	**01	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	85%	31488	68%	**93	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	30371	65%	**08	95%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	24627	53%	**86	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	25918	56%	**11	92%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	84%	27137	58%	**01	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	36463	79%	**46	94%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	31908	69%	**13	93%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	29588	64%	**14	96%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	85%	32169	69%	**93	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	91%	29515	64%	**73	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33562	72%	**80	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	28065	60%	**82	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	21277	46%	**57	93%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	25947	56%	**65	94%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	92%	26252	57%	**75	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	31908	69%	**00	93%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	25686	55%	**78	93%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	31227	67%	**19	93%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	33431	72%	**49	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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