Load data for 7-30 Waters + .284 | 120gr | Speer Spitzer Soft Point

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Bullet:	.284 \| 120gr \| Speer Spitzer Soft Point
Manufacturer SKU:	1620
Bullet Weight:	120gr \| 7.8g
Bullet Diameter:	0.284" \| 7.21mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	7-30 Waters load data
Case Length (l3):	2.040" \| 51.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Case Capacity:	44.0 Grains of Water \| 2.86 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	50038 psi \| 3450 bar
LID:	LID_B6118_C1075
Last updated:	2026-01-20

Load data for 108 loads in caliber 7-30 Waters with .284 | 120gr | Speer Spitzer Soft Point bullet and 54 powder(s). 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>>	97%	42395	85%	**95	92%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	85%	44222	88%	**69	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	88%	43729	87%	**28	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	94%	43801	88%	**92	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	91%	43613	87%	**75	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	93%	44962	90%	**21	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	97%	39668	79%	**12	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	42569	85%	**35	96%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	32692	65%	**57	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	41495	83%	**35	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	91%	43816	88%	**05	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	84%	43758	87%	**43	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	45020	90%	**43	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	42540	85%	**41	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	94%	44860	90%	**69	95%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	85%	44556	89%	**23	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	94%	44295	89%	**35	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	89%	44454	89%	**44	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	86%	44440	89%	**26	98%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	36637	73%	**49	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	89%	43976	88%	**59	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	96%	44106	88%	**02	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	43903	88%	**95	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	93%	44962	90%	**21	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	39349	79%	**79	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	44005	88%	**43	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	36796	74%	**80	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	87%	43700	87%	**85	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	41437	83%	**59	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	40988	82%	**85	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	97%	44077	88%	**31	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	92%	44048	88%	**69	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	44715	89%	**18	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	44846	90%	**12	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	38653	77%	**97	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	89%	44817	90%	**41	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	40495	81%	**52	91%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	43584	87%	**33	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	35984	72%	**05	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	39349	79%	**79	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	36796	74%	**80	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	43743	87%	**56	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	94%	44222	88%	**35	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	43381	87%	**52	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	42308	85%	**66	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	87%	43816	88%	**16	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	93%	44150	88%	**52	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	39566	79%	**87	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	30052	60%	**52	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	37594	75%	**90	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	94%	43859	88%	**15	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	37898	76%	**20	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	95%	44425	89%	**71	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	92%	44846	90%	**54	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	92%	36796	74%	**84	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39059	78%	**80	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	34345	69%	**34	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	29472	59%	**00	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	85%	34243	68%	**95	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	29631	59%	**03	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	22887	46%	**01	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	85%	27760	55%	**10	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	23960	48%	**24	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	25585	51%	**57	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	32445	65%	**79	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	40103	80%	**74	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	35128	70%	**59	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	89%	33591	67%	**48	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	31125	62%	**80	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	39610	79%	**31	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29153	58%	**06	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	33460	67%	**15	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	38247	76%	**05	97%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	23018	46%	**59	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34548	69%	**75	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	33011	66%	**72	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	31401	63%	**33	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	29631	59%	**03	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	86%	27311	55%	**00	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	37173	74%	**05	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	93%	32547	65%	**85	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	36521	73%	**54	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	88%	31937	64%	**56	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	25701	51%	**18	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	92%	38145	76%	**10	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	38247	76%	**57	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	31270	63%	**39	92%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	28282	57%	**51	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	91%	32445	65%	**59	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	34345	69%	**31	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	94%	37246	74%	**84	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	27630	55%	**85	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	83%	24004	48%	**93	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	27311	55%	**00	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	93%	32547	65%	**85	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	34432	69%	**65	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	83%	31256	62%	**62	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	26687	53%	**88	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	94%	38740	77%	**93	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	36550	73%	**95	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	30879	62%	**87	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25541	51%	**52	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	85%	21828	44%	**00	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	83%	25222	50%	**78	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	85%	32372	65%	**72	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	85%	26136	52%	**28	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	31415	63%	**82	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	86%	35505	71%	**61	90%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

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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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