Load data for 7.62 x 53 R Fin. + .308 | 115gr | Sierra Varmint

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520, Hodgdon H322, Rottweil R 901

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 115gr \| Sierra Varmint
Manufacturer SKU:	2116
Bullet Weight:	115gr \| 7.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.003" \| 25.5mm
Caliber:	7.62 x 53 R Fin. load data
Case Length (l3):	2.106" \| 53.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.945" \| 74.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.164" \| 4.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.164" \| 4.2mm
Case Capacity:	64.0 Grains of Water \| 4.16 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	56565 psi \| 3900 bar
LID:	LID_B10948_C1124
Last updated:	2025-08-17

Load data for 146 loads in caliber 7.62 x 53 R Fin. with .308 | 115gr | Sierra Varmint bullet and 73 powders such as Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520, Hodgdon H322, Rottweil R 901. 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>>	96%	50705	90%	**15	96%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	84%	50778	90%	**30	100%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	97%	44019	78%	**38	92%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	87%	50299	89%	**99	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	92%	50517	89%	**59	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	93%	50691	90%	**50	93%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	90%	50415	89%	**56	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	90%	50183	89%	**66	98%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	97%	50792	90%	**45	100%
Accurate 2520 👍	<<locked>>	95%	50908	90%	**35	99%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	41771	74%	**71	98%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	95%	49966	88%	**28	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	97%	41887	74%	**48	94%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	89%	50401	89%	**69	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	96%	45527	80%	**30	93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	87%	50154	89%	**77	100%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	96%	50169	89%	**02	94%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	95%	50807	90%	**41	97%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	92%	50343	89%	**27	97%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	84%	50618	89%	**94	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	97%	45339	80%	**20	92%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	92%	50299	89%	**99	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	87%	50517	89%	**09	99%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	85%	50589	89%	**00	99%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	97%	43642	77%	**35	92%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	31154	55%	**52	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	44512	79%	**53	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	42424	75%	**05	92%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	88%	50270	89%	**20	100%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	96%	46557	82%	**63	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	94%	50836	90%	**89	97%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	89%	50676	90%	**59	98%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	90%	50473	89%	**69	98%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	49429	87%	**05	98%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	95%	50807	90%	**33	96%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	97%	45310	80%	**94	96%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	85%	50836	90%	**53	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	97%	50299	89%	**76	97%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	50691	90%	**09	99%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	96%	44657	79%	**10	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	97%	46166	82%	**46	94%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	93%	50401	89%	**40	92%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	94%	50386	89%	**09	95%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	91%	50691	90%	**46	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	31836	56%	**11	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	90%	50125	89%	**76	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	43845	78%	**43	96%
Rottweil R 901 👍	<<locked>>	94%	50125	89%	**59	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	97%	47877	85%	**17	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	38276	68%	**72	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	86%	49893	88%	**92	99%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	41321	73%	**38	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	95%	50386	89%	**59	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	97%	50604	89%	**02	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	95%	50894	90%	**10	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	43468	77%	**89	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	49429	87%	**05	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	97%	45310	80%	**94	96%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	88%	50372	89%	**33	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	91%	50198	89%	**92	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	50473	89%	**20	99%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	95%	50198	89%	**69	95%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	39682	70%	**82	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	86%	50879	90%	**71	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	92%	50560	89%	**10	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	48965	87%	**97	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	37652	67%	**40	98%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	46891	83%	**10	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	33518	59%	**15	92%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	92%	50009	88%	**82	97%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	47021	83%	**36	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	92%	50647	90%	**41	98%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	90%	49922	88%	**05	96%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	85%	35679	63%	**74	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	46427	82%	**54	100%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	92%	38493	68%	**07	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	41191	73%	**25	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	35708	63%	**48	98%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	87%	40901	72%	**46	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	37028	65%	**71	92%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	36999	65%	**87	94%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	29414	52%	**66	96%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	30618	54%	**76	92%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	24772	44%	**92	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	31183	55%	**22	99%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	89%	32503	57%	**12	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	39189	69%	**43	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	90%	37434	66%	**40	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	41553	73%	**17	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	89%	39421	70%	**69	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	82%	31836	56%	**02	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	35737	63%	**08	93%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	81%	46369	82%	**15	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	94%	40901	72%	**28	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	34795	62%	**67	96%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	40799	72%	**05	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	44672	79%	**92	99%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	92%	37971	67%	**97	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24831	44%	**95	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	27586	49%	**00	94%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	92%	36753	65%	**71	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	40219	71%	**33	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	88%	35476	63%	**10	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	33330	59%	**92	91%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	38769	69%	**23	95%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	36593	65%	**77	94%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	28834	51%	**17	91%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	83%	35389	63%	**82	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	85%	31067	55%	**43	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	44121	78%	**31	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	31227	55%	**30	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	30313	54%	**33	93%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	89%	35360	63%	**94	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	91%	37434	66%	**40	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	90%	44831	79%	**38	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	84%	35578	63%	**77	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	36651	65%	**44	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24874	44%	**37	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	37550	66%	**07	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	87%	31256	55%	**05	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	34011	60%	**05	95%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	83%	31430	56%	**23	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	92%	32953	58%	**28	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	41872	74%	**22	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	94%	37304	66%	**40	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	90%	42598	75%	**02	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	86%	35752	63%	**74	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	32677	58%	**17	94%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	26571	47%	**52	93%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	28834	51%	**17	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	85%	31067	55%	**43	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	40001	71%	**17	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	35317	62%	**71	93%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	31850	56%	**17	95%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	86%	36187	64%	**58	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	92%	33895	60%	**41	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	43120	76%	**40	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	36666	65%	**35	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	30371	54%	**84	96%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	23177	41%	**03	92%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	28398	50%	**57	93%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	93%	30226	53%	**17	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	34635	61%	**41	92%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	28195	50%	**64	92%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	34055	60%	**67	93%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	36332	64%	**00	91%

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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