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Load data for 8 x 50 R + .321 | 170gr | Winchester Silvertip

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Norma 202

8 x 50 R + .321 | 170gr | Winchester Silvertip

Load Specifications

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Bullet:
.321 | 170gr | Winchester Silvertip
Bullet Weight:
170gr | 11.0g
Bullet Diameter:
0.321" | 8.15mm
Bullet Length:
1.000" | 25.4mm
Caliber:
8 x 50 R load data
Case Length (l3):
1.976" | 50.2mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):
2.955" | 75.1mm
Seated Depth:
0.021" | 0.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:
0.021" | 0.5mm
Case Capacity:
52.0 Grains of Water | 3.38 cm³
Primer Size:
Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:
51488 psi | 3550 bar
LID:
LID_B6643_C1183
Last updated:
2025-02-02

Load data for 142 loads in caliber 8 x 50 R with .321 | 170gr | Winchester Silvertip bullet and 71 powders such as Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Norma 202. 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>>
93%
45556
88%
**92
96%
[ADI AR 2208]*
<<locked>>
97%
44005
85%
**39
94%
ADI AR 2219
<<locked>>
84%
46238
90%
**98
100%
Accurate 2015
<<locked>>
89%
46050
89%
**49
100%
[Accurate 2200]*
<<locked>>
90%
45818
89%
**43
94%
Accurate 2230
<<locked>>
87%
45455
88%
**49
97%
Accurate 2460
<<locked>>
87%
45701
89%
**69
98%
Accurate 2495 👍
<<locked>>
94%
46093
90%
**31
100%
Accurate 2520 👍
<<locked>>
93%
46151
90%
**25
99%
Accurate 4064
<<locked>>
97%
41771
81%
**66
99%
Alliant AR-Comp
<<locked>>
93%
46282
90%
**25
100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5
<<locked>>
97%
41553
81%
**46
96%
Alliant Reloder-10x
<<locked>>
86%
45455
88%
**46
100%
Alliant Reloder-15
<<locked>>
97%
45469
88%
**15
95%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*
<<locked>>
97%
36840
72%
**87
92%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106
<<locked>>
84%
45963
89%
**90
100%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*
<<locked>>
93%
45455
88%
**02
94%
Hodgdon BL-C2
<<locked>>
92%
45600
89%
**31
97%
Hodgdon Benchmark
<<locked>>
89%
45658
89%
**26
98%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*
<<locked>>
96%
44498
86%
**08
94%
Hodgdon H322 👍
<<locked>>
90%
46238
90%
**98
100%
Hodgdon H335
<<locked>>
84%
45759
89%
**92
99%
[Hodgdon H380]*
<<locked>>
97%
43381
84%
**59
93%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*
<<locked>>
97%
43511
85%
**33
94%
IMR 3031 👍
<<locked>>
97%
44846
87%
**35
100%
[IMR 4064]*
<<locked>>
97%
42438
82%
**10
94%
IMR 4198
<<locked>>
85%
45165
88%
**00
100%
IMR 4895
<<locked>>
96%
45440
88%
**31
96%
IMR 8208 XBR
<<locked>>
91%
45411
88%
**66
97%
Lovex D073.4
<<locked>>
86%
45455
88%
**52
98%
Lovex D073.5
<<locked>>
88%
46050
89%
**75
98%
Lovex D073.6
<<locked>>
95%
46151
90%
**25
99%
Lovex S060
<<locked>>
92%
45614
89%
**20
96%
Lovex S062
<<locked>>
96%
44121
86%
**62
97%
Norma 201
<<locked>>
94%
45542
88%
**69
97%
Norma 202 👍
<<locked>>
94%
46079
89%
**98
99%
Norma 203B
<<locked>>
97%
44425
86%
**98
96%
Ramshot Big Game
<<locked>>
97%
45324
88%
**25
95%
[Ramshot TAC]*
<<locked>>
91%
45847
89%
**52
92%
Ramshot Wild Boar
<<locked>>
92%
46079
90%
**08
96%
Ramshot X-Terminator
<<locked>>
88%
45992
89%
**49
96%
ReloadSwiss RS 40
<<locked>>
87%
45832
89%
**72
98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52
<<locked>>
97%
43178
84%
**15
97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*
<<locked>>
97%
36056
70%
**64
92%
Rottweil R 901
<<locked>>
91%
46340
90%
**66
99%
Rottweil R 902
<<locked>>
96%
46340
90%
**72
97%
Rottweil R 903
<<locked>>
97%
37956
74%
**87
95%
SNPE Vectan SP 10
<<locked>>
84%
45556
88%
**79
99%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*
<<locked>>
97%
40741
79%
**46
94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*
<<locked>>
93%
46035
89%
**66
93%
SNPE Vectan SP 9
<<locked>>
94%
46006
89%
**02
96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000
<<locked>>
92%
46282
90%
**13
99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
97%
43221
84%
**77
99%
Shooters World Match Rifle
<<locked>>
95%
46151
90%
**25
99%
Shooters World Precision
<<locked>>
96%
44121
86%
**62
97%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle
<<locked>>
85%
46180
90%
**39
97%
Somchem S321
<<locked>>
89%
45934
89%
**02
98%
Somchem S335
<<locked>>
93%
46064
89%
**30
100%
Somchem S341
<<locked>>
93%
46267
90%
**89
96%
Somchem S355
<<locked>>
97%
39653
77%
**00
95%
Vihtavuori N120
<<locked>>
83%
46253
90%
**57
100%
Vihtavuori N130
<<locked>>
89%
45963
89%
**03
100%
Vihtavuori N133
<<locked>>
94%
45339
88%
**07
100%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
97%
37463
73%
**48
99%
Vihtavuori N140
<<locked>>
96%
46122
90%
**79
99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*
<<locked>>
97%
33257
65%
**46
94%
Vihtavuori N530
<<locked>>
89%
46064
89%
**85
97%
Vihtavuori N540
<<locked>>
96%
45861
89%
**02
99%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*
<<locked>>
97%
35491
69%
**59
92%
Winchester 748
<<locked>>
90%
45614
89%
**31
98%
Winchester StaBALL Match
<<locked>>
87%
45324
88%
**08
96%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder
Charge
FR
MaxP
%
V(0)
z
[ADI AR 2206H]*
<<locked>>
81%
31589
61%
**00
91%
[ADI AR 2208]*
<<locked>>
88%
33127
64%
**13
90%
ADI AR 2219
<<locked>>
81%
41408
80%
**16
99%
Accurate 2015
<<locked>>
81%
35665
69%
**65
99%
[Accurate 2200]*
<<locked>>
83%
35766
69%
**49
90%
[Accurate 2230]*
<<locked>>
81%
36854
72%
**92
94%
Accurate 2460
<<locked>>
81%
36956
72%
**11
96%
Accurate 2495
<<locked>>
81%
29617
58%
**06
98%
Accurate 2520
<<locked>>
81%
30690
60%
**16
95%
[Accurate 4064]*
<<locked>>
81%
24947
48%
**78
93%
Alliant AR-Comp
<<locked>>
81%
31125
60%
**43
100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*
<<locked>>
84%
28123
55%
**41
90%
Alliant Reloder-10x
<<locked>>
81%
39088
76%
**38
100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*
<<locked>>
86%
32619
63%
**46
90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*
<<locked>>
93%
33460
65%
**05
90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106
<<locked>>
81%
41872
81%
**21
100%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*
<<locked>>
85%
35186
68%
**92
90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*
<<locked>>
81%
30850
60%
**23
92%
Hodgdon Benchmark
<<locked>>
81%
35926
70%
**36
95%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*
<<locked>>
91%
36448
71%
**44
90%
Hodgdon H322
<<locked>>
81%
34795
68%
**79
98%
Hodgdon H335
<<locked>>
81%
40393
78%
**97
98%
[Hodgdon H380]*
<<locked>>
92%
36724
71%
**25
90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*
<<locked>>
88%
33373
65%
**20
90%
IMR 3031
<<locked>>
81%
27369
53%
**54
96%
[IMR 4064]*
<<locked>>
88%
32401
63%
**97
90%
IMR 4198
<<locked>>
81%
40770
79%
**25
100%
[IMR 4895]*
<<locked>>
84%
30705
60%
**16
90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*
<<locked>>
81%
33504
65%
**26
93%
Lovex D073.4
<<locked>>
81%
38276
74%
**21
96%
Lovex D073.5
<<locked>>
81%
36637
71%
**05
96%
[Lovex D073.6]*
<<locked>>
81%
28616
56%
**70
94%
[Lovex S060]*
<<locked>>
81%
33083
64%
**64
91%
[Lovex S062]*
<<locked>>
81%
27499
53%
**95
91%
[Norma 201]*
<<locked>>
81%
30792
60%
**64
92%
Norma 202
<<locked>>
81%
30342
59%
**80
95%
[Norma 203B]*
<<locked>>
85%
30806
60%
**06
90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*
<<locked>>
87%
32924
64%
**59
90%
[Ramshot TAC]*
<<locked>>
86%
39073
76%
**25
90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*
<<locked>>
81%
32082
62%
**16
91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*
<<locked>>
81%
36463
71%
**62
93%
ReloadSwiss RS 40
<<locked>>
81%
37333
73%
**15
97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*
<<locked>>
82%
26890
52%
**28
90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*
<<locked>>
93%
32764
64%
**79
90%
Rottweil R 901
<<locked>>
81%
34084
66%
**26
96%
[Rottweil R 902]*
<<locked>>
81%
29486
57%
**24
92%
[Rottweil R 903]*
<<locked>>
88%
28848
56%
**70
90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10
<<locked>>
81%
41945
81%
**16
99%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*
<<locked>>
89%
32343
63%
**49
90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*
<<locked>>
87%
37217
72%
**08
90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*
<<locked>>
82%
30864
60%
**80
90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000
<<locked>>
81%
32953
64%
**57
96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
81%
26542
52%
**23
95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*
<<locked>>
81%
28616
56%
**70
94%
[Shooters World Precision]*
<<locked>>
81%
27499
53%
**95
91%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle
<<locked>>
81%
40016
78%
**28
95%
Somchem S321
<<locked>>
81%
35244
68%
**92
95%
Somchem S335
<<locked>>
81%
31995
62%
**60
97%
[Somchem S341]*
<<locked>>
82%
31705
62%
**90
90%
[Somchem S355]*
<<locked>>
87%
29080
56%
**57
90%
Vihtavuori N120
<<locked>>
81%
43497
84%
**21
100%
Vihtavuori N130
<<locked>>
81%
36550
71%
**39
100%
Vihtavuori N133
<<locked>>
81%
30472
59%
**24
98%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
81%
23308
45%
**93
95%
Vihtavuori N140
<<locked>>
81%
28616
56%
**21
95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*
<<locked>>
88%
26078
51%
**59
90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*
<<locked>>
81%
34882
68%
**72
94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*
<<locked>>
81%
28021
54%
**24
94%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*
<<locked>>
94%
33083
64%
**97
90%
Winchester 748
<<locked>>
81%
34301
67%
**98
95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*
<<locked>>
81%
36405
71%
**34
94%

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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