Load data for 8 x 51 R Lebel + .323 | 123gr | Norma FMJ RN

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 4064, IMR 3031, Lovex D073.6, Shooters World Match Rifle, Vihtavuori N540

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.323 \| 123gr \| Norma FMJ RN
Manufacturer SKU:	68014
Bullet Weight:	123gr \| 8.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.323" \| 8.20mm
Bullet Length:	0.750" \| 19.0mm
Caliber:	8 x 51 R Lebel load data
Case Length (l3):	1.988" \| 50.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	3.141" \| 79.8mm
Seated Depth:	-0.403" \| -10.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	-0.403" \| -10.2mm
Case Capacity:	66.5 Grains of Water \| 4.32 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	50763 psi \| 3500 bar
LID:	LID_B3881_C1160
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 126 loads in caliber 8 x 51 R Lebel with .323 | 123gr | Norma FMJ RN bullet and 63 powders such as Accurate 4064, IMR 3031, Lovex D073.6, Shooters World Match Rifle, Vihtavuori N540. 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>>	89%	45368	89%	**73	95%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	94%	45455	90%	**43	94%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	85%	45339	89%	**20	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	86%	45194	89%	**17	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	83%	45585	90%	**43	98%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	89%	45194	89%	**89	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	88%	45484	90%	**89	98%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	94%	44904	88%	**82	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	88%	45237	89%	**92	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	95%	45005	89%	**79	96%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	92%	45498	90%	**89	94%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	97%	43163	85%	**99	94%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	89%	45237	89%	**73	94%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	88%	45310	89%	**92	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	85%	45440	90%	**04	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	93%	45556	90%	**02	93%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	85%	45136	89%	**66	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	94%	45411	89%	**66	93%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	94%	45585	90%	**40	94%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	32503	64%	**51	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	92%	45179	89%	**25	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	95%	45223	89%	**33	94%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	91%	45092	89%	**99	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	87%	45397	89%	**50	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	83%	45585	90%	**43	98%
Lovex D073.6 👍	<<locked>>	90%	45339	89%	**89	98%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	88%	45368	89%	**97	95%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	93%	45469	90%	**63	97%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	89%	45194	89%	**43	97%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	89%	45368	89%	**59	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	93%	45121	89%	**89	95%
Ramshot Big Game	<<locked>>	92%	45179	89%	**92	95%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	86%	44962	89%	**07	92%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	87%	45426	89%	**66	95%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	84%	45411	89%	**07	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	32401	64%	**90	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	83%	45440	90%	**56	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	94%	45179	89%	**38	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 60	<<locked>>	97%	41945	83%	**69	95%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	87%	45614	90%	**33	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	91%	45542	90%	**40	97%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	97%	44976	89%	**79	96%
SNPE Vectan SP 11	<<locked>>	96%	45455	90%	**02	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	88%	45382	89%	**27	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	90%	45484	90%	**63	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	88%	45208	89%	**77	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	94%	45208	89%	**84	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle 👍	<<locked>>	90%	45339	89%	**89	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	93%	45469	90%	**63	97%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	84%	45252	89%	**56	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	88%	45281	89%	**97	99%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	89%	45643	90%	**50	95%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	96%	44933	89%	**66	96%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	84%	45034	89%	**71	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	90%	45136	89%	**91	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	43598	86%	**20	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	91%	45455	90%	**36	99%
Vihtavuori N150	<<locked>>	97%	38653	76%	**95	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	85%	45107	89%	**56	97%
Vihtavuori N540 👍	<<locked>>	92%	45469	90%	**69	99%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	40857	80%	**22	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	85%	45295	89%	**99	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	83%	45484	90%	**82	96%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	35563	70%	**33	91%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	86%	35418	70%	**00	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	40205	79%	**12	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	81%	37826	75%	**43	90%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	42264	83%	**74	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	34577	68%	**53	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	35592	70%	**59	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	29080	57%	**82	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	35636	70%	**92	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	83%	30676	60%	**08	90%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	84%	34389	68%	**20	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	90%	34751	68%	**66	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	83%	36825	73%	**59	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	35810	71%	**72	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	39972	79%	**82	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	88%	37971	75%	**25	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	39233	77%	**31	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	89%	39189	77%	**25	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	86%	35302	70%	**90	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	25512	50%	**73	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	31125	61%	**77	97%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	86%	34301	68%	**64	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	82%	32996	65%	**94	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	37565	74%	**66	94%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	41756	82%	**58	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	81%	33315	66%	**00	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	36506	72%	**81	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	31024	61%	**95	91%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	34780	69%	**84	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	34751	68%	**10	96%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	83%	33243	65%	**87	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	84%	34505	68%	**20	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	84%	41524	82%	**28	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	36492	72%	**63	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	41162	81%	**22	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	25498	50%	**13	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	42308	83%	**84	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	81%	29399	58%	**02	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	90%	33953	67%	**33	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	38305	75%	**79	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	32996	65%	**25	92%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	86%	31125	61%	**25	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	87%	34243	67%	**27	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	84%	39204	77%	**86	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	34127	67%	**84	91%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	36550	72%	**74	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	29602	58%	**03	95%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	33315	66%	**00	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	31024	61%	**95	91%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	40495	80%	**51	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	35940	71%	**81	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	35215	69%	**00	91%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	85%	31531	62%	**28	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	40654	80%	**79	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	34026	67%	**31	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	26469	52%	**71	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	32256	64%	**22	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	86%	27905	55%	**97	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	39363	78%	**18	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	81%	32082	63%	**38	95%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	91%	33750	66%	**28	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	39073	77%	**58	96%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	81%	41640	82%	**97	95%

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.