Load data for 8 x 57 IR + .318 | 150gr | Impala LWHV LS

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 4064, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Vihtavuori N540

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.318 \| 150gr \| Impala LWHV LS
Bullet Weight:	150gr \| 9.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.318" \| 8.08mm
Bullet Length:	1.333" \| 33.9mm
Caliber:	8 x 57 IR load data
Case Length (l3):	2.244" \| 57.0mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	3.180" \| 80.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.397" \| 10.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.397" \| 10.1mm
Case Capacity:	63.0 Grains of Water \| 4.09 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	46412 psi \| 3200 bar
LID:	LID_B2992_C1172
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 110 loads in caliber 8 x 57 IR with .318 | 150gr | Impala LWHV LS bullet and 55 powders such as Accurate 4064, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, 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>>	87%	40828	88%	**51	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	93%	41350	89%	**38	93%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	85%	40988	88%	**08	92%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	87%	41017	88%	**87	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	87%	41075	88%	**87	98%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	94%	41394	89%	**03	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	87%	41437	89%	**00	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	94%	41220	89%	**94	95%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	91%	41321	89%	**87	94%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	97%	39769	86%	**00	93%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	88%	40799	88%	**61	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	87%	41423	89%	**03	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	83%	40988	88%	**89	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	92%	41278	89%	**97	92%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	84%	41263	89%	**61	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	93%	41176	89%	**61	91%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	93%	41350	89%	**38	93%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	32068	69%	**90	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	91%	40799	88%	**13	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	94%	41742	90%	**41	94%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	91%	41292	89%	**03	94%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	86%	41524	89%	**48	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	89%	41611	90%	**97	98%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	87%	41524	89%	**95	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	92%	41176	89%	**51	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	88%	41553	90%	**41	96%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	88%	40857	88%	**54	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	92%	41191	89%	**90	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	92%	41379	89%	**00	94%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	87%	41611	90%	**77	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	32663	70%	**39	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	93%	41568	90%	**36	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	97%	38928	84%	**87	94%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	84%	41075	89%	**18	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	90%	41684	90%	**41	96%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	97%	41655	90%	**03	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	95%	41684	90%	**10	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	87%	41466	89%	**31	91%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	89%	41162	89%	**57	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	86%	41234	89%	**75	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	93%	41481	89%	**95	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	89%	41611	90%	**97	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	92%	41176	89%	**51	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	83%	41263	89%	**57	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	87%	41162	89%	**92	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	88%	41756	90%	**57	94%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	95%	41104	89%	**77	95%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	89%	41713	90%	**02	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	40828	88%	**57	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	90%	41191	89%	**44	99%
Vihtavuori N150	<<locked>>	96%	35940	77%	**43	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	84%	41394	89%	**57	96%
Vihtavuori N540 👍	<<locked>>	91%	40944	88%	**64	98%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	38319	83%	**66	93%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	85%	41437	89%	**00	97%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	34084	73%	**97	91%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	86%	34592	75%	**80	90%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	81%	36825	79%	**10	90%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	33692	73%	**33	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	33866	73%	**23	95%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	81%	28718	62%	**05	95%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	34055	73%	**49	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	82%	28964	62%	**92	90%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	84%	33083	71%	**93	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	92%	34548	74%	**62	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	84%	36361	78%	**59	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	33881	73%	**36	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	38261	82%	**30	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	89%	37579	81%	**12	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	37362	81%	**82	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	91%	38218	82%	**02	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	87%	34592	75%	**80	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	92%	30530	66%	**57	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	30182	65%	**54	97%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	86%	33402	72%	**54	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	82%	31328	67%	**61	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	35679	77%	**16	94%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	81%	31517	68%	**70	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	35346	76%	**51	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	30008	65%	**88	91%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	33968	73%	**67	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	33272	72%	**84	96%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	83%	31807	69%	**67	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	86%	34098	73%	**20	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	34780	75%	**20	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	88%	28732	62%	**54	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	81%	28369	61%	**98	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	92%	33823	73%	**46	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	37637	81%	**43	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	32213	69%	**18	92%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	86%	29530	64%	**15	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	87%	33199	72%	**10	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	85%	38276	82%	**69	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	32721	71%	**61	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	35476	76%	**51	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	28906	62%	**13	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	31517	68%	**70	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	30008	65%	**88	91%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	38406	83%	**98	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	35114	76%	**64	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	33518	72%	**70	91%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	86%	30560	66%	**21	90%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	33112	71%	**18	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	25788	56%	**93	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	30922	67%	**11	96%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	87%	27253	59%	**10	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	37652	81%	**75	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	81%	30618	66%	**18	95%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	92%	33272	72%	**41	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	36970	80%	**08	95%

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.