Load Specifications
Load data in caliber 8 x 60 RS with .323 | 198gr | Reichenberg HDB Universal bullet and 69 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.
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Charge: Powder weight in grains. Start with the minimum load and work up carefully.
FR (Fill Rate): Case fill as a percentage. Values above 100% mean compressed loads.
MaxP / %: Maximum chamber pressure in bar and as a percentage of the standardized maximum for this caliber.
V(0): Muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) at the standardized barrel length.
z (Powder Burn): Estimated propellant combustion percentage at bullet exit.
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Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.62"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 84% | 43,526 psi | 88% | 2349 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 82% | 44,367 psi | 90% | 2398 fps | 99.9% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 90% | 42,351 psi | 86% | 2388 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 84% | 42,192 psi | 86% | 2398 fps | 99.6% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 92% | 42,453 psi | 86% | 2418 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 86% | 42,540 psi | 86% | 2402 fps | 97.6% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 92% | 43,714 psi | 89% | 2402 fps | 97.1% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 84% | 42,221 psi | 86% | 2369 fps | 98.6% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 86% | 43,787 psi | 89% | 2411 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 90% | 44,353 psi | 90% | 2523 fps | 97% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 92% | 42,409 psi | 86% | 2421 fps | 98.4% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 90% | 43,004 psi | 87% | 2431 fps | 97.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-16ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 42,003 psi | 85% | 2457 fps | 96% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 96% | 42,221 psi | 86% | 2497 fps | 97.9% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 88% | 44,585 psi | 90% | 2454 fps | 96.9% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 94% | 44,469 psi | 90% | 2467 fps | 98.9% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 82% | 41,989 psi | 85% | 2326 fps | 98.9% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 86% | 42,801 psi | 87% | 2431 fps | 99.1% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 84% | 44,237 psi | 90% | 2503 fps | 97.5% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 92% | 43,323 psi | 88% | 2425 fps | 95.8% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 86% | 42,873 psi | 87% | 2415 fps | 98.2% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 38,159 psi | 77% | 2356 fps | 96.7% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 90% | 43,758 psi | 89% | 2480 fps | 98.7% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,229 psi | 69% | 1516 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 88% | 44,353 psi | 90% | 2421 fps | 98.4% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 88% | 44,425 psi | 90% | 2457 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 90% | 43,105 psi | 87% | 2385 fps | 97.2% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 90% | 44,005 psi | 89% | 2461 fps | 98% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 84% | 42,221 psi | 86% | 2369 fps | 98.6% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 82% | 44,019 psi | 89% | 2398 fps | 99.4% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 88% | 43,598 psi | 88% | 2431 fps | 99.7% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 86% | 43,511 psi | 88% | 2349 fps | 97.8% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 90% | 42,322 psi | 86% | 2388 fps | 98.7% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 88% | 44,048 psi | 89% | 2402 fps | 98.9% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 88% | 44,454 psi | 90% | 2418 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 90% | 42,206 psi | 86% | 2418 fps | 97.6% |
| Norma URPᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 41,669 psi | 85% | 2448 fps | 95.9% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 90% | 42,192 psi | 86% | 2438 fps | 97.3% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 86% | 44,092 psi | 89% | 2438 fps | 97.8% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 82% | 43,178 psi | 88% | 2369 fps | 97.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,330 psi | 70% | 1549 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 88% | 42,163 psi | 86% | 2477 fps | 97% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 94% | 42,163 psi | 86% | 2507 fps | 99.6% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 84% | 42,699 psi | 87% | 2359 fps | 99.8% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 90% | 44,556 psi | 90% | 2405 fps | 99% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 96% | 44,367 psi | 90% | 2461 fps | 98.6% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 88% | 43,598 psi | 88% | 2431 fps | 99.7% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 90% | 42,322 psi | 86% | 2388 fps | 98.7% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 94% | 43,656 psi | 89% | 2467 fps | 97.7% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 88% | 43,947 psi | 89% | 2425 fps | 97.8% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 86% | 43,613 psi | 88% | 2326 fps | 99.9% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 92% | 43,120 psi | 87% | 2329 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 82% | 42,293 psi | 86% | 2392 fps | 98.8% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 86% | 42,975 psi | 87% | 2333 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 86% | 42,496 psi | 86% | 2388 fps | 97.4% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 94% | 42,743 psi | 87% | 2418 fps | 98.1% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 36,970 psi | 75% | 2398 fps | 98% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 82% | 43,787 psi | 89% | 2313 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 86% | 43,671 psi | 89% | 2326 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 90% | 43,511 psi | 88% | 2392 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 88% | 41,959 psi | 85% | 2359 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 96% | 43,772 psi | 89% | 2408 fps | 99.2% |
| Vihtavuori N160ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 44,251 psi | 90% | 2454 fps | 96.4% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 84% | 42,322 psi | 86% | 2369 fps | 98.7% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 90% | 43,134 psi | 87% | 2395 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N550ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 42,743 psi | 87% | 2451 fps | 95.9% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 98% | 42,569 psi | 86% | 2398 fps | 97.9% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 86% | 43,743 psi | 89% | 2451 fps | 99.4% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 88% | 42,917 psi | 87% | 2425 fps | 98.2% |
Start Load - Barrel Length: 23.62"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,145 psi | 77% | 2260 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,292 psi | 84% | 2349 fps | 99.7% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,226 psi | 61% | 2165 fps | 99.8% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,695 psi | 74% | 2300 fps | 98.9% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 28,631 psi | 58% | 2146 fps | 97.8% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,172 psi | 71% | 2257 fps | 95.5% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 88% | 38,522 psi | 78% | 2310 fps | 95.7% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,173 psi | 75% | 2277 fps | 97.5% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,723 psi | 72% | 2283 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 86% | 38,595 psi | 78% | 2408 fps | 95.1% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 84% | 32,590 psi | 66% | 2228 fps | 95.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 84% | 35,462 psi | 72% | 2287 fps | 95% |
| Alliant Reloder-16 | <<locked>> | 98% | 39,711 psi | 81% | 2411 fps | 95.3% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 90% | 34,548 psi | 70% | 2333 fps | 95.3% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 84% | 38,899 psi | 79% | 2349 fps | 95.3% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 84% | 31,792 psi | 64% | 2224 fps | 95.6% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,436 psi | 80% | 2280 fps | 98.5% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,780 psi | 71% | 2280 fps | 97.5% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,421 psi | 78% | 2392 fps | 95.9% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,596 psi | 82% | 2379 fps | 95.1% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,346 psi | 72% | 2267 fps | 96.3% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 96% | 33,765 psi | 68% | 2264 fps | 95.1% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,488 psi | 64% | 2228 fps | 95.2% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,309 psi | 51% | 1352 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,301 psi | 70% | 2231 fps | 95.8% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,924 psi | 69% | 2274 fps | 99.8% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 84% | 35,737 psi | 72% | 2247 fps | 95.1% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 82% | 34,011 psi | 69% | 2267 fps | 95.2% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,173 psi | 75% | 2277 fps | 97.5% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,031 psi | 83% | 2349 fps | 99% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,938 psi | 67% | 2234 fps | 98% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,260 psi | 74% | 2215 fps | 95.8% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,821 psi | 63% | 2156 fps | 95.5% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,243 psi | 69% | 2218 fps | 96.7% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,243 psi | 69% | 2234 fps | 98.8% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 84% | 34,795 psi | 71% | 2277 fps | 95.5% |
| Norma URP | <<locked>> | 98% | 39,088 psi | 79% | 2398 fps | 95% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 86% | 36,782 psi | 75% | 2333 fps | 95.7% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,795 psi | 73% | 2280 fps | 95.6% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,350 psi | 82% | 2316 fps | 96.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,266 psi | 51% | 1381 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 84% | 36,695 psi | 74% | 2372 fps | 95.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 82% | 28,442 psi | 58% | 2182 fps | 95.1% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,840 psi | 77% | 2270 fps | 99.3% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,489 psi | 66% | 2172 fps | 96.1% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 86% | 31,705 psi | 64% | 2218 fps | 95.2% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,938 psi | 67% | 2234 fps | 98% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,821 psi | 63% | 2156 fps | 95.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 88% | 35,940 psi | 73% | 2320 fps | 95.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 82% | 35,911 psi | 73% | 2274 fps | 95.7% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,260 psi | 74% | 2198 fps | 99.1% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,501 psi | 60% | 2077 fps | 98.5% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,421 psi | 80% | 2339 fps | 98.3% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,549 psi | 72% | 2201 fps | 99.5% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,418 psi | 70% | 2238 fps | 95.1% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 86% | 33,214 psi | 67% | 2231 fps | 95.4% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 94% | 30,574 psi | 62% | 2247 fps | 95.5% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,278 psi | 84% | 2274 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,347 psi | 74% | 2205 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,314 psi | 64% | 2175 fps | 99.8% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,343 psi | 66% | 2178 fps | 98.7% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 84% | 29,414 psi | 60% | 2129 fps | 95.5% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 98% | 41,205 psi | 84% | 2402 fps | 95.5% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,854 psi | 75% | 2267 fps | 97.5% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,140 psi | 63% | 2165 fps | 97.9% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 98% | 40,132 psi | 81% | 2405 fps | 95.1% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 92% | 34,824 psi | 71% | 2247 fps | 95.5% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,737 psi | 72% | 2303 fps | 98% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,764 psi | 66% | 2228 fps | 95.3% |
ᴾ possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.
This overview compares 94 powders for 8 x 60 RS loaded with the .323 | 198gr | Reichenberg HDB Universal. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,523 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,516 fps to 2,523 fps. Accurate 4350 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 94 of the 94 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (340 MPa), the top charges use 59–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 198.0 gr projectile in 0.323" calls for a 1:12.5 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Accurate 4350, Alliant Reloder-16, Alliant Reloder-23 reach 100 % fill or more at maximum charge, so these are compressed loads: they need a long drop tube to seat cleanly and react sensitively to the case capacity of your own brass lot. As outliers, Accurate 2700, Alliant Reloder-23, Bofors RP7 burn incompletely and react more sensitively to barrel length and temperature. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.