Load data for 8.6 mm Blackout + .338 | 230gr | CutEdge ESP Raptor

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant Reloder-10x, Baschieri & Pellagri 106, Hodgdon H4198, IMR 4198, Norma 200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.338 \| 230gr \| CutEdge ESP Raptor
Manufacturer SKU:	ESP D225 RAPTOR WT
Bullet Weight:	230gr \| 14.9g
Bullet Diameter:	0.338" \| 8.59mm
Bullet Length:	1.839" \| 46.7mm
Caliber:	8.6 mm Blackout load data
Case Length (l3):	1.685" \| 42.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.783" \| 70.7mm
Seated Depth:	0.741" \| 18.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.741" \| 18.8mm
Case Capacity:	50.0 Grains of Water \| 3.25 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	63092 psi \| 4350 bar
LID:	LID_B8516_C1210
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 104 loads in caliber 8.6 mm Blackout with .338 | 230gr | CutEdge ESP Raptor bullet and 52 powders such as Alliant Reloder-10x, Baschieri & Pellagri 106, Hodgdon H4198, IMR 4198, Norma 200. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2205	<<locked>>	86%	56478	90%	**82	100%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	96%	50821	81%	**83	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	97%	47253	75%	**00	99%
Accurate 1680	<<locked>>	90%	56304	89%	**19	100%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	97%	38537	61%	**65	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	97%	41959	66%	**98	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	97%	40741	65%	**05	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	28456	45%	**93	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	96%	31836	50%	**06	93%
Accurate 5744	<<locked>>	84%	56376	89%	**00	100%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	96%	33663	53%	**46	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	96%	41901	66%	**21	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	96%	53809	85%	**00	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106 👍	<<locked>>	97%	48965	78%	**34	99%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	96%	39885	63%	**36	94%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	97%	56347	89%	**00	97%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	97%	38943	62%	**85	97%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	97%	46238	73%	**93	98%
Hodgdon H4198 👍	<<locked>>	96%	51663	82%	**47	99%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	28805	46%	**50	95%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	97%	45890	73%	**18	100%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	92%	55579	88%	**57	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	36506	58%	**23	92%
Lovex D060	<<locked>>	86%	56376	89%	**00	100%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	97%	43555	69%	**28	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	97%	40118	64%	**98	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	97%	30182	48%	**77	92%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	93%	55317	88%	**34	100%
Norma 200 👍	<<locked>>	96%	48022	76%	**80	100%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	96%	32358	51%	**90	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	92%	54969	87%	**93	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	97%	42351	67%	**21	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	35317	56%	**13	95%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	96%	53998	86%	**00	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	96%	46427	74%	**93	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	35795	57%	**64	95%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	96%	28732	46%	**52	93%
Shooters World Buffalo Rifle	<<locked>>	86%	56376	89%	**00	100%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	97%	30182	48%	**77	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	96%	45411	72%	**14	94%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	97%	39276	62%	**98	93%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	34316	54%	**70	96%
Vihtavuori N110	<<locked>>	88%	56130	89%	**75	100%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	97%	48225	76%	**14	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	96%	39639	63%	**39	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	32938	52%	**41	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	97%	24337	39%	**26	93%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	97%	30908	49%	**37	94%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	96%	38247	61%	**62	93%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	97%	30632	49%	**54	93%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	97%	38986	62%	**05	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	97%	42177	67%	**34	92%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2205	<<locked>>	81%	48167	76%	**03	100%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	31763	50%	**34	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	28369	45%	**88	93%
Accurate 1680	<<locked>>	81%	42076	67%	**52	99%
[Accurate 2015]*	<<locked>>	81%	23221	37%	**83	94%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	91%	34185	54%	**83	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	87%	28253	45%	**98	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	84%	18579	29%	**50	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	91%	27079	43%	**11	90%
Accurate 5744	<<locked>>	81%	51372	81%	**44	100%
[Alliant AR-Comp]*	<<locked>>	81%	20885	33%	**47	94%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	26208	42%	**52	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	33228	53%	**31	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	29312	46%	**42	95%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	87%	30052	48%	**68	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	33127	53%	**85	90%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	24178	38%	**90	91%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	27050	43%	**68	91%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	32822	52%	**85	95%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	87%	22466	36%	**90	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	29167	46%	**55	98%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	81%	39943	63%	**80	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	92%	32184	51%	**47	90%
Lovex D060	<<locked>>	81%	48283	77%	**08	100%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	86%	28892	46%	**95	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	87%	28761	46%	**08	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	93%	26643	42%	**01	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	38783	61%	**50	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	29240	46%	**08	98%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	88%	25048	40%	**36	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	81%	38653	61%	**03	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	84%	28079	44%	**72	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	84%	24903	39%	**03	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	36521	58%	**13	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	28253	45%	**95	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	84%	24685	39%	**57	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	91%	24627	39%	**60	91%
Shooters World Buffalo Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	48283	77%	**08	100%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	93%	26643	42%	**01	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	88%	33779	54%	**44	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	90%	31531	50%	**67	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	84%	23438	37%	**54	91%
Vihtavuori N110	<<locked>>	81%	45847	73%	**73	100%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	30081	48%	**75	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	25034	40%	**83	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	85%	23975	38%	**57	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	92%	21393	34%	**47	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	89%	24860	39%	**06	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	90%	31473	50%	**47	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	92%	26281	42%	**62	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	90%	31459	50%	**67	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	92%	36042	57%	**39	90%

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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