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Load data for 8.5 x 55 Blaser + .338 | 250gr | Sako Hammerhead

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Recommended Powder(s): Alliant Reloder-17, Hodgdon CFE223, Hodgdon H380, Hodgdon VARGET, ReloadSwiss RS 50

8.5 x 55 Blaser + .338 | 250gr | Sako Hammerhead

Load Specifications

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Load data for 428 loads in caliber 8.5 x 55 Blaser with a .338 | 250gr | Sako Hammerhead bullet based on the specified parameters like bullet length, cartridge length, and case capacity as shown above.

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  • Muzzle velocity vs. barrel length

    Every 1 inch additional barrel length increases muzzle velocity by approx. 7.3 fps

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    Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads,  >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder
Charge
FR
MaxP
%
V(0)
z
ADI AR 2206H
90%
99%
100%
ADI AR 2208
95%
99%
100%
ADI AR 2209
97%
72%
94%
Accurate 2015
86%
99%
100%
Accurate 2200
88%
100%
100%
Accurate 2230
84%
99%
100%
Accurate 2460
84%
99%
100%
Accurate 2495
89%
100%
100%
Accurate 2520
88%
98%
100%
Accurate 2700
96%
99%
99%
Accurate 3100
97%
59%
96%
Accurate 4064
94%
99%
100%
Accurate 4350
97%
83%
100%
Alliant AR-Comp
88%
98%
100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5
95%
99%
100%
Alliant Reloder-10x
84%
99%
100%
Alliant Reloder-15
93%
99%
100%
Alliant Reloder-16
97%
80%
100%
Alliant Reloder-17
97%
93%
100%
Alliant Reloder-19
97%
70%
94%
Alliant Reloder-22
97%
60%
92%
Alliant Reloder-23
97%
57%
99%
Alliant Reloder-25
97%
51%
93%
Alliant Reloder-26
97%
62%
98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107
90%
99%
100%
Hodgdon BL-C2
88%
99%
100%
Hodgdon Benchmark
88%
99%
100%
Hodgdon CFE223
93%
99%
100%
Hodgdon H322
87%
99%
100%
Hodgdon H380
95%
100%
100%
Hodgdon H414
97%
96%
99%
Hodgdon H4350
97%
77%
97%
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V
97%
74%
100%
Hodgdon LVR
97%
89%
100%
Hodgdon Superperformance
97%
88%
98%
Hodgdon VARGET
96%
99%
100%
IMR 3031
92%
98%
100%
IMR 4064
96%
99%
100%
IMR 4166 Enduron
97%
99%
99%
IMR 4198
84%
99%
100%
IMR 4350
97%
82%
97%
IMR 4451 Enduron
97%
95%
99%
IMR 4831
97%
70%
99%
IMR 4895
92%
98%
100%
IMR 8208 XBR
88%
99%
100%
Lovex D073.5
84%
100%
100%
Lovex D073.6
90%
98%
100%
Lovex S060
90%
99%
100%
Lovex S062
94%
99%
100%
Lovex S065
97%
89%
99%
Lovex S070
97%
84%
98%
Lovex S071
97%
49%
93%
Norma 201
91%
99%
100%
Norma 202
90%
99%
100%
Norma 203B
93%
99%
100%
Norma 204
97%
82%
96%
Norma MRP
97%
63%
95%
Norma URP
97%
81%
100%
Ramshot Big Game
93%
100%
100%
Ramshot Hunter
97%
79%
98%
Ramshot TAC
88%
100%
100%
Ramshot Wild Boar
88%
99%
100%
Ramshot X-Terminator
86%
100%
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40
85%
99%
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 50
94%
100%
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 52
94%
100%
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 60
97%
90%
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 62
97%
81%
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 70
97%
82%
99%
Rottweil R 901
88%
100%
100%
Rottweil R 902
92%
99%
100%
Rottweil R 903
97%
97%
100%
Rottweil R 904
97%
73%
93%
Rottweil R 905
97%
68%
94%
Rottweil R 907
97%
93%
98%
SNPE Vectan SP 11
96%
99%
100%
SNPE Vectan SP 7
89%
99%
100%
SNPE Vectan SP 9
91%
99%
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000
90%
99%
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
96%
99%
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000
97%
88%
98%
Shooters World Long Rifle
97%
89%
99%
Shooters World Match Rifle
90%
98%
100%
Shooters World Precision
94%
99%
100%
Somchem S321
86%
99%
100%
Somchem S335
90%
99%
100%
Somchem S341
89%
100%
100%
Somchem S355
97%
99%
100%
Somchem S361
97%
76%
93%
Somchem S365
97%
74%
100%
Somchem S385
97%
68%
95%
Vihtavuori N130
87%
100%
100%
Vihtavuori N133
92%
100%
100%
Vihtavuori N135
97%
94%
100%
Vihtavuori N140
93%
100%
100%
Vihtavuori N150
97%
84%
100%
Vihtavuori N160
97%
90%
100%
Vihtavuori N165
97%
57%
92%
Vihtavuori N530
87%
99%
100%
Vihtavuori N540
93%
99%
100%
Vihtavuori N550
97%
89%
100%
Vihtavuori N555
97%
62%
99%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL
97%
86%
100%
Winchester 748
86%
99%
100%
Winchester 760
97%
96%
99%
Winchester StaBALL HD
97%
51%
98%
Winchester StaBALL Match
84%
99%
100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 

Powder
Charge
FR
MaxP
%
V(0)
z
ADI AR 2206H
81%
75%
100%
ADI AR 2208
81%
64%
98%
ADI AR 2209
89%
56%
90%
Accurate 2015
81%
85%
100%
Accurate 2200
81%
78%
99%
Accurate 2230
81%
90%
100%
Accurate 2460
81%
90%
100%
Accurate 2495
81%
78%
100%
Accurate 2520
81%
79%
100%
Accurate 2700
81%
61%
94%
Accurate 3100
86%
41%
90%
Accurate 4064
81%
66%
100%
Accurate 4350
81%
48%
95%
Alliant AR-Comp
81%
79%
100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5
81%
64%
100%
Alliant Reloder-10x
81%
92%
100%
Alliant Reloder-15
81%
68%
99%
Alliant Reloder-16
81%
49%
95%
Alliant Reloder-17
81%
55%
98%
Alliant Reloder-19
88%
54%
90%
Alliant Reloder-22
93%
54%
90%
Alliant Reloder-23
81%
36%
91%
Alliant Reloder-25
92%
44%
90%
Alliant Reloder-26
84%
41%
90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107
81%
74%
99%
Hodgdon BL-C2
81%
78%
100%
Hodgdon Benchmark
81%
82%
100%
Hodgdon CFE223
81%
65%
98%
Hodgdon H322
81%
83%
100%
Hodgdon H380
81%
64%
98%
Hodgdon H414
81%
57%
94%
Hodgdon H4350
82%
49%
90%
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V
81%
45%
96%
Hodgdon LVR
81%
53%
95%
Hodgdon Superperformance
81%
51%
91%
Hodgdon VARGET
81%
63%
98%
IMR 3031
81%
69%
100%
IMR 4064
81%
63%
99%
IMR 4166 Enduron
81%
62%
95%
IMR 4198
81%
91%
100%
IMR 4350
81%
50%
91%
IMR 4451 Enduron
81%
59%
94%
IMR 4831
81%
43%
93%
IMR 4895
81%
70%
100%
IMR 8208 XBR
81%
79%
100%
Lovex D073.5
81%
90%
100%
Lovex D073.6
81%
74%
100%
Lovex S060
81%
75%
100%
Lovex S062
81%
67%
100%
Lovex S065
81%
55%
95%
Lovex S070
81%
52%
93%
Lovex S071
91%
41%
90%
Norma 201
81%
74%
100%
Norma 202
81%
74%
100%
Norma 203B
81%
67%
99%
Norma 204
84%
54%
90%
Norma MRP
89%
49%
90%
Norma URP
81%
49%
95%
Ramshot Big Game
81%
66%
99%
Ramshot Hunter
81%
48%
92%
Ramshot TAC
81%
78%
99%
Ramshot Wild Boar
81%
77%
100%
Ramshot X-Terminator
81%
85%
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40
81%
88%
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 50
81%
65%
96%
ReloadSwiss RS 52
81%
65%
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 60
81%
53%
99%
ReloadSwiss RS 62
81%
48%
94%
ReloadSwiss RS 70
81%
48%
93%
Rottweil R 901
81%
80%
100%
Rottweil R 902
81%
70%
100%
Rottweil R 903
81%
59%
99%
Rottweil R 904
90%
58%
90%
Rottweil R 905
89%
52%
90%
Rottweil R 907
81%
57%
93%
SNPE Vectan SP 11
81%
61%
99%
SNPE Vectan SP 7
81%
76%
99%
SNPE Vectan SP 9
81%
73%
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000
81%
76%
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
81%
63%
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000
81%
54%
93%
Shooters World Long Rifle
81%
55%
95%
Shooters World Match Rifle
81%
74%
100%
Shooters World Precision
81%
67%
100%
Somchem S321
81%
85%
100%
Somchem S335
81%
75%
100%
Somchem S341
81%
75%
100%
Somchem S355
81%
61%
99%
Somchem S361
92%
64%
90%
Somchem S365
81%
44%
97%
Somchem S385
86%
47%
90%
Vihtavuori N130
81%
84%
100%
Vihtavuori N133
81%
71%
100%
Vihtavuori N135
81%
59%
100%
Vihtavuori N140
81%
70%
100%
Vihtavuori N150
81%
52%
99%
Vihtavuori N160
81%
53%
96%
Vihtavuori N165
93%
51%
90%
Vihtavuori N530
81%
83%
100%
Vihtavuori N540
81%
68%
100%
Vihtavuori N550
81%
54%
96%
Vihtavuori N555
81%
38%
92%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL
81%
51%
98%
Winchester 748
81%
85%
100%
Winchester 760
81%
57%
94%
Winchester StaBALL HD
85%
36%
90%
Winchester StaBALL Match
81%
90%
100%

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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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