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- .45 ACP vs 9mm Luger
- .40 S&W vs 9mm Luger
- .380 ACP vs 9mm Luger
- .40 S&W vs .45 ACP
- 10mm Auto vs .45 ACP
- .357 Magnum vs .44 Magnum
- .357 Magnum vs .38 Special
- .357 Magnum vs 9mm Luger
- .308 Winchester vs 5.56x45mm NATO
- .223 Remington vs .308 Winchester
- .223 Remington vs 5.56x45mm NATO
- .308 Winchester vs 6.5 Creedmoor
- .30-06 Springfield vs 6.5 Creedmoor
- .30-06 Springfield vs .308 Winchester
- 5.56x45mm NATO vs 7.62x39mm Soviet
- .223 Remington vs 7.62x39mm Soviet
- .300 Winchester Magnum vs 6.5 Creedmoor
- .30-06 Springfield vs .300 Winchester Magnum
- .270 Winchester vs .30-06 Springfield
- .243 Winchester vs 6.5 Creedmoor
- .17 HMR vs .22 Long Rifle
- .300 AAC Blackout vs 5.56x45mm NATO
- .300 Winchester Magnum vs .338 Lapua Magnum
- .30-30 Winchester vs .45-70 Government
- .30-30 Winchester vs .308 Winchester
- 6.5 Creedmoor vs 6mm Creedmoor
- .44 Magnum vs .45 Colt
- .38 Special vs .380 ACP
- .300 Winchester Magnum vs 7mm Remington Magnum
- .338 Lapua Magnum vs .50 BMG
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Defensive handgun
12 comparisons
Hunting
19 comparisons
- .30-06 Springfield vs .308 Winchester
- .270 Winchester vs .30-06 Springfield
- .243 Winchester vs 6.5 Creedmoor
- .30-30 Winchester vs .308 Winchester
- .30-30 Winchester vs .45-70 Government
- .300 Winchester Magnum vs 7mm Remington Magnum
- .357 Magnum vs .44 Magnum
- .44 Magnum vs .45 Colt
- .350 Legend vs .450 Bushmaster
- .30-06 Springfield vs 6.5 Creedmoor
- .270 Winchester vs .280 Remington
- .308 Winchester vs 7mm-08 Remington
- .30-06 Springfield vs .300 Winchester Magnum
- .444 Marlin vs .45-70 Government
- .22-250 Remington vs .223 Remington
- .204 Ruger vs .223 Remington
- .17 HMR vs .22 WMR
- .17 HMR vs .22 Long Rifle
- .270 Winchester vs 6.5 Creedmoor
Long range
14 comparisons
- .308 Winchester vs 6.5 Creedmoor
- .300 Winchester Magnum vs 6.5 Creedmoor
- .300 Winchester Magnum vs .338 Lapua Magnum
- .338 Lapua Magnum vs .50 BMG
- 6.5 Creedmoor vs 6mm Creedmoor
- 6.5 Creedmoor vs 6.5 PRC
- .300 PRC vs .300 Winchester Magnum
- .300 Norma Magnum vs .338 Lapua Magnum
- .260 Remington vs 6.5 Creedmoor
- 6.5 Creedmoor vs 6.5x55mm Swedish
- .300 Remington Ultra Magnum vs .300 Winchester Magnum
- 7mm PRC vs 7mm Remington Magnum
- .224 Valkyrie vs 6.5 Grendel
- 6.5 Grendel vs 6mm ARC
Military and service
9 comparisons
Similar cartridges
17 comparisons
- .223 Remington vs 5.56x45mm NATO
- .308 Winchester vs 7.62x51mm NATO
- .357 Magnum vs .38 Special
- .44 Magnum vs .44 Special
- 9mm Luger vs 9x18mm Makarov
- .22 Long Rifle vs .22 WMR
- .22 Long vs .22 Long Rifle
- .308 Winchester vs 7mm-08 Remington
- 6.5 Creedmoor vs 6.5 Grendel
- .300 AAC Blackout vs 7.62x39mm Soviet
- 10mm Auto vs .40 S&W
- .380 ACP vs 9x18mm Makarov
- .30-30 Winchester vs .32 Winchester Special
- .300 Weatherby Magnum vs .300 Winchester Magnum
- .243 Winchester vs 6mm Remington
- .25-06 Remington vs .257 Roberts
- 6.5 Creedmoor vs 6.5x55mm Swedish
Powder head-to-heads
The pairs with a substitution note in the reference, grouped by where they sit on the burn-rate chart. Lower rank burns faster. Every powder page links its own comparisons.
Medium-fast
magnum pistol and light rifle, ranks 25–44 · 5 pairs
Medium
most rifle loads, ranks 45–59 · 17 pairs
- H4895 vs IMR 4895
- Alliant Reloader 15 vs Varget
- Shooters World Match Rifle vs Varget
- H414 vs Winchester 760
- 2700 vs H4895
- AR 2208 vs Varget
- H4895 vs N550
- BL-C(2) vs Winchester 748
- Accurate 2520 vs H380
- H322 vs IMR 3031
- H335 vs N135
- H335 vs N120
- Benchmark vs LT-32
- Accurate 2230 vs H335
- 2015 vs H322
- H322 vs Vihtavuori N133
- 2460 vs CFE 223
Slow
heavy-for-caliber rifle, ranks 60–74 · 27 pairs
- H4350 vs IMR 4350
- H4350 vs Ramshot Hunter
- Varget vs Vihtavuori N140
- H4831 vs H4831SC
- AR 2217 vs H1000
- H4831 vs IMR 4831
- H4831SC vs IMR 4955
- H4350 vs Reloader 17
- H4831SC vs Reloader 19
- Alliant Reloader 22 vs H1000
- H4831SC vs Reloader 23
- Accurate 4350 vs H4350
- Alliant Reloader 22 vs Ramshot Magnum
- H4895 vs Vihtavuori N150
- H4831 vs N165
- H4831SC vs N565
- Alliant Reloader 16 vs H4350
- Alliant Reloader 16 vs Long Rifle
- H4831SC vs Norma MRP
- H4350 vs StaBALL 6.5
- H4831SC vs Vihtavuori N160
- N540 vs Varget
- H4350 vs N560
- Ramshot Big Game vs Reloader 19
- H4350 vs IMR 4451
- AR 2209 vs H4350
- AR 2213SC vs H4831SC