Load data for .25-35 Win. + .257 | 115gr | Barnes TSX

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.257 \| 115gr \| Barnes TSX
Manufacturer SKU:	30224
Bullet Weight:	115gr \| 7.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.257" \| 6.53mm
Bullet Length:	1.225" \| 31.1mm
Caliber:	.25-35 Win. load data
Case Length (l3):	2.040" \| 51.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.512" \| 63.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.753" \| 19.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.753" \| 19.1mm
Case Capacity:	38.0 Grains of Water \| 2.47 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	44237 psi \| 3050 bar
LID:	LID_B499_C216
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 116 loads in caliber .25-35 Win. with .257 | 115gr | Barnes TSX bullet and 58 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031. 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>>	90%	38885	88%	**23	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	38827	88%	**93	92%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	87%	39769	90%	**03	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	88%	38769	88%	**70	91%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	85%	39146	88%	**97	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	86%	39508	89%	**20	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	92%	38189	86%	**62	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	90%	38072	86%	**49	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	37028	84%	**46	98%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	91%	39523	89%	**75	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	97%	37840	86%	**36	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	83%	38841	88%	**90	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	95%	39479	89%	**62	93%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	91%	39059	88%	**29	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	90%	38305	87%	**56	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	86%	38493	87%	**51	96%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	87%	39044	88%	**26	99%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	96%	38827	88%	**93	92%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	95%	38406	87%	**75	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	38377	87%	**87	93%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	94%	38870	88%	**62	94%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	89%	39697	90%	**20	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	84%	39581	89%	**06	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	85%	38624	87%	**06	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	92%	38072	86%	**49	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	89%	39378	89%	**57	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	95%	39189	89%	**29	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	92%	39450	89%	**16	96%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	92%	39523	89%	**39	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	95%	38464	87%	**49	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	94%	38159	86%	**36	92%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	38943	88%	**36	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	85%	38740	88%	**74	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	85%	38914	88%	**03	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	96%	38682	87%	**85	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	88%	39146	88%	**97	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	93%	39030	88%	**00	95%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	34185	77%	**70	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	96%	36796	83%	**10	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	92%	38841	88%	**23	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	89%	38551	87%	**38	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	39044	88%	**64	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	92%	38072	86%	**49	97%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	95%	39189	89%	**29	96%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	83%	39682	90%	**77	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	87%	39334	89%	**36	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	91%	39726	90%	**80	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	39682	90%	**23	93%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	35795	81%	**87	93%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	86%	39523	89%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	92%	38899	88%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	33837	76%	**41	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	94%	39305	89%	**16	98%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	96%	29892	68%	**36	92%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	87%	38914	88%	**13	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	94%	39160	89%	**39	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	88%	39479	89%	**69	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	86%	39639	90%	**52	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	83%	31024	70%	**59	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	91%	33779	76%	**88	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32634	74%	**69	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	86%	36158	82%	**18	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	33707	76%	**88	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	33823	76%	**11	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	26426	60%	**10	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	27978	63%	**33	93%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	22437	51%	**95	92%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28950	65%	**62	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	87%	28239	64%	**16	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35824	81%	**38	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	89%	32750	74%	**21	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	88%	35215	80%	**54	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	28500	64%	**36	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	33344	75%	**46	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	32097	73%	**88	97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	91%	33779	76%	**88	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	25222	57%	**60	95%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	91%	33069	75%	**75	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	87%	31038	70%	**92	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	30676	69%	**26	92%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	35244	80%	**28	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	33170	75%	**98	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	25991	59%	**73	92%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	82%	31618	71%	**96	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	83%	26832	61%	**57	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	28195	64%	**70	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	27862	63%	**96	94%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	88%	30922	70%	**85	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	90%	33170	75%	**28	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	83%	31372	71%	**72	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	33620	76%	**65	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	34737	79%	**21	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	86%	27659	63%	**26	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	31401	71%	**39	95%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	26774	61%	**31	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	92%	29312	66%	**65	91%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	93%	33069	75%	**31	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	85%	31241	71%	**59	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	30516	69%	**77	95%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	24743	56%	**52	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	25991	59%	**73	92%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	83%	26832	61%	**57	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	36811	83%	**24	94%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	32503	73%	**98	93%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	29414	67%	**73	96%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	85%	31850	72%	**65	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	91%	29820	67%	**52	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33779	76%	**52	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	28398	64%	**51	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	21422	48%	**16	93%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	26063	59%	**28	94%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	92%	26774	61%	**54	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	32169	73%	**75	93%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	26121	59%	**47	93%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	31647	72%	**05	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	33083	75%	**21	92%

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.