Load data for .25-35 Win. + .257 | 117gr | Hornady BTSP

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.257 \| 117gr \| Hornady BTSP
Manufacturer SKU:	2552
Bullet Weight:	117gr \| 7.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.257" \| 6.53mm
Bullet Length:	1.155" \| 29.3mm
Caliber:	.25-35 Win. load data
Case Length (l3):	2.040" \| 51.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.512" \| 63.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.683" \| 17.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.553" \| 14.1mm
Case Capacity:	38.0 Grains of Water \| 2.47 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	44237 psi \| 3050 bar
LID:	LID_B2570_C216
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:8

Load data for 120 loads in caliber .25-35 Win. with .257 | 117gr | Hornady BTSP bullet and 60 powders such as Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, 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>>	89%	39160	89%	**33	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	94%	39218	89%	**10	93%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	85%	39030	88%	**83	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	86%	39320	89%	**87	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	83%	38928	88%	**93	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	83%	38609	87%	**06	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	90%	39175	89%	**72	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	89%	38740	88%	**59	98%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	96%	39262	89%	**79	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	88%	38609	87%	**59	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	39392	89%	**72	96%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	93%	39740	90%	**69	94%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	96%	35520	80%	**20	92%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	89%	39189	89%	**39	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	88%	38522	87%	**62	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	84%	38986	88%	**60	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	93%	39262	89%	**72	92%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	86%	39711	90%	**39	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	95%	39798	90%	**52	92%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	94%	39218	89%	**10	93%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	93%	39073	88%	**85	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	95%	39349	89%	**10	94%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	92%	39218	89%	**72	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	87%	38740	88%	**06	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	83%	38609	87%	**06	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	91%	39407	89%	**69	98%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	88%	39711	90%	**70	95%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	94%	39494	89%	**39	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	89%	38653	87%	**06	96%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	89%	38624	87%	**23	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	93%	38914	88%	**56	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	93%	38827	88%	**56	94%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	87%	38377	87%	**26	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	84%	39639	90%	**93	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	83%	39247	89%	**10	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	94%	38551	87%	**92	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	96%	34606	78%	**00	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	86%	38406	87%	**83	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	92%	39363	89%	**10	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	96%	36114	82%	**13	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	96%	39218	89%	**72	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	90%	39059	88%	**29	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	87%	39073	88%	**51	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	95%	39189	89%	**70	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	91%	39407	89%	**69	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	94%	39494	89%	**39	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	85%	39436	89%	**43	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	88%	38769	88%	**64	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	89%	39668	90%	**33	94%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	96%	37579	85%	**23	95%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	83%	38696	87%	**41	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	90%	38609	87%	**57	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	35882	81%	**83	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	92%	39523	89%	**26	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	32518	73%	**01	94%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	86%	39349	89%	**29	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	92%	39363	89%	**46	98%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	34766	79%	**11	92%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	86%	39726	90%	**79	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	84%	39073	88%	**49	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	30501	69%	**49	91%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	87%	31720	72%	**52	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	34882	79%	**11	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	83%	35027	79%	**01	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	36013	81%	**41	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	35940	81%	**51	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	28631	65%	**59	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	29892	68%	**75	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	24120	55%	**41	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	30850	70%	**05	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	27615	62%	**06	91%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	85%	30937	70%	**82	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	93%	31995	72%	**34	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	85%	34200	77%	**38	91%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	29979	68%	**78	92%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	35114	79%	**88	95%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	90%	35375	80%	**90	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	34069	77%	**34	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	92%	35621	81%	**74	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	87%	31720	72%	**52	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	26919	61%	**13	97%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	30676	69%	**26	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	83%	29341	66%	**56	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	32387	73%	**69	94%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	35940	81%	**51	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	28152	64%	**33	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	32198	73%	**16	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	26600	60%	**51	91%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	29979	68%	**19	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	29660	67%	**39	96%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	84%	29182	66%	**46	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	87%	31633	71%	**98	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	31270	71%	**72	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	35708	81%	**15	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	36724	83%	**60	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	82%	26194	59%	**90	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	93%	31343	71%	**15	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	33533	76%	**85	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	28558	65%	**77	92%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	88%	27818	63%	**26	91%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	90%	32126	73%	**11	91%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	29472	67%	**19	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	32460	73%	**19	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	26281	59%	**95	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	28152	64%	**33	94%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	26600	60%	**51	91%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	34316	78%	**41	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	31198	71%	**16	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	30023	68%	**26	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	87%	28108	64%	**13	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	35998	81%	**92	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	29863	68%	**83	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	22814	52%	**69	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	27644	62%	**70	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	88%	25150	57%	**11	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	33982	77%	**18	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	27543	62%	**90	94%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	94%	31444	71%	**33	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	33286	75%	**44	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	35157	79%	**70	94%

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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