Load data for .25-35 Win. + .257 | 117gr | Rhino Solid Shank

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, IMR 3031, Norma 202, Vihtavuori N540

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.257 \| 117gr \| Rhino Solid Shank
Bullet Weight:	117gr \| 7.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.257" \| 6.53mm
Bullet Length:	1.097" \| 27.9mm
Caliber:	.25-35 Win. load data
Case Length (l3):	2.040" \| 51.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.512" \| 63.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.625" \| 15.9mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.625" \| 15.9mm
Case Capacity:	38.0 Grains of Water \| 2.47 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	44237 psi \| 3050 bar
LID:	LID_B5223_C216
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 118 loads in caliber .25-35 Win. with .257 | 117gr | Rhino Solid Shank bullet and 59 powders such as Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, IMR 3031, Norma 202, Vihtavuori N540. 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%	39697	90%	**49	95%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	94%	39494	89%	**20	94%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	85%	39610	90%	**03	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	86%	39668	90%	**97	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	83%	39262	89%	**06	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	83%	38957	88%	**16	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	90%	39668	90%	**88	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	88%	39059	88%	**69	98%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	96%	39552	89%	**92	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	88%	39102	88%	**69	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	95%	38508	87%	**59	96%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	92%	38856	88%	**56	94%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	97%	37057	84%	**65	93%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	89%	39552	89%	**56	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	88%	38928	88%	**79	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	84%	39421	89%	**77	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	93%	39291	89%	**82	92%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	84%	38653	87%	**29	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	94%	38754	88%	**43	92%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	94%	39494	89%	**20	94%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	93%	39523	89%	**02	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	94%	38363	87%	**00	94%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	92%	39537	89%	**88	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	86%	39305	89%	**20	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	83%	38957	88%	**16	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	91%	39711	90%	**82	98%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	87%	38653	87%	**57	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	92%	38595	87%	**29	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	89%	39044	88%	**20	96%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	89%	39030	88%	**39	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	93%	39392	89%	**72	95%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	93%	39117	88%	**69	94%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	87%	38972	88%	**46	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	83%	38667	87%	**83	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	94%	39088	88%	**05	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	97%	36100	82%	**43	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	86%	38943	88%	**00	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	91%	39726	90%	**26	96%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	96%	36361	82%	**26	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	96%	39682	90%	**88	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	88%	39334	89%	**16	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	90%	39334	89%	**43	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	87%	38899	88%	**51	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	94%	38957	88%	**70	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	91%	39711	90%	**82	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	92%	38595	87%	**29	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	84%	38580	87%	**33	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	88%	39160	89%	**77	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	88%	38769	88%	**20	94%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	97%	39407	89%	**62	95%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	83%	39291	89%	**57	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	90%	39117	88%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	36332	82%	**93	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	91%	38696	87%	**16	99%
Vihtavuori N150	<<locked>>	96%	32764	74%	**11	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	84%	38551	87%	**16	96%
Vihtavuori N540 👍	<<locked>>	92%	39653	90%	**59	99%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	34708	78%	**18	92%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	85%	38711	88%	**69	97%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	30951	70%	**65	91%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	87%	32068	72%	**65	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	35505	80%	**28	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	82%	34316	78%	**88	90%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	81%	36376	82%	**51	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	36332	82%	**70	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	29225	66%	**78	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	30313	69%	**88	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	24627	56%	**57	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	31386	71%	**21	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	83%	27151	61%	**96	91%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	84%	30284	68%	**72	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	93%	32227	73%	**51	91%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	84%	33489	76%	**24	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	30429	69%	**95	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	35592	80%	**05	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	89%	34374	78%	**74	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	34621	78%	**44	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	91%	34722	78%	**57	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	87%	32068	72%	**65	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	27427	62%	**33	97%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	31082	70%	**42	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	82%	28732	65%	**46	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	32851	74%	**85	94%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	36332	82%	**70	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	28587	65%	**46	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	32663	74%	**29	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	27064	61%	**70	91%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	30458	69%	**36	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	30153	68%	**56	96%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	84%	29559	67%	**59	91%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	85%	30922	70%	**85	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	31589	71%	**85	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	36056	82%	**28	93%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	81%	25585	58%	**77	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	93%	31575	71%	**28	91%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	33808	76%	**98	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	28921	65%	**93	92%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	87%	27064	61%	**13	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	89%	31401	71%	**01	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	85%	35273	80%	**38	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	29834	67%	**36	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	32285	73%	**23	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	26223	59%	**01	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	28587	65%	**46	94%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	27064	61%	**70	91%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	34679	78%	**51	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	31676	72%	**33	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	30327	69%	**39	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	86%	27456	62%	**00	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	36608	83%	**08	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	30168	68%	**96	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	23308	53%	**85	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	28079	63%	**87	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	87%	24787	56%	**05	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	34476	78%	**34	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	81%	27920	63%	**03	95%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	93%	31589	71%	**46	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	33794	76%	**60	95%

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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