Load data for .250 Savage + .257 | 100gr | Nosler Expansion Tip

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2520, Accurate 4064, IMR 3031, Lovex D073.6, Shooters World Match Rifle

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.257 \| 100gr \| Nosler Expansion Tip
Manufacturer SKU:	59456
Bullet Weight:	100gr \| 6.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.257" \| 6.53mm
Bullet Length:	1.195" \| 30.4mm
Caliber:	.250 Savage load data
Case Length (l3):	1.912" \| 48.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.477" \| 62.9mm
Seated Depth:	0.630" \| 16.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.555" \| 14.1mm
Case Capacity:	45.5 Grains of Water \| 2.95 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	52939 psi \| 3650 bar
LID:	LID_B4001_C228
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:9 - 1:8

Load data for 146 loads in caliber .250 Savage with .257 | 100gr | Nosler Expansion Tip bullet and 73 powders such as Accurate 2520, Accurate 4064, IMR 3031, Lovex D073.6, Shooters World Match Rifle. 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>>	92%	47326	89%	**08	97%
ADI AR 2208	<<locked>>	97%	46934	89%	**72	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	88%	46876	89%	**36	100%
Accurate 2200	<<locked>>	89%	46731	88%	**43	95%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	86%	47572	90%	**66	97%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	86%	47326	89%	**79	99%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	92%	47094	89%	**22	100%
Accurate 2520 👍	<<locked>>	90%	46499	88%	**12	99%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	97%	45078	85%	**99	100%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	91%	47181	89%	**15	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	44686	84%	**85	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	85%	47456	90%	**53	100%
Alliant Reloder-15	<<locked>>	95%	47007	89%	**22	96%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	96%	39697	75%	**33	94%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107	<<locked>>	92%	46978	89%	**08	95%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	91%	47094	89%	**38	98%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	88%	47398	90%	**36	98%
Hodgdon CFE223	<<locked>>	96%	46804	88%	**38	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	88%	46485	88%	**79	100%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	83%	47065	89%	**95	100%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	97%	46934	89%	**05	94%
Hodgdon VARGET	<<locked>>	97%	46340	88%	**59	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	32358	61%	**13	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	95%	46340	88%	**38	100%
IMR 4064	<<locked>>	96%	44715	84%	**26	95%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	84%	46775	88%	**00	100%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	94%	46847	88%	**35	97%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	90%	47224	89%	**76	98%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	84%	46644	88%	**49	99%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	86%	46630	88%	**66	99%
Lovex D073.6 👍	<<locked>>	93%	46978	89%	**22	99%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	90%	46354	88%	**13	96%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	96%	46615	88%	**85	98%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	92%	46572	88%	**69	98%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	92%	46572	88%	**89	100%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	96%	47413	90%	**38	97%
Ramshot Big Game	<<locked>>	95%	46630	88%	**35	96%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	89%	46760	88%	**53	93%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	90%	46659	88%	**05	97%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	87%	46978	89%	**49	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	32285	61%	**45	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	86%	47340	89%	**76	99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*	<<locked>>	96%	47558	90%	**76	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	46586	88%	**67	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 60	<<locked>>	96%	38624	73%	**17	95%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	90%	47253	89%	**66	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	94%	46528	88%	**62	98%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	96%	41176	78%	**13	96%
SNPE Vectan SP 11	<<locked>>	97%	43845	83%	**89	96%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	91%	46847	88%	**66	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	92%	46659	88%	**92	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	90%	46978	89%	**00	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	45339	86%	**87	100%
Shooters World Match Rifle 👍	<<locked>>	93%	46978	89%	**22	99%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	96%	46615	88%	**85	98%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	84%	46615	88%	**26	97%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	87%	46282	87%	**85	98%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	91%	46543	88%	**13	100%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	91%	46717	88%	**79	96%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	97%	42482	80%	**33	96%
[Somchem S365]*	<<locked>>	96%	30400	57%	**03	92%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	88%	47558	90%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	93%	46514	88%	**03	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	40930	77%	**74	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	95%	47007	89%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N150	<<locked>>	96%	35665	67%	**62	96%
[Vihtavuori N160]*	<<locked>>	97%	38725	73%	**35	92%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	88%	47224	89%	**92	98%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	94%	46325	88%	**82	99%
[Vihtavuori N550]*	<<locked>>	97%	38392	73%	**87	92%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	38334	72%	**92	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	88%	46282	87%	**25	99%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	86%	47442	90%	**28	97%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	33663	64%	**16	92%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	85%	32503	61%	**64	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	38290	72%	**82	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	81%	36042	68%	**26	91%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	81%	39943	75%	**21	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	39856	75%	**35	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	32474	61%	**33	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	33373	63%	**43	96%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	81%	27325	52%	**92	95%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	33736	64%	**66	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	27282	52%	**72	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	42018	79%	**61	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	83%	31488	59%	**80	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	90%	31836	60%	**26	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	82%	33779	64%	**23	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	33185	63%	**49	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	38000	72%	**49	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	87%	34548	65%	**72	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	37594	71%	**08	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	43250	82%	**23	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	88%	35099	66%	**59	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	85%	32169	61%	**51	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	92%	30008	57%	**63	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	29443	56%	**70	97%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	84%	30763	58%	**15	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	42844	81%	**38	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	81%	30313	57%	**61	91%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	81%	35621	67%	**43	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	41466	78%	**54	98%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	39218	74%	**25	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	81%	31154	59%	**87	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	34969	66%	**77	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	29443	56%	**02	92%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	32938	62%	**77	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	32663	62%	**00	97%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	82%	29892	56%	**41	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	84%	31560	60%	**93	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	83%	37666	71%	**69	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	34113	64%	**39	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	38725	73%	**85	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	86%	27615	52%	**50	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	39798	75%	**38	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*	<<locked>>	92%	41365	78%	**54	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	81%	27818	53%	**21	91%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	90%	31140	59%	**07	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	36579	69%	**52	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	31125	59%	**21	93%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	85%	27847	53%	**95	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	86%	31430	59%	**90	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	83%	36187	68%	**46	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	32343	61%	**77	91%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	35012	66%	**70	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	28210	53%	**23	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	31154	59%	**87	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	29443	56%	**02	92%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	42917	81%	**54	97%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	37913	72%	**18	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	34272	65%	**70	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	33301	63%	**90	92%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	84%	28514	54%	**92	90%
[Somchem S365]*	<<locked>>	94%	28036	53%	**28	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	38943	74%	**52	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	32808	62%	**34	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	25164	48%	**03	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	30487	58%	**25	96%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	85%	25193	48%	**80	90%
[Vihtavuori N160]*	<<locked>>	94%	35650	67%	**66	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	37405	71%	**95	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	81%	30211	57%	**41	96%
[Vihtavuori N550]*	<<locked>>	94%	35157	66%	**08	90%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	90%	30864	58%	**08	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	36869	70%	**31	96%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	81%	38841	73%	**57	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.