Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .250 Savage with .257 | 110gr | Hornady Interbond bullet and 73 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are ReloadSwiss RS 60, ReloadSwiss RS 52 and SNPE Vectan SP 11.
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Only powders/loads that match the current filter criteria are displayed: max pressure of a load ≤ 90% of max. standardized pressure, fill rate ≥ 80% and propellant combustion ≥ 95%. Use the sliders above the tables to adjust these thresholds.
Charge: Powder weight in grains. Start with the minimum load and work up carefully.
FR (Fill Rate): Case fill as a percentage. Values above 100% mean compressed loads.
MaxP / %: Maximum chamber pressure in bar and as a percentage of the standardized maximum for this caliber.
V(0): Muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) at the standardized barrel length.
z (Powder Burn): Estimated propellant combustion percentage at bullet exit.
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Max Load - Barrel Length: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 86% | 46,209 psi | 87% | 2605 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 84% | 47,558 psi | 90% | 2664 fps | 99.9% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 92% | 45,730 psi | 86% | 2654 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 86% | 45,063 psi | 85% | 2664 fps | 99.6% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 94% | 45,701 psi | 86% | 2690 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 88% | 45,266 psi | 86% | 2664 fps | 97.5% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 94% | 46,064 psi | 87% | 2657 fps | 97% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 88% | 47,747 psi | 90% | 2680 fps | 99% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 88% | 46,470 psi | 88% | 2677 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 82% | 45,426 psi | 86% | 2717 fps | 98.2% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 92% | 47,282 psi | 89% | 2799 fps | 97% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 96% | 47,659 psi | 90% | 2726 fps | 98.8% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 82% | 46,354 psi | 88% | 2618 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 92% | 45,832 psi | 87% | 2697 fps | 97.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 98% | 45,281 psi | 86% | 2769 fps | 98% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 90% | 47,514 psi | 90% | 2720 fps | 96.9% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 96% | 47,892 psi | 90% | 2743 fps | 98.9% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 86% | 47,413 psi | 90% | 2631 fps | 99.3% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 88% | 45,803 psi | 87% | 2700 fps | 99.1% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 86% | 47,195 psi | 89% | 2779 fps | 97.5% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 82% | 45,136 psi | 85% | 2641 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 82% | 45,919 psi | 87% | 2664 fps | 99.9% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 94% | 46,354 psi | 88% | 2690 fps | 95.8% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 88% | 45,556 psi | 86% | 2677 fps | 98.1% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 38,043 psi | 72% | 2556 fps | 95.9% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 92% | 46,586 psi | 88% | 2746 fps | 98.7% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,113 psi | 64% | 1667 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 90% | 46,934 psi | 89% | 2684 fps | 98.3% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 90% | 46,992 psi | 89% | 2723 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 92% | 45,861 psi | 87% | 2648 fps | 97.2% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 82% | 47,340 psi | 89% | 2589 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 92% | 46,905 psi | 89% | 2730 fps | 98% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 88% | 47,747 psi | 90% | 2680 fps | 99% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 84% | 47,137 psi | 89% | 2664 fps | 99.4% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 90% | 46,731 psi | 88% | 2700 fps | 99.7% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 88% | 46,282 psi | 87% | 2612 fps | 97.7% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 94% | 47,819 psi | 90% | 2697 fps | 99.1% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 90% | 47,050 psi | 89% | 2671 fps | 98.9% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 90% | 47,282 psi | 89% | 2684 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 92% | 45,005 psi | 85% | 2684 fps | 97.6% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 92% | 44,976 psi | 85% | 2700 fps | 97.3% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 88% | 46,876 psi | 89% | 2700 fps | 97.8% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 84% | 46,006 psi | 87% | 2628 fps | 97.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,229 psi | 65% | 1703 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 84% | 47,543 psi | 90% | 2674 fps | 99.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 92% | 47,747 psi | 90% | 2799 fps | 97.6% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 96% | 44,976 psi | 85% | 2779 fps | 99.6% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 86% | 45,571 psi | 86% | 2621 fps | 99.8% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 92% | 47,659 psi | 90% | 2671 fps | 99% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 98% | 47,355 psi | 89% | 2726 fps | 98.6% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 90% | 46,731 psi | 88% | 2700 fps | 99.7% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 94% | 47,819 psi | 90% | 2697 fps | 99.1% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 82% | 47,340 psi | 89% | 2635 fps | 98.6% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 96% | 46,427 psi | 88% | 2736 fps | 97.7% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 82% | 47,282 psi | 89% | 2638 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 90% | 46,499 psi | 88% | 2684 fps | 97.8% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 88% | 46,296 psi | 87% | 2585 fps | 99.9% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 94% | 45,701 psi | 86% | 2582 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 84% | 45,121 psi | 85% | 2657 fps | 98.8% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 88% | 45,440 psi | 86% | 2585 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 88% | 45,179 psi | 85% | 2648 fps | 97.4% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 96% | 45,687 psi | 86% | 2684 fps | 98.1% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 37,043 psi | 70% | 2605 fps | 97.2% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 84% | 46,485 psi | 88% | 2569 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 88% | 46,195 psi | 87% | 2582 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 92% | 46,282 psi | 87% | 2654 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 92% | 47,834 psi | 90% | 2667 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 98% | 46,644 psi | 88% | 2667 fps | 99.2% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 88% | 47,848 psi | 90% | 2677 fps | 99% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 92% | 45,963 psi | 87% | 2657 fps | 99.9% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALLᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 45,382 psi | 86% | 2651 fps | 97.9% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 88% | 46,499 psi | 88% | 2717 fps | 99.4% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 90% | 45,847 psi | 87% | 2690 fps | 98.2% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
Start Load - Barrel Length: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,305 psi | 72% | 2470 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,408 psi | 78% | 2559 fps | 99.4% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,748 psi | 58% | 2369 fps | 99.5% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,651 psi | 69% | 2503 fps | 98.4% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,095 psi | 55% | 2346 fps | 97.2% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 82% | 37,463 psi | 71% | 2507 fps | 95.4% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,973 psi | 77% | 2562 fps | 95.6% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,072 psi | 70% | 2477 fps | 96.7% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,534 psi | 67% | 2493 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,525 psi | 80% | 2664 fps | 97.6% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 88% | 41,307 psi | 78% | 2677 fps | 95.1% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 86% | 34,766 psi | 66% | 2477 fps | 95.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,845 psi | 83% | 2575 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 88% | 40,321 psi | 76% | 2592 fps | 95.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 92% | 37,159 psi | 70% | 2595 fps | 95.4% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,597 psi | 79% | 2612 fps | 95.4% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 86% | 34,040 psi | 64% | 2474 fps | 95.6% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,378 psi | 74% | 2480 fps | 97.9% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,766 psi | 66% | 2480 fps | 96.8% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,305 psi | 72% | 2598 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,235 psi | 80% | 2592 fps | 99.9% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,728 psi | 81% | 2608 fps | 99.7% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 92% | 43,439 psi | 82% | 2638 fps | 95.1% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,317 psi | 67% | 2467 fps | 95.4% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 98% | 36,013 psi | 68% | 2510 fps | 95.1% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 82% | 33,707 psi | 64% | 2477 fps | 95.2% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,440 psi | 48% | 1490 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 82% | 36,347 psi | 69% | 2477 fps | 95.7% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,040 psi | 64% | 2484 fps | 99.5% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 86% | 37,840 psi | 71% | 2493 fps | 95% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,701 psi | 84% | 2549 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 84% | 36,245 psi | 68% | 2516 fps | 95.2% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,072 psi | 70% | 2477 fps | 96.7% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,408 psi | 78% | 2562 fps | 98.6% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,243 psi | 63% | 2438 fps | 97.5% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,390 psi | 69% | 2415 fps | 95.1% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 82% | 32,909 psi | 62% | 2398 fps | 95.5% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,476 psi | 65% | 2418 fps | 96% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,519 psi | 65% | 2441 fps | 98.4% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 86% | 37,130 psi | 70% | 2526 fps | 95.4% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 88% | 39,378 psi | 74% | 2592 fps | 95.7% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 82% | 38,479 psi | 73% | 2539 fps | 95.7% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,364 psi | 76% | 2523 fps | 96.1% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,643 psi | 48% | 1529 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,858 psi | 79% | 2572 fps | 99% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | 30.9 gr | 86% | 39,218 psi | 74% | 2631 fps | 95.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | 30.6 gr | 84% | 30,443 psi | 58% | 2428 fps | 95.1% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,043 psi | 72% | 2477 fps | 98.9% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,793 psi | 62% | 2372 fps | 95.4% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 88% | 34,229 psi | 65% | 2470 fps | 95.3% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,243 psi | 63% | 2438 fps | 97.5% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 82% | 32,909 psi | 62% | 2398 fps | 95.5% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,019 psi | 83% | 2579 fps | 98% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | 32.3 gr | 90% | 38,159 psi | 72% | 2572 fps | 95.4% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,222 psi | 84% | 2585 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 82% | 36,201 psi | 68% | 2480 fps | 95% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,289 psi | 69% | 2398 fps | 98.7% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 29,573 psi | 56% | 2264 fps | 97.9% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,436 psi | 74% | 2549 fps | 97.7% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,694 psi | 67% | 2402 fps | 99.2% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 82% | 36,999 psi | 70% | 2490 fps | 95.1% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 88% | 35,317 psi | 67% | 2477 fps | 95.4% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 96% | 32,634 psi | 62% | 2493 fps | 95.5% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,234 psi | 78% | 2484 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,289 psi | 69% | 2405 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,386 psi | 59% | 2375 fps | 99.6% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,430 psi | 61% | 2375 fps | 98.2% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 86% | 31,691 psi | 60% | 2372 fps | 95.6% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,840 psi | 70% | 2470 fps | 96.8% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,111 psi | 59% | 2359 fps | 97.3% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 94% | 37,434 psi | 71% | 2497 fps | 95.6% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,549 psi | 67% | 2503 fps | 97.3% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 82% | 35,157 psi | 66% | 2477 fps | 95.4% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
ᴾ possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.
This overview compares 73 powders for .250 Savage loaded with the .257 | 110gr | Hornady Interbond. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,799 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,667 fps to 2,799 fps. Hodgdon Hybrid 100V gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 73 of the 73 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (365 MPa), the top charges use 64–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 110.0 gr projectile in 0.257" calls for a 1:9.5 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Hodgdon Hybrid 100V, Hodgdon TrailBoss, ReloadSwiss RS 14 reach 100 % fill or more at maximum charge, so these are compressed loads: they need a long drop tube to seat cleanly and react sensitively to the case capacity of your own brass lot. ReloadSwiss RS 60, ReloadSwiss RS 52, SNPE Vectan SP 11 rank at the top here: for .250 Savage with the .257 | 110gr | Hornady Interbond they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.