Load data for .250 Savage + .257 | 87gr | Speer MHP

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520, IMR 3031, Norma 202, Rottweil R 901

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.257 \| 87gr \| Speer MHP
Manufacturer SKU:	1247
Bullet Weight:	87gr \| 5.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.257" \| 6.53mm
Bullet Length:	0.920" \| 23.4mm
Caliber:	.250 Savage load data
Case Length (l3):	1.912" \| 48.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.477" \| 62.9mm
Seated Depth:	0.355" \| 9.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.355" \| 9.0mm
Case Capacity:	45.5 Grains of Water \| 2.95 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	52939 psi \| 3650 bar
LID:	LID_B6086_C228
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 144 loads in caliber .250 Savage with .257 | 87gr | Speer MHP bullet and 72 powders such as Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520, IMR 3031, Norma 202, Rottweil R 901. 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%	46441	88%	**02	95%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	45368	86%	**53	94%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	83%	46992	89%	**15	100%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	89%	47601	90%	**72	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	90%	47413	90%	**69	94%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	86%	46934	89%	**72	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	86%	47007	89%	**86	98%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	93%	46702	88%	**41	100%
Accurate 2520 👍	<<locked>>	92%	47543	90%	**48	99%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	44338	84%	**02	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	92%	47224	89%	**48	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	97%	44063	83%	**82	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	86%	47282	89%	**82	100%
Alliant Reloder-15	<<locked>>	96%	47079	89%	**31	95%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	96%	39059	74%	**17	93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	83%	46862	89%	**90	100%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	93%	47108	89%	**18	94%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	91%	46456	88%	**41	97%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	89%	47108	89%	**43	98%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	96%	46876	89%	**45	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	89%	46992	89%	**15	100%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	84%	47572	90%	**22	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	96%	45223	85%	**79	93%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	97%	45861	87%	**63	94%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	31807	60%	**64	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	97%	47558	90%	**87	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	44353	84%	**27	94%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	85%	46905	89%	**27	100%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	95%	46659	88%	**48	96%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	90%	46659	88%	**82	97%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	85%	46383	88%	**63	98%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	87%	47616	90%	**99	98%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	94%	47543	90%	**48	99%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	91%	46601	88%	**27	96%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	97%	47514	90%	**12	97%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	93%	47616	90%	**02	97%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	93%	47587	90%	**28	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	97%	47079	89%	**41	96%
Ramshot Big Game	<<locked>>	97%	47471	90%	**54	95%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	90%	47224	89%	**69	92%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	91%	47065	89%	**22	96%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	87%	46876	89%	**53	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	31589	60%	**03	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	86%	46456	88%	**82	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	45977	87%	**68	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	96%	38014	72%	**84	93%
Rottweil R 901 👍	<<locked>>	91%	47616	90%	**92	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	95%	46876	89%	**76	97%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	97%	40857	77%	**13	95%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	83%	47311	89%	**15	99%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	43163	82%	**76	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	92%	47079	89%	**82	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	93%	46528	88%	**02	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	91%	47413	90%	**30	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	45194	85%	**00	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	94%	47543	90%	**48	99%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	97%	47514	90%	**12	97%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	84%	46630	88%	**36	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	88%	47050	89%	**09	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	92%	46920	89%	**33	99%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	92%	46789	88%	**86	95%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	97%	42018	79%	**20	95%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	88%	47427	90%	**23	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	94%	46499	88%	**27	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	39117	74%	**54	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	95%	47181	89%	**89	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	35520	67%	**56	94%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	88%	46717	88%	**02	97%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	95%	46412	88%	**99	99%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	96%	37072	70%	**46	92%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	89%	47007	89%	**58	98%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	87%	47630	90%	**45	97%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	33083	62%	**90	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	88%	34998	66%	**13	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	43308	82%	**40	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	37376	71%	**66	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	84%	38377	72%	**72	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	38943	74%	**02	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	38928	74%	**18	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	31328	59%	**07	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	32285	61%	**10	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	26368	50%	**43	93%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	32735	62%	**46	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	29559	56%	**25	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	41220	78%	**67	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	86%	34171	65%	**40	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	93%	34360	65%	**85	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	43598	82%	**31	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	85%	36463	69%	**85	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	32692	62%	**30	92%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	37362	71%	**33	95%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	90%	38072	72%	**54	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	36637	69%	**92	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	42656	81%	**30	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	91%	38334	72%	**28	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	89%	35418	67%	**23	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	25396	48%	**16	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	28950	55%	**41	96%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	34113	64%	**97	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	41930	79%	**38	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	84%	32082	61%	**07	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	35027	66%	**23	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	40596	77%	**44	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	38377	73%	**12	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	30501	58%	**64	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	34345	65%	**48	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	28776	54%	**62	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	32024	61%	**44	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	31821	60%	**71	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	85%	32518	61%	**07	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	87%	34040	64%	**43	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	85%	40799	77%	**35	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	33489	63%	**10	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	38072	72%	**69	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	25309	48%	**55	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	39421	74%	**31	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	83%	28558	54%	**21	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	93%	33605	63%	**56	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	35824	68%	**33	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	30937	58%	**05	91%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	88%	30124	57%	**51	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	43627	82%	**36	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	90%	34330	65%	**56	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	86%	39059	74%	**12	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	82%	32401	61%	**71	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	34389	65%	**51	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	27717	52%	**84	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	30501	58%	**64	94%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	28776	54%	**62	90%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	42003	79%	**44	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	37231	70%	**05	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	33518	63%	**48	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	82%	33243	63%	**84	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	88%	31357	59%	**61	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	38406	73%	**49	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	31778	60%	**08	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	24366	46%	**54	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	29936	57%	**02	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	89%	27949	53%	**46	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	36709	69%	**82	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	29559	56%	**05	94%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	93%	33475	63%	**57	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	36027	68%	**12	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	38624	73%	**51	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.