Load data for .260 PICRA + .264 | 140gr | Berger VLD Hy Tgt

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Bullet:	.264 \| 140gr \| Berger VLD Hy Tgt
Manufacturer SKU:	26414
Bullet Weight:	140gr \| 9.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.264" \| 6.71mm
Bullet Length:	1.407" \| 35.7mm
Caliber:	.260 PICRA load data
Case Length (l3):	1.515" \| 38.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.404" \| 61.1mm
Seated Depth:	0.518" \| 13.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.294" \| 7.5mm
Case Capacity:	38.6 Grains of Water \| 2.51 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Pistol (LP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	56565 psi \| 3900 bar
LID:	LID_B1009_C251
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:7 - 1:6

Load data for 50 loads in caliber .260 PICRA with .264 | 140gr | Berger VLD Hy Tgt bullet and 25 powder(s). The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads, >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 100	<<locked>>	67%	49153	87%	**81	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	74%	50792	90%	**43	101%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	73%	50256	89%	**40	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	69%	50241	89%	**53	100%
Accurate No. 11 FS 👍	<<locked>>	68%	50517	89%	**45	99%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	65%	49342	87%	**60	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	63%	49545	88%	**80	100%
Alliant BLUE DOT	<<locked>>	64%	49327	87%	**47	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	63%	49603	88%	**50	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	72%	50473	89%	**37	100%
Hodgdon H110	<<locked>>	63%	49530	88%	**16	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	31734	56%	**20	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	66%	50009	88%	**80	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	64%	49705	88%	**66	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	65%	50517	89%	**70	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	64%	49763	88%	**47	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	31821	56%	**40	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 30 👍	<<locked>>	75%	49850	88%	**39	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	64%	50821	90%	**19	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	68%	50241	89%	**40	100%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	80%	50763	90%	**80	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	64%	50560	89%	**58	100%
Somchem S265 👍	<<locked>>	72%	49255	87%	**03	100%
Vihtavuori N110	<<locked>>	71%	49342	87%	**90	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	86%	49472	87%	**11	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 100	<<locked>>	61%	41901	74%	**02	100%
ADI APS 350	<<locked>>	61%	39566	70%	**15	100%
ADI APS 450	<<locked>>	61%	39552	70%	**29	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	61%	42467	75%	**65	100%
Accurate No. 11 FS	<<locked>>	61%	39827	70%	**98	96%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	61%	45455	80%	**17	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	47413	84%	**53	100%
Alliant BLUE DOT	<<locked>>	61%	45861	81%	**11	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	47703	84%	**27	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	40857	72%	**29	100%
Hodgdon H110	<<locked>>	61%	46122	82%	**86	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	61%	17753	31%	**1	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	44266	78%	**17	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	61%	45716	81%	**27	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	46485	82%	**24	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	61%	45861	81%	**01	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	61%	17956	32%	**0	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 30	<<locked>>	61%	31865	56%	**83	98%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	61%	46978	83%	**76	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	61%	43062	76%	**71	100%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	29660	52%	**07	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	61%	46876	83%	**19	100%
Somchem S265	<<locked>>	61%	34954	62%	**06	96%
Vihtavuori N110	<<locked>>	61%	36448	64%	**19	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	61%	30647	54%	**4	100%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

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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

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