Load data for .30-40 Krag + .308 | 120gr | Barnes TAC-TX BT

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 120gr \| Barnes TAC-TX BT
Manufacturer SKU:	30320
Bullet Weight:	120gr \| 7.8g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.080" \| 27.4mm
Caliber:	.30-40 Krag load data
Case Length (l3):	2.314" \| 58.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	3.043" \| 77.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.351" \| 8.9mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.227" \| 5.8mm
Case Capacity:	58.0 Grains of Water \| 3.77 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47137 psi \| 3250 bar
LID:	LID_B593_C334
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:13 - 1:11

Load data for 106 loads in caliber .30-40 Krag with .308 | 120gr | Barnes TAC-TX BT bullet and 53 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp. 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 AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	94%	42409	90%	**87	92%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	85%	41872	89%	**90	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	90%	42032	89%	**48	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	88%	41727	89%	**31	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	88%	41989	89%	**58	95%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	95%	41771	89%	**33	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	93%	41524	88%	**04	96%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	36013	76%	**05	96%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42177	89%	**46	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	87%	41626	88%	**61	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	84%	41814	89%	**69	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	93%	41524	88%	**04	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	90%	42090	89%	**12	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	90%	41394	88%	**81	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	85%	42032	89%	**87	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	30937	66%	**21	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	39320	83%	**97	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	85%	41771	89%	**18	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	40988	87%	**00	92%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	92%	42380	90%	**58	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	87%	42395	90%	**54	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	89%	42308	90%	**64	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	41524	88%	**04	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	42047	89%	**99	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	40147	85%	**28	93%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	95%	42308	90%	**58	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	95%	42206	90%	**87	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	93%	42105	89%	**84	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	41756	89%	**12	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	30792	65%	**60	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	88%	42322	90%	**64	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	97%	38189	81%	**51	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	92%	42177	89%	**51	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	41974	89%	**48	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	85%	42250	90%	**87	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	95%	42032	89%	**67	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	93%	42337	90%	**92	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	38508	82%	**30	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	41524	88%	**04	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	40147	85%	**28	93%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	42264	90%	**15	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	89%	41872	89%	**74	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	93%	42148	89%	**18	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	94%	42061	89%	**54	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	83%	41597	88%	**72	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	89%	41713	89%	**99	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	95%	41872	89%	**12	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	33359	71%	**03	97%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	41771	89%	**61	97%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	90%	41756	89%	**67	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	41278	88%	**74	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	90%	41379	88%	**97	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	88%	42264	90%	**94	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	90%	37420	79%	**72	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	36970	78%	**76	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31763	67%	**12	97%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	83%	35172	75%	**84	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	32460	69%	**31	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	25367	54%	**16	94%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	82%	28050	60%	**69	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	85%	24918	53%	**90	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	27862	59%	**82	98%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	34998	74%	**10	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	37768	80%	**87	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	87%	33953	72%	**23	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	32460	69%	**79	91%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	31502	67%	**31	94%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	36274	77%	**59	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24308	52%	**67	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	24700	52%	**64	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	36709	78%	**07	99%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	93%	37144	79%	**05	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	84%	33141	70%	**41	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	34200	73%	**71	92%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	32169	68%	**25	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	84%	28050	60%	**69	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	88%	37318	79%	**90	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	91%	33127	70%	**64	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	87%	32764	70%	**38	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	26977	57%	**03	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	89%	38116	81%	**89	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	38609	82%	**36	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24352	52%	**09	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	33808	72%	**67	93%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	92%	33170	70%	**20	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	30530	65%	**66	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	89%	33417	71%	**44	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	37289	79%	**76	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	92%	38043	81%	**76	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	29443	62%	**90	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	82%	24918	53%	**65	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	28050	60%	**69	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	91%	33127	70%	**64	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	35737	76%	**64	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	82%	32764	70%	**61	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28732	61%	**90	93%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	38899	83%	**79	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	38928	83%	**20	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33257	71%	**12	98%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27398	58%	**61	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	83%	22307	47%	**46	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	82%	26005	55%	**44	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	83%	32996	70%	**54	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	84%	27267	58%	**07	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	82%	31720	67%	**51	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	84%	36027	76%	**43	90%

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.