Load data for .30-40 Krag + .308 | 135gr | Sierra Varminter

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Norma 202

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 135gr \| Sierra Varminter
Manufacturer SKU:	2124
Bullet Weight:	135gr \| 8.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	0.954" \| 24.2mm
Caliber:	.30-40 Krag load data
Case Length (l3):	2.314" \| 58.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	3.043" \| 77.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.225" \| 5.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.225" \| 5.7mm
Case Capacity:	58.0 Grains of Water \| 3.77 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47137 psi \| 3250 bar
LID:	LID_B5868_C334
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 124 loads in caliber .30-40 Krag with .308 | 135gr | Sierra Varminter bullet and 62 powders such as Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Norma 202. 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>>	89%	41814	89%	**53	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	95%	42279	90%	**33	93%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	86%	42366	90%	**13	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	87%	42163	89%	**03	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	84%	42409	90%	**26	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	84%	42047	89%	**33	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	90%	42264	90%	**99	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	89%	42366	90%	**89	98%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	96%	42148	89%	**02	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	89%	41713	88%	**92	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	42250	90%	**89	96%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	93%	42293	90%	**82	94%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	96%	38101	81%	**36	92%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	90%	41698	88%	**56	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	89%	42351	90%	**99	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	85%	41945	89%	**87	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	94%	41742	89%	**85	92%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	86%	41829	89%	**56	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	95%	42366	90%	**59	92%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	95%	41669	88%	**20	93%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	31778	67%	**42	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42090	89%	**22	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	42061	89%	**26	94%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	93%	42293	90%	**99	94%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	87%	41698	88%	**26	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	84%	41713	88%	**26	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	91%	42366	90%	**89	98%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	88%	41829	89%	**77	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	94%	42163	89%	**56	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	90%	41771	89%	**23	96%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	90%	41713	88%	**53	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	94%	42206	90%	**85	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	94%	42380	90%	**89	94%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	88%	41771	89%	**59	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	85%	42177	89%	**03	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	32227	68%	**95	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	84%	42409	90%	**46	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	95%	42003	89%	**25	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	96%	37101	79%	**13	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	87%	41843	89%	**17	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	92%	42293	90%	**30	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	39276	83%	**26	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	42076	89%	**95	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	89%	42105	89%	**20	91%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	90%	41742	89%	**46	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	88%	42322	90%	**71	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	95%	42047	89%	**80	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	91%	42366	90%	**89	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	94%	42163	89%	**56	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	85%	41698	88%	**53	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	89%	42264	90%	**97	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	89%	41568	88%	**30	94%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	97%	40988	87%	**46	95%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	85%	42235	90%	**77	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	90%	41582	88%	**74	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	39117	83%	**97	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	92%	42061	89%	**33	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	34418	73%	**85	94%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	86%	42380	90%	**53	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	93%	42366	90%	**66	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	86%	42061	89%	**99	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	84%	42250	90%	**76	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	32271	68%	**23	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	88%	34722	74%	**66	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	36869	78%	**05	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	83%	37420	79%	**05	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	38174	81%	**35	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	37855	80%	**48	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	30574	65%	**39	98%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	31662	67%	**49	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	25730	55%	**92	93%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	32300	69%	**89	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	85%	29370	62%	**77	90%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	87%	33895	72%	**89	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	94%	34461	73%	**38	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	86%	36608	78%	**41	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	32097	68%	**62	92%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	36666	78%	**69	95%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	90%	37289	79%	**84	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	36143	77%	**28	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	92%	38130	81%	**77	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	88%	34330	73%	**56	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	87%	27644	59%	**57	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	28166	60%	**80	96%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	33779	72%	**36	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	84%	32082	68%	**56	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	34200	73%	**56	93%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	37536	80%	**38	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	29646	63%	**00	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	33678	71%	**90	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	28108	60%	**08	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	31430	67%	**80	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	31270	66%	**13	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	85%	31952	68%	**46	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	87%	34243	73%	**05	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	32967	70%	**49	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	37536	80%	**08	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	82%	25889	55%	**54	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	38479	82%	**57	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	83%	28195	60%	**67	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	94%	33881	72%	**25	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	34911	74%	**62	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	30153	64%	**41	91%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	88%	29921	63%	**03	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	90%	33518	71%	**92	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	87%	38827	82%	**57	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	82%	32314	69%	**20	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	33721	72%	**84	96%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	27180	58%	**36	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	29646	63%	**00	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	28108	60%	**08	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	36405	77%	**31	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	32924	70%	**84	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	82%	32967	70%	**30	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	88%	30879	66%	**03	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	37478	80%	**82	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	31125	66%	**48	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	24004	51%	**06	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	29196	62%	**34	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	89%	27108	58%	**79	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	36056	76%	**15	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	28863	61%	**48	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	35085	74%	**41	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	37507	80%	**77	93%

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.