Load data for .30-40 Krag + .308 | 156gr | Reichenbeg HDB Ogival

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2520, IMR 3031, Lovex D073.6, Shooters World Match Rifle, Vihtavuori N540

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 156gr \| Reichenbeg HDB Ogival
Manufacturer SKU:	30815612
Bullet Weight:	156gr \| 10.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	.30-40 Krag load data
Case Length (l3):	2.314" \| 58.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Case Capacity:	58.0 Grains of Water \| 3.77 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47137 psi \| 3250 bar
LID:	LID_B10475_C334
Last updated:	2026-03-24
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:12 - 1:10

Load data for 136 loads in caliber .30-40 Krag with .308 | 156gr | Reichenbeg HDB Ogival bullet and 68 powders such as Accurate 2520, IMR 3031, Lovex D073.6, Shooters World Match Rifle, Vihtavuori N540. 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%	41655	88%	**46	95%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	94%	41771	89%	**20	94%
ADI Benchmark 8208	<<locked>>	88%	42380	90%	**26	97%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	85%	41640	88%	**93	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	87%	41510	88%	**90	93%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	84%	41901	89%	**10	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	84%	41974	89%	**30	98%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	91%	41930	89%	**79	100%
Accurate 2520 👍	<<locked>>	90%	42380	90%	**85	99%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	41989	89%	**85	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	89%	42308	90%	**75	100%
[Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR]*	<<locked>>	92%	41626	88%	**15	93%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	42192	89%	**79	97%
Alliant Reloder-15	<<locked>>	93%	41800	89%	**72	95%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	97%	37840	80%	**36	94%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	90%	41930	89%	**59	94%
Bofors RP3	<<locked>>	97%	41452	88%	**79	97%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	89%	41887	89%	**89	97%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	86%	42163	89%	**80	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	94%	42177	89%	**89	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	86%	41959	89%	**39	100%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	95%	41858	89%	**52	93%
Hodgdon H4895	<<locked>>	89%	41858	89%	**52	96%
Hodgdon VARGET	<<locked>>	95%	42119	89%	**26	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	31937	68%	**88	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42424	90%	**08	100%
IMR 4064	<<locked>>	96%	41785	89%	**20	95%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	93%	41858	89%	**85	96%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	88%	42380	90%	**26	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	85%	42380	90%	**36	98%
Lovex D073.6 👍	<<locked>>	92%	42380	90%	**85	99%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	89%	42177	89%	**80	96%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	94%	42264	90%	**49	97%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	90%	41727	89%	**23	97%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	90%	41640	88%	**43	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	94%	41858	89%	**72	96%
Ramshot Big Game	<<locked>>	94%	41916	89%	**82	95%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	87%	41872	89%	**03	92%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	89%	42221	90%	**59	95%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	85%	42221	90%	**03	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	31198	66%	**08	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	84%	41568	88%	**13	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	92%	41959	89%	**28	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 60	<<locked>>	97%	40393	86%	**15	98%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	88%	41742	89%	**07	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	92%	41887	89%	**16	97%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	97%	39044	83%	**23	96%
SNPE Vectan SP 11	<<locked>>	97%	41785	89%	**85	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	89%	41814	89%	**16	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	91%	42206	90%	**52	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	88%	41814	89%	**57	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	42322	90%	**80	100%
Shooters World Match Rifle 👍	<<locked>>	92%	42380	90%	**85	99%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	94%	42264	90%	**49	97%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	86%	41872	89%	**46	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	90%	42409	90%	**87	99%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	89%	41713	89%	**26	95%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	97%	40190	85%	**33	96%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	85%	41350	88%	**48	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	91%	41771	89%	**67	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	37855	80%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	93%	42235	90%	**33	99%
Vihtavuori N150	<<locked>>	97%	34040	72%	**82	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	86%	41510	88%	**30	97%
Vihtavuori N540 👍	<<locked>>	93%	42409	90%	**56	99%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	96%	35650	76%	**92	93%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	86%	41611	88%	**75	98%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	85%	42264	90%	**72	96%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	31850	68%	**33	92%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	85%	31386	67%	**93	90%
[ADI Benchmark 8208]*	<<locked>>	81%	33910	72%	**56	94%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	36260	77%	**95	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	81%	33910	72%	**29	90%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	81%	37565	80%	**25	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	37347	79%	**38	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	29776	63%	**36	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	31256	66%	**52	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	25048	53%	**01	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	31749	67%	**75	100%
[Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR]*	<<locked>>	87%	34998	74%	**57	90%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	82%	26716	57%	**21	90%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	84%	30487	65%	**20	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	91%	31792	67%	**85	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	83%	32982	70%	**59	90%
[Bofors RP3]*	<<locked>>	84%	26513	56%	**41	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	31285	66%	**56	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	36245	77%	**62	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	89%	34722	74%	**28	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	35737	76%	**21	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	90%	34867	74%	**08	90%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	81%	31937	68%	**39	92%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	86%	31676	67%	**00	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	85%	26571	56%	**80	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	27644	59%	**80	97%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	85%	30429	65%	**70	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	82%	29066	62%	**93	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	33910	72%	**56	94%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	36970	78%	**28	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	81%	29095	62%	**03	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	33257	71%	**93	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	27514	58%	**18	91%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	31009	66%	**93	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	30806	65%	**16	96%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	83%	29283	62%	**90	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	85%	30995	66%	**29	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	84%	37608	80%	**18	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	32445	69%	**56	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	37217	79%	**05	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	25077	53%	**83	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	37956	81%	**48	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	84%	31966	68%	**02	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	84%	26948	57%	**47	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	34330	73%	**59	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	29356	62%	**41	92%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	86%	26832	57%	**41	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	87%	30995	66%	**39	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	85%	35694	76%	**95	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	30400	64%	**90	91%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	33272	71%	**83	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	26760	57%	**52	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	29095	62%	**03	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	27514	58%	**18	91%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	35926	76%	**25	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	32474	69%	**93	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	31314	66%	**03	91%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	85%	27862	59%	**44	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	36970	78%	**69	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	30893	66%	**51	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	23496	50%	**23	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	28689	61%	**44	96%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	87%	24918	53%	**42	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	35346	75%	**02	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	81%	28311	60%	**51	95%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	92%	30864	65%	**70	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	34940	74%	**34	96%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	81%	36869	78%	**67	95%

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.

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