Load data for .30-40 Krag + .308 | 165gr | Federal Trophy Bonded

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520, IMR 3031, Norma 202, Vihtavuori N540

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 165gr \| Federal Trophy Bonded
Bullet Weight:	165gr \| 10.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.466" \| 37.2mm
Caliber:	.30-40 Krag load data
Case Length (l3):	2.314" \| 58.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	3.043" \| 77.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.737" \| 18.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.737" \| 18.7mm
Case Capacity:	58.0 Grains of Water \| 3.77 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47137 psi \| 3250 bar
LID:	LID_B10484_C334
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 130 loads in caliber .30-40 Krag with .308 | 165gr | Federal Trophy Bonded bullet and 65 powders such as Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520, IMR 3031, Norma 202, 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>>	90%	41771	89%	**28	95%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	42061	89%	**08	94%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	86%	42235	90%	**82	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	88%	41872	89%	**72	93%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	84%	41350	88%	**82	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	85%	41321	88%	**95	98%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	91%	41249	88%	**51	100%
Accurate 2520 👍	<<locked>>	90%	41959	89%	**57	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	40814	87%	**48	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	90%	41408	88%	**44	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	40683	86%	**38	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	83%	41858	89%	**82	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	94%	41423	88%	**38	94%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	97%	37101	79%	**98	93%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	91%	41989	89%	**41	94%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	90%	42032	89%	**70	97%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	86%	41814	89%	**59	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	95%	42076	89%	**67	93%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	87%	42424	90%	**31	100%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	96%	41553	88%	**25	93%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	96%	42061	89%	**08	94%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	95%	42090	89%	**80	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	41539	88%	**92	94%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	93%	41510	88%	**61	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	89%	42235	90%	**11	97%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	84%	42366	90%	**98	98%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	85%	41785	89%	**05	98%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	92%	41510	88%	**48	98%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	89%	41582	88%	**49	95%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	95%	42264	90%	**28	97%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	91%	41756	89%	**05	97%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	91%	41568	88%	**21	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	95%	41597	88%	**51	95%
Ramshot Big Game	<<locked>>	95%	42380	90%	**67	95%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	88%	41655	88%	**79	92%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	89%	42163	89%	**41	95%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	85%	41698	88%	**75	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	85%	42235	90%	**08	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	96%	41568	88%	**87	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	97%	36318	77%	**85	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	88%	42119	89%	**92	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	93%	41756	89%	**95	97%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	96%	37057	79%	**72	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	40219	85%	**38	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	90%	41872	89%	**98	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	91%	41771	89%	**25	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	89%	41945	89%	**43	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	42250	90%	**62	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	92%	41510	88%	**48	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	95%	42264	90%	**28	97%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	83%	42395	90%	**72	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	86%	41466	88%	**21	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	90%	41597	88%	**56	99%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	90%	41626	88%	**11	95%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	97%	39044	83%	**88	95%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	85%	41553	88%	**29	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	92%	41800	89%	**52	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	36753	78%	**36	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	93%	41582	88%	**02	99%
Vihtavuori N150	<<locked>>	97%	33417	71%	**57	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	86%	41394	88%	**08	97%
Vihtavuori N540 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42018	89%	**34	99%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	34954	74%	**54	92%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	87%	42134	89%	**67	98%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	85%	41814	89%	**44	96%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	31473	67%	**08	91%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	86%	31821	68%	**92	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	35418	75%	**60	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	82%	34389	73%	**28	90%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	81%	36593	78%	**93	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	36579	78%	**10	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	29617	63%	**21	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	30458	65%	**21	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	24947	53%	**96	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	31343	67%	**54	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	83%	27180	58%	**26	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	38841	82%	**33	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	85%	31227	66%	**28	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	93%	32314	69%	**80	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	84%	33417	71%	**57	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	30806	65%	**38	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	35578	75%	**38	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	89%	34954	74%	**16	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	34577	73%	**80	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	91%	35056	74%	**00	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	87%	31821	68%	**92	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	27630	59%	**72	97%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	31111	66%	**78	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	83%	29472	63%	**98	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	33388	71%	**34	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	38290	81%	**26	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	36143	77%	**00	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	28485	60%	**82	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	32982	70%	**72	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	27398	58%	**06	91%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	30632	65%	**72	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	30414	65%	**92	96%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	84%	29805	63%	**95	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	86%	31328	66%	**31	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	85%	38029	81%	**13	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	31734	67%	**24	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	36216	77%	**67	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	37463	79%	**23	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	81%	25933	55%	**19	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	93%	31647	67%	**64	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	34084	72%	**38	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	29196	62%	**26	92%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	87%	27398	58%	**49	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	89%	31357	67%	**34	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	86%	36187	77%	**93	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	30211	64%	**78	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	32851	70%	**65	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	26469	56%	**37	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	28485	60%	**82	94%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	27398	58%	**06	91%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	39349	83%	**16	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	35215	75%	**97	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	31981	68%	**72	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	30777	65%	**78	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	86%	27847	59%	**42	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	36695	78%	**44	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	30284	64%	**29	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	23438	50%	**18	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	28224	60%	**23	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	87%	25005	53%	**41	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	34853	74%	**77	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	81%	27963	59%	**39	95%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	93%	31459	67%	**75	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	33982	72%	**00	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	36245	77%	**36	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.

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