Load data for .30-40 Krag + .308 | 130gr | Barnes XLC BT

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 130gr \| Barnes XLC BT
Manufacturer SKU:	30851
Bullet Weight:	130gr \| 8.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.070" \| 27.2mm
Caliber:	.30-40 Krag load data
Case Length (l3):	2.314" \| 58.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	3.043" \| 77.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.341" \| 8.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.241" \| 6.1mm
Case Capacity:	58.0 Grains of Water \| 3.77 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47137 psi \| 3250 bar
LID:	LID_B598_C334
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:14 - 1:12

Load data for 112 loads in caliber .30-40 Krag with .308 | 130gr | Barnes XLC BT bullet and 56 powders such as Accurate 2495, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031. 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%	41669	88%	**53	93%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	94%	42076	89%	**30	92%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	85%	42163	89%	**20	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	83%	42409	90%	**20	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	83%	42090	89%	**36	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	89%	42090	89%	**02	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	88%	41553	88%	**85	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	95%	42119	89%	**05	98%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	89%	42076	89%	**05	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	95%	41423	88%	**76	94%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	93%	42163	89%	**85	93%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	90%	42235	90%	**69	91%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	89%	42003	89%	**05	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	85%	41974	89%	**94	96%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	86%	42090	89%	**69	99%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	95%	42293	90%	**43	92%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	32198	68%	**55	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	93%	41858	89%	**22	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	42322	90%	**30	92%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	93%	42293	90%	**05	93%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	87%	42163	89%	**43	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	84%	42090	89%	**36	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	90%	41553	88%	**85	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	88%	42032	89%	**77	93%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	93%	41858	89%	**46	95%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	89%	41684	88%	**30	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	89%	41611	88%	**59	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	94%	42105	89%	**92	93%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	94%	42337	90%	**95	93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	88%	42351	90%	**76	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	84%	41785	89%	**97	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	32387	69%	**01	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	83%	42105	89%	**43	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	95%	42134	89%	**38	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	86%	42134	89%	**23	97%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	91%	41901	89%	**23	95%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	40408	86%	**53	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	96%	41800	89%	**89	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	90%	41495	88%	**46	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	88%	42308	90%	**77	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	95%	42047	89%	**94	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	90%	41553	88%	**85	97%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	93%	41858	89%	**46	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	85%	41989	89%	**62	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	88%	42119	89%	**97	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	89%	42061	89%	**46	93%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	41524	88%	**66	94%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	84%	42337	90%	**84	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	90%	41785	89%	**87	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	39131	83%	**13	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	92%	41655	88%	**43	98%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	35143	75%	**98	93%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	86%	41959	89%	**53	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	92%	42337	90%	**79	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	86%	42177	89%	**05	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	84%	41771	89%	**76	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	82%	34432	73%	**82	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	90%	37376	79%	**28	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	38072	81%	**35	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	38870	82%	**48	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	38870	82%	**71	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	32822	70%	**92	98%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	32822	70%	**82	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	27818	59%	**51	93%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	32866	70%	**08	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	86%	31749	67%	**39	90%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	88%	36274	77%	**44	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	87%	39291	83%	**07	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	32735	69%	**82	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	37478	80%	**95	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	36463	77%	**44	97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	90%	37144	79%	**25	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	84%	27137	58%	**47	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	29486	63%	**10	95%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	90%	36274	77%	**98	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	85%	34040	72%	**15	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	34925	74%	**72	92%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	38870	82%	**71	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	30951	66%	**26	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	34737	74%	**13	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	82%	30284	64%	**67	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	33040	70%	**23	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	32300	69%	**36	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	87%	34925	74%	**21	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	89%	36709	78%	**64	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	82%	35317	75%	**12	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	37942	80%	**15	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	25846	55%	**50	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	38957	83%	**71	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	84%	30545	65%	**36	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	37086	79%	**05	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	31343	66%	**70	91%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	90%	32372	69%	**66	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	92%	36579	78%	**64	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	84%	35186	75%	**95	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	34722	74%	**13	95%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	28500	60%	**69	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	30951	66%	**26	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	82%	30284	64%	**67	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	36999	79%	**44	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	34214	73%	**16	96%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	84%	35737	76%	**92	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	89%	33156	70%	**66	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	38522	82%	**02	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	32198	68%	**74	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	25527	54%	**52	94%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	30240	64%	**64	94%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	90%	29153	62%	**38	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	36477	77%	**25	93%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	30066	64%	**77	93%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	35650	76%	**51	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	38159	81%	**87	92%

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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