Load data for .30-40 Krag + .308 | 140gr | Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Vihtavuori N140

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 140gr \| Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos
Manufacturer SKU:	308140SP
Bullet Weight:	140gr \| 9.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.085" \| 27.6mm
Caliber:	.30-40 Krag load data
Case Length (l3):	2.314" \| 58.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	3.043" \| 77.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.356" \| 9.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.274" \| 7.0mm
Case Capacity:	58.0 Grains of Water \| 3.77 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47137 psi \| 3250 bar
LID:	LID_B11018_C334
Last updated:	2025-11-05
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:14 - 1:12

Load data for 128 loads in caliber .30-40 Krag with .308 | 140gr | Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos bullet and 64 powders such as Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Vihtavuori N140. 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%	41626	88%	**84	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	95%	41843	89%	**61	93%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	86%	42076	89%	**51	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	88%	42134	89%	**44	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	85%	42409	90%	**61	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	84%	41611	88%	**61	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	91%	42032	89%	**30	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	90%	41829	89%	**17	98%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	96%	41452	88%	**20	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	89%	41553	88%	**23	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	41655	88%	**17	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	83%	42409	90%	**64	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	94%	42424	90%	**23	94%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	97%	37405	79%	**57	92%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	90%	41800	89%	**97	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	89%	41785	89%	**33	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	86%	41727	89%	**18	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	95%	42424	90%	**36	92%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	86%	41800	89%	**90	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	96%	42177	89%	**00	92%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	95%	41843	89%	**61	93%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	31908	68%	**96	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42409	90%	**56	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	42134	89%	**61	94%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	93%	42366	90%	**36	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	88%	41698	88%	**64	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	85%	41989	89%	**67	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	92%	41829	89%	**17	98%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	88%	41742	89%	**12	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	94%	42134	89%	**90	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	91%	42409	90%	**77	96%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	90%	41626	88%	**84	98%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	95%	42409	90%	**26	95%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	94%	42409	90%	**33	94%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	89%	42235	90%	**03	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	85%	42090	89%	**44	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	31546	67%	**26	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	84%	42279	90%	**71	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	96%	42061	89%	**59	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	97%	36608	78%	**31	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	88%	42279	90%	**61	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	93%	42293	90%	**64	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	38783	82%	**61	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	41365	88%	**20	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	90%	41974	89%	**61	91%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	91%	42148	89%	**90	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	89%	41858	89%	**98	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	95%	41858	89%	**18	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	92%	41829	89%	**17	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	94%	42134	89%	**90	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	86%	42192	90%	**97	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	90%	42293	90%	**28	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	90%	42409	90%	**87	94%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	40234	85%	**71	94%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	85%	42090	89%	**12	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	91%	41698	88%	**18	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	37942	80%	**15	99%
Vihtavuori N140 👍	<<locked>>	93%	42134	89%	**77	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	34142	72%	**20	94%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	86%	41640	88%	**74	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	93%	42032	89%	**00	98%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	36056	76%	**16	91%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	87%	41829	89%	**30	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	84%	41669	88%	**07	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	31836	68%	**57	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	88%	34084	72%	**90	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	36230	77%	**30	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	84%	37101	79%	**33	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	37260	79%	**56	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	37376	79%	**79	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	29892	63%	**64	98%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	31053	66%	**77	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	25179	53%	**20	93%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	31792	67%	**16	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	85%	29138	62%	**11	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	39668	84%	**12	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	87%	33678	71%	**26	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	94%	34737	74%	**82	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	85%	35766	76%	**59	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	31212	66%	**84	92%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	36303	77%	**00	95%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	91%	37652	80%	**25	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	35186	75%	**46	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	92%	38058	81%	**08	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	89%	34084	72%	**90	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	91%	29341	62%	**44	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	28065	60%	**18	96%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	33373	71%	**74	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	84%	31705	67%	**93	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	33765	72%	**87	93%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	37043	79%	**69	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	28921	61%	**18	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	33272	71%	**21	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	82%	28268	60%	**59	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	31009	66%	**11	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	30879	66%	**48	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	86%	31821	67%	**84	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	88%	33968	72%	**39	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	32387	69%	**77	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	36796	78%	**23	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	88%	28239	60%	**57	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	37971	81%	**89	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	83%	27760	59%	**05	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	94%	33837	72%	**59	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	34592	73%	**93	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	29675	63%	**69	91%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	89%	29646	63%	**41	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	90%	33359	71%	**26	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	87%	38493	82%	**92	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	82%	31778	67%	**54	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	33112	70%	**15	96%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	26687	57%	**67	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	28921	61%	**18	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	82%	28268	60%	**59	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	35781	76%	**59	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	32227	68%	**18	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	82%	32677	69%	**64	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	88%	30095	64%	**31	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	37057	79%	**10	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	30908	66%	**82	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	23409	50%	**38	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	28834	61%	**69	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	89%	27195	58%	**26	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	35172	75%	**36	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	28268	60%	**79	94%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	94%	33402	71%	**54	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	34664	74%	**62	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	36869	78%	**02	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.

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