Load data for .30-40 Krag + .308 | 140gr | Merlin Virtus

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.308 \| 140gr \| Merlin Virtus
Manufacturer SKU:	Merlin-0.308-140
Bullet Weight:	140gr \| 9.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.308" \| 7.82mm
Bullet Length:	1.150" \| 29.2mm
Caliber:	.30-40 Krag load data
Case Length (l3):	2.314" \| 58.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	3.043" \| 77.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.421" \| 10.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.276" \| 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_B10762_C334
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:13 - 1:11

Load data for 124 loads in caliber .30-40 Krag with .308 | 140gr | Merlin Virtus bullet and 62 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, 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>>	91%	41524	88%	**80	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	41669	88%	**54	93%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	87%	41553	88%	**41	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	89%	42250	90%	**38	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	85%	41365	88%	**35	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	86%	41640	88%	**64	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	93%	41597	88%	**30	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	91%	41829	89%	**13	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	39392	84%	**87	98%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	91%	42076	89%	**33	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	97%	39653	84%	**74	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	85%	42134	89%	**61	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	95%	41394	88%	**03	93%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	92%	42279	90%	**97	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	91%	41800	89%	**26	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	87%	41582	88%	**15	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	96%	42018	89%	**23	92%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	88%	42105	89%	**94	99%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	97%	41989	89%	**61	93%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	31459	67%	**83	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	96%	42047	89%	**49	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	40437	86%	**28	93%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	83%	42192	90%	**21	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	94%	41481	88%	**20	94%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	89%	41379	88%	**57	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	85%	41872	89%	**57	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	86%	41640	88%	**64	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	93%	41829	89%	**13	98%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	41626	88%	**08	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	96%	42105	89%	**84	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	93%	42424	90%	**80	96%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	93%	42366	90%	**00	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	96%	41379	88%	**03	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	95%	41756	89%	**13	93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	42221	90%	**03	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	42206	90%	**38	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	31473	67%	**26	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	86%	42293	90%	**71	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	41147	87%	**46	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	90%	42148	89%	**64	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	94%	41930	89%	**61	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	96%	35737	76%	**98	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	39073	83%	**67	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	42279	90%	**90	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	90%	42105	89%	**02	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	41524	88%	**05	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	93%	41829	89%	**13	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	96%	42105	89%	**84	96%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	84%	42119	89%	**28	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	87%	41655	88%	**80	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	91%	41539	88%	**15	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	42134	89%	**74	94%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	38116	81%	**21	94%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	87%	42032	89%	**08	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	93%	41655	88%	**15	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	35607	76%	**69	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	95%	42047	89%	**71	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	96%	31676	67%	**57	93%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	88%	41684	88%	**77	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	95%	42003	89%	**94	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	88%	42090	89%	**33	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	86%	42163	89%	**07	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	83%	32082	68%	**64	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	91%	35056	74%	**13	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	33968	72%	**84	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	86%	37768	80%	**49	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	35244	75%	**13	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	34954	74%	**23	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	27630	59%	**15	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	28848	61%	**25	93%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	23264	49%	**70	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	29936	64%	**67	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	87%	29385	62%	**21	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	37608	80%	**69	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	89%	34113	72%	**39	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	88%	36622	78%	**79	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	29501	63%	**38	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	34374	73%	**54	94%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	93%	37884	80%	**31	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	33591	71%	**13	97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	91%	34780	74%	**03	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	93%	29617	63%	**47	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	26223	56%	**62	95%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	91%	33924	72%	**80	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	39363	84%	**66	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	86%	31836	68%	**00	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	32010	68%	**41	92%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	36564	78%	**46	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	34954	74%	**23	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	27050	57%	**72	92%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	82%	32387	69%	**98	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	84%	28282	60%	**59	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	29283	62%	**72	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	28979	61%	**95	94%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	88%	31937	68%	**90	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	90%	34606	73%	**46	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	83%	32793	70%	**87	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	34969	74%	**84	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	89%	28007	59%	**50	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	36230	77%	**49	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	86%	28543	61%	**25	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	32372	69%	**48	95%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	82%	28282	60%	**39	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	91%	29892	63%	**48	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	92%	33692	71%	**36	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	85%	32692	69%	**80	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	31459	67%	**79	95%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	25425	54%	**31	93%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	27050	57%	**72	92%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	84%	28282	60%	**59	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	38508	82%	**59	94%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	33591	71%	**07	93%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	30763	65%	**79	96%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	85%	33228	70%	**80	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	90%	30545	65%	**44	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	35186	75%	**74	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	29095	62%	**39	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	21915	47%	**88	93%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	27093	57%	**23	93%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	92%	27137	58%	**29	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	33286	71%	**90	93%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	26614	56%	**26	92%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	32590	69%	**10	93%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	34664	74%	**46	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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