Load data for 6.5 x 50 R + .257 | 115gr | Federal Trophy Bonded

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Vihtavuori N130

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.257 \| 115gr \| Federal Trophy Bonded
Bullet Weight:	115gr \| 7.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.264" \| 6.71mm
Bullet Length:	1.421" \| 36.1mm
Caliber:	6.5 x 50 R load data
Case Length (l3):	1.948" \| 49.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.630" \| 66.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.739" \| 18.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.739" \| 18.8mm
Case Capacity:	37.5 Grains of Water \| 2.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	52939 psi \| 3650 bar
LID:	LID_B10481_C1005
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 108 loads in caliber 6.5 x 50 R with .257 | 115gr | Federal Trophy Bonded bullet and 54 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Vihtavuori N130. 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>>	97%	40915	77%	**75	92%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	89%	47514	90%	**15	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	91%	46644	88%	**77	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	45281	86%	**18	100%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	95%	46949	89%	**34	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	96%	47601	90%	**67	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	35984	68%	**62	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	38856	73%	**82	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	29733	56%	**24	94%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	39914	75%	**11	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	94%	47181	89%	**57	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	88%	47456	90%	**98	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	91%	47326	89%	**82	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	97%	41002	77%	**18	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	96%	45818	87%	**92	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	87%	46209	87%	**56	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	44831	85%	**48	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	92%	47007	89%	**87	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	89%	47413	90%	**72	99%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	34650	65%	**20	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	93%	47485	90%	**11	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	97%	43700	83%	**02	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	94%	47123	89%	**51	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	96%	47601	90%	**67	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	36477	69%	**43	95%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	83%	47529	90%	**16	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	42090	79%	**16	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	33837	64%	**41	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	90%	46369	88%	**25	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	38464	73%	**16	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	38189	72%	**43	96%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	41539	78%	**88	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	96%	47601	90%	**34	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	46122	87%	**48	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	42641	81%	**85	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	36753	69%	**74	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	85%	46035	87%	**62	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	91%	46760	88%	**77	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	42946	81%	**26	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	34345	65%	**92	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	36477	69%	**43	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	33837	64%	**41	92%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	93%	47572	90%	**18	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	97%	47050	89%	**87	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	40277	76%	**13	98%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	91%	46949	89%	**65	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	96%	47021	89%	**02	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	38145	72%	**70	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	28660	54%	**46	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	37043	70%	**93	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	96%	44788	85%	**31	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	36201	68%	**03	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	97%	46064	87%	**97	96%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	95%	47282	89%	**90	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	93%	36390	69%	**93	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	37057	70%	**60	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	32779	62%	**18	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	27905	53%	**90	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	86%	34055	64%	**11	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	28616	54%	**13	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	21654	41%	**11	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	86%	27253	51%	**29	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	23438	44%	**54	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	25063	47%	**73	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	31589	60%	**82	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	39320	74%	**70	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	33881	64%	**56	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	90%	32750	62%	**51	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	30443	57%	**93	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	38435	73%	**18	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	27992	53%	**00	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	32184	61%	**08	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	37362	71%	**05	97%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	82%	22771	43%	**91	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	33272	63%	**65	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	87%	32314	61%	**82	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	30356	57%	**42	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	28616	54%	**13	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	87%	26716	50%	**13	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	44092	83%	**70	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	91%	36347	69%	**11	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	93%	31372	59%	**85	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	35230	67%	**44	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	90%	31879	60%	**78	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	25077	47%	**37	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	92%	37057	70%	**03	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	36724	69%	**44	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	30168	57%	**39	92%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	27064	51%	**51	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	91%	31343	59%	**62	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	40698	77%	**93	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	33025	62%	**28	94%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	26469	50%	**95	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	84%	23554	44%	**26	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	26716	50%	**13	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	93%	31372	59%	**85	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	33504	63%	**72	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	84%	30908	58%	**78	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	25498	48%	**98	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	35534	67%	**92	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	29443	56%	**83	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	24787	47%	**75	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	85%	21016	40%	**19	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	83%	24468	46%	**95	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	85%	31270	59%	**69	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	86%	25817	49%	**54	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	30443	58%	**82	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	87%	34940	66%	**64	90%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

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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

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[...] ²... fill rate low - you might want to consider using a filler to ensure proper ignition.

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