Load data for 7 x 57 R + .284 | 100gr | Sierra HP Varminter

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 4064, IMR 3031, Norma 202, Vihtavuori N540

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.284 \| 100gr \| Sierra HP Varminter
Manufacturer SKU:	1895
Bullet Weight:	100gr \| 6.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.284" \| 7.21mm
Bullet Length:	0.884" \| 22.5mm
Caliber:	7 x 57 R load data
Case Length (l3):	2.244" \| 57.0mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	3.006" \| 76.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Case Capacity:	60.0 Grains of Water \| 3.90 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	49313 psi \| 3400 bar
LID:	LID_B5834_C1089
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 118 loads in caliber 7 x 57 R with .284 | 100gr | Sierra HP Varminter bullet and 59 powders such as Accurate 4064, 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>>	87%	44179	90%	**97	95%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	92%	43859	89%	**68	94%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	84%	43381	88%	**31	93%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	87%	44121	89%	**20	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	86%	44150	90%	**07	98%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	92%	43903	89%	**20	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	86%	43598	88%	**07	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	93%	43787	89%	**10	96%
Alliant Reloder-15	<<locked>>	90%	43947	89%	**14	95%
Alliant Reloder-17	<<locked>>	97%	43976	89%	**76	95%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	87%	43366	88%	**84	94%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	86%	44034	89%	**27	97%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	83%	44222	90%	**28	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	91%	44034	89%	**30	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	83%	44309	90%	**00	100%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	92%	43859	89%	**87	93%
[Hodgdon Hybrid 100V]*	<<locked>>	97%	34969	71%	**87	92%
Hodgdon VARGET	<<locked>>	92%	44309	90%	**74	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	32605	66%	**11	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	90%	43830	89%	**50	100%
IMR 4064	<<locked>>	93%	43540	88%	**51	95%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	90%	44266	90%	**36	96%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	85%	44019	89%	**71	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	88%	43642	89%	**97	98%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	86%	44338	90%	**22	95%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	91%	44280	90%	**81	97%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	88%	44222	90%	**71	97%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	87%	44019	89%	**87	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	91%	44048	89%	**17	95%
Ramshot Big Game	<<locked>>	91%	43961	89%	**23	95%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	85%	44179	90%	**48	92%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	85%	43424	88%	**87	95%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	32343	66%	**41	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	92%	43714	89%	**59	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 60	<<locked>>	97%	42714	87%	**63	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	85%	44222	90%	**61	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	89%	43714	89%	**48	97%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	95%	43874	89%	**14	96%
SNPE Vectan SP 11	<<locked>>	94%	44077	89%	**36	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	86%	43859	89%	**54	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	88%	44019	89%	**87	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	86%	44179	90%	**02	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	92%	43758	89%	**99	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	88%	43642	89%	**97	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	91%	44280	90%	**81	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	86%	43830	89%	**09	99%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	86%	43395	88%	**58	95%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	95%	44324	90%	**04	96%
[Somchem S365]*	<<locked>>	97%	33881	69%	**23	93%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	89%	44295	90%	**15	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	43743	89%	**71	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	89%	43308	88%	**45	99%
Vihtavuori N150	<<locked>>	97%	40292	82%	**89	96%
[Vihtavuori N160]*	<<locked>>	97%	42786	87%	**61	93%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	83%	43555	88%	**77	97%
Vihtavuori N540 👍	<<locked>>	90%	43932	89%	**87	99%
[Vihtavuori N550]*	<<locked>>	97%	42685	87%	**17	93%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL	<<locked>>	96%	41539	84%	**92	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	84%	44164	90%	**27	98%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	36622	74%	**13	93%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	83%	33823	69%	**05	90%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	81%	38957	79%	**17	91%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	36230	73%	**46	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	37028	75%	**53	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	81%	30458	62%	**82	96%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	37072	75%	**72	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	29689	60%	**40	90%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	82%	33112	67%	**38	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	88%	33402	68%	**87	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	81%	35462	72%	**90	90%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	81%	37086	75%	**63	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	40959	83%	**53	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	85%	36071	73%	**36	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	40901	83%	**22	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	87%	37594	76%	**40	90%
[Hodgdon Hybrid 100V]*	<<locked>>	94%	31836	65%	**92	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	83%	33591	68%	**02	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	25817	52%	**41	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	32518	66%	**64	98%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	83%	32764	66%	**82	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	81%	33243	67%	**54	91%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	81%	38653	78%	**43	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	81%	34345	70%	**74	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	37463	76%	**64	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	32024	65%	**76	92%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	35955	73%	**71	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	35795	73%	**97	97%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	81%	32010	65%	**12	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	83%	33402	68%	**54	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	82%	39566	80%	**36	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	37565	76%	**36	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	25657	52%	**77	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	81%	30342	62%	**99	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	88%	31937	65%	**44	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	39552	80%	**56	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	34185	69%	**22	94%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	83%	29530	60%	**40	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	84%	32474	66%	**31	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	82%	37797	77%	**04	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	35157	71%	**74	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	37768	77%	**58	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	30777	62%	**94	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	34345	70%	**74	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	32024	65%	**76	92%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	37231	75%	**64	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	36071	73%	**81	92%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	83%	30255	61%	**46	90%
[Somchem S365]*	<<locked>>	92%	29254	59%	**69	90%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	35041	71%	**15	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	27601	56%	**64	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	33112	67%	**02	96%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	84%	26760	54%	**18	90%
[Vihtavuori N160]*	<<locked>>	92%	36941	75%	**17	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	40364	82%	**95	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	81%	33054	67%	**15	96%
[Vihtavuori N550]*	<<locked>>	92%	36622	74%	**63	90%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	88%	31865	65%	**40	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	40219	82%	**41	97%

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.