Vihtavuori N140 Smokeless Powder 8 Pound

Item #:	VN1408
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MPN:	T10099

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Product Information

The N140 powder was originally developed for the 7,62x53R cartridge for the Finnish Army in the early years of Vihtavuori’s history. Up to this day, it has remained as one of our best-selling powder types of all times.

N140 is a tubular powder type with grain dimensions of 1,0 mm length and 0,9 mm diameter. The structure, grain geometry and graphite coating makes it work excellent in all reloading machines and dosing is super easy. The N140 powder burns at a medium speed on our scale of rifle powders, making it a versatile handloading powder for both small game hunting and sport shooting applications.

N140 is not the choice if you try to reach highest muzzle velocity possible, but it is certainly the choice if you try to get best possible accuracy. This powder is a true multipurpose powder, which can be used for a large range of calibers from .223 Remington to .308 Winchester, 30-06 Springfield and .375 H&H Magnum, just to name few.

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WARNING

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including N-Nitrosodiphenylamine and Di-n-butyl phthalate, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

Warning: Not all powders are the same. Please refer to the manufacturer's load data.

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Read 3 Reviews - Average Rating: 5 stars

Very Good Powder my go too for .308 / 30-06

By Robert B. on Mar 24, 2026

Vihtavuori N140 is my go to powder for .308 Win /30-06 as well as for 8x57mm.
It meters very well and is very accurate.
One feature that I really like is the Anti-Copperiing agent that VV adds to all of its powders. It makes cleaning barrels so very much easier.

Broad Range of Use

By James W. on Dec 11, 2024

I was trying to find a powder that worked well in the 6br norma across a wide range of bullets, hit paydirt with N140. In the process I found it works extremely well in heavy bullet loads for 223 and a lot of 243 loads. Sort of a win win, with very competitive prices here at Graf's.

Great flexible powder

By Parker R. on Mar 01, 2019

Every VV powder I have used has metered perfectly, burned cleanly and consistently, and overall been great to use. This powder isn't an exception. It's barely more expensive than domestic powders, and is worth it to me.

I use N140 in <180gr 'light ball' loads for my surplus rifles. 6.5 swede, x54R, 8mm mau, and others. It's very flexible and performs well.