The invention discloses a making method for an iron-doped lithium tantalum crystal. High-purity Ta2O5 and Li2CO3 are doped with 0.1-0.15 wt% Fe2O3, the raw materials are subjected to procedures of baking dehumidification, premixing, briquetting, high-temperature sintering and the like, then, the raw materials are put into an iridium crucible of a crystal growth furnace, and under the protective atmosphere, by means of czochralski method for crystal growing, the large size (3-6 inches) lithium tantalum crystal grows. According to the lithium tantalum crystal, by means of doping of Fe3+, polycrystalline producing in the crystal growing shoulder expanding process and isometrical later period is reduced, the quality of the crystal is effectively improved, the photorefraction performance, impact toughness and an optical absorption coefficient are improved, the crystal is more applicable to make a surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter and can completely replace a non-doped lithium tantalum crystal, and in application to the SAW filter, the iron-doped lithium tantalum crystal has important production improvement significance and market prospects.