The .225 Winchester is a powerful rifle cartridge developed by Winchester in 1964. It was designed as a shorter, lighter alternative to the .30-06 Springfield and was intended to be used in bolt-action rifles. The cartridge delivers superior performance with excellent accuracy and low recoil, making it ideal for long-range shooting.The .225 Winchester is available in several popular bolt-action rifles from top manufacturers such as Browning, Howa, Kimber, Remington, Ruger, Savage Arms and Tikka T3x CTR. It is also available in semi-automatic rifles such as the Ruger American Predator and Savage MSR 15 Competition.
Caliber Statistics
Standard / Datasheet
Primer Size
Large Rifle (LR)
Max. Case Length
40 Grains of Water
Bullet / Barrel Diameter
0.224'' | 5.69 mm
Max. Case Length
1.929'' | 49 mm
Max. Cartridge Length / OAL
2.5'' | 63.5 mm
Max. Standardized Pressure:
56565 psi | 3900 bar
XXL ID
CID_152
- Bullet Weight (gr) ->0-5050-7575-100100-150150-200200-300>300
The following table indicates for this caliber and various bullet weight ranges (in grains) which powders are suitable (👍) and popular among our reloading community (👍👍). This might evolve over time as more community members share their loads and as we accumulate more calculations and tests with our balistics calculator.
Weight vs. Velocity - Suitable Bullets for this Caliber
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Barrel Length Variation vs. Velocity - by Bullet Weight
.225 Win. load data available is with the following bullets:
(most popular first)
