Load data for .22-250 Ackley Improved + .224 | 40gr | Nosler Varmageddon BTip

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 40gr \| Nosler Varmageddon BTip
Manufacturer SKU:	17230
Bullet Weight:	40gr \| 2.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.665" \| 16.9mm
Caliber:	.22-250 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.940" \| 49.3mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.394" \| 60.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.211" \| 5.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.211" \| 5.4mm
Case Capacity:	46.9 Grains of Water \| 3.05 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	57986 psi \| 3998 bar
LID:	LID_B3952_C1041
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 140 loads in caliber .22-250 Ackley Improved with .224 | 40gr | Nosler Varmageddon BTip bullet and 70 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322. 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>>	94%	51517	89%	**30	95%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	47210	81%	**86	92%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	85%	52170	90%	**67	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	90%	51721	89%	**01	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	91%	51256	88%	**58	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	87%	51082	88%	**62	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	88%	51459	89%	**81	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	94%	51416	89%	**67	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	93%	51517	89%	**30	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	46035	79%	**22	98%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	93%	51909	90%	**76	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	97%	46412	80%	**09	94%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	88%	51314	88%	**27	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	97%	50531	87%	**17	94%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	85%	51227	88%	**86	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	93%	51155	88%	**07	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	92%	51561	89%	**40	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	91%	51808	89%	**58	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	97%	50285	87%	**01	93%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	91%	52170	90%	**67	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	85%	51793	89%	**24	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	84%	52069	90%	**78	99%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	97%	47210	81%	**86	92%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	31560	54%	**79	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	48892	84%	**44	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	46412	80%	**57	92%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	88%	51793	89%	**07	100%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	97%	51967	90%	**60	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	92%	52025	90%	**11	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	86%	51068	88%	**58	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	88%	51459	89%	**81	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	95%	51517	89%	**30	98%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	93%	51750	89%	**39	95%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	96%	48733	84%	**48	96%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	83%	50981	88%	**94	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	95%	51851	89%	**11	96%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	95%	51721	89%	**34	99%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	97%	49676	86%	**94	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	96%	50038	86%	**98	94%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	92%	51851	89%	**24	95%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	89%	51024	88%	**32	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	31241	54%	**28	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	88%	51866	89%	**14	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	49124	85%	**27	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	92%	51416	89%	**07	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	97%	51648	89%	**91	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	42757	74%	**11	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	85%	51387	89%	**17	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	45861	79%	**99	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	93%	51967	90%	**58	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	95%	52112	90%	**04	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	93%	50995	88%	**25	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	47413	82%	**43	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	95%	51517	89%	**30	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	96%	48733	84%	**48	96%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	86%	51474	89%	**52	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	89%	51619	89%	**11	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	94%	52156	90%	**58	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	93%	51097	88%	**58	94%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	96%	43337	75%	**17	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	85%	51982	90%	**25	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	90%	51343	89%	**52	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	52040	90%	**55	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	40915	71%	**81	98%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	51213	88%	**75	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	96%	36230	62%	**04	92%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	90%	50908	88%	**11	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	51576	89%	**01	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	90%	51474	89%	**57	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	87%	51155	88%	**17	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	86%	39320	68%	**12	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	93%	42496	73%	**65	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	44556	77%	**83	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	37826	65%	**73	98%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	88%	45136	78%	**14	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	40393	70%	**02	92%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	40147	69%	**15	94%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	32285	56%	**58	96%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	33765	58%	**81	92%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	83%	28645	49%	**04	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	33605	58%	**33	99%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	90%	36927	64%	**70	91%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	41814	72%	**14	99%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	91%	41582	72%	**81	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	44483	77%	**48	98%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	89%	43947	76%	**27	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	83%	35897	62%	**37	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	37739	65%	**10	92%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	93%	44527	77%	**63	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	37072	64%	**83	96%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	44295	76%	**60	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	47152	81%	**57	98%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	93%	42496	73%	**65	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24845	43%	**82	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	29428	51%	**83	93%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	93%	40886	71%	**25	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	42163	73%	**94	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	89%	39117	67%	**42	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	35694	62%	**88	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	41713	72%	**52	94%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	40147	69%	**15	94%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	31067	54%	**86	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	85%	39610	68%	**43	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	86%	35157	61%	**78	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	47282	82%	**12	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	83%	35563	61%	**74	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	32692	56%	**28	92%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	90%	39697	68%	**38	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	91%	41133	71%	**68	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	85%	40335	70%	**45	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	82%	40059	69%	**63	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24627	42%	**21	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	40321	70%	**45	94%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	87%	34258	59%	**20	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	36274	63%	**14	94%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	85%	35418	61%	**61	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	93%	37347	64%	**66	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	45484	78%	**86	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	93%	40611	70%	**55	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	90%	45832	79%	**30	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	87%	39595	68%	**02	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	34867	60%	**12	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	28108	48%	**89	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	31067	54%	**86	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	86%	35157	61%	**78	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	43105	74%	**58	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	38247	66%	**79	92%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	34142	59%	**06	94%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	86%	39566	68%	**76	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	92%	38261	66%	**76	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	45614	79%	**04	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	38870	67%	**63	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	32068	55%	**56	95%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	24439	42%	**20	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	30589	53%	**30	92%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	94%	33663	58%	**15	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	37405	65%	**56	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	30298	52%	**27	91%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	36941	64%	**79	92%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	39798	69%	**32	91%

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.

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