Load data for .22-250 Rem. + .224 | 38gr | Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 38gr \| Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos
Manufacturer SKU:	224038CuSP
Bullet Weight:	38gr \| 2.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.620" \| 15.7mm
Caliber:	.22-250 Rem. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.912" \| 48.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.315" \| 58.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.217" \| 5.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.174" \| 4.4mm
Case Capacity:	43.5 Grains of Water \| 2.82 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	58740 psi \| 4050 bar
LID:	LID_B10999_C104
Last updated:	2025-11-05
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:13 - 1:11

Load data for 114 loads in caliber .22-250 Rem. with .224 | 38gr | Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos bullet and 57 powders such as Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198. 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>>	96%	49313	84%	**94	92%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	87%	52779	90%	**67	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	89%	52083	89%	**03	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	94%	51764	88%	**37	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	92%	52533	89%	**11	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	92%	52663	90%	**37	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	97%	48515	83%	**47	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	50908	87%	**60	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	39856	68%	**98	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	49400	84%	**80	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	92%	52779	90%	**93	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	85%	51895	88%	**24	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	52620	90%	**42	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	96%	52127	89%	**83	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	52866	90%	**04	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	85%	51909	88%	**52	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	95%	52692	90%	**12	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	89%	51967	88%	**73	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	52852	90%	**11	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	30139	51%	**62	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	42438	72%	**25	97%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	92%	52620	90%	**67	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	96%	52286	89%	**47	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	52228	89%	**21	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	92%	52663	90%	**37	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	47572	81%	**88	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	51808	88%	**65	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	43468	74%	**43	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	88%	52228	89%	**57	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	48718	83%	**62	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	48675	83%	**91	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	52025	89%	**44	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	93%	51750	88%	**85	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	30255	52%	**28	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	51822	88%	**50	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	51851	88%	**40	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	44643	76%	**47	92%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	51634	88%	**55	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	89%	52185	89%	**73	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	97%	48689	83%	**71	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	50763	86%	**39	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	40988	70%	**12	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	47572	81%	**88	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	43468	74%	**43	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	90%	52562	89%	**88	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	94%	52794	90%	**70	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	50328	86%	**55	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	97%	51285	87%	**81	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	89%	52475	89%	**94	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	94%	51909	88%	**94	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	46644	79%	**80	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	35810	61%	**70	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	44860	76%	**66	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	95%	52692	90%	**86	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	45542	78%	**09	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	52591	90%	**09	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	92%	52040	89%	**57	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	93%	44266	75%	**80	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	43366	74%	**80	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	39276	67%	**91	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	33054	56%	**55	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	85%	40741	69%	**25	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	82%	36680	62%	**43	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	27209	46%	**33	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	86%	33997	58%	**20	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	30734	52%	**32	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	29399	50%	**22	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	36666	62%	**02	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	45353	77%	**73	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	39769	68%	**56	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	89%	39508	67%	**71	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	83%	36709	63%	**10	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	44367	76%	**78	92%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	32605	55%	**81	92%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	38450	65%	**32	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	42351	72%	**78	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	23917	41%	**69	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	84%	28500	49%	**79	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	37637	64%	**12	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	87%	39001	66%	**12	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	36216	62%	**27	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	83%	36680	62%	**43	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	87%	33678	57%	**10	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	91%	43163	73%	**68	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	94%	38769	66%	**12	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	41669	71%	**24	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	90%	39131	67%	**12	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	84%	31923	54%	**38	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	92%	44338	75%	**70	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	44092	75%	**91	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24192	41%	**38	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	35563	61%	**27	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	82%	32938	56%	**35	90%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	92%	39189	67%	**06	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	45063	77%	**37	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	39871	68%	**78	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	94%	43859	75%	**50	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	82%	31517	54%	**37	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	86%	29283	50%	**55	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	33678	57%	**10	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	94%	38769	66%	**12	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	83%	40988	70%	**15	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	85%	38203	65%	**06	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	30342	52%	**07	91%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	93%	44570	76%	**24	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	40828	69%	**55	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	34374	59%	**71	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	28224	48%	**61	92%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	88%	26803	46%	**51	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	85%	30661	52%	**66	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	86%	38841	66%	**32	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	87%	31952	54%	**25	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	85%	36985	63%	**15	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	86%	41872	71%	**17	90%

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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