Load data for .22-250 Rem. + .224 | 40gr | AERO SB,- smax:8.20

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 40gr \| AERO SB,- smax:8.20
Bullet Weight:	40gr \| 2.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.638" \| 16.2mm
Caliber:	.22-250 Rem. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.912" \| 48.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.315" \| 58.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.235" \| 6.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.235" \| 6.0mm
Case Capacity:	43.5 Grains of Water \| 2.82 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	58740 psi \| 4050 bar
LID:	LID_B6_C104
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 118 loads in caliber .22-250 Rem. with .224 | 40gr | AERO SB,- smax:8.20 bullet and 59 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, 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>>	96%	49530	84%	**39	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	86%	51605	88%	**71	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	89%	52547	89%	**47	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	94%	52170	89%	**75	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	95%	52359	89%	**39	91%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	92%	52547	89%	**52	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	92%	52692	90%	**78	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	48327	82%	**88	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	51517	88%	**11	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	39711	68%	**48	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	49545	84%	**30	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	91%	51663	88%	**04	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	85%	51909	88%	**52	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	88%	51779	88%	**70	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	97%	52736	90%	**40	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	94%	51866	88%	**29	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	86%	52112	89%	**96	95%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	94%	51721	88%	**30	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	89%	52417	89%	**21	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	87%	51692	88%	**25	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	30139	51%	**10	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	42496	72%	**83	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	91%	52344	89%	**91	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	96%	52692	90%	**98	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	52460	89%	**65	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	93%	52692	90%	**78	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	47892	82%	**35	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	50633	86%	**86	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	42177	72%	**52	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	88%	51909	88%	**94	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	97%	48878	83%	**02	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	48675	83%	**45	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	52533	89%	**98	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	93%	52112	89%	**35	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	29718	51%	**56	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	52257	89%	**98	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	97%	42090	72%	**27	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	51532	88%	**85	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	44788	76%	**07	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	51706	88%	**89	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	89%	52634	90%	**17	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	97%	49139	84%	**25	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	51140	87%	**83	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	41118	70%	**56	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	47892	82%	**35	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	42177	72%	**52	92%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	89%	51561	88%	**12	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	51677	88%	**91	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	50676	86%	**99	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	97%	51764	88%	**39	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	89%	52576	89%	**22	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	94%	52199	89%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	47007	80%	**37	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	35650	61%	**17	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	45107	77%	**27	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	94%	51488	88%	**81	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	45774	78%	**53	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	51750	88%	**40	96%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	92%	52605	90%	**14	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	92%	42032	72%	**61	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	43569	74%	**07	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	39233	67%	**25	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32779	56%	**92	95%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	93%	48124	82%	**53	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	39421	67%	**43	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	34548	59%	**19	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	26716	45%	**55	92%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	85%	32895	56%	**32	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	29385	50%	**33	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	29167	50%	**63	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	36695	62%	**50	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	45179	77%	**11	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	39871	68%	**97	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	37449	64%	**70	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	83%	35679	61%	**15	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	44179	75%	**12	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	32619	56%	**19	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	38435	65%	**86	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	42453	72%	**15	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	23917	41%	**20	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	84%	27441	47%	**81	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	38261	65%	**60	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	87%	37855	64%	**33	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	36114	61%	**61	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	34548	59%	**19	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	86%	32561	55%	**19	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	41901	71%	**76	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	93%	37753	64%	**37	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	41379	70%	**58	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	89%	37826	64%	**27	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	84%	30835	53%	**46	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	42061	72%	**55	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	43221	74%	**15	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23627	40%	**65	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	35447	60%	**74	91%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	93%	36753	63%	**66	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	31386	53%	**30	90%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	91%	37855	64%	**17	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	45049	77%	**71	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	40001	68%	**19	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	92%	41756	71%	**42	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	30443	52%	**45	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	85%	28210	48%	**76	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	32561	55%	**19	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	93%	37753	64%	**37	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	38914	66%	**14	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	83%	36129	61%	**97	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	29950	51%	**41	91%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	42467	72%	**22	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	40683	69%	**89	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	34084	58%	**96	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	28195	48%	**99	92%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	87%	25860	44%	**73	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	84%	29472	50%	**71	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	85%	37579	64%	**47	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	86%	30908	53%	**37	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	35897	61%	**20	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	84%	39798	68%	**06	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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