Load data for .22-250 Rem. + .224 | 40gr | Barnes VLC

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 \| Barnes VLC
Manufacturer SKU:	22449
Bullet Weight:	40gr \| 2.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.600" \| 15.2mm
Caliber:	.22-250 Rem. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.912" \| 48.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.315" \| 58.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.197" \| 5.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.197" \| 5.0mm
Case Capacity:	43.5 Grains of Water \| 2.82 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	58740 psi \| 4050 bar
LID:	LID_B438_C104
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 124 loads in caliber .22-250 Rem. with .224 | 40gr | Barnes VLC bullet and 62 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%	51256	87%	**91	94%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	85%	51909	88%	**75	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	88%	51996	89%	**34	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	94%	52634	90%	**81	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	95%	52518	89%	**39	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	90%	51634	88%	**29	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	91%	51982	88%	**55	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	50995	87%	**24	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	51692	88%	**07	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	41916	71%	**07	96%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	52344	89%	**76	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	97%	41843	71%	**81	92%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	91%	52141	89%	**07	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	84%	51764	88%	**48	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	88%	51663	88%	**66	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	97%	52098	89%	**81	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	95%	51474	88%	**11	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	93%	52083	89%	**29	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	85%	52315	89%	**99	95%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	93%	51996	89%	**34	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	88%	52663	90%	**21	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	86%	51619	88%	**22	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	30690	52%	**20	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	44425	76%	**29	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	90%	51692	88%	**81	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	96%	46441	79%	**99	92%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	95%	51590	88%	**75	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	90%	52852	90%	**68	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	91%	51982	88%	**55	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	49792	85%	**68	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	52866	90%	**25	94%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	44570	76%	**07	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	87%	52765	90%	**04	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	97%	50691	86%	**55	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	50720	86%	**85	98%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	95%	52721	90%	**98	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	92%	52852	90%	**45	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	30414	52%	**66	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	91%	52504	89%	**98	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	96%	43120	73%	**53	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	95%	52315	89%	**94	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	47892	82%	**80	94%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	85%	51837	88%	**89	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	87%	51532	88%	**94	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	50096	85%	**42	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	52736	90%	**25	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	42685	73%	**06	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	49792	85%	**68	97%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	44570	76%	**07	93%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	89%	51721	88%	**12	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	92%	52069	89%	**94	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	52272	89%	**25	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	51953	88%	**35	94%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	88%	52069	89%	**09	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	93%	52475	89%	**35	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	48530	83%	**63	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	37420	64%	**66	97%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	46978	80%	**66	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	93%	51880	88%	**04	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	47413	81%	**86	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	93%	51982	88%	**40	96%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	91%	52765	90%	**11	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	91%	42438	72%	**68	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	45237	77%	**43	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	40321	69%	**52	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	34650	59%	**58	96%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	92%	48298	82%	**53	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	83%	38914	66%	**20	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	36434	62%	**78	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	28877	49%	**23	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	83%	32924	56%	**25	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	29689	51%	**27	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	30226	51%	**06	97%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	94%	38377	65%	**79	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	38363	65%	**83	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	46369	79%	**37	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	41104	70%	**40	97%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	94%	46746	80%	**57	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	87%	38000	65%	**79	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	36056	61%	**25	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	45919	78%	**52	94%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	34055	58%	**68	93%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	40132	68%	**32	95%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	43918	75%	**48	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24497	42%	**33	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	82%	27441	47%	**71	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	39204	67%	**83	99%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	93%	41481	71%	**75	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	85%	37478	64%	**20	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	37884	64%	**14	92%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	36434	62%	**78	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	85%	32445	55%	**06	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	89%	41785	71%	**73	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	91%	36999	63%	**04	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	43540	74%	**98	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	88%	37637	64%	**10	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	30734	52%	**33	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	89%	42627	73%	**68	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	42960	73%	**22	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24395	42%	**85	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	37101	63%	**10	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	92%	36651	62%	**56	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	33315	57%	**89	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	89%	37695	64%	**04	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	46644	79%	**94	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	41568	71%	**58	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	91%	41698	71%	**38	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	32097	55%	**91	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	84%	28079	48%	**63	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	32445	55%	**06	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	91%	36999	63%	**04	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	39465	67%	**24	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	82%	36651	62%	**07	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	31560	54%	**87	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	42830	73%	**25	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	41858	71%	**12	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	35868	61%	**51	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	29515	50%	**48	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	85%	25860	44%	**59	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	83%	30211	51%	**97	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	83%	37159	63%	**30	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	84%	30835	52%	**27	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	82%	35549	61%	**04	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	84%	40350	69%	**15	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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