Load data for .22-250 Rem. + .224 | 40gr | Nosler Ballistic Tip

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322, IMR 4198

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 40gr \| Nosler Ballistic Tip
Manufacturer SKU:	39510
Bullet Weight:	40gr \| 2.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.705" \| 17.9mm
Caliber:	.22-250 Rem. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.912" \| 48.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.315" \| 58.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.302" \| 7.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.252" \| 6.4mm
Case Capacity:	43.5 Grains of Water \| 2.82 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	58740 psi \| 4050 bar
LID:	LID_B3951_C104
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:11 - 1:10

Load data for 116 loads in caliber .22-250 Rem. with .224 | 40gr | Nosler Ballistic Tip bullet and 58 powders such as Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322, 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>>	97%	50299	86%	**58	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	86%	52011	89%	**71	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	88%	51503	88%	**07	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	94%	52141	89%	**75	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	91%	51314	87%	**12	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	92%	52359	89%	**55	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	48109	82%	**68	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	52359	89%	**17	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	39581	67%	**29	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	50125	85%	**27	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	91%	52127	89%	**07	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	85%	52446	89%	**55	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	52214	89%	**76	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	96%	52170	89%	**21	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	94%	52547	89%	**39	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	86%	52591	90%	**99	95%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	94%	52112	89%	**17	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	89%	52808	90%	**11	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	87%	51634	88%	**12	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	30472	52%	**03	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	43337	74%	**86	98%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	91%	52591	90%	**88	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	96%	52127	89%	**71	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	90%	51822	88%	**35	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	92%	51677	88%	**42	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	48849	83%	**45	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	51329	87%	**96	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	42801	73%	**68	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	87%	51372	87%	**62	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	48211	82%	**86	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	49400	84%	**45	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	51953	88%	**75	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	92%	52025	89%	**16	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	30182	51%	**52	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	51547	88%	**65	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	96%	41669	71%	**04	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	52678	90%	**91	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	45658	78%	**11	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	52402	89%	**99	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	88%	51764	88%	**01	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	48515	83%	**99	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	51590	88%	**89	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	41626	71%	**66	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	48849	83%	**45	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	42801	73%	**68	92%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	90%	52127	89%	**22	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	52605	90%	**98	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	50067	85%	**73	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	51039	87%	**09	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	88%	51532	88%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	94%	52736	90%	**39	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	46920	80%	**17	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	35679	61%	**97	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	45759	78%	**27	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	94%	52214	89%	**98	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	45266	77%	**30	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	52243	89%	**34	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	91%	51822	88%	**85	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	92%	42569	72%	**75	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	43758	74%	**01	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	39827	68%	**35	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	33837	58%	**22	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	39610	67%	**30	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	35288	60%	**42	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	27862	47%	**91	92%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	32967	56%	**19	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	29559	50%	**17	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	29675	51%	**76	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	37072	63%	**50	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	45701	78%	**14	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	40219	68%	**01	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	38072	65%	**73	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	83%	36056	61%	**19	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	44933	77%	**22	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	33025	56%	**22	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	39160	67%	**86	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	42699	73%	**06	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24236	41%	**16	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	83%	28181	48%	**04	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	38522	66%	**66	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	87%	38537	66%	**33	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	36869	63%	**81	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	34751	59%	**22	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	87%	33301	57%	**32	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	42511	72%	**86	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	37405	64%	**20	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	42424	72%	**65	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	89%	37507	64%	**07	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	83%	30690	52%	**33	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	42714	73%	**58	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	43352	74%	**15	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24033	41%	**62	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	35998	61%	**71	91%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	93%	37405	64%	**70	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	32343	55%	**60	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	37594	64%	**01	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	45730	78%	**78	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	40524	69%	**29	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	92%	42395	72%	**42	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	30908	53%	**51	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	84%	28094	48%	**59	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	33301	57%	**32	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	37405	64%	**20	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	39494	67%	**07	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	83%	36724	63%	**97	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	30618	52%	**61	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	43221	74%	**42	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	40973	70%	**83	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	34548	59%	**99	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	28892	49%	**15	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	87%	26078	44%	**69	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	84%	30095	51%	**74	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	85%	38261	65%	**47	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	86%	31517	54%	**43	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	83%	35607	61%	**07	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	40466	69%	**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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