Load data for .22-250 Rem. + .224 | 40gr | Sierra Blitzking

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Bullet:	.224 \| 40gr \| Sierra Blitzking
Manufacturer SKU:	1440
Bullet Weight:	40gr \| 2.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	.22-250 Rem. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.912" \| 48.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Case Capacity:	43.5 Grains of Water \| 2.82 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	58740 psi \| 4050 bar
LID:	LID_B5726_C104
Last updated:	2026-02-08

Load data for 118 loads in caliber .22-250 Rem. with .224 | 40gr | Sierra Blitzking bullet and 59 powder(s). 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%	51024	87%	**68	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	86%	52808	90%	**81	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	88%	51517	88%	**21	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	94%	52141	89%	**68	100%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	91%	52112	89%	**39	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	91%	51576	88%	**52	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	49632	84%	**01	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	52214	89%	**07	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	40785	69%	**61	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	50401	86%	**27	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	91%	52185	89%	**04	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	85%	52330	89%	**52	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	52794	90%	**80	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	95%	51430	88%	**98	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	94%	51576	88%	**16	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	85%	51779	88%	**83	95%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	94%	51517	88%	**21	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	89%	52170	89%	**14	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	87%	52504	89%	**45	98%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	51300	87%	**91	94%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	30864	53%	**16	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	43743	74%	**09	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	91%	52533	89%	**85	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	45963	78%	**89	92%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	96%	52431	89%	**88	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	90%	52634	90%	**65	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	92%	52214	89%	**65	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	48124	82%	**19	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	52591	90%	**16	94%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	44280	75%	**01	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	88%	52837	90%	**04	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	97%	49603	84%	**16	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	49617	84%	**45	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	51634	88%	**81	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	93%	52707	90%	**42	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	30487	52%	**62	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	91%	51343	87%	**75	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	51953	88%	**68	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	46804	80%	**34	94%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	52605	90%	**02	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	88%	51764	88%	**98	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	97%	49719	85%	**16	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	52417	89%	**02	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	42177	72%	**76	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	48124	82%	**19	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	44280	75%	**01	93%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	89%	52069	89%	**16	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	51924	88%	**78	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	51198	87%	**06	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	51459	88%	**29	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	88%	51517	88%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	93%	51735	88%	**16	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	46963	80%	**30	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	35737	61%	**10	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	45179	77%	**11	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	93%	51561	88%	**81	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	45948	78%	**57	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	93%	51576	88%	**34	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	91%	51924	88%	**81	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	91%	42076	72%	**55	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	44570	76%	**20	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	39755	68%	**32	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	34142	58%	**32	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	40161	68%	**60	91%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	35839	61%	**58	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	27804	47%	**81	92%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	32822	56%	**22	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	29776	51%	**37	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	29791	51%	**79	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	37246	63%	**56	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	45658	78%	**11	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	40930	70%	**17	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	38711	66%	**86	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	35679	61%	**19	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	45324	77%	**29	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	33605	57%	**42	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	39523	67%	**09	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	43381	74%	**22	96%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	89%	40016	68%	**15	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	82%	24526	42%	**26	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	83%	27862	47%	**87	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	38566	66%	**70	99%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	94%	42163	72%	**91	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	38116	65%	**17	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	37275	63%	**91	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	35317	60%	**38	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	86%	32822	56%	**22	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	42525	72%	**86	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	37420	64%	**17	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	42366	72%	**75	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	88%	37724	64%	**14	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	83%	30647	52%	**27	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	42873	73%	**75	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	42859	73%	**02	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24279	41%	**75	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	35940	61%	**81	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	32866	56%	**66	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	37637	64%	**97	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	45832	78%	**81	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	40422	69%	**22	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	92%	42366	72%	**35	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	31546	54%	**74	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	85%	28427	48%	**76	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	32822	56%	**22	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	37420	64%	**17	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	39552	67%	**20	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	83%	36274	62%	**94	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	30574	52%	**58	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	42656	73%	**25	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	41176	70%	**89	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	35201	60%	**19	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	29022	49%	**19	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	86%	26049	44%	**66	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	84%	29762	51%	**71	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	84%	37826	64%	**47	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	85%	31140	53%	**40	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	83%	36245	62%	**27	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	84%	40596	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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