Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .22 ARC (bolt action) with .224 | 75gr | Speer Gold Dot bullet and 86 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are ReloadSwiss RS 52, Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR and Hodgdon CFE223.
Important Notice: DO NOT go below Minimum Charge or above Maximum Charge. Since we have no control over the equipment and components used, any responsibility and liability for the results achieved is rejected.
Only powders/loads that match the current filter criteria are displayed: max pressure of a load ≤ 90% of max. standardized pressure, fill rate ≥ 80% and propellant combustion ≥ 95%. Use the sliders above the tables to adjust these thresholds.
Charge: Powder weight in grains. Start with the minimum load and work up carefully.
FR (Fill Rate): Case fill as a percentage. Values above 100% mean compressed loads.
MaxP / %: Maximum chamber pressure in bar and as a percentage of the standardized maximum for this caliber.
V(0): Muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) at the standardized barrel length.
z (Powder Burn): Estimated propellant combustion percentage at bullet exit.
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Max Load - Barrel Length: 22"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,983 psi | 87% | 2877 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2200 | <<locked>> | 82% | 53,882 psi | 87% | 2956 fps | 97.6% |
| Accurate 2230 | <<locked>> | 82% | 55,158 psi | 89% | 2972 fps | 98.1% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,185 psi | 84% | 2887 fps | 99.9% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 96% | 54,128 psi | 87% | 2930 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,664 psi | 87% | 2949 fps | 99.9% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 98% | 53,795 psi | 87% | 2966 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 84% | 53,925 psi | 87% | 2825 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 84% | 54,331 psi | 88% | 2844 fps | 99.9% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 94% | 56,072 psi | 90% | 2995 fps | 98.7% |
| ADI AR 2207 | <<locked>> | 82% | 55,709 psi | 90% | 2854 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 98% | 53,911 psi | 87% | 2936 fps | 97.7% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 84% | 54,534 psi | 88% | 2946 fps | 100% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 92% | 55,390 psi | 89% | 2956 fps | 99.3% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 92% | 55,288 psi | 89% | 2956 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 86% | 53,737 psi | 87% | 3018 fps | 98.8% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 96% | 55,854 psi | 90% | 3100 fps | 97.9% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 55,869 psi | 90% | 3005 fps | 99.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 86% | 53,780 psi | 87% | 2887 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,548 psi | 86% | 2976 fps | 97.9% |
| Alliant Reloder-17ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,038 psi | 81% | 2999 fps | 98.2% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 84% | 53,403 psi | 86% | 2822 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 92% | 52,315 psi | 84% | 2949 fps | 97.1% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 98% | 53,287 psi | 86% | 2976 fps | 99% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 90% | 54,404 psi | 88% | 2897 fps | 99.5% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 92% | 54,172 psi | 87% | 2982 fps | 99.6% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 88% | 52,257 psi | 84% | 3015 fps | 97.7% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,750 psi | 85% | 2920 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 86% | 54,012 psi | 87% | 2943 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 98% | 55,042 psi | 89% | 2982 fps | 96.8% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 92% | 53,055 psi | 86% | 2953 fps | 98.7% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 96% | 55,143 psi | 89% | 3038 fps | 99.3% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,490 psi | 56% | 1801 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 94% | 55,114 psi | 89% | 2969 fps | 98.9% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 94% | 55,651 psi | 90% | 3009 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,272 psi | 86% | 2923 fps | 97.8% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 86% | 54,259 psi | 88% | 2854 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 96% | 54,824 psi | 88% | 3012 fps | 98.6% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 92% | 55,390 psi | 89% | 2956 fps | 99.3% |
| Lovex D073.4 | <<locked>> | 82% | 55,666 psi | 90% | 2956 fps | 99.9% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 86% | 52,141 psi | 84% | 2894 fps | 99.5% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 94% | 55,259 psi | 89% | 2982 fps | 99.9% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 92% | 53,432 psi | 86% | 2881 fps | 98.3% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 98% | 55,666 psi | 90% | 2972 fps | 99.4% |
| Norma 200 | <<locked>> | 82% | 53,577 psi | 86% | 2858 fps | 100% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 94% | 54,781 psi | 88% | 2943 fps | 99.3% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 94% | 55,376 psi | 89% | 2963 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 98% | 56,072 psi | 90% | 3018 fps | 98.7% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,200 psi | 86% | 2989 fps | 98.1% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 92% | 55,230 psi | 89% | 2986 fps | 98.5% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 88% | 53,679 psi | 87% | 2904 fps | 98.1% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,301 psi | 55% | 1837 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 88% | 55,738 psi | 90% | 2956 fps | 99.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,563 psi | 86% | 3045 fps | 97.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,490 psi | 86% | 3077 fps | 99.9% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,750 psi | 85% | 2894 fps | 99.9% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 96% | 55,187 psi | 89% | 2940 fps | 99.3% |
| Rottweil R 903ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,591 psi | 85% | 2956 fps | 98.7% |
| Shooters World AR Plus | <<locked>> | 82% | 55,666 psi | 90% | 2956 fps | 99.9% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 94% | 55,259 psi | 89% | 2982 fps | 99.9% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 98% | 55,666 psi | 90% | 2972 fps | 99.4% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 86% | 55,535 psi | 90% | 2917 fps | 99.1% |
| SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2 | <<locked>> | 82% | 54,897 psi | 89% | 2592 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 84% | 54,940 psi | 89% | 2953 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 54,766 psi | 88% | 3018 fps | 98.4% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 86% | 54,969 psi | 89% | 2913 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 92% | 54,099 psi | 87% | 2933 fps | 96.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 94% | 54,926 psi | 89% | 2972 fps | 98.5% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 92% | 54,259 psi | 88% | 2861 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 98% | 53,084 psi | 86% | 2844 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 88% | 53,795 psi | 87% | 2949 fps | 99.4% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 94% | 56,028 psi | 90% | 2897 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 92% | 53,563 psi | 86% | 2933 fps | 98.2% |
| Somchem S355ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,548 psi | 86% | 2959 fps | 98.7% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 38,566 psi | 62% | 2766 fps | 96.7% |
| Vihtavuori N120 | <<locked>> | 82% | 55,579 psi | 90% | 2802 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 88% | 53,693 psi | 87% | 2835 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 92% | 54,041 psi | 87% | 2854 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 96% | 54,157 psi | 87% | 2923 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 96% | 55,622 psi | 90% | 2936 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,619 psi | 83% | 2894 fps | 99.3% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 90% | 52,620 psi | 85% | 2904 fps | 99.1% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 96% | 54,244 psi | 87% | 2933 fps | 100% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALLᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,123 psi | 76% | 2822 fps | 97.5% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 92% | 55,201 psi | 89% | 3005 fps | 99.8% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 94% | 54,476 psi | 88% | 2979 fps | 98.9% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
Start Load - Barrel Length: 22"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,334 psi | 63% | 2628 fps | 99.9% |
| Accurate 2200 | <<locked>> | 80% | 50,473 psi | 81% | 2897 fps | 96.9% |
| Accurate 2230 | <<locked>> | 80% | 51,053 psi | 82% | 2904 fps | 97.4% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,931 psi | 69% | 2726 fps | 99.1% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,705 psi | 51% | 2513 fps | 99.1% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,174 psi | 62% | 2667 fps | 97.9% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,023 psi | 48% | 2484 fps | 96.4% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,993 psi | 77% | 2730 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,370 psi | 78% | 2749 fps | 99.5% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 84% | 41,278 psi | 67% | 2726 fps | 95.6% |
| ADI AR 2207 | <<locked>> | 80% | 52,185 psi | 84% | 2805 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 90% | 42,308 psi | 68% | 2726 fps | 95% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,253 psi | 76% | 2828 fps | 100% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,305 psi | 62% | 2635 fps | 96.1% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,782 psi | 59% | 2657 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,019 psi | 71% | 2838 fps | 97% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | 28.6 gr | 90% | 45,629 psi | 74% | 2907 fps | 95.4% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 88% | 38,348 psi | 62% | 2684 fps | 95.8% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,643 psi | 72% | 2740 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 88% | 41,872 psi | 68% | 2759 fps | 95.1% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 94% | 40,843 psi | 66% | 2808 fps | 95.6% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,847 psi | 76% | 2720 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 88% | 46,137 psi | 74% | 2838 fps | 95.6% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 88% | 37,695 psi | 61% | 2680 fps | 95.7% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,306 psi | 65% | 2641 fps | 97.3% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,998 psi | 58% | 2635 fps | 96.1% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | 26.7 gr | 82% | 42,641 psi | 69% | 2831 fps | 95.3% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,221 psi | 70% | 2756 fps | 99.7% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,092 psi | 71% | 2776 fps | 99.4% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 94% | 48,269 psi | 78% | 2867 fps | 95.3% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 82% | 38,972 psi | 63% | 2680 fps | 95.5% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 84% | 37,173 psi | 60% | 2690 fps | 95.3% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,237 psi | 41% | 1601 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 84% | 40,045 psi | 65% | 2690 fps | 95.8% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,201 psi | 57% | 2641 fps | 99.2% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 88% | 41,640 psi | 67% | 2707 fps | 95.1% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,527 psi | 73% | 2717 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 86% | 40,205 psi | 65% | 2736 fps | 95.3% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,305 psi | 62% | 2635 fps | 96.1% |
| Lovex D073.4 | <<locked>> | 80% | 52,112 psi | 84% | 2900 fps | 99.7% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,525 psi | 69% | 2723 fps | 98.2% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,301 psi | 55% | 2585 fps | 96.7% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 82% | 39,508 psi | 64% | 2618 fps | 95.1% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 84% | 36,274 psi | 59% | 2605 fps | 95.6% |
| Norma 200 | <<locked>> | 80% | 50,256 psi | 81% | 2808 fps | 100% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,346 psi | 57% | 2569 fps | 95.2% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,505 psi | 57% | 2592 fps | 97.8% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 88% | 41,118 psi | 66% | 2746 fps | 95.6% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 88% | 40,857 psi | 66% | 2756 fps | 95.1% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 84% | 42,496 psi | 69% | 2756 fps | 95.8% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,597 psi | 67% | 2684 fps | 95.4% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,570 psi | 41% | 1644 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,714 psi | 69% | 2730 fps | 98.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | 27.1 gr | 88% | 43,308 psi | 70% | 2858 fps | 95.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 86% | 33,576 psi | 54% | 2635 fps | 95.3% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,262 psi | 63% | 2641 fps | 98.4% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 82% | 36,027 psi | 58% | 2575 fps | 95.4% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 90% | 37,985 psi | 61% | 2680 fps | 95.4% |
| Shooters World AR Plus | <<locked>> | 80% | 52,112 psi | 84% | 2900 fps | 99.7% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,301 psi | 55% | 2585 fps | 96.7% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 84% | 36,274 psi | 59% | 2605 fps | 95.6% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,252 psi | 73% | 2743 fps | 97.6% |
| SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 52,040 psi | 84% | 2556 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,964 psi | 77% | 2838 fps | 99.7% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 92% | 41,989 psi | 68% | 2785 fps | 95.6% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,542 psi | 73% | 2762 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,720 psi | 82% | 2877 fps | 95.8% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 84% | 39,755 psi | 64% | 2687 fps | 95% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,347 psi | 60% | 2556 fps | 98.2% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 30,501 psi | 49% | 2408 fps | 97.3% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,886 psi | 66% | 2713 fps | 97.2% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,521 psi | 59% | 2552 fps | 98.7% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 84% | 41,017 psi | 66% | 2707 fps | 95.3% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 90% | 39,146 psi | 63% | 2690 fps | 95.5% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 98% | 36,129 psi | 58% | 2707 fps | 95.7% |
| Vihtavuori N120 | <<locked>> | 80% | 52,069 psi | 84% | 2756 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,424 psi | 68% | 2651 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,405 psi | 60% | 2566 fps | 99.7% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,547 psi | 52% | 2530 fps | 99.2% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,446 psi | 54% | 2523 fps | 97.6% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 88% | 35,070 psi | 57% | 2575 fps | 95.8% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,869 psi | 61% | 2625 fps | 96.1% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,227 psi | 52% | 2503 fps | 96.6% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 94% | 38,740 psi | 62% | 2651 fps | 95% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,825 psi | 59% | 2661 fps | 96.7% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 84% | 38,653 psi | 62% | 2684 fps | 95.4% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
ᴾ possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.
This overview compares 86 powders for .22 ARC (bolt action) loaded with the .224 | 75gr | Speer Gold Dot. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 3,100 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,801 fps to 3,100 fps. Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 86 of the 86 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (427 MPa), the top charges use 55–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 75.0 gr projectile in 0.224" calls for a 1:10.0 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5, Alliant Reloder-17, Hodgdon TrailBoss reach 100 % fill or more at maximum charge, so these are compressed loads: they need a long drop tube to seat cleanly and react sensitively to the case capacity of your own brass lot. ReloadSwiss RS 52, Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR, Hodgdon CFE223 rank at the top here: for .22 ARC (bolt action) with the .224 | 75gr | Speer Gold Dot they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.