Load data for .22 ARC + .224 | 50gr Hornady CX

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 50gr Hornady CX
Manufacturer SKU:	22402
Bullet Weight:	50gr \| 3.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.760" \| 19.3mm
Caliber:	.22 ARC load data
Case Length (l3):	1.525" \| 38.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.059" \| 1.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.059" \| 1.5mm
Case Capacity:	34.0 Grains of Water \| 2.21 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	52069 psi \| 3590 bar
LID:	LID_B1378_C100
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 112 loads in caliber .22 ARC with .224 | 50gr Hornady CX bullet and 56 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads, >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	96%	46673	90%	**99	92%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	84%	46586	89%	**66	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	87%	46122	89%	**12	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	92%	45498	87%	**53	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	89%	45426	87%	**27	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	90%	46398	89%	**76	95%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	96%	44570	86%	**19	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	95%	45614	88%	**15	96%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	36695	70%	**12	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	46760	90%	**81	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	89%	45324	87%	**76	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	83%	46412	89%	**30	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	87%	46209	89%	**74	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	95%	45556	88%	**12	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	92%	46412	89%	**23	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	92%	46122	89%	**12	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	87%	45948	88%	**06	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	84%	45818	88%	**87	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	30371	58%	**56	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	39508	76%	**27	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	89%	46760	90%	**69	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	94%	46528	89%	**76	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	88%	45440	87%	**40	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	90%	45832	88%	**60	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	44585	86%	**89	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	94%	45469	87%	**91	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	40219	77%	**48	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	85%	45788	88%	**63	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	45397	87%	**50	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	45295	87%	**86	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	94%	45759	88%	**73	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	91%	46093	89%	**23	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	30690	59%	**11	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	90%	45977	88%	**66	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	97%	39450	76%	**87	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	94%	45905	88%	**63	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	43395	83%	**94	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	87%	46485	89%	**02	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	97%	45600	88%	**69	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	95%	46267	89%	**97	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	39755	76%	**69	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	44585	86%	**89	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	40219	77%	**48	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	45745	88%	**04	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	91%	45876	88%	**79	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	95%	45629	88%	**14	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	46818	90%	**66	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	86%	45571	88%	**87	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	92%	46441	89%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	44034	85%	**81	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	33765	65%	**04	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	42453	82%	**87	96%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	92%	45934	88%	**86	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	42569	82%	**10	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	92%	45774	88%	**25	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	90%	46209	89%	**92	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	92%	40973	79%	**68	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	42322	81%	**81	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	37507	72%	**02	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32430	62%	**28	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	85%	38276	74%	**53	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	33315	64%	**41	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	26165	50%	**17	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	85%	31038	60%	**38	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	27963	54%	**49	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28050	54%	**79	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35940	69%	**46	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	43540	84%	**68	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	38522	74%	**07	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	89%	37347	72%	**09	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	33910	65%	**15	90%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	31908	61%	**38	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	36608	70%	**73	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	41379	79%	**96	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	80%	24018	46%	**82	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	83%	26542	51%	**07	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	37101	71%	**43	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	87%	37246	72%	**50	91%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	34708	67%	**71	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	32837	63%	**31	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	87%	31850	61%	**58	91%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	91%	41394	79%	**92	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	35317	68%	**20	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	40147	77%	**41	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	89%	36230	70%	**27	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	83%	29501	57%	**63	91%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	41466	80%	**71	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	42018	81%	**28	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	82%	24526	47%	**44	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	34243	66%	**81	91%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	94%	35781	69%	**82	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	31473	60%	**82	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	35810	69%	**04	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	38464	74%	**15	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	94%	41698	80%	**78	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	29950	58%	**81	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	84%	26803	51%	**85	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	31850	61%	**58	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	35317	68%	**20	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	37579	72%	**17	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	84%	35476	68%	**27	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	29138	56%	**77	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	41365	79%	**38	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	39682	76%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33286	64%	**15	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27702	53%	**44	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	87%	25019	48%	**15	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	84%	28747	55%	**07	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	85%	36463	70%	**50	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	86%	29863	57%	**63	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	34345	66%	**17	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	86%	39305	75%	**25	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.