Load data for .22 ARC + .224 | 53gr | Nosler Varmageddon FB

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Bullet:	.224 \| 53gr \| Nosler Varmageddon FB
Manufacturer SKU:	36523
Bullet Weight:	53gr \| 3.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	.22 ARC load data
Case Length (l3):	1.525" \| 38.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Case Capacity:	34.0 Grains of Water \| 2.21 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	52069 psi \| 3590 bar
LID:	LID_B3960_C100
Last updated:	2026-01-24

Load data for 110 loads in caliber .22 ARC with .224 | 53gr | Nosler Varmageddon FB bullet and 55 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>>	95%	45963	88%	**01	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	83%	46079	88%	**61	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	87%	46586	89%	**33	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	91%	45847	88%	**81	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	89%	46224	89%	**58	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	89%	45614	88%	**74	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	97%	46209	89%	**76	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	95%	45658	88%	**23	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	38000	73%	**79	96%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	46673	90%	**89	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	88%	45672	88%	**91	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	86%	45426	87%	**86	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	94%	45745	88%	**43	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	91%	46122	89%	**35	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	92%	45818	88%	**17	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	87%	46166	89%	**14	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	84%	46601	90%	**25	98%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	95%	46122	89%	**20	94%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	30632	59%	**93	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	40843	78%	**81	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	88%	46340	89%	**71	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	93%	45745	88%	**74	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	88%	45310	87%	**55	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	90%	45614	88%	**74	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	45658	88%	**23	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	94%	45411	87%	**09	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	41524	80%	**96	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	84%	45411	87%	**68	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	45469	87%	**68	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	46789	90%	**27	98%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	94%	46499	89%	**17	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	91%	46804	90%	**51	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	30458	58%	**36	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	90%	46702	90%	**01	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	94%	46485	89%	**91	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	43410	83%	**12	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	86%	45629	88%	**10	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	97%	46717	90%	**07	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	94%	46166	89%	**19	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	39697	76%	**84	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	45658	88%	**23	97%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	41524	80%	**96	93%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	45556	87%	**19	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	91%	46514	89%	**17	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	95%	45658	88%	**28	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	95%	46470	89%	**74	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	86%	46427	89%	**15	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	91%	45890	88%	**38	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	45513	87%	**28	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	33591	65%	**25	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	43323	83%	**28	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	92%	46760	90%	**20	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	42482	82%	**32	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	91%	45237	87%	**33	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	89%	45629	88%	**07	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	91%	40147	77%	**73	91%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	42859	82%	**96	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	37811	73%	**36	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32576	63%	**63	97%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	83%	36303	70%	**28	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	33721	65%	**86	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	26818	52%	**61	94%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	83%	29979	58%	**30	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	86%	26716	51%	**41	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28645	55%	**20	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35911	69%	**74	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	38986	75%	**35	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	87%	34896	67%	**71	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	33562	64%	**27	91%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	32401	62%	**82	94%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	37565	72%	**20	95%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	42163	81%	**23	97%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	89%	37768	73%	**23	91%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	80%	24178	46%	**19	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	25266	49%	**89	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	37724	72%	**77	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	85%	35012	67%	**12	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	35636	68%	**22	92%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	33721	65%	**86	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	85%	29979	58%	**30	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	89%	39914	77%	**81	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	35041	67%	**28	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	41046	79%	**73	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	87%	34896	67%	**12	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	28050	54%	**44	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	39639	76%	**56	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	39784	76%	**97	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	80%	24105	46%	**65	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	34461	66%	**02	92%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	31357	60%	**07	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	35346	68%	**15	91%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	38551	74%	**33	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	92%	39624	76%	**40	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	30472	59%	**28	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	82%	25614	49%	**80	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	29979	58%	**30	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	35041	67%	**28	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	37318	72%	**25	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	83%	34606	66%	**25	91%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	29762	57%	**28	93%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	40451	78%	**40	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	40466	78%	**97	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33997	65%	**59	98%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	28108	54%	**85	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	85%	23888	46%	**03	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	82%	27151	52%	**76	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	83%	34360	66%	**09	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	84%	28674	55%	**51	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	83%	33692	65%	**25	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	84%	37318	72%	**00	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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