Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .22 Creedmoor with .224 | 52gr | Barnes Match Burner BT bullet and 89 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR, ReloadSwiss RS 60 and Alliant Reloder-17.
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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: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 86% | 55,013 psi | 85% | 3612 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 84% | 57,653 psi | 89% | 3691 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 92% | 57,595 psi | 89% | 3684 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 86% | 56,043 psi | 86% | 3698 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 94% | 57,116 psi | 88% | 3720 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4350ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,693 psi | 83% | 3711 fps | 97.4% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 82% | 56,884 psi | 88% | 3606 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 82% | 57,261 psi | 88% | 3635 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 90% | 58,204 psi | 90% | 3766 fps | 99% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 94% | 55,564 psi | 85% | 3688 fps | 98.2% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,116 psi | 88% | 3714 fps | 99.6% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,406 psi | 88% | 3707 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 84% | 58,653 psi | 90% | 3855 fps | 99.4% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 92% | 58,218 psi | 90% | 3891 fps | 98.6% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 94% | 55,579 psi | 86% | 3717 fps | 99.3% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 84% | 58,088 psi | 89% | 3691 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 92% | 56,260 psi | 87% | 3743 fps | 98.4% |
| Alliant Reloder-16ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,866 psi | 80% | 3720 fps | 97.3% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 98% | 57,101 psi | 88% | 3848 fps | 99.5% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 82% | 57,130 psi | 88% | 3583 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 90% | 58,436 psi | 90% | 3766 fps | 98.3% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 94% | 56,231 psi | 87% | 3730 fps | 99.4% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 86% | 55,317 psi | 85% | 3638 fps | 99.7% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 88% | 56,637 psi | 87% | 3737 fps | 99.8% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 86% | 58,581 psi | 90% | 3855 fps | 98.7% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 84% | 57,290 psi | 88% | 3724 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 82% | 55,216 psi | 85% | 3681 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 94% | 57,711 psi | 89% | 3743 fps | 97.6% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 88% | 55,100 psi | 85% | 3714 fps | 99% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,979 psi | 74% | 3570 fps | 97.9% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 92% | 58,392 psi | 90% | 3809 fps | 99.6% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,664 psi | 53% | 2398 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 90% | 56,275 psi | 87% | 3714 fps | 99.1% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 90% | 58,073 psi | 89% | 3776 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 94% | 58,508 psi | 90% | 3734 fps | 98.8% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 84% | 57,551 psi | 89% | 3648 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4831ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,705 psi | 78% | 3629 fps | 96.9% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 92% | 57,725 psi | 89% | 3786 fps | 99% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,116 psi | 88% | 3714 fps | 99.6% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 84% | 57,508 psi | 88% | 3694 fps | 99.9% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 90% | 58,015 psi | 89% | 3737 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 90% | 57,696 psi | 89% | 3681 fps | 99% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 94% | 58,218 psi | 90% | 3734 fps | 99.7% |
| Lovex S065ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 57,972 psi | 89% | 3707 fps | 96.9% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 90% | 56,666 psi | 87% | 3701 fps | 99.6% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 90% | 57,116 psi | 88% | 3711 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 94% | 58,755 psi | 90% | 3786 fps | 99.1% |
| Norma URPᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,750 psi | 81% | 3694 fps | 97.1% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 92% | 56,115 psi | 86% | 3740 fps | 98.7% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,798 psi | 89% | 3711 fps | 97% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,551 psi | 89% | 3747 fps | 99% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 86% | 58,595 psi | 90% | 3711 fps | 99% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 35,027 psi | 54% | 2451 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 84% | 56,347 psi | 87% | 3698 fps | 99.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 50 | <<locked>> | 94% | 57,856 psi | 89% | 3711 fps | 96.1% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 90% | 56,565 psi | 87% | 3822 fps | 98.4% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 96% | 56,420 psi | 87% | 3858 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,911 psi | 83% | 3734 fps | 97.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,911 psi | 83% | 3753 fps | 96.6% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,261 psi | 88% | 3698 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 92% | 57,174 psi | 88% | 3698 fps | 99.6% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 96% | 56,057 psi | 86% | 3717 fps | 99.2% |
| Shooters World Long Rifleᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 57,972 psi | 89% | 3707 fps | 96.9% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 90% | 58,015 psi | 89% | 3737 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 94% | 58,218 psi | 90% | 3734 fps | 99.7% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 82% | 56,289 psi | 87% | 3655 fps | 99.3% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 96% | 58,030 psi | 89% | 3786 fps | 99% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 84% | 58,639 psi | 90% | 3714 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 88% | 56,130 psi | 86% | 3678 fps | 97.2% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 90% | 56,739 psi | 87% | 3720 fps | 98.9% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 90% | 58,363 psi | 90% | 3648 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 96% | 58,581 psi | 90% | 3632 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 84% | 54,810 psi | 84% | 3678 fps | 99.5% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 90% | 57,653 psi | 89% | 3638 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 88% | 55,927 psi | 86% | 3678 fps | 98.7% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 96% | 56,275 psi | 87% | 3717 fps | 99.1% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,355 psi | 73% | 3632 fps | 99% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 86% | 57,769 psi | 89% | 3619 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 90% | 58,392 psi | 90% | 3635 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 92% | 56,347 psi | 87% | 3671 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 92% | 57,856 psi | 89% | 3681 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 98% | 58,436 psi | 90% | 3701 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N160ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 55,521 psi | 85% | 3701 fps | 97.6% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,769 psi | 89% | 3714 fps | 99.7% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 92% | 56,130 psi | 86% | 3665 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N550ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 54,882 psi | 84% | 3704 fps | 97.3% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALLᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 56,942 psi | 88% | 3681 fps | 99.5% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,638 psi | 89% | 3766 fps | 99.9% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 90% | 56,521 psi | 87% | 3724 fps | 99.2% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
Start Load - Barrel Length: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,252 psi | 70% | 3428 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 80% | 50,082 psi | 77% | 3553 fps | 99.8% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,058 psi | 59% | 3294 fps | 99.8% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,976 psi | 69% | 3478 fps | 99.1% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,911 psi | 55% | 3261 fps | 98% |
| Accurate 4350 | <<locked>> | 96% | 46,325 psi | 71% | 3556 fps | 95.6% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 80% | 53,693 psi | 83% | 3550 fps | 100% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 80% | 54,070 psi | 83% | 3576 fps | 99.9% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,901 psi | 64% | 3412 fps | 95.6% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 86% | 43,018 psi | 66% | 3412 fps | 95.2% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,961 psi | 68% | 3442 fps | 97.5% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,395 psi | 67% | 3458 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 80% | 51,126 psi | 79% | 3707 fps | 98.4% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | 39.9 gr | 84% | 43,772 psi | 67% | 3563 fps | 95% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 82% | 37,420 psi | 58% | 3301 fps | 95.1% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 51,097 psi | 79% | 3573 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 84% | 43,149 psi | 66% | 3458 fps | 95.4% |
| Alliant Reloder-16 | <<locked>> | 96% | 45,440 psi | 70% | 3570 fps | 95.5% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | 41.2 gr | 88% | 40,089 psi | 62% | 3455 fps | 95.5% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 80% | 53,287 psi | 82% | 3520 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 82% | 44,367 psi | 68% | 3474 fps | 95.1% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 82% | 37,101 psi | 57% | 3301 fps | 95.2% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,905 psi | 71% | 3448 fps | 98.5% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,728 psi | 66% | 3445 fps | 97.8% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,007 psi | 72% | 3615 fps | 96.4% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 80% | 50,343 psi | 77% | 3599 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 51,329 psi | 79% | 3609 fps | 99.9% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 88% | 46,775 psi | 72% | 3517 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,250 psi | 65% | 3428 fps | 96.3% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 94% | 39,291 psi | 60% | 3360 fps | 95.3% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,305 psi | 59% | 3366 fps | 95.5% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,701 psi | 40% | 2156 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,654 psi | 63% | 3369 fps | 95.8% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,408 psi | 64% | 3451 fps | 99.8% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 84% | 42,525 psi | 65% | 3399 fps | 95.3% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 51,039 psi | 79% | 3537 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4831 | <<locked>> | 96% | 44,469 psi | 68% | 3494 fps | 95.1% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 82% | 41,321 psi | 64% | 3428 fps | 95.5% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,961 psi | 68% | 3442 fps | 97.5% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,980 psi | 77% | 3553 fps | 99.3% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,872 psi | 63% | 3389 fps | 98.3% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,032 psi | 65% | 3350 fps | 95.8% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,057 psi | 57% | 3264 fps | 95.5% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,894 psi | 78% | 3570 fps | 95.2% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,944 psi | 63% | 3363 fps | 96.8% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,147 psi | 63% | 3383 fps | 98.9% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 84% | 42,482 psi | 65% | 3442 fps | 95.9% |
| Norma URP | <<locked>> | 96% | 46,267 psi | 71% | 3560 fps | 95.5% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 84% | 42,264 psi | 65% | 3448 fps | 95.6% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,604 psi | 78% | 3563 fps | 95.4% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,337 psi | 67% | 3445 fps | 96% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,761 psi | 73% | 3494 fps | 97.1% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 26,107 psi | 40% | 2211 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 80% | 49,385 psi | 76% | 3563 fps | 99.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 50 | <<locked>> | 92% | 54,244 psi | 83% | 3638 fps | 95.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 84% | 45,368 psi | 70% | 3586 fps | 95.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | 38.4 gr | 82% | 34,722 psi | 53% | 3310 fps | 95.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62 | <<locked>> | 96% | 46,470 psi | 71% | 3579 fps | 95.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70 | <<locked>> | 98% | 50,386 psi | 78% | 3675 fps | 95.6% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,730 psi | 69% | 3448 fps | 99.2% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,914 psi | 60% | 3297 fps | 96.1% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 86% | 39,987 psi | 62% | 3369 fps | 95.9% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,894 psi | 78% | 3570 fps | 95.2% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,872 psi | 63% | 3389 fps | 98.3% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,057 psi | 57% | 3264 fps | 95.5% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 52,286 psi | 80% | 3579 fps | 98.9% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 86% | 41,191 psi | 63% | 3425 fps | 95.3% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 51,924 psi | 80% | 3596 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 84% | 48,747 psi | 75% | 3530 fps | 95.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,654 psi | 63% | 3366 fps | 95.2% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,496 psi | 65% | 3340 fps | 99.1% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,201 psi | 54% | 3153 fps | 98.4% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,761 psi | 73% | 3537 fps | 98.6% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,018 psi | 65% | 3333 fps | 99.5% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,945 psi | 65% | 3379 fps | 95.6% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 86% | 40,553 psi | 62% | 3373 fps | 95.8% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 92% | 35,897 psi | 55% | 3333 fps | 95.6% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,080 psi | 74% | 3448 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,728 psi | 66% | 3346 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,189 psi | 59% | 3307 fps | 99.8% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,943 psi | 60% | 3297 fps | 98.7% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 82% | 33,968 psi | 52% | 3163 fps | 95% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 94% | 45,136 psi | 69% | 3488 fps | 95% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,048 psi | 68% | 3435 fps | 97.7% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,797 psi | 58% | 3274 fps | 98.1% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 96% | 47,979 psi | 74% | 3563 fps | 95.7% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 90% | 40,176 psi | 62% | 3323 fps | 96% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,598 psi | 67% | 3481 fps | 98.3% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,856 psi | 61% | 3360 fps | 95.7% |
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 89 powders for .22 Creedmoor loaded with the .224 | 52gr | Barnes Match Burner BT. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 3,891 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 2,398 fps to 3,891 fps. Accurate 4350 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 89 of the 89 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (448 MPa), the top charges use 53–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 52.0 gr projectile in 0.224" calls for a 1:12.0 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Accurate 4350, Alliant Reloder-16, Hodgdon Hybrid 100V 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. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR, ReloadSwiss RS 60, Alliant Reloder-17 rank at the top here: for .22 Creedmoor with the .224 | 52gr | Barnes Match Burner BT 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.