Load data for .220 Swift + .224 | 40gr | Nosler Varmageddon BTip

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 40gr \| Nosler Varmageddon BTip
Manufacturer SKU:	17230
Bullet Weight:	40gr \| 2.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.665" \| 16.9mm
Caliber:	.220 Swift load data
Case Length (l3):	2.205" \| 56.0mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.640" \| 67.1mm
Seated Depth:	0.230" \| 5.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.230" \| 5.8mm
Case Capacity:	47.0 Grains of Water \| 3.05 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	62366 psi \| 4300 bar
LID:	LID_B3952_C122
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 128 loads in caliber .220 Swift with .224 | 40gr | Nosler Varmageddon BTip bullet and 64 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322. 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%	53592	86%	**94	94%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	87%	56028	90%	**01	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	89%	55840	90%	**77	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	94%	56072	90%	**17	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	95%	55361	89%	**72	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	91%	56014	90%	**88	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	92%	55666	89%	**04	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	52373	84%	**31	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	54549	87%	**31	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	43091	69%	**85	96%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	54099	87%	**73	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	96%	42902	69%	**58	92%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	91%	55259	89%	**31	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	86%	55767	89%	**75	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	55259	89%	**99	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	96%	53447	86%	**91	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	96%	55912	90%	**70	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	55970	90%	**88	97%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	85%	55100	88%	**26	96%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	94%	55071	88%	**63	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	89%	54824	88%	**40	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	87%	55056	88%	**65	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	31531	51%	**21	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	46746	75%	**29	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	91%	55405	89%	**01	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	48486	78%	**19	93%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	96%	55376	89%	**27	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	90%	55347	89%	**98	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	91%	54839	88%	**88	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	51430	82%	**72	97%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	97%	55201	89%	**55	95%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	47166	76%	**27	94%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	87%	55216	89%	**01	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	96%	51996	83%	**49	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	51837	83%	**68	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	97%	46746	75%	**63	92%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	55027	88%	**24	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	93%	56101	90%	**75	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	31212	50%	**71	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	55912	90%	**47	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	97%	45600	73%	**80	94%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	55419	89%	**14	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	97%	49385	79%	**57	95%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	87%	55825	90%	**02	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	88%	54969	88%	**44	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	96%	55172	88%	**72	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	97%	52460	84%	**55	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	54230	87%	**12	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	44034	71%	**83	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	51430	82%	**72	97%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	47166	76%	**27	94%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	89%	54926	88%	**58	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	55376	89%	**27	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	53330	86%	**09	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	54549	87%	**81	94%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	89%	55463	89%	**22	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	94%	55085	88%	**58	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	49980	80%	**53	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	38754	62%	**30	97%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	49313	79%	**73	98%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	94%	55376	89%	**40	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	48675	78%	**76	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	55288	89%	**90	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	91%	55056	88%	**34	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	90%	42975	69%	**29	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	46804	75%	**21	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	42090	67%	**42	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	36405	58%	**25	97%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	91%	49023	79%	**37	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	82%	40045	64%	**98	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	38014	61%	**55	92%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	30400	49%	**97	94%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	82%	33257	53%	**66	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	86%	30139	48%	**68	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	31676	51%	**70	97%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	93%	38667	62%	**43	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	39842	64%	**60	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	48153	77%	**17	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	42859	69%	**17	97%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	93%	47224	76%	**37	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	86%	38319	61%	**17	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	36492	59%	**83	91%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	47601	76%	**52	94%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	35520	57%	**45	94%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	41930	67%	**25	95%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	45179	72%	**29	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24831	40%	**08	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	27688	44%	**99	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	40872	66%	**60	99%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	92%	41713	67%	**35	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	84%	37449	60%	**55	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	39740	64%	**01	92%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	37550	60%	**38	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	84%	32996	53%	**56	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	89%	42453	68%	**30	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	90%	37666	60%	**68	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	45208	72%	**91	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	86%	37492	60%	**48	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	31082	50%	**58	90%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	94%	42279	68%	**32	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	88%	42061	67%	**09	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	85%	42250	68%	**53	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24584	39%	**54	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	38464	62%	**88	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	91%	37304	60%	**24	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	34853	56%	**76	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	88%	37492	60%	**38	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	48225	77%	**65	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	42844	69%	**45	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	94%	49908	80%	**50	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	90%	42206	68%	**89	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	33402	54%	**68	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	82%	27862	45%	**68	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	32996	53%	**56	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	90%	37666	60%	**68	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	40654	65%	**94	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	82%	37260	60%	**68	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	32764	53%	**51	93%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	89%	42554	68%	**89	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	44164	71%	**96	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	36985	59%	**19	98%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	30690	49%	**09	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	84%	26121	42%	**81	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	82%	30501	49%	**22	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	83%	37681	60%	**81	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	83%	31111	50%	**58	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	82%	36143	58%	**68	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	82%	39769	64%	**50	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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