Load data for .222 Rem. + .224 | 78gr | Barnes TSX BT

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Bullet:	.224 \| 78gr \| Barnes TSX BT
Manufacturer SKU:	30204
Bullet Weight:	78gr \| 5.1g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	.222 Rem. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.700" \| 43.2mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Case Capacity:	27.9 Grains of Water \| 1.81 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	53664 psi \| 3700 bar
LID:	LID_B468_C128
Last updated:	2026-02-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:8 - 1:7

Load data for 114 loads in caliber .222 Rem. with .224 | 78gr | Barnes TSX BT bullet and 57 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>>	97%	42076	78%	**87	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	87%	46992	88%	**07	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	91%	48051	90%	**89	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	97%	47964	89%	**52	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	97%	46760	87%	**03	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	94%	48109	90%	**46	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	95%	48037	90%	**66	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	38392	72%	**90	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	42090	78%	**26	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	31676	59%	**46	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	41930	78%	**33	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	93%	47181	88%	**49	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	87%	48109	90%	**03	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	91%	47558	89%	**77	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	96%	42467	79%	**33	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	97%	48109	90%	**23	97%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	87%	47326	88%	**64	96%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	46731	87%	**69	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	47427	88%	**82	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	89%	48298	90%	**84	99%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	42119	78%	**00	94%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	36201	67%	**41	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	92%	47166	88%	**07	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	97%	45107	84%	**16	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	93%	47718	89%	**46	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	95%	48037	90%	**66	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	38798	72%	**67	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	44875	84%	**54	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	36419	68%	**82	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	90%	48153	90%	**46	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	40640	76%	**44	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	40712	76%	**74	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	43410	81%	**10	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	95%	47587	89%	**26	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	47210	88%	**52	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	44991	84%	**10	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	38914	73%	**02	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	48109	90%	**80	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10 👍	<<locked>>	91%	48254	90%	**89	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	97%	40930	76%	**57	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	43947	82%	**34	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	35331	66%	**97	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	38798	72%	**67	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	36419	68%	**82	93%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	91%	47311	88%	**07	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	96%	48153	90%	**89	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	42395	79%	**38	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	42090	78%	**61	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	48080	90%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	96%	47805	89%	**03	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	39537	74%	**88	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	29820	56%	**57	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	38348	71%	**05	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	97%	48138	90%	**82	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	37347	70%	**11	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	96%	47050	88%	**98	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	94%	47529	89%	**89	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	91%	35433	66%	**52	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	38072	71%	**69	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	33678	63%	**23	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	29385	55%	**08	97%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	94%	42119	78%	**25	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	33533	62%	**83	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	29530	55%	**18	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	22713	42%	**19	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	83%	26382	49%	**85	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	23090	43%	**19	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	25875	48%	**82	98%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	31995	60%	**77	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	40495	75%	**82	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	35027	65%	**60	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	31618	59%	**10	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	30530	57%	**78	91%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	39030	73%	**23	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	28863	54%	**08	94%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	33663	63%	**26	95%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	38522	72%	**16	97%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	90%	33649	63%	**29	90%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	22379	42%	**60	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	33895	63%	**74	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	31850	59%	**54	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	30690	57%	**31	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	29530	55%	**18	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	85%	26382	49%	**85	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	36100	67%	**93	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	91%	30516	57%	**51	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	36448	68%	**56	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	88%	30806	57%	**38	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	24642	46%	**03	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	36695	68%	**85	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	36622	68%	**26	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	30879	58%	**38	92%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	28181	53%	**65	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	31053	58%	**38	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42409	79%	**05	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	34171	64%	**36	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	36143	67%	**59	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	26919	50%	**87	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	82%	23163	43%	**91	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	26382	49%	**85	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	91%	30516	57%	**51	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	33286	62%	**51	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	83%	30095	56%	**41	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	26643	50%	**03	93%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	93%	37565	70%	**72	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	35984	67%	**87	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	30226	56%	**85	98%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25150	47%	**64	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	84%	20958	39%	**91	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	83%	24772	46%	**80	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	84%	31169	58%	**54	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	84%	25353	47%	**23	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	83%	30284	56%	**57	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	34737	65%	**49	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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