Load data for .222 Rem. + .224 | 80gr | Hornady A-MAX

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Bullet:	.224 \| 80gr \| Hornady A-MAX
Manufacturer SKU:	22832
Bullet Weight:	80gr \| 5.2g
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_B2531_C128
Last updated:	2026-01-21
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:7 - 1:6

Load data for 112 loads in caliber .222 Rem. with .224 | 80gr | Hornady A-MAX bullet and 56 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>>	96%	41220	77%	**28	92%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	88%	47979	89%	**74	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	91%	46978	88%	**26	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	46891	87%	**90	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	96%	45759	85%	**44	91%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	94%	47485	88%	**90	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	95%	47384	88%	**13	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	38537	72%	**51	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	41249	77%	**67	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	31792	59%	**10	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	41089	77%	**77	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	94%	47108	88%	**07	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	87%	47776	89%	**54	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	91%	47863	89%	**38	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	41901	78%	**80	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	96%	47398	88%	**64	97%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	87%	47558	89%	**28	96%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	97%	46978	88%	**26	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	92%	47805	89%	**46	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	89%	48153	90%	**38	99%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	36056	67%	**98	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	92%	46963	88%	**57	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	96%	44019	82%	**54	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	94%	48211	90%	**10	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	95%	47384	88%	**13	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	38087	71%	**11	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	43961	82%	**95	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	35476	66%	**20	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	46963	88%	**87	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	40741	76%	**05	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	39740	74%	**18	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	97%	43947	82%	**80	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	96%	48080	90%	**84	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	47369	88%	**13	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	43903	82%	**51	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	38101	71%	**46	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	47369	88%	**31	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	91%	47384	88%	**30	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	40118	75%	**02	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	44121	82%	**98	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	35273	66%	**54	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	38087	71%	**11	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	35476	66%	**20	92%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	92%	47601	89%	**67	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	96%	47645	89%	**39	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	42482	79%	**95	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	41684	78%	**08	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	47848	89%	**21	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	96%	47572	89%	**61	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	39465	74%	**39	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	29573	55%	**15	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	37695	70%	**56	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	97%	47210	88%	**16	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	37579	70%	**75	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	96%	46369	86%	**49	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	94%	47079	88%	**36	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	91%	35331	66%	**16	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	38609	72%	**33	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	33402	62%	**83	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	28993	54%	**62	97%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	94%	42482	79%	**88	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	32663	61%	**28	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	29472	55%	**78	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	22394	42%	**77	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	26194	49%	**42	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	23047	43%	**83	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	25599	48%	**36	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	31502	59%	**28	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	40089	75%	**36	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	34867	65%	**21	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	31937	60%	**74	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	30284	56%	**39	91%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	39059	73%	**80	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	28558	53%	**62	94%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	32779	61%	**70	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	38043	71%	**67	97%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	22771	42%	**41	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34200	64%	**38	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	31705	59%	**11	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	30589	57%	**92	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	28660	53%	**59	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	86%	26194	49%	**42	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	36027	67%	**51	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	31241	58%	**31	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	36085	67%	**06	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	88%	30676	57%	**98	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	24395	45%	**60	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	36230	68%	**33	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	36608	68%	**90	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	30748	57%	**98	92%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	27760	52%	**16	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	30951	58%	**98	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	41495	77%	**52	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	34026	63%	**93	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	36477	68%	**26	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	27398	51%	**60	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	82%	22902	43%	**49	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	26194	49%	**42	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	31241	58%	**31	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	32982	61%	**08	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	83%	30095	56%	**05	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	26368	49%	**64	93%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	93%	36825	69%	**16	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	35491	66%	**38	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	30676	57%	**59	98%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25483	47%	**37	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	84%	20639	38%	**49	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	83%	24613	46%	**41	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	84%	31096	58%	**15	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	84%	25338	47%	**83	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	83%	29660	55%	**01	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	34287	64%	**97	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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