Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 46gr | Speer FNSP

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2015, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198, Norma 200, Vihtavuori N130

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 46gr \| Speer FNSP
Manufacturer SKU:	1024
Bullet Weight:	46gr \| 3.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.483" \| 12.3mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.017" \| 0.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.017" \| 0.4mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B6054_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 46gr | Speer FNSP bullet and 50 powders such as Accurate 2015, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198, Norma 200, Vihtavuori N130. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	88%	49153	89%	**28	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	90%	48254	88%	**48	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	48878	89%	**19	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	94%	49530	90%	**86	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	94%	48892	89%	**99	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	40321	73%	**27	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	44440	81%	**63	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	33228	60%	**17	92%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	96%	43178	78%	**99	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	93%	48675	88%	**45	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	86%	48820	89%	**89	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	48544	88%	**17	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	45020	82%	**79	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	96%	49371	90%	**73	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	87%	49066	89%	**23	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	48254	88%	**48	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	90%	48399	88%	**32	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	49066	89%	**63	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	29167	53%	**69	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	37739	68%	**71	96%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	93%	49327	90%	**19	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	97%	47224	86%	**73	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	92%	47718	87%	**60	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	94%	49530	90%	**15	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	96%	40683	74%	**84	94%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	83%	49458	90%	**30	100%
Norma 200 👍	<<locked>>	89%	48066	87%	**15	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	42192	77%	**61	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	42786	78%	**20	95%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	49443	90%	**66	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	30211	55%	**47	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	93%	48254	88%	**06	95%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	46093	84%	**53	96%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	48399	88%	**50	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	90%	48733	88%	**38	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	45455	82%	**78	96%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	96%	36289	66%	**77	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	96%	40683	74%	**84	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	48341	88%	**46	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	95%	48225	88%	**06	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	43976	80%	**61	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	48559	88%	**56	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	96%	49023	89%	**69	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	40901	74%	**19	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	97%	31488	57%	**38	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	40161	73%	**25	95%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	96%	48472	88%	**15	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	97%	39668	72%	**32	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	96%	48515	88%	**55	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	93%	48138	87%	**15	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39508	72%	**32	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	35114	64%	**40	93%
[Accurate 2015]*	<<locked>>	81%	29660	54%	**59	94%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	89%	41582	75%	**19	91%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	85%	35447	64%	**94	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	82%	24758	45%	**64	90%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	89%	33141	60%	**94	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	93%	29863	54%	**15	90%
[Alliant AR-Comp]*	<<locked>>	81%	26237	48%	**00	94%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	32953	60%	**71	96%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	41060	74%	**28	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36303	66%	**45	95%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	92%	39160	71%	**41	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	86%	36593	66%	**81	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	40263	73%	**33	91%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29544	54%	**59	90%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	34403	62%	**00	92%
[Hodgdon H4198]*	<<locked>>	81%	38551	70%	**30	94%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	82%	24033	44%	**28	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	88%	28485	52%	**79	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34925	63%	**00	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	90%	38348	70%	**76	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	84%	35955	65%	**04	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	85%	34925	63%	**87	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	91%	33808	61%	**07	91%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	45977	83%	**71	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	37652	68%	**86	98%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	93%	38101	69%	**69	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	87%	31256	57%	**12	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	91%	44730	81%	**68	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	82%	23830	43%	**70	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	83%	34200	62%	**77	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	84%	31778	58%	**99	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42148	76%	**38	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	35795	65%	**36	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	85%	31923	58%	**46	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	88%	28500	52%	**48	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	33808	61%	**07	91%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	40466	73%	**73	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	88%	37942	69%	**79	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	83%	29269	53%	**84	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	36521	66%	**14	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	31357	57%	**63	95%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25904	47%	**85	91%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	91%	26368	48%	**67	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	88%	30458	55%	**59	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	89%	39204	71%	**09	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	89%	31227	57%	**99	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	88%	36811	67%	**79	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	89%	42018	76%	**74	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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