Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 50gr | Berger Varmint

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 50gr \| Berger Varmint
Manufacturer SKU:	22307
Bullet Weight:	50gr \| 3.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.715" \| 18.2mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.249" \| 6.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.249" \| 6.3mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B885_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 50gr | Berger Varmint 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%	48153	87%	**64	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	91%	48341	88%	**20	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	47152	86%	**51	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	94%	48037	87%	**28	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	95%	48950	89%	**81	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	39146	71%	**73	98%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	96%	42119	76%	**99	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	32256	59%	**82	92%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	96%	41814	76%	**38	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	94%	49545	90%	**23	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	87%	48153	87%	**35	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	48399	88%	**79	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	43743	79%	**22	92%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	96%	48312	88%	**22	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	88%	49574	90%	**02	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	47688	87%	**04	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	48472	88%	**04	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	89%	49603	90%	**32	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	29414	53%	**54	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	36390	66%	**10	95%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	92%	48124	87%	**61	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	97%	46209	84%	**28	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	93%	49501	90%	**78	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	94%	48240	88%	**64	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	96%	38957	71%	**27	93%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	84%	48704	88%	**79	100%
Norma 200 👍	<<locked>>	89%	47906	87%	**71	100%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	41727	76%	**73	95%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	95%	48878	89%	**28	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	29182	53%	**00	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	83%	49588	90%	**58	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	48660	88%	**91	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	45600	83%	**15	96%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	87%	48312	88%	**09	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	91%	48399	88%	**97	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	44831	81%	**33	96%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	96%	36013	65%	**43	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	96%	38957	71%	**27	93%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	48182	87%	**12	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	96%	48602	88%	**94	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	42830	78%	**10	96%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	91%	48675	88%	**19	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	96%	49255	89%	**48	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	39914	72%	**68	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	97%	30806	56%	**97	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	39247	71%	**81	95%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	97%	49356	90%	**04	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	96%	38174	69%	**77	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	97%	48805	89%	**40	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	94%	48109	87%	**87	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	38290	69%	**71	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	34766	63%	**99	94%
[Accurate 2015]*	<<locked>>	81%	28834	52%	**15	94%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	89%	41379	75%	**91	91%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	85%	34998	64%	**72	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	82%	23844	43%	**40	90%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	89%	32053	58%	**53	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	93%	28543	52%	**71	90%
[Alliant AR-Comp]*	<<locked>>	81%	25686	47%	**76	94%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	32518	59%	**43	96%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	40103	73%	**71	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	35491	64%	**13	95%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	93%	39146	71%	**27	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	87%	36274	66%	**49	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	40030	73%	**02	91%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29312	53%	**41	91%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	33794	61%	**63	92%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	38276	69%	**86	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	23801	43%	**09	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	87%	26963	49%	**12	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34403	62%	**53	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	91%	38464	70%	**54	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	84%	35085	64%	**66	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	85%	34418	62%	**49	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	91%	32053	58%	**53	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	45324	82%	**17	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	36796	67%	**45	98%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	88%	30835	56%	**94	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	92%	43990	80%	**33	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23699	43%	**52	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	81%	46137	84%	**96	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	83%	33794	61%	**43	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	85%	31792	58%	**84	91%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	41684	76%	**00	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	34925	63%	**02	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	85%	30676	56%	**92	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	89%	28863	52%	**46	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	32053	58%	**53	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	39813	72%	**41	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	88%	37492	68%	**51	91%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	82%	27731	50%	**26	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	36056	65%	**72	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	30400	55%	**18	95%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25541	46%	**64	91%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	91%	25527	46%	**26	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	89%	30516	55%	**48	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	89%	37739	68%	**58	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	90%	30734	56%	**74	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	88%	36782	67%	**61	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	90%	41640	76%	**46	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.