Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 50gr | Lapua Naturalis

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 50gr \| Lapua Naturalis
Manufacturer SKU:	NPL5001 \| N566
Bullet Weight:	50gr \| 3.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.709" \| 18.0mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.243" \| 6.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.243" \| 6.2mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B3079_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 50gr | Lapua Naturalis bullet and 50 powders such as Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198. 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>>	87%	49037	89%	**71	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	90%	48211	87%	**10	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	95%	48399	88%	**64	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	92%	48211	87%	**22	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	93%	49429	90%	**68	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	41713	76%	**22	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	45701	83%	**58	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	34606	63%	**28	93%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	45049	82%	**01	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	93%	49327	89%	**07	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	85%	48327	88%	**25	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	48124	87%	**69	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	45658	83%	**64	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	48283	88%	**12	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	86%	49414	90%	**89	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	49371	90%	**23	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	90%	48225	87%	**91	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	49182	89%	**15	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	29979	54%	**57	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	38508	70%	**59	96%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	92%	49385	90%	**68	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	97%	47805	87%	**48	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	47964	87%	**28	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	94%	49429	90%	**68	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	97%	42308	77%	**89	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	47340	86%	**69	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	88%	48559	88%	**71	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	42830	78%	**46	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	42467	77%	**73	95%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	48646	88%	**15	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	29776	54%	**03	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	93%	48573	88%	**81	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	47776	87%	**55	96%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	85%	48080	87%	**89	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	89%	48356	88%	**91	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	46427	84%	**59	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	37565	68%	**69	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	97%	42308	77%	**89	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	48733	88%	**15	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	94%	48617	88%	**87	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	44599	81%	**46	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	89%	48660	88%	**09	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	94%	48196	87%	**19	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	42888	78%	**17	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	96%	31908	58%	**23	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	40698	74%	**00	95%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	96%	49023	89%	**87	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	40553	74%	**27	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	95%	48863	89%	**20	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	93%	48718	88%	**84	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	40872	74%	**17	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	36201	66%	**38	94%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31285	57%	**74	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	87%	40030	73%	**58	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	84%	35636	65%	**76	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	25266	46%	**62	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	87%	32677	59%	**56	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	90%	28674	52%	**61	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	27296	50%	**15	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	34301	62%	**79	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	41829	76%	**04	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36912	67%	**33	95%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	92%	39581	72%	**17	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	86%	36680	67%	**46	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	41539	75%	**22	91%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30690	56%	**74	92%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	35230	64%	**92	92%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	39668	72%	**15	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24424	44%	**13	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	85%	27195	49%	**99	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	35708	65%	**82	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	90%	38566	70%	**45	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	82%	34722	63%	**40	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	35636	65%	**76	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	89%	32677	59%	**56	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	94%	42699	77%	**77	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	39001	71%	**71	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	92%	38870	71%	**54	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	86%	30864	56%	**74	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	90%	43976	80%	**23	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24424	44%	**55	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	82%	34185	62%	**40	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	82%	31589	57%	**58	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	43062	78%	**07	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	36390	66%	**25	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	83%	31053	56%	**89	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	87%	28224	51%	**07	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	32677	59%	**56	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	39581	72%	**18	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	86%	36811	67%	**25	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28572	52%	**33	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	37478	68%	**99	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	32561	59%	**64	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27050	49%	**97	92%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	89%	25730	47%	**20	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	87%	29979	54%	**15	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	88%	38029	69%	**54	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	88%	30850	56%	**71	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	87%	36985	67%	**54	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	89%	42670	77%	**53	91%

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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