Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 50gr | Norma FMJ

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 50gr \| Norma FMJ
Manufacturer SKU:	65702
Bullet Weight:	50gr \| 3.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.643" \| 16.3mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.177" \| 4.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.177" \| 4.5mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B3817_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02

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

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Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads, >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	87%	48022	87%	**71	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	90%	49023	89%	**40	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	48631	88%	**87	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	93%	49298	89%	**58	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	93%	48356	88%	**78	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	41408	75%	**28	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	44048	80%	**48	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	34069	62%	**38	93%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	43918	80%	**94	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	93%	48167	87%	**10	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	86%	48965	89%	**61	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	49603	90%	**09	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	44962	82%	**68	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	48428	88%	**32	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	86%	48240	88%	**82	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	48182	87%	**20	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	49559	90%	**30	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	48515	88%	**19	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	29312	53%	**64	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	37434	68%	**53	96%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	92%	48602	88%	**81	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	46528	84%	**41	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	92%	48950	89%	**78	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	94%	49284	89%	**87	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	96%	40030	73%	**59	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	46151	84%	**69	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	48602	88%	**91	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	42844	78%	**66	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	42931	78%	**09	96%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	48979	89%	**45	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	29066	53%	**06	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	49226	89%	**07	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	46253	84%	**45	96%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	87%	49168	89%	**25	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	90%	48994	89%	**27	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	45281	82%	**50	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	36187	66%	**59	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	96%	40030	73%	**59	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	49298	89%	**41	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	94%	47834	87%	**91	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	44788	81%	**63	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	89%	47674	87%	**05	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	95%	48747	88%	**45	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	42018	76%	**20	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	96%	31140	56%	**17	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	39566	72%	**07	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	96%	49400	90%	**20	95%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	96%	39102	71%	**07	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	95%	48254	88%	**30	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	93%	49284	89%	**17	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	40001	73%	**17	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	35230	64%	**25	94%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	29921	54%	**58	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	87%	39392	71%	**54	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	84%	34635	63%	**72	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	23728	43%	**30	90%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	87%	31546	57%	**40	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	91%	28166	51%	**64	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26208	48%	**02	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	33127	60%	**72	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	40828	74%	**00	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36637	66%	**43	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	91%	37304	68%	**91	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	85%	35520	64%	**43	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	40553	74%	**28	92%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29849	54%	**64	91%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	34592	63%	**99	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	38986	71%	**18	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	23902	43%	**19	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	86%	27093	49%	**25	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	35070	64%	**79	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	90%	37550	68%	**41	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	83%	34983	63%	**63	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	34069	62%	**49	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	90%	32068	58%	**49	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	93%	41727	76%	**77	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	37710	68%	**68	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	92%	37217	68%	**31	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	87%	30734	56%	**94	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	90%	42743	78%	**17	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23714	43%	**62	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	82%	33083	60%	**33	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	83%	31067	56%	**67	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42656	77%	**23	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	35520	64%	**25	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	83%	30153	55%	**89	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	88%	28137	51%	**33	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	90%	32068	58%	**49	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	39682	72%	**41	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	86%	35911	65%	**25	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	82%	28224	51%	**53	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	36796	67%	**02	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	31473	57%	**61	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	26136	47%	**94	92%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	89%	25019	45%	**17	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	87%	29762	54%	**35	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	87%	36796	67%	**45	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	89%	30647	56%	**84	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	87%	36230	66%	**61	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	89%	41162	75%	**46	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.