Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 52gr | Berger Varmint

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 52gr \| Berger Varmint
Manufacturer SKU:	22309
Bullet Weight:	52gr \| 3.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.718" \| 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:	0.252" \| 6.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.252" \| 6.4mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B887_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 104 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 52gr | Berger Varmint bullet and 52 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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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	87%	48051	87%	**05	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	91%	49081	89%	**78	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	48820	89%	**38	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	93%	47863	87%	**82	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	94%	49052	89%	**25	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	40712	74%	**59	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	43903	80%	**89	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	33547	61%	**72	93%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	43352	79%	**19	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	93%	48341	88%	**45	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	86%	47993	87%	**79	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	48022	87%	**30	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	45368	82%	**12	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	96%	48733	88%	**89	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	86%	48182	87%	**30	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	48428	88%	**64	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	90%	48196	87%	**55	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	49037	89%	**73	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	29704	54%	**21	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	37521	68%	**94	96%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	92%	49545	90%	**28	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	97%	47529	86%	**05	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	92%	49588	90%	**22	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	93%	47848	87%	**09	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	96%	40596	74%	**20	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	45658	83%	**07	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	49298	89%	**41	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	42496	77%	**07	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	43047	78%	**53	96%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	97%	47021	85%	**12	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	49588	90%	**02	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	29515	54%	**64	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	49414	90%	**51	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	46180	84%	**82	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	40988	74%	**54	92%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	87%	49516	90%	**72	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	90%	48298	88%	**51	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	46079	84%	**17	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	36999	67%	**23	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	96%	40596	74%	**20	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	90%	47776	87%	**59	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	95%	48312	88%	**48	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	44266	80%	**00	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	48602	88%	**63	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	95%	48776	89%	**89	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	42032	76%	**68	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	31618	57%	**87	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	38928	71%	**28	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	95%	47834	87%	**35	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	39523	72%	**64	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	96%	48559	88%	**81	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	93%	47848	87%	**32	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39566	72%	**51	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	35027	64%	**66	94%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	29762	54%	**95	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	86%	38072	69%	**79	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	83%	33562	61%	**94	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	23975	43%	**94	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	88%	32256	59%	**10	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	90%	27760	50%	**95	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26571	48%	**69	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	32909	60%	**07	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	41336	75%	**51	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36622	66%	**94	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	91%	37811	69%	**41	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	85%	35665	65%	**94	91%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	40422	73%	**69	92%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29762	54%	**15	92%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	34766	63%	**56	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	39349	71%	**69	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24047	44%	**77	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	86%	26934	49%	**66	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	35418	64%	**36	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	89%	37072	67%	**76	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	82%	33823	61%	**81	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	34156	62%	**07	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	90%	32256	59%	**10	91%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	93%	41104	75%	**02	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	38116	69%	**22	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	92%	36695	67%	**63	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	85%	29602	54%	**15	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	94%	42206	77%	**14	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	90%	43105	78%	**71	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	82%	23960	43%	**19	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	82%	32880	60%	**74	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	82%	29805	54%	**79	90%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	94%	36680	67%	**59	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42757	78%	**58	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	35969	65%	**79	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	82%	29211	53%	**03	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	87%	27485	50%	**61	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	90%	32256	59%	**10	91%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	38261	69%	**59	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	86%	36114	66%	**72	91%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	27688	50%	**84	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	37086	67%	**49	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	31256	57%	**05	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25889	47%	**35	92%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	88%	24555	45%	**44	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	87%	29182	53%	**69	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	87%	36767	67%	**82	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	88%	29602	54%	**02	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	86%	35114	64%	**76	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	88%	40089	73%	**61	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.