Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 52gr | Hornady ELD-Match

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 52gr \| Hornady ELD-Match
Manufacturer SKU:	22491
Bullet Weight:	52gr \| 3.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.769" \| 19.5mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.303" \| 7.7mm
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_B2509_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:11 - 1:9

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 52gr | Hornady ELD-Match 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>>	88%	49197	89%	**25	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	91%	48878	89%	**68	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	48399	88%	**25	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	93%	48675	88%	**86	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	95%	49385	90%	**32	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	39233	71%	**27	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	42540	77%	**53	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	32343	59%	**40	93%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	42931	78%	**02	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	94%	49458	90%	**64	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	87%	49197	89%	**99	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	49023	89%	**43	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	97%	45295	82%	**09	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	96%	48414	88%	**76	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	87%	49545	90%	**43	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	47761	87%	**55	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	47935	87%	**45	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	48660	88%	**56	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	29428	53%	**11	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	37289	68%	**81	96%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	93%	48892	89%	**19	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	97%	46630	85%	**79	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	93%	49095	89%	**09	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	95%	49385	90%	**32	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	97%	40103	73%	**04	94%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	84%	49356	90%	**27	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	47906	87%	**15	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	41118	75%	**64	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	41060	75%	**07	95%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	95%	49211	89%	**79	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	29225	53%	**54	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	49284	89%	**41	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	45774	83%	**66	96%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	87%	48805	89%	**53	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	90%	48849	89%	**58	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	45861	83%	**07	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	36695	67%	**17	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	97%	40103	73%	**04	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	92%	49313	89%	**79	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	96%	49052	89%	**48	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	43120	78%	**68	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	47892	87%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	95%	48472	88%	**79	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	41365	75%	**45	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	96%	30168	55%	**35	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	38609	70%	**15	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	97%	49574	90%	**61	95%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	97%	39088	71%	**48	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	97%	49284	89%	**94	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	93%	47819	87%	**28	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	38957	71%	**28	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	34693	63%	**56	94%
[Accurate 2015]*	<<locked>>	81%	29298	53%	**79	94%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	88%	40045	73%	**15	91%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	84%	33779	61%	**90	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	23018	42%	**54	90%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	87%	31183	57%	**77	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	91%	27804	50%	**02	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26078	47%	**46	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	32387	59%	**90	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	40828	74%	**31	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	35752	65%	**61	95%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	92%	37652	68%	**35	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	85%	35041	64%	**67	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	40176	73%	**56	91%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29385	53%	**92	91%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	34360	62%	**36	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	38856	70%	**46	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	23815	43%	**64	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	86%	26469	48%	**46	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34867	63%	**10	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	90%	37376	68%	**69	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	83%	34795	63%	**04	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	33779	61%	**90	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	90%	31734	58%	**90	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	45890	83%	**74	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	36898	67%	**86	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	92%	36927	67%	**69	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	87%	30327	55%	**31	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	91%	42641	77%	**54	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23656	43%	**06	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	82%	32561	59%	**54	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	83%	30545	55%	**92	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42134	76%	**44	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	34969	63%	**49	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	84%	30052	55%	**23	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	87%	27224	49%	**51	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	90%	31734	58%	**90	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	39218	71%	**72	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	87%	36506	66%	**72	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	82%	27847	51%	**84	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	36463	66%	**33	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	30777	56%	**79	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25469	46%	**15	91%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	90%	24932	45%	**57	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	87%	28950	53%	**53	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	88%	36332	66%	**72	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	89%	30371	55%	**22	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	87%	35505	64%	**72	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	89%	41220	75%	**91	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.