Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 53gr | Hornady GMX

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 53gr \| Hornady GMX
Bullet Weight:	53gr \| 3.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.829" \| 21.1mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.363" \| 9.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.238" \| 6.0mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B2512_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:8

Load data for 104 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 53gr | Hornady GMX 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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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%	49414	90%	**99	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	91%	49240	89%	**51	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	48921	89%	**99	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	94%	49313	89%	**69	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	94%	48283	88%	**82	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	40132	73%	**17	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	43134	78%	**36	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	33069	60%	**20	93%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	43468	79%	**92	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	93%	48907	89%	**25	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	87%	49240	89%	**63	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	91%	49327	90%	**14	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	97%	44889	81%	**69	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	96%	48950	89%	**53	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	86%	48312	88%	**91	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	48095	87%	**28	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	49298	89%	**41	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	48675	88%	**27	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	29457	53%	**82	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	37507	68%	**64	96%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	93%	49110	89%	**82	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	45948	83%	**40	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	92%	47935	87%	**59	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	94%	48283	88%	**82	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	97%	40611	74%	**87	94%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	84%	49530	90%	**97	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	45861	83%	**71	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	48298	88%	**96	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	41872	76%	**48	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	41597	75%	**87	96%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	47834	87%	**27	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	29269	53%	**24	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	93%	47703	87%	**82	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	46079	84%	**50	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	39682	72%	**95	92%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	48805	89%	**23	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	91%	49240	89%	**32	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	46180	84%	**77	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	36912	67%	**90	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	97%	40611	74%	**87	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	48182	87%	**30	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	95%	47863	87%	**99	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	43424	79%	**51	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	48080	87%	**14	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	96%	48689	88%	**46	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	40901	74%	**09	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	96%	30443	55%	**18	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	39117	71%	**05	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	96%	48153	87%	**02	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	39479	72%	**38	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	96%	48428	88%	**41	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	94%	49400	90%	**35	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39117	71%	**99	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	34882	63%	**27	94%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	29646	54%	**62	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	87%	38914	71%	**56	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	84%	34171	62%	**67	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	23380	42%	**44	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	87%	31430	57%	**54	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	91%	28152	51%	**82	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26411	48%	**23	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	33344	61%	**84	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	40886	74%	**02	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	35824	65%	**38	95%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	91%	37144	67%	**99	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	85%	35418	64%	**51	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	40263	73%	**30	92%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29443	53%	**66	91%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	33982	62%	**97	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	38856	70%	**27	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	80%	23670	43%	**37	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	86%	26701	48%	**30	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34780	63%	**84	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	89%	37014	67%	**33	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	82%	33736	61%	**48	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	34171	62%	**67	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	89%	30864	56%	**41	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	45977	83%	**41	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	94%	42482	77%	**95	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	37173	67%	**66	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	93%	37333	68%	**46	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	86%	29341	53%	**72	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	91%	43018	78%	**31	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23656	43%	**80	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	82%	32909	60%	**41	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	82%	29747	54%	**40	90%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	94%	36709	67%	**20	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42032	76%	**15	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	35230	64%	**23	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	84%	30124	55%	**00	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	87%	27514	50%	**28	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	30864	56%	**41	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	38261	69%	**20	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	86%	35505	64%	**27	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	26890	49%	**21	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	36738	67%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	31067	56%	**59	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25904	47%	**02	92%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	90%	25179	46%	**41	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	87%	29008	53%	**30	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	88%	36651	67%	**46	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	89%	30530	55%	**95	91%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	86%	34577	63%	**27	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	88%	39465	72%	**18	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.