Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 55gr | Nosler Varmageddon BTip

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 55gr \| Nosler Varmageddon BTip
Manufacturer SKU:	17240
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.795" \| 20.2mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.329" \| 8.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.329" \| 8.4mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B3964_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 110 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 55gr | Nosler Varmageddon BTip bullet and 55 powders such as ADI AR 2219, 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 2206H]*	<<locked>>	96%	44106	80%	**84	92%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	87%	49284	89%	**40	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	90%	48979	89%	**99	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	48834	89%	**56	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	93%	49182	89%	**30	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	93%	48399	88%	**40	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	41945	76%	**04	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	45005	82%	**36	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	34548	63%	**23	94%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	44324	80%	**63	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	92%	47834	87%	**59	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	86%	48312	88%	**97	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	49124	89%	**68	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	97%	46862	85%	**73	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	48863	89%	**04	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	86%	48283	88%	**54	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	95%	48283	88%	**82	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	49327	89%	**96	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	49371	90%	**94	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	29385	53%	**46	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	37623	68%	**22	97%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	91%	47935	87%	**17	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	46760	85%	**17	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	92%	48791	89%	**30	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	94%	49168	89%	**56	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	41510	75%	**64	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	46543	84%	**45	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	38305	70%	**49	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	88%	48327	88%	**40	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	43294	79%	**45	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	43047	78%	**77	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	46659	85%	**27	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	48602	88%	**04	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	29196	53%	**88	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	49414	90%	**76	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	47659	86%	**30	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	41046	74%	**82	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	85%	48573	88%	**67	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	90%	49255	89%	**86	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	46978	85%	**51	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	37492	68%	**67	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	41510	75%	**64	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	38305	70%	**49	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	48965	89%	**04	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	94%	47834	87%	**53	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	45020	82%	**35	98%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	89%	47790	87%	**64	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	95%	48602	88%	**04	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	41655	76%	**79	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	31575	57%	**12	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	39813	72%	**82	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	95%	48051	87%	**56	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	40190	73%	**12	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	95%	48138	87%	**05	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	93%	49342	90%	**89	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	93%	39291	71%	**79	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	40553	74%	**86	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	36245	66%	**27	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	30530	55%	**53	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	85%	37507	68%	**87	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	82%	32953	60%	**02	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	24366	44%	**41	92%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	86%	30385	55%	**92	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	27064	49%	**13	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26600	48%	**00	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	33663	61%	**58	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	41568	75%	**69	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	37072	67%	**28	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	90%	35984	65%	**27	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	83%	34026	62%	**79	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	41597	75%	**17	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30472	55%	**66	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	35128	64%	**94	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	39450	72%	**97	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	80%	23743	43%	**01	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	84%	25556	46%	**54	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	35360	64%	**54	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	88%	36201	66%	**84	91%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	33141	60%	**99	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	82%	32343	59%	**89	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	88%	30385	55%	**92	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	40234	73%	**13	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	94%	35346	64%	**81	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	38421	70%	**53	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	90%	35694	65%	**74	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	84%	28340	51%	**97	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	92%	40190	73%	**89	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	40814	74%	**49	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	80%	23598	43%	**44	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	32648	59%	**95	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	29573	54%	**00	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	92%	35288	64%	**54	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	43337	79%	**89	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	36477	66%	**20	94%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	28369	51%	**12	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	86%	26818	49%	**72	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	88%	30385	55%	**92	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	94%	35346	64%	**81	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	83%	37536	68%	**61	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	84%	34142	62%	**54	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	27891	51%	**21	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	38101	69%	**90	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	32053	58%	**49	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	26353	48%	**89	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	87%	24279	44%	**72	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	84%	27557	50%	**48	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	86%	35375	64%	**77	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	86%	28950	53%	**10	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	33301	60%	**58	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	86%	38101	69%	**46	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.