Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 55gr | Sierra SP Blitz

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 55gr \| Sierra SP Blitz
Manufacturer SKU:	1345
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.722" \| 18.3mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.256" \| 6.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.256" \| 6.5mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B5744_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 114 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 55gr | Sierra SP Blitz bullet and 57 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322. 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 2206H]*	<<locked>>	96%	46021	84%	**40	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	86%	48138	87%	**33	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	89%	47630	86%	**86	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	95%	49545	90%	**73	100%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	92%	49400	90%	**50	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	92%	48675	88%	**56	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	44295	80%	**66	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	47239	86%	**86	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	36434	66%	**79	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	45658	83%	**96	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	92%	48530	88%	**79	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	85%	48167	87%	**14	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	49298	89%	**87	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	97%	47834	87%	**09	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	48950	89%	**27	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	85%	48399	88%	**68	95%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	95%	48747	88%	**09	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	89%	48631	88%	**96	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	87%	49052	89%	**00	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	30095	55%	**72	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	39479	72%	**74	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	90%	47747	87%	**23	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	96%	48921	89%	**69	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	47892	87%	**36	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	93%	48675	88%	**56	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	42801	78%	**97	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	47616	86%	**77	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	39407	72%	**86	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	88%	49023	89%	**59	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	45353	82%	**04	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	45078	82%	**23	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	97%	48501	88%	**82	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	92%	48051	87%	**07	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	29820	54%	**14	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	47979	87%	**59	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	48225	87%	**56	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	41539	75%	**09	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	84%	47630	86%	**61	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	89%	49559	90%	**09	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	44063	80%	**84	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	48196	87%	**84	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	38551	70%	**04	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	42801	78%	**97	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	39407	72%	**86	92%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	89%	48240	88%	**04	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	48109	87%	**73	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	47021	85%	**87	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	46528	84%	**10	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	88%	48718	88%	**91	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	94%	49153	89%	**20	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	44048	80%	**31	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	32068	58%	**31	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	40886	74%	**15	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	94%	48573	88%	**73	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	41539	75%	**51	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	48399	88%	**12	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	92%	48298	88%	**79	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	92%	39842	72%	**02	91%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	41437	75%	**15	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	36695	67%	**49	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31357	57%	**79	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	36405	66%	**74	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	32198	58%	**95	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	25092	46%	**67	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	29675	54%	**72	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	26614	48%	**03	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	27760	50%	**46	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	34577	63%	**84	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	43149	78%	**12	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	37521	68%	**51	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	35592	65%	**33	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	33272	60%	**69	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	42076	76%	**40	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30864	56%	**82	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	36289	66%	**27	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	40915	74%	**43	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	82%	24395	44%	**31	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	82%	25208	46%	**48	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	36622	66%	**00	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	35288	64%	**71	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	34055	62%	**28	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	32198	58%	**95	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	87%	30226	55%	**95	91%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	39726	72%	**17	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	33852	61%	**51	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	39102	71%	**69	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	89%	35099	64%	**64	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	27905	51%	**90	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	39088	71%	**82	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	40364	73%	**53	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	82%	24352	44%	**73	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	33272	60%	**25	92%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	30298	55%	**30	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	34505	63%	**38	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	44295	80%	**12	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	37202	68%	**46	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	39610	72%	**82	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	29515	54%	**61	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	84%	25788	47%	**46	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	30226	55%	**95	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	33852	61%	**51	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	35911	65%	**38	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	83%	33475	61%	**41	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28529	52%	**44	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	40364	73%	**72	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	38827	70%	**10	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	32735	59%	**72	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27093	49%	**12	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	86%	23888	43%	**62	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	83%	27441	50%	**57	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	84%	34447	62%	**61	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	85%	28863	52%	**20	91%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	33649	61%	**77	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	37681	68%	**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.