Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 62gr | Barnes TTSX BT

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, Hodgdon H335

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 62gr \| Barnes TTSX BT
Manufacturer SKU:	30188
Bullet Weight:	62gr \| 4.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.981" \| 24.9mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.515" \| 13.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.465" \| 11.8mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B462_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:8 - 1:7

Load data for 120 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 62gr | Barnes TTSX BT bullet and 60 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, Hodgdon H335. 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>>	97%	46398	84%	**59	94%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	87%	49197	89%	**53	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	89%	48443	88%	**09	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	95%	48979	89%	**72	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	95%	48414	88%	**33	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	92%	49269	89%	**63	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	92%	48385	88%	**66	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	42076	76%	**43	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	45165	82%	**69	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	34679	63%	**66	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	45353	82%	**95	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	92%	48530	88%	**82	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	85%	48501	88%	**23	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	48588	88%	**87	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	97%	47340	86%	**12	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	48878	89%	**36	97%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	86%	49008	89%	**97	96%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	95%	48443	88%	**09	99%
Hodgdon H335 👍	<<locked>>	90%	49211	89%	**15	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	87%	49385	90%	**13	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	30806	56%	**37	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	38247	69%	**67	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	90%	48037	87%	**30	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	41205	75%	**00	92%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	97%	49095	89%	**82	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	92%	49342	90%	**69	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	93%	48385	88%	**66	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	42293	77%	**17	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	47674	86%	**97	94%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	39059	71%	**08	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	87%	47964	87%	**53	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	96%	43613	79%	**84	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	43540	79%	**10	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	97%	48559	88%	**99	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	49559	90%	**56	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	29994	54%	**60	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	47993	87%	**72	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	96%	37652	68%	**31	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	48704	88%	**79	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	41394	75%	**31	94%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	85%	49153	89%	**94	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	89%	48747	88%	**02	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	43830	80%	**97	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	47747	87%	**94	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	38218	69%	**23	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	42293	77%	**17	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	39059	71%	**08	93%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	90%	49414	90%	**36	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	48066	87%	**89	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	45353	82%	**74	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	97%	46920	85%	**36	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	88%	47805	87%	**77	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	94%	49269	89%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	42438	77%	**25	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	32169	58%	**71	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	40843	74%	**35	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	94%	48385	88%	**92	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	40118	73%	**41	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	95%	48356	88%	**31	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	92%	47964	87%	**99	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	91%	37898	69%	**82	91%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	41916	76%	**31	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	36260	66%	**66	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31198	57%	**08	97%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	93%	44585	81%	**61	91%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	83%	35273	64%	**87	91%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	32329	59%	**35	92%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	25077	45%	**16	94%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	83%	28645	52%	**89	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	86%	24903	45%	**00	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	27673	50%	**85	98%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	34954	63%	**17	99%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	43018	78%	**28	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	37420	68%	**77	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	87%	32982	60%	**03	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	32169	58%	**79	91%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	42003	76%	**59	94%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30908	56%	**21	94%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	35868	65%	**46	95%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	40596	74%	**53	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	82%	24627	45%	**93	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	24482	44%	**70	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	36056	65%	**03	99%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	93%	36651	67%	**89	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	85%	33330	60%	**51	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	34171	62%	**67	92%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	32329	59%	**35	92%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	84%	28181	51%	**75	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	89%	37782	69%	**97	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	90%	32242	59%	**38	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	39059	71%	**85	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	87%	32953	60%	**48	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	26687	48%	**00	91%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	38609	70%	**95	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	38087	69%	**26	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	80%	23873	43%	**16	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	33460	61%	**61	93%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	93%	33489	61%	**30	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	30647	56%	**75	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	88%	32387	59%	**21	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	43584	79%	**08	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	37043	67%	**69	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	91%	37463	68%	**66	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	29414	53%	**93	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	82%	24714	45%	**65	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	28181	51%	**75	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	90%	32242	59%	**38	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	35766	65%	**64	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	82%	32198	58%	**44	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28500	52%	**90	93%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	38740	70%	**69	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	39160	71%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	32982	60%	**12	98%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27079	49%	**57	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	84%	22466	41%	**65	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	25527	46%	**38	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	82%	32256	59%	**35	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	84%	27108	49%	**07	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	82%	31502	57%	**51	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	84%	36521	66%	**53	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.