Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 50gr | Hornady SP

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 50gr \| Hornady SP
Manufacturer SKU:	2245
Bullet Weight:	50gr \| 3.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.660" \| 16.8mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.194" \| 4.9mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.194" \| 4.9mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B2506_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 50gr | Hornady SP 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%	49545	90%	**94	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	90%	48631	88%	**27	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	48211	87%	**84	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	93%	48979	89%	**58	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	93%	48022	87%	**68	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	40973	74%	**25	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	43729	79%	**35	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	33721	61%	**25	93%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	42728	78%	**61	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	94%	49530	90%	**37	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	87%	49385	90%	**64	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	49313	89%	**09	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	44715	81%	**58	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	48312	88%	**25	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	87%	49559	90%	**05	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	97%	49487	90%	**46	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	49226	89%	**33	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	48080	87%	**15	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	29486	54%	**64	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	37260	68%	**43	96%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	92%	48327	88%	**71	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	46195	84%	**28	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	92%	48602	88%	**64	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	94%	48965	89%	**87	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	96%	39697	72%	**46	94%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	83%	49313	89%	**96	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	48124	87%	**87	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	42714	77%	**56	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	42583	77%	**96	96%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	48689	88%	**35	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	29254	53%	**06	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	48863	89%	**94	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	45847	83%	**28	96%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	48965	89%	**25	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	90%	49240	89%	**27	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	44933	82%	**46	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	35882	65%	**53	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	96%	39697	72%	**46	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	48965	89%	**28	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	95%	49472	90%	**10	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	44454	81%	**53	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	48254	88%	**22	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	95%	48327	88%	**41	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	41640	76%	**07	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	97%	31473	57%	**27	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	39972	73%	**04	95%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	96%	49037	89%	**07	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	96%	38827	70%	**07	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	95%	47979	87%	**30	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	93%	49037	89%	**07	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39494	72%	**07	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	34867	63%	**18	94%
[Accurate 2015]*	<<locked>>	81%	29820	54%	**48	94%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	87%	39059	71%	**51	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	84%	34664	63%	**69	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	23453	43%	**20	90%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	88%	32285	59%	**56	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	92%	28819	52%	**84	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26455	48%	**12	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	32996	60%	**63	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	41365	75%	**07	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36361	66%	**30	95%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	92%	38450	70%	**14	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	85%	35331	64%	**30	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	40205	73%	**12	91%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29486	54%	**54	91%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	34432	62%	**89	92%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	38566	70%	**02	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	82%	24018	44%	**19	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	86%	26774	49%	**15	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34635	63%	**69	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	91%	38769	70%	**64	91%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	83%	34809	63%	**63	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	33736	61%	**46	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	90%	31749	58%	**46	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	45629	83%	**30	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	37217	68%	**58	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	92%	36869	67%	**28	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	87%	30400	55%	**84	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	91%	43888	80%	**33	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	82%	23902	43%	**65	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	83%	34055	62%	**53	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	83%	30980	56%	**64	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42235	77%	**10	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	35665	65%	**28	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	83%	29762	54%	**76	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	88%	27847	51%	**23	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	90%	31749	58%	**46	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	39349	71%	**38	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	87%	36999	67%	**45	91%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	82%	28166	51%	**43	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	37246	68%	**09	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	31357	57%	**51	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25788	47%	**74	91%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	90%	25164	46%	**20	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	88%	30052	55%	**41	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	89%	37913	69%	**64	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	89%	30516	55%	**74	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	87%	36114	66%	**51	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	89%	40915	74%	**36	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.