Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 50gr | Rhino Penetrator

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 50gr \| Rhino Penetrator
Bullet Weight:	50gr \| 3.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.656" \| 16.7mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.190" \| 4.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.190" \| 4.8mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B5290_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 50gr | Rhino Penetrator 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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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	88%	49342	90%	**91	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	90%	48399	88%	**20	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	48457	88%	**87	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	93%	48704	88%	**51	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	93%	47993	87%	**64	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	40712	74%	**15	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	44614	81%	**55	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	33533	61%	**25	93%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	44382	81%	**01	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	94%	49342	90%	**30	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	87%	49182	89%	**61	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	49168	89%	**05	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	44483	81%	**48	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	48327	88%	**35	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	86%	48718	88%	**96	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	97%	49501	90%	**43	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	49008	89%	**27	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	48689	88%	**28	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	29428	53%	**67	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	37086	67%	**36	96%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	92%	48138	87%	**64	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	97%	46992	85%	**45	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	92%	48588	88%	**61	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	94%	48689	88%	**81	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	97%	41365	75%	**92	94%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	83%	49139	89%	**92	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	47892	87%	**81	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	42714	78%	**66	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	42380	77%	**89	96%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	95%	49240	89%	**45	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	29196	53%	**10	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	93%	47819	87%	**81	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	45600	83%	**35	96%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	48820	89%	**22	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	90%	49240	89%	**27	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	45513	83%	**59	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	36593	66%	**72	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	97%	41365	75%	**92	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	48950	89%	**38	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	95%	49226	89%	**17	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	44251	80%	**56	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	48269	88%	**22	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	95%	48341	88%	**41	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	41452	75%	**10	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	97%	31488	57%	**23	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	39784	72%	**07	95%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	96%	49023	89%	**07	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	96%	38827	70%	**04	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	95%	47761	87%	**23	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	93%	48791	89%	**10	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39349	71%	**04	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	34708	63%	**12	94%
[Accurate 2015]*	<<locked>>	81%	29675	54%	**51	94%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	87%	39059	71%	**51	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	84%	34490	63%	**59	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	23293	42%	**20	90%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	87%	31575	57%	**36	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	92%	28993	53%	**90	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26339	48%	**05	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	32851	60%	**56	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	41176	75%	**04	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36129	66%	**33	95%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	92%	38450	70%	**10	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	85%	35346	64%	**40	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	40741	74%	**28	92%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29646	54%	**58	91%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	34447	62%	**99	92%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	39305	71%	**22	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	23960	43%	**19	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	86%	26774	49%	**12	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34650	63%	**66	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	90%	37710	68%	**41	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	83%	34635	63%	**56	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	33924	62%	**49	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	89%	31575	57%	**36	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	45643	83%	**27	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	37217	68%	**58	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	92%	36869	67%	**25	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	86%	30560	55%	**90	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	90%	42946	78%	**17	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23844	43%	**65	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	82%	33402	61%	**40	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	83%	30806	56%	**58	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42105	76%	**07	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	35679	65%	**25	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	84%	30313	55%	**89	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	88%	28427	52%	**36	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	31575	57%	**36	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	39146	71%	**31	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	87%	36825	67%	**38	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	82%	28021	51%	**36	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	37101	67%	**05	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	31227	57%	**54	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25672	47%	**77	91%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	90%	25309	46%	**23	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	87%	28863	52%	**08	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	88%	37724	68%	**58	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	88%	30371	55%	**67	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	87%	35955	65%	**45	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	88%	40712	74%	**27	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.

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