Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 50gr | Sellier & Bellot FMJ

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 50gr \| Sellier & Bellot FMJ
Manufacturer SKU:	2902
Bullet Weight:	50gr \| 3.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.689" \| 17.5mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.223" \| 5.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.223" \| 5.7mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B7202_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 50gr | Sellier & Bellot FMJ 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%	49385	90%	**91	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	91%	48675	88%	**27	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	48269	88%	**74	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	93%	48008	87%	**28	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	94%	49197	89%	**84	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	40857	74%	**15	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	43918	80%	**32	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	33620	61%	**25	93%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	43584	79%	**84	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	94%	49516	90%	**23	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	87%	48588	88%	**48	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	48559	88%	**82	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	43918	80%	**38	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	96%	48399	88%	**25	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	86%	47964	87%	**69	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	47572	86%	**04	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	48298	88%	**01	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	47964	87%	**99	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	29080	53%	**51	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	37260	68%	**30	96%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	92%	48182	87%	**68	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	97%	46282	84%	**32	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	93%	48544	88%	**55	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	95%	49197	89%	**84	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	97%	40669	74%	**66	94%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	83%	48892	89%	**86	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	48080	87%	**78	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	42612	77%	**56	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	42424	77%	**92	96%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	95%	48631	88%	**35	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	30226	55%	**33	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	48950	89%	**97	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	45672	83%	**28	96%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	87%	48704	88%	**15	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	90%	48472	88%	**10	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	44773	81%	**33	96%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	96%	35940	65%	**43	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	97%	40669	74%	**66	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	92%	49110	89%	**32	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	95%	48573	88%	**94	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	44541	81%	**56	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	91%	49182	89%	**28	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	96%	48298	88%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	41394	75%	**00	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	97%	30777	56%	**00	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	39117	71%	**77	95%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	97%	49168	89%	**10	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	97%	38928	71%	**00	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	96%	49023	89%	**43	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	94%	49081	89%	**10	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39450	72%	**07	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	34780	63%	**15	94%
[Accurate 2015]*	<<locked>>	81%	29515	54%	**35	94%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	88%	39972	73%	**71	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	85%	35099	64%	**76	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	82%	24207	44%	**43	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	88%	32140	58%	**53	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	92%	28848	52%	**81	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	25759	47%	**82	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	32663	59%	**49	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	40379	73%	**81	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	35534	64%	**17	95%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	92%	37884	69%	**97	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	87%	36608	66%	**63	91%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	40176	73%	**09	91%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29515	54%	**54	91%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	33765	61%	**76	92%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	38537	70%	**99	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	23627	43%	**06	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	87%	27746	50%	**44	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34563	63%	**63	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	91%	38580	70%	**58	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	83%	34824	63%	**53	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	85%	35099	64%	**76	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	90%	32140	58%	**53	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	45527	83%	**23	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	37072	67%	**54	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	94%	38276	69%	**54	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	87%	30342	55%	**74	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	91%	43990	80%	**36	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23496	43%	**49	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	83%	33808	61%	**46	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	83%	30705	56%	**58	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	41945	76%	**04	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	34940	63%	**02	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	84%	30864	56%	**02	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	88%	27804	50%	**10	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	90%	32140	58%	**53	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	39175	71%	**22	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	87%	36332	66%	**25	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	82%	27920	51%	**33	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	36216	66%	**79	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	31053	56%	**38	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25759	47%	**71	91%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	91%	25686	47%	**36	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	88%	29573	54%	**18	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	89%	37695	68%	**58	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	89%	30371	55%	**67	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	88%	36666	67%	**58	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	89%	40872	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.