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

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 50gr \| Sierra SP SemiSp
Manufacturer SKU:	1320
Bullet Weight:	50gr \| 3.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.640" \| 16.3mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.174" \| 4.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.174" \| 4.4mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B5735_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 102 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 50gr | Sierra SP SemiSp bullet and 51 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>>	87%	48095	87%	**68	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	90%	48849	89%	**37	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	48704	88%	**87	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	93%	49095	89%	**64	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	93%	48385	88%	**78	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	41205	75%	**35	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	43874	80%	**41	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	33924	62%	**31	93%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	42946	78%	**71	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	93%	48240	88%	**10	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	86%	48138	87%	**41	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	47892	87%	**86	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	44788	81%	**61	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	48704	88%	**38	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	86%	48095	87%	**89	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	48008	87%	**17	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	49385	90%	**40	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	48385	88%	**15	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	29269	53%	**60	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	37478	68%	**53	96%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	92%	48660	88%	**81	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	46369	84%	**38	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	92%	48994	89%	**78	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	94%	49081	89%	**94	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	41756	76%	**96	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	46412	84%	**73	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	48443	88%	**87	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	43120	78%	**69	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	42772	78%	**02	96%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	48805	89%	**41	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	30385	55%	**39	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	49037	89%	**04	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	46064	84%	**38	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	40770	74%	**04	92%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	49226	89%	**25	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	89%	47790	87%	**97	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	46862	85%	**86	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	37449	68%	**95	95%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	41756	76%	**96	95%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	49124	89%	**35	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	95%	49574	90%	**17	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	44628	81%	**59	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	49501	90%	**38	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	95%	48588	88%	**41	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	41887	76%	**17	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	97%	31691	57%	**36	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	40147	73%	**10	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	96%	49211	89%	**17	95%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	96%	39160	71%	**07	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	95%	48095	87%	**37	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	93%	49095	89%	**10	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39885	72%	**14	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	35114	64%	**22	94%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	30124	55%	**64	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	87%	39247	71%	**61	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	84%	34882	63%	**79	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	23612	43%	**33	90%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	88%	32460	59%	**66	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	91%	28210	51%	**64	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26701	48%	**18	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	33185	60%	**72	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	41713	76%	**10	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36564	66%	**40	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	91%	37550	68%	**97	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	85%	35563	65%	**43	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	40422	73%	**22	91%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29747	54%	**61	91%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	34809	63%	**05	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	38885	71%	**15	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	23859	43%	**19	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	86%	27006	49%	**22	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34983	63%	**86	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	90%	37594	68%	**41	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	83%	35027	64%	**63	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	34127	62%	**49	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	90%	31937	58%	**56	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	93%	41611	75%	**74	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	37579	68%	**61	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	92%	37072	67%	**28	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	85%	29660	54%	**64	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	90%	42583	77%	**14	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23656	43%	**62	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	82%	32982	60%	**30	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	83%	31270	57%	**71	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	93%	36448	66%	**09	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42554	77%	**23	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	35911	65%	**28	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	83%	30052	55%	**82	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	88%	28036	51%	**26	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	90%	31937	58%	**56	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	39537	72%	**38	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	86%	35781	65%	**18	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	82%	28268	51%	**53	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	36695	67%	**99	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	31517	57%	**61	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	26049	47%	**90	92%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	90%	25382	46%	**26	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	87%	29211	53%	**18	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	87%	36666	67%	**38	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	89%	30690	56%	**84	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	86%	34983	63%	**25	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	88%	41002	74%	**40	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.