Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 53gr | Barnes TAC-X

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 53gr \| Barnes TAC-X
Manufacturer SKU:	30155
Bullet Weight:	53gr \| 3.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.778" \| 19.8mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.312" \| 7.9mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.312" \| 7.9mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B459_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 108 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 53gr | Barnes TAC-X bullet and 54 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198. 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>>	86%	47703	87%	**59	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	90%	48515	88%	**32	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	49342	90%	**02	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	92%	48327	88%	**53	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	93%	48849	89%	**89	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	42409	77%	**63	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	44411	81%	**63	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	34940	63%	**69	94%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	44266	80%	**99	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	92%	48356	88%	**09	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	86%	48921	89%	**59	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	49255	89%	**14	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	97%	46659	85%	**09	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	48849	89%	**50	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	86%	49037	89%	**04	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	95%	48515	88%	**32	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	49429	90%	**41	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	87%	47790	87%	**07	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	30110	55%	**95	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	37855	69%	**71	97%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	91%	48037	87%	**69	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	46949	85%	**53	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	92%	48979	89%	**79	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	94%	49588	90%	**99	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	41843	76%	**04	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	46557	84%	**87	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	38508	70%	**86	91%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	88%	48907	89%	**02	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	43772	79%	**97	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	42366	77%	**04	96%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	97%	47630	86%	**89	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	48747	88%	**46	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	29950	54%	**41	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	47834	87%	**86	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	48457	88%	**92	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	41524	75%	**35	92%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	85%	48153	87%	**10	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	89%	48530	88%	**15	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	47195	86%	**00	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	37971	69%	**20	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	41843	76%	**04	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	38508	70%	**86	91%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	48921	89%	**43	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	94%	47950	87%	**99	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	45266	82%	**84	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	89%	49023	89%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	95%	49110	89%	**50	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	41887	76%	**28	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	31995	58%	**54	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	40016	73%	**18	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	95%	48022	87%	**99	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	40553	74%	**54	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	95%	48298	88%	**38	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	93%	49182	89%	**25	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	41133	75%	**38	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	35795	65%	**53	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31386	57%	**05	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	86%	38595	70%	**49	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	82%	33402	61%	**48	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	25150	46%	**00	92%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	86%	31328	57%	**51	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	27992	51%	**72	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	27354	50%	**53	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	34548	63%	**10	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	42163	77%	**22	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	37304	68%	**71	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	91%	37637	68%	**09	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	85%	35578	65%	**54	91%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	41365	75%	**49	92%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30951	56%	**15	92%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	35534	64%	**36	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	39842	72%	**43	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24439	44%	**50	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	84%	26295	48%	**03	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	35752	65%	**04	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	88%	36448	66%	**20	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	33620	61%	**44	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	83%	34026	62%	**64	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	88%	30763	56%	**35	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	93%	41843	76%	**89	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	94%	35766	65%	**23	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	39218	71%	**02	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	91%	36579	66%	**20	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	84%	29283	53%	**59	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	94%	42598	77%	**84	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	89%	42366	77%	**22	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	82%	24381	44%	**96	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	33083	60%	**41	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	30458	55%	**56	90%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	92%	35969	65%	**04	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42946	78%	**25	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	36347	66%	**53	94%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	82%	30037	55%	**94	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	86%	27427	50%	**25	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	88%	30763	56%	**35	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	94%	35766	65%	**23	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	39175	71%	**43	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	85%	36042	65%	**36	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28355	51%	**71	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	37637	68%	**20	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	32735	59%	**05	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	26963	49%	**35	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	88%	24874	45%	**28	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	86%	28964	53%	**20	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	87%	37014	67%	**53	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	86%	29515	54%	**59	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	85%	35099	64%	**40	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	87%	39769	72%	**25	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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