Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 55gr | Barnes RRLP

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 55gr \| Barnes RRLP
Manufacturer SKU:	30161
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.910" \| 23.1mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.444" \| 11.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.444" \| 11.3mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B456_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 100 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 55gr | Barnes RRLP 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%	47892	87%	**07	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	92%	49197	89%	**79	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	47747	87%	**14	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	93%	47601	86%	**77	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	95%	48602	88%	**30	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	39682	72%	**54	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	41481	75%	**51	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	32677	59%	**61	93%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	41568	75%	**84	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	94%	48602	88%	**53	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	87%	48921	89%	**97	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	91%	49559	90%	**61	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	43671	79%	**87	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	97%	48965	89%	**94	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	87%	48385	88%	**28	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	97%	48240	88%	**69	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	47587	86%	**50	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	89%	48298	88%	**58	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	30052	55%	**46	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	36637	66%	**76	96%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	93%	48486	88%	**10	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	45194	82%	**64	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	93%	49110	89%	**20	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	94%	47543	86%	**04	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	96%	38914	71%	**89	94%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	83%	48733	88%	**22	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	47747	87%	**20	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	41452	75%	**95	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	41582	75%	**31	96%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	95%	48269	88%	**81	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	29805	54%	**88	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	47732	87%	**27	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	45107	82%	**64	96%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	87%	48718	88%	**54	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	91%	49385	90%	**79	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	44121	80%	**79	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	35433	64%	**99	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	96%	38914	71%	**89	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	92%	49124	89%	**84	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	96%	48196	87%	**43	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	43410	79%	**86	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	48530	88%	**64	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	97%	49516	90%	**00	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	40886	74%	**43	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	96%	29486	54%	**33	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	37739	68%	**07	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	96%	48312	88%	**36	95%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	96%	38305	69%	**49	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	97%	48588	88%	**82	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	94%	48066	87%	**43	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39102	71%	**40	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	34432	62%	**58	94%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	29457	53%	**03	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	88%	38972	71%	**04	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	84%	33968	62%	**18	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	22524	41%	**66	90%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	88%	31314	57%	**99	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	92%	27717	50%	**26	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	25773	47%	**51	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	32430	59%	**05	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	40205	73%	**33	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	35650	65%	**82	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	92%	37478	68%	**46	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	86%	35012	64%	**85	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	39958	72%	**61	92%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	28921	52%	**97	91%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	33634	61%	**38	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	38261	69%	**44	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	82%	24091	44%	**98	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	86%	26672	48%	**80	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34026	62%	**05	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	90%	37275	68%	**84	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	83%	34026	62%	**05	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	33315	60%	**92	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	89%	30719	56%	**82	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	45049	82%	**59	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	36303	66%	**84	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	92%	35781	65%	**58	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	86%	29124	53%	**13	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	90%	41771	76%	**49	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	82%	23946	43%	**41	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	82%	32314	59%	**69	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	82%	29515	54%	**84	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	41597	75%	**46	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	34925	63%	**64	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	83%	29747	54%	**38	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	87%	26963	49%	**66	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	30719	56%	**82	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	38812	70%	**77	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	87%	35404	64%	**67	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	82%	27514	50%	**92	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	36622	66%	**44	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	30777	56%	**03	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25367	46%	**30	92%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	89%	24207	44%	**59	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	87%	28718	52%	**71	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	88%	36274	66%	**87	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	88%	29283	53%	**07	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	87%	34505	63%	**67	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	89%	39856	72%	**69	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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