Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 55gr | Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Vihtavuori N130

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 55gr \| Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos
Manufacturer SKU:	224055CuSP
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.868" \| 22.0mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.402" \| 10.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.268" \| 6.8mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B11001_C136
Last updated:	2025-11-05
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:9 - 1:8

Load data for 112 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 55gr | Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos bullet and 56 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, 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 2206H]*	<<locked>>	96%	43120	78%	**58	91%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	87%	47921	87%	**17	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	90%	48008	87%	**73	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	95%	47732	87%	**30	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	93%	48225	87%	**07	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	94%	49211	89%	**46	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	40625	74%	**81	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	44034	80%	**14	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	33475	61%	**90	94%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	43859	80%	**40	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	94%	49371	90%	**79	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	86%	47805	87%	**84	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	48240	88%	**45	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	44106	80%	**07	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	47819	87%	**77	95%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	87%	48776	89%	**51	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	48950	89%	**92	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	48312	88%	**73	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	49284	89%	**84	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	30037	54%	**55	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	37927	69%	**18	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	93%	49371	90%	**40	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	45759	83%	**87	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	93%	49545	90%	**36	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	94%	49211	89%	**46	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	96%	39842	72%	**18	94%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	83%	49530	90%	**45	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	46383	84%	**38	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	37927	69%	**36	91%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	48979	89%	**43	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	42250	77%	**12	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	41989	76%	**51	96%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	45672	83%	**00	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	48834	89%	**04	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	29849	54%	**98	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	48327	88%	**50	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	46064	84%	**94	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	40001	73%	**59	92%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	47921	87%	**54	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	90%	48182	87%	**59	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	45020	82%	**09	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	35984	65%	**25	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	96%	39842	72%	**18	94%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	37927	69%	**36	91%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	92%	49588	90%	**04	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	95%	48515	88%	**59	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	44208	80%	**12	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	48312	88%	**71	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	96%	49385	90%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	41481	75%	**69	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	31444	57%	**02	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	39653	72%	**66	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	96%	49095	89%	**66	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	38740	70%	**69	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	96%	49110	89%	**12	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	93%	48660	88%	**63	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	94%	40045	73%	**89	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39131	71%	**53	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	35099	64%	**94	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	29689	54%	**20	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	86%	37971	69%	**90	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	83%	33141	60%	**02	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	23351	42%	**05	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	87%	30545	55%	**92	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	90%	27267	49%	**10	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26455	48%	**87	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	33373	61%	**41	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	41162	75%	**63	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36056	65%	**99	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	91%	36477	66%	**30	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	84%	34345	62%	**85	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	40683	74%	**94	92%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29631	54%	**33	92%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	34461	63%	**64	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	39175	71%	**81	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	82%	24178	44%	**08	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	84%	25788	47%	**51	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34867	63%	**31	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	89%	36637	66%	**84	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	82%	33446	61%	**99	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	83%	33141	60%	**02	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	89%	31299	57%	**12	91%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	45905	83%	**86	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	40161	73%	**04	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	94%	35114	64%	**64	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	37275	68%	**13	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	91%	36260	66%	**84	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	84%	28645	52%	**00	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	93%	40901	74%	**95	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	90%	42032	76%	**69	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	82%	24149	44%	**54	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	31850	58%	**69	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	29254	53%	**84	90%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	93%	35650	65%	**54	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42786	78%	**69	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	35534	64%	**94	94%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	82%	29182	53%	**35	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	86%	26498	48%	**62	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	31299	57%	**12	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	94%	35114	64%	**64	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	37855	69%	**71	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	85%	34650	63%	**58	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	27093	49%	**92	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	36709	67%	**58	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	31053	56%	**13	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	26121	47%	**69	92%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	88%	24047	44%	**56	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	86%	28224	51%	**67	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	87%	35621	65%	**74	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	88%	29834	54%	**30	91%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	85%	33779	61%	**61	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	87%	38827	70%	**56	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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