Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 55gr | Norma Tipstrike

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 55gr \| Norma Tipstrike
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.805" \| 20.4mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.339" \| 8.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.339" \| 8.6mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B3821_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 112 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 55gr | Norma Tipstrike bullet and 56 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322. 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>>	97%	45092	82%	**04	92%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	87%	48631	88%	**30	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	90%	48617	88%	**92	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	95%	48196	87%	**33	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	93%	48588	88%	**20	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	93%	47572	86%	**23	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	41017	74%	**94	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	44483	81%	**27	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	33794	61%	**04	94%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	44425	81%	**59	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	92%	48167	87%	**59	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	86%	48631	88%	**07	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	48385	88%	**54	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	97%	46151	84%	**59	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	48312	88%	**97	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	86%	49298	89%	**71	95%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	96%	49530	90%	**02	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	90%	48762	88%	**86	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	87%	47906	87%	**64	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	29559	54%	**49	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	38508	70%	**41	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	91%	48399	88%	**20	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	97%	47964	87%	**36	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	92%	48950	89%	**40	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	93%	47572	86%	**23	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	41887	76%	**68	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	46644	85%	**51	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	38392	70%	**46	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	49516	90%	**63	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	42743	78%	**31	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	42525	77%	**68	96%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	45992	83%	**14	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	49182	89%	**17	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	29385	53%	**91	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	93%	49095	89%	**59	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	47239	86%	**23	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	40495	73%	**69	92%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	85%	47848	87%	**54	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	90%	48689	88%	**76	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	47224	86%	**61	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	37797	69%	**77	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	41887	76%	**68	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	38392	70%	**46	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	49081	89%	**10	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	95%	49124	89%	**76	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	44512	81%	**25	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	97%	45992	83%	**74	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	49008	89%	**81	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	94%	47964	87%	**94	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	41945	76%	**89	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	31270	57%	**02	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	40118	73%	**82	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	96%	49400	90%	**79	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	40509	74%	**15	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	96%	49429	90%	**25	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	93%	48863	89%	**73	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	93%	40364	73%	**95	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39900	72%	**69	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	35737	65%	**10	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	30139	55%	**40	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	85%	36999	67%	**74	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	82%	32634	59%	**92	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	23931	43%	**31	92%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	85%	30081	55%	**72	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	26876	49%	**07	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26803	49%	**03	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	34040	62%	**61	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	41829	76%	**79	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36448	66%	**15	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	89%	35563	65%	**13	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	83%	33562	61%	**66	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	41278	75%	**07	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30139	55%	**53	92%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	34838	63%	**77	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	39653	72%	**97	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	80%	23743	43%	**04	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	83%	25251	46%	**38	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	35549	65%	**54	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	88%	35737	65%	**71	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	33228	60%	**95	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	82%	32634	59%	**92	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	88%	30647	56%	**99	91%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	40524	74%	**13	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	94%	35447	64%	**81	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	37942	69%	**40	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	90%	35360	64%	**64	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	84%	29066	53%	**26	91%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	93%	41249	75%	**12	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	89%	41133	75%	**49	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23757	43%	**47	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	32314	59%	**85	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	29153	53%	**84	90%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	92%	34766	63%	**38	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42656	77%	**76	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	35984	65%	**07	94%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	28456	52%	**18	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	86%	26876	49%	**79	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	88%	30647	56%	**99	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	94%	35447	64%	**81	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	83%	37623	68%	**67	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	85%	34969	63%	**77	91%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	27572	50%	**08	91%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	94%	41191	75%	**82	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	37463	68%	**77	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	31517	57%	**33	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	26527	48%	**89	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	87%	23989	44%	**59	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	85%	27615	50%	**44	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	85%	34708	63%	**58	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	87%	29022	53%	**17	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	85%	34069	62%	**71	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	87%	38957	71%	**66	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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