Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 55gr | Peregrine VRG-3

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 \| Peregrine VRG-3
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.746" \| 18.9mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.280" \| 7.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.128" \| 3.3mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B8013_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:12 - 1:10

Load data for 114 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 55gr | Peregrine VRG-3 bullet and 57 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>>	96%	45832	83%	**36	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	86%	47950	87%	**30	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	90%	49443	90%	**15	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	95%	49110	89%	**66	100%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	92%	48936	89%	**40	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	92%	48225	87%	**50	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	43816	80%	**56	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	46775	85%	**79	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	36042	65%	**69	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	45237	82%	**89	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	92%	48341	88%	**76	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	85%	47993	87%	**10	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	49139	89%	**84	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	97%	47630	86%	**02	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	48965	89%	**27	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	85%	48240	88%	**64	95%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	95%	48327	88%	**02	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	89%	48443	88%	**92	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	87%	48892	89%	**97	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	29965	54%	**72	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	39117	71%	**74	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	91%	49298	89%	**56	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	96%	48733	88%	**66	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	47688	87%	**33	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	93%	48225	87%	**50	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	42598	77%	**94	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	47239	86%	**71	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	39030	71%	**76	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	88%	48588	88%	**63	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	45165	82%	**97	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	44904	81%	**30	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	97%	48080	87%	**76	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	49487	90%	**40	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	29762	54%	**14	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	47805	87%	**56	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	48022	87%	**53	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	41147	75%	**02	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	85%	49269	89%	**90	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	89%	49356	90%	**05	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	43874	80%	**81	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	47761	87%	**77	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	38406	70%	**00	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	42598	77%	**94	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	39030	71%	**76	92%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	91%	49603	90%	**36	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	47659	86%	**66	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	46630	85%	**81	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	46543	84%	**10	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	88%	48341	88%	**84	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	94%	48965	89%	**17	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	43671	79%	**35	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	31923	58%	**28	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	40712	74%	**12	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	94%	48153	87%	**76	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	41162	75%	**41	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	48196	87%	**09	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	92%	48312	88%	**82	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	92%	39479	72%	**92	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	41278	75%	**12	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	36550	66%	**46	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31067	56%	**72	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	36245	66%	**71	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	31879	58%	**85	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	24656	45%	**61	92%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	29370	53%	**72	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	26484	48%	**97	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	27499	50%	**46	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	34272	62%	**77	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	42801	78%	**15	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	37246	68%	**44	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	35259	64%	**27	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	33141	60%	**66	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	41727	76%	**33	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30748	56%	**89	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	36143	66%	**23	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	40596	74%	**36	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	82%	24352	44%	**34	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	82%	24976	45%	**38	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	36492	66%	**97	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	35143	64%	**64	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	33910	62%	**25	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	31879	58%	**85	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	87%	29921	54%	**85	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	91%	39581	72%	**13	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	93%	34824	63%	**77	91%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	38754	70%	**72	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	89%	34766	63%	**54	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	27630	50%	**90	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	40350	73%	**09	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	40190	73%	**49	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	82%	24236	44%	**73	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	32982	60%	**18	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	29878	54%	**23	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	34185	62%	**38	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	43990	80%	**08	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	36883	67%	**40	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	39450	72%	**79	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	29385	53%	**57	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	84%	25541	46%	**46	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	29921	54%	**85	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	93%	34824	63%	**77	91%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	35592	65%	**38	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	84%	34374	62%	**67	91%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28123	51%	**41	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	40190	73%	**79	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	38508	70%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	32445	59%	**76	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	26716	48%	**08	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	86%	23656	43%	**62	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	84%	27195	49%	**48	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	84%	34127	62%	**61	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	85%	28587	52%	**10	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	33344	60%	**67	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	37347	68%	**49	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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