Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 55gr | Sierra FMJBT GameKing

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 \| Sierra FMJBT GameKing
Manufacturer SKU:	1355
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.738" \| 18.7mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.272" \| 6.9mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.167" \| 4.2mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B5740_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:12 - 1:10

Load data for 116 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 55gr | Sierra FMJBT GameKing bullet and 58 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>>	97%	45977	83%	**30	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	86%	48283	88%	**36	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	90%	49588	90%	**19	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	94%	47747	87%	**46	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	91%	47659	86%	**10	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	92%	48878	89%	**63	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	44251	80%	**59	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	47427	86%	**92	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	36172	66%	**72	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	45585	83%	**96	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	92%	48689	88%	**82	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	85%	48124	87%	**14	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	49501	90%	**91	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	96%	47137	86%	**92	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	49095	89%	**30	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	85%	48544	88%	**71	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	95%	48907	89%	**02	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	89%	47950	87%	**79	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	87%	49197	89%	**04	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	30081	55%	**72	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	39624	72%	**77	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	91%	48747	88%	**46	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	97%	49095	89%	**66	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	48095	87%	**30	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	93%	48878	89%	**63	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	42743	78%	**97	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	48588	88%	**00	94%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	40161	73%	**99	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	88%	49197	89%	**63	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	45324	82%	**04	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	45237	82%	**27	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	97%	48689	88%	**79	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	93%	48225	87%	**10	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	29878	54%	**18	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	48124	87%	**66	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	96%	38000	69%	**05	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	48414	88%	**63	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	41713	76%	**15	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	85%	48646	88%	**77	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	89%	49501	90%	**09	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	44222	80%	**87	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	47239	86%	**64	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	37956	69%	**87	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	42743	78%	**97	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	40161	73%	**99	93%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	90%	48196	87%	**04	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	48298	88%	**79	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	47195	86%	**91	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	46702	85%	**04	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	89%	48878	89%	**91	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	94%	49095	89%	**20	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	43801	79%	**28	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	32184	58%	**38	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	41611	76%	**25	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	94%	48515	88%	**73	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	41292	75%	**48	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	48356	88%	**15	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	92%	48472	88%	**86	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	92%	39972	73%	**05	91%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	41394	75%	**15	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	36651	67%	**49	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31473	57%	**85	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	36550	66%	**81	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	32329	59%	**89	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	25063	45%	**67	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	29805	54%	**79	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	26745	49%	**10	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	27862	51%	**53	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	34693	63%	**87	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	43279	79%	**15	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	37608	68%	**54	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	35027	64%	**17	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	33388	61%	**72	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	42221	77%	**43	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30966	56%	**89	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	35708	65%	**20	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	41031	74%	**46	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	82%	24439	44%	**31	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	82%	25309	46%	**54	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	36129	66%	**84	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	35418	64%	**74	91%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	34185	62%	**35	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	32329	59%	**89	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	86%	29254	53%	**62	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	39146	71%	**00	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	34548	63%	**67	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	39247	71%	**76	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	89%	35056	64%	**64	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	27862	51%	**90	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	40654	74%	**18	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	40306	73%	**53	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	82%	24381	44%	**73	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	33373	61%	**31	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	93%	33968	62%	**04	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	30124	55%	**23	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	34461	63%	**38	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	43381	79%	**95	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	37159	67%	**46	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	39740	72%	**86	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	29051	53%	**41	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	84%	26339	48%	**66	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	29254	53%	**62	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	34548	63%	**67	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	35868	65%	**38	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	83%	33431	61%	**41	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28340	51%	**41	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	40509	73%	**76	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	38943	71%	**13	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	32837	60%	**76	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	26919	49%	**15	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	86%	23975	44%	**69	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	84%	27876	51%	**71	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	84%	34563	63%	**64	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	86%	28819	52%	**20	91%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	33765	61%	**81	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	37826	69%	**53	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.