Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 60gr | Peregrine VLR-5

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, Hodgdon H335

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 60gr \| Peregrine VLR-5
Bullet Weight:	60gr \| 3.9g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.917" \| 23.3mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved load data
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.451" \| 11.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.305" \| 7.8mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B8016_C136
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:9 - 1:7

Load data for 122 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with .224 | 60gr | Peregrine VLR-5 bullet and 61 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, Hodgdon H335. 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%	45614	83%	**02	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	86%	48167	87%	**95	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	89%	48892	89%	**74	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	94%	48486	88%	**22	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	95%	47587	86%	**79	91%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	92%	48341	88%	**02	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	92%	48356	88%	**25	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	43482	79%	**15	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	45498	83%	**25	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	35781	65%	**44	96%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	45005	82%	**45	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	97%	36796	67%	**35	91%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	91%	48385	88%	**38	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	85%	48211	87%	**72	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	49110	89%	**49	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	96%	47152	86%	**68	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	94%	48312	88%	**79	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	86%	49269	89%	**59	96%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	94%	47935	87%	**51	99%
Hodgdon H335 👍	<<locked>>	90%	49284	89%	**81	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	87%	49487	90%	**76	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	30284	55%	**70	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	38769	70%	**40	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	90%	47848	87%	**89	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	96%	40669	74%	**36	92%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	96%	48718	88%	**35	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	48559	88%	**15	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	93%	49182	89%	**35	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	43482	79%	**86	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	47050	85%	**46	94%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	38885	71%	**54	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	87%	47427	86%	**05	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	97%	44701	81%	**59	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	44744	81%	**95	98%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	97%	48704	88%	**58	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	93%	48791	89%	**99	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	30139	55%	**13	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	93%	49284	89%	**54	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	96%	37594	68%	**87	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	47456	86%	**12	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	42496	77%	**10	94%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	84%	47732	87%	**30	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	89%	48994	89%	**64	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	43990	80%	**59	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	47297	86%	**40	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	37811	69%	**72	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	43482	79%	**86	97%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	38885	71%	**54	93%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	90%	48602	88%	**82	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	47935	87%	**48	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	46601	85%	**56	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	97%	46804	85%	**89	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	89%	48820	89%	**53	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	94%	48051	87%	**72	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	43787	79%	**07	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	32619	59%	**33	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	40437	73%	**77	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	94%	47906	87%	**35	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	41060	75%	**17	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	48399	88%	**91	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	92%	48936	89%	**68	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	90%	37550	68%	**22	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	41089	75%	**67	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	36912	67%	**28	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31067	56%	**54	97%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	93%	44150	80%	**04	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	83%	34925	63%	**30	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	32445	59%	**87	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	24860	45%	**62	94%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	83%	28877	52%	**44	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	25759	47%	**72	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	27630	50%	**31	98%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	94%	33968	62%	**66	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35027	64%	**69	99%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	42960	78%	**81	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	38043	69%	**40	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	87%	33359	61%	**56	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	32053	58%	**25	91%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	42540	77%	**25	94%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30864	56%	**71	94%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	36230	66%	**15	95%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	40828	74%	**05	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24279	44%	**26	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	24149	44%	**07	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	36187	66%	**56	99%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	94%	37565	68%	**71	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	84%	32982	60%	**94	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	33982	62%	**13	92%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	31966	58%	**77	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	85%	28877	52%	**44	91%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	89%	37478	68%	**43	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	91%	33257	60%	**20	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	38986	71%	**44	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	87%	32866	60%	**87	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	26731	49%	**49	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	38725	70%	**51	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	39030	71%	**99	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24250	44%	**68	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	33489	61%	**17	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	93%	33620	61%	**82	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	29950	54%	**12	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	89%	33605	61%	**03	91%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	44251	80%	**77	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	37536	68%	**31	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	92%	37681	68%	**22	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	29312	53%	**43	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	82%	24685	45%	**11	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	28877	52%	**44	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	91%	33257	60%	**20	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	35462	64%	**10	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	82%	32576	59%	**03	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28282	51%	**30	93%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	38754	70%	**18	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	38479	70%	**69	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	32576	59%	**48	98%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27224	49%	**13	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	85%	22916	42%	**28	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	82%	26440	48%	**16	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	83%	33518	61%	**20	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	84%	27064	49%	**56	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	82%	31821	58%	**10	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	84%	35897	65%	**92	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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