Load data for .223 Rem. + .224 | 53gr | Barnes XLC S

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Bullet:	.224 \| 53gr \| Barnes XLC S
Manufacturer SKU:	22455
Bullet Weight:	53gr \| 3.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	.223 Rem. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.759" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Case Capacity:	30.0 Grains of Water \| 1.95 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55000 psi \| 3792 bar
LID:	LID_B463_C135
Last updated:	2026-04-23

Load data for 98 loads in caliber .223 Rem. with .224 | 53gr | Barnes XLC S bullet and 49 powder(s). The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads, >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.
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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	87%	47921	87%	**20	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	92%	49530	90%	**96	98%
[ADI Benchmark 8208]*	<<locked>>	96%	45063	82%	**58	92%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	96%	48443	88%	**30	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	94%	48762	88%	**00	92%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	94%	48153	87%	**17	94%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	40828	74%	**71	98%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	96%	42873	78%	**68	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	33924	62%	**94	93%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	43004	78%	**20	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	94%	49342	90%	**69	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	86%	48211	87%	**87	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	47950	87%	**31	98%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	96%	48936	89%	**84	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	47543	86%	**59	97%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	48269	88%	**66	96%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	89%	49095	89%	**74	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	30545	55%	**55	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	37449	68%	**89	95%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	93%	49414	90%	**36	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	45063	82%	**58	92%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	92%	48240	88%	**07	94%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	95%	48950	89%	**27	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	97%	40408	73%	**18	93%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	84%	49356	90%	**41	100%
Norma 200 👍	<<locked>>	89%	48298	88%	**33	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	41959	76%	**99	91%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	41597	75%	**28	95%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	95%	49342	90%	**91	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	30574	55%	**01	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	48486	88%	**40	95%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	46543	84%	**91	96%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	87%	49298	89%	**81	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	90%	48008	87%	**46	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	45948	83%	**15	96%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	97%	37289	68%	**41	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	97%	40408	73%	**18	93%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	47906	87%	**61	92%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	96%	48950	89%	**53	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	43439	79%	**92	96%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	87%	48008	87%	**64	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	96%	49458	90%	**00	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	44991	82%	**22	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	35824	65%	**00	95%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	96%	38624	70%	**30	94%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	97%	46615	85%	**77	93%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	97%	39175	71%	**53	94%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	96%	47630	86%	**66	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	94%	48370	88%	**46	92%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39334	71%	**56	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	35186	64%	**74	93%
[ADI Benchmark 8208]*	<<locked>>	92%	40292	73%	**56	90%
[Accurate 2015]*	<<locked>>	81%	30589	56%	**23	94%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	89%	41785	76%	**56	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	85%	35563	65%	**48	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	25251	46%	**51	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	89%	33721	61%	**61	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	92%	30385	55%	**85	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	27398	50%	**87	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	33286	60%	**25	96%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	41785	76%	**63	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36143	66%	**89	95%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	87%	37884	69%	**54	90%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30226	55%	**30	91%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	34693	63%	**48	92%
[Hodgdon H4198]*	<<locked>>	81%	38943	71%	**58	94%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24439	44%	**04	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	87%	28819	52%	**36	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	34751	63%	**22	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	92%	40292	73%	**56	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	84%	36651	66%	**61	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	85%	36318	66%	**64	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	91%	33069	60%	**44	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	45701	83%	**79	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	38377	70%	**30	98%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	94%	39030	71%	**23	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	87%	32039	58%	**85	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	93%	45977	83%	**31	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24555	45%	**47	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	83%	34621	63%	**25	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	83%	32358	59%	**53	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42177	77%	**69	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	35592	65%	**74	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	84%	31227	57%	**74	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	89%	29646	54%	**31	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	91%	33069	60%	**44	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	41075	75%	**23	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	89%	39088	71%	**49	91%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	82%	29080	53%	**28	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	39233	71%	**10	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	32634	59%	**36	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	28384	51%	**18	92%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	86%	26716	48%	**31	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	88%	31096	56%	**23	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	92%	39784	72%	**43	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	91%	32779	59%	**85	91%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	89%	38276	69%	**53	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	91%	43163	78%	**35	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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