Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .223 Rem. with .224 | 62gr | Speer Gold Dot bullet and 48 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.
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Only powders/loads that match the current filter criteria are displayed: max pressure of a load ≤ 90% of max. standardized pressure, fill rate ≥ 80% and propellant combustion ≥ 95%. Use the sliders above the tables to adjust these thresholds.
Charge: Powder weight in grains. Start with the minimum load and work up carefully.
FR (Fill Rate): Case fill as a percentage. Values above 100% mean compressed loads.
MaxP / %: Maximum chamber pressure in bar and as a percentage of the standardized maximum for this caliber.
V(0): Muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) at the standardized barrel length.
z (Powder Burn): Estimated propellant combustion percentage at bullet exit.
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Max Load - Barrel Length: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 1680 | <<locked>> | 84% | 49,603 psi | 90% | 2887 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 98% | 49,269 psi | 90% | 2963 fps | 99.8% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 94% | 48,660 psi | 88% | 2969 fps | 98% |
| Accurate 2495ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 41,191 psi | 75% | 2890 fps | 99.2% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 98% | 48,675 psi | 88% | 3009 fps | 97.6% |
| Accurate 4064ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 38,305 psi | 70% | 2844 fps | 96.5% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 88% | 46,833 psi | 85% | 2841 fps | 98.7% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 88% | 47,311 psi | 86% | 2848 fps | 97.2% |
| ADI AR 2207 | <<locked>> | 88% | 49,458 psi | 90% | 2946 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 90% | 48,196 psi | 88% | 2995 fps | 98.9% |
| Alliant AR-Compᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,081 psi | 89% | 3051 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 92% | 46,920 psi | 85% | 2949 fps | 99.9% |
| Alliant Reloder-7 | <<locked>> | 86% | 48,588 psi | 88% | 2913 fps | 100% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 90% | 48,472 psi | 88% | 2877 fps | 99.2% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 96% | 48,936 psi | 89% | 2927 fps | 96.4% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,763 psi | 90% | 3045 fps | 96.7% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 94% | 49,574 psi | 90% | 3018 fps | 99.1% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 92% | 47,587 psi | 87% | 2979 fps | 98% |
| Hodgdon H4198 | <<locked>> | 86% | 49,081 psi | 89% | 2900 fps | 98.6% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 32,169 psi | 58% | 1854 fps | 100% |
| IMR 3031ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 46,731 psi | 85% | 3031 fps | 99.3% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 92% | 48,776 psi | 89% | 2936 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4227 | <<locked>> | 82% | 49,168 psi | 89% | 2874 fps | 100% |
| Lovex D073.4 | <<locked>> | 88% | 49,197 psi | 89% | 2989 fps | 97.4% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 94% | 48,602 psi | 88% | 2966 fps | 96.7% |
| Lovex D073.6ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 45,774 psi | 83% | 2972 fps | 97% |
| Lovex S053 | <<locked>> | 82% | 47,877 psi | 87% | 2822 fps | 100% |
| Norma 200 | <<locked>> | 88% | 47,543 psi | 86% | 2940 fps | 100% |
| Norma 202ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,543 psi | 86% | 2979 fps | 98% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 31,734 psi | 58% | 1890 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 36 | <<locked>> | 82% | 48,617 psi | 88% | 2900 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 94% | 49,472 psi | 90% | 2989 fps | 97.3% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 98% | 48,820 psi | 89% | 2969 fps | 98% |
| Shooters World AR Plus | <<locked>> | 88% | 49,197 psi | 89% | 2989 fps | 97.4% |
| Shooters World Match Rifleᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 45,774 psi | 83% | 2972 fps | 97% |
| SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2 | <<locked>> | 86% | 49,066 psi | 89% | 2680 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 90% | 48,211 psi | 88% | 2986 fps | 98% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 92% | 48,167 psi | 88% | 2959 fps | 99.4% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 98% | 48,211 psi | 88% | 2890 fps | 97.9% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 41,263 psi | 75% | 2779 fps | 97.6% |
| Somchem S335ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,734 psi | 90% | 2940 fps | 98.9% |
| Vihtavuori N120 | <<locked>> | 88% | 49,530 psi | 90% | 2897 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 94% | 48,240 psi | 88% | 2904 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 98% | 47,282 psi | 86% | 2897 fps | 99.6% |
| Vihtavuori N135ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 42,351 psi | 77% | 2900 fps | 99.3% |
| Vihtavuori N140ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 44,817 psi | 81% | 2900 fps | 97.8% |
| Vihtavuori N540ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 43,337 psi | 79% | 2887 fps | 97% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 98% | 47,427 psi | 86% | 3005 fps | 96.4% |
Start Load - Barrel Length: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 1680 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,989 psi | 78% | 2776 fps | 99.6% |
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 82% | 29,921 psi | 54% | 2562 fps | 95.8% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 88% | 39,334 psi | 72% | 2795 fps | 95.8% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 88% | 27,253 psi | 50% | 2562 fps | 95.3% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 92% | 39,610 psi | 72% | 2838 fps | 95.4% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 98% | 35,752 psi | 65% | 2789 fps | 95.7% |
| Accurate LT-30 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,608 psi | 67% | 2638 fps | 96.5% |
| Accurate LT-32 | <<locked>> | 82% | 39,450 psi | 72% | 2694 fps | 95.1% |
| ADI AR 2207 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,711 psi | 70% | 2762 fps | 100% |
| ADI AR 2219 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,084 psi | 62% | 2700 fps | 95.3% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,643 psi | 47% | 2510 fps | 96.5% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,532 psi | 59% | 2651 fps | 97.9% |
| Alliant Reloder-7 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,885 psi | 73% | 2756 fps | 99.6% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 106 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,230 psi | 64% | 2621 fps | 96.5% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 92% | 43,685 psi | 79% | 2828 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 96% | 42,888 psi | 78% | 2920 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 82% | 33,214 psi | 60% | 2677 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 84% | 36,289 psi | 66% | 2749 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon H4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,350 psi | 73% | 2733 fps | 96.9% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 23,467 psi | 43% | 1654 fps | 100% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 88% | 31,691 psi | 58% | 2694 fps | 95.4% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 34,026 psi | 62% | 2644 fps | 98.9% |
| IMR 4227 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,934 psi | 84% | 2822 fps | 100% |
| Lovex D073.4 | <<locked>> | 82% | 39,537 psi | 72% | 2805 fps | 95% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 90% | 41,959 psi | 76% | 2844 fps | 95% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 96% | 39,842 psi | 72% | 2858 fps | 95.5% |
| Lovex S053 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,788 psi | 81% | 2772 fps | 100% |
| Norma 200 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,463 psi | 66% | 2726 fps | 99.3% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 92% | 36,912 psi | 67% | 2769 fps | 95.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 23,685 psi | 43% | 1703 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 36 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,513 psi | 83% | 2848 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 88% | 40,698 psi | 74% | 2822 fps | 95.1% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 90% | 38,247 psi | 70% | 2762 fps | 95.4% |
| Shooters World AR Plus | <<locked>> | 82% | 39,537 psi | 72% | 2805 fps | 95% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 96% | 39,842 psi | 72% | 2858 fps | 95.5% |
| SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,292 psi | 75% | 2566 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 10 | <<locked>> | 82% | 36,782 psi | 67% | 2756 fps | 95% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,895 psi | 60% | 2644 fps | 96% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 90% | 37,333 psi | 68% | 2684 fps | 95.2% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 94% | 34,287 psi | 62% | 2628 fps | 95.5% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 88% | 34,301 psi | 62% | 2638 fps | 95.4% |
| Vihtavuori N120 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,827 psi | 71% | 2720 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 31,183 psi | 57% | 2556 fps | 97.2% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 82% | 28,964 psi | 53% | 2503 fps | 95.1% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 88% | 28,964 psi | 53% | 2589 fps | 95.6% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 92% | 34,954 psi | 64% | 2697 fps | 95% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 96% | 38,087 psi | 69% | 2779 fps | 95.5% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 96% | 44,425 psi | 81% | 2949 fps | 95.6% |
ᴾ possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.
This overview compares 82 powders for .223 Rem. loaded with the .224 | 62gr | Speer Gold Dot. Alliant Power Pro 1200-R delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 3,071 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,854 fps to 3,071 fps. Accurate 2495 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 82 of the 82 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (379 MPa), the top charges use 58–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 62.0 gr projectile in 0.224" calls for a 1:11.0 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, ADI AR 2206H reach 100 % fill or more at maximum charge, so these are compressed loads: they need a long drop tube to seat cleanly and react sensitively to the case capacity of your own brass lot. As outliers, Accurate 2200, Accurate 2230, ADI AR 2206H burn incompletely and react more sensitively to barrel length and temperature. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.