Load data for .223 Rem. + .224 | 55gr | Sierra SP SemiSp

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2207, Alliant Reloder-10x, Alliant Reloder-7, IMR 4198, Norma 200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 55gr \| Sierra SP SemiSp
Manufacturer SKU:	1350
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.690" \| 17.5mm
Caliber:	.223 Rem. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.759" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.223" \| 5.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.223" \| 5.7mm
Case Capacity:	28.8 Grains of Water \| 1.87 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B5746_C135
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 98 loads in caliber .223 Rem. with .224 | 55gr | Sierra SP SemiSp bullet and 49 powders such as ADI AR 2207, Alliant Reloder-10x, Alliant Reloder-7, IMR 4198, Norma 200. 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>>	90%	49124	89%	**97	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	93%	49284	89%	**53	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	97%	45498	83%	**48	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	96%	49182	89%	**71	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	96%	47718	87%	**74	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	36463	66%	**56	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	97%	39914	72%	**86	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	96%	39668	72%	**18	99%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	95%	48138	87%	**20	100%
Alliant Reloder-7 👍	<<locked>>	89%	48457	88%	**58	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	92%	48762	88%	**12	98%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	97%	46441	84%	**05	94%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	89%	49342	90%	**09	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	97%	45556	83%	**77	97%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	93%	49298	89%	**43	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	91%	49124	89%	**35	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	29428	53%	**06	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	96%	33388	61%	**61	94%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	95%	48965	89%	**87	100%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	84%	48718	88%	**15	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	42743	78%	**76	92%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	95%	49472	90%	**91	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	96%	47718	87%	**74	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	96%	35926	65%	**87	92%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	85%	48646	88%	**89	100%
Norma 200 👍	<<locked>>	91%	48211	87%	**00	100%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	97%	38986	71%	**36	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	96%	48109	87%	**31	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	29240	53%	**49	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	85%	49545	90%	**68	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	96%	47935	87%	**94	95%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	42859	78%	**92	95%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	87%	47950	87%	**15	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	93%	48704	88%	**30	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	41655	76%	**94	95%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	96%	33301	60%	**17	93%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	96%	35926	65%	**87	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	93%	47688	87%	**22	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	96%	45629	83%	**54	93%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	40843	74%	**07	96%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	92%	47674	87%	**22	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	96%	45513	83%	**95	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	38116	69%	**61	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	97%	28601	52%	**71	92%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	96%	36027	65%	**41	93%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	96%	44643	81%	**35	93%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	96%	35288	64%	**41	92%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	96%	44657	81%	**71	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	95%	48225	88%	**04	92%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	36376	66%	**61	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	32634	59%	**79	93%
[Accurate 2015]*	<<locked>>	81%	27456	50%	**21	93%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	91%	41292	75%	**23	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	88%	35868	65%	**31	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	85%	24178	44%	**02	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	91%	32242	59%	**92	90%
[Alliant AR-Comp]*	<<locked>>	81%	24265	44%	**62	93%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	30226	55%	**20	96%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	37826	69%	**51	98%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 106]*	<<locked>>	81%	33388	61%	**90	94%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	89%	36651	67%	**92	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	82%	39001	71%	**08	90%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	82%	28834	52%	**64	90%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	31517	57%	**40	90%
[Hodgdon H4198]*	<<locked>>	81%	36825	67%	**79	94%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	80%	23192	42%	**52	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	89%	27296	50%	**64	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	32518	59%	**33	97%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	81%	44498	81%	**43	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	94%	39508	72%	**07	91%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	86%	35056	64%	**95	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	88%	35868	65%	**31	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	94%	33083	60%	**15	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	42975	78%	**90	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	34519	63%	**18	98%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	89%	30356	55%	**17	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	44251	80%	**63	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23163	42%	**95	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	81%	43801	79%	**63	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	86%	34621	63%	**99	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	86%	31241	57%	**00	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	40495	73%	**03	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	32489	59%	**69	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	87%	30864	56%	**44	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	91%	28311	51%	**72	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	94%	33083	60%	**15	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	88%	40321	73%	**74	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	90%	37304	68%	**84	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	85%	28601	52%	**95	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	33895	62%	**62	100%
[Vihtavuori N130]*	<<locked>>	81%	28776	52%	**12	94%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	24308	44%	**67	90%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	94%	26353	48%	**98	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	91%	30705	56%	**94	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	91%	37695	68%	**87	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	92%	31343	57%	**33	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	90%	36492	66%	**81	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	92%	42714	78%	**95	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.