Load data for .223 Rem. + .224 | 70gr | Berger VLD Target

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Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 70gr \| Berger VLD Target
Manufacturer SKU:	22418
Bullet Weight:	70gr \| 4.5g
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_B895_C135
Last updated:	2026-02-20
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:9 - 1:7

Load data for 118 loads in caliber .223 Rem. with .224 | 70gr | Berger VLD Target bullet and 59 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 2206H]*	<<locked>>	97%	44773	81%	**23	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	87%	49095	89%	**30	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	90%	49066	89%	**99	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	49400	90%	**62	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	97%	49139	89%	**33	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	93%	48907	89%	**46	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	94%	48892	89%	**72	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	41974	76%	**30	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	44034	80%	**43	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	34563	63%	**72	96%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	43990	80%	**59	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	93%	49182	89%	**72	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	86%	48675	88%	**03	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	48936	89%	**84	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	97%	46064	84%	**85	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	96%	48762	88%	**23	97%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	87%	49487	90%	**94	96%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	96%	49066	89%	**99	99%
Hodgdon H335 👍	<<locked>>	91%	48704	88%	**99	99%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	48602	88%	**87	99%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	44889	81%	**40	94%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	38232	69%	**64	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	92%	48907	89%	**26	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	39653	72%	**64	92%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	97%	47427	86%	**46	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	92%	48950	89%	**56	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	94%	48892	89%	**72	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	40973	74%	**87	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	46485	84%	**71	94%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	38043	69%	**89	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	49545	90%	**59	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	97%	43497	79%	**77	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	42322	77%	**84	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	46064	84%	**46	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	95%	49400	90%	**43	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	30821	56%	**13	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	48921	89%	**76	98%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	47239	86%	**43	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	40756	74%	**21	94%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	49255	89%	**80	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	90%	49008	89%	**92	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	42714	78%	**71	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	46282	84%	**61	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	36970	67%	**07	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	40973	74%	**87	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	38043	69%	**89	93%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	91%	48530	88%	**20	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	95%	48689	88%	**89	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	45179	82%	**67	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	44469	81%	**87	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	89%	48747	88%	**71	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	95%	49429	90%	**23	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	42395	77%	**15	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	32053	58%	**77	97%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	39958	73%	**18	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	96%	48530	88%	**76	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	39624	72%	**38	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	96%	48399	88%	**22	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	93%	48863	89%	**99	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	90%	35694	65%	**39	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39885	72%	**82	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	35665	65%	**49	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	30574	55%	**02	97%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	93%	42699	77%	**21	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	82%	33257	60%	**48	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	31082	56%	**15	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	24453	44%	**26	94%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	83%	27064	49%	**65	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	86%	23714	43%	**87	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26556	48%	**65	98%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	33431	61%	**80	99%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	41481	75%	**89	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36419	66%	**64	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	87%	32285	59%	**93	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	31125	56%	**62	91%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	40857	74%	**39	94%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30458	55%	**21	94%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	34882	63%	**33	95%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	39697	72%	**26	97%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	89%	34214	62%	**20	90%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	23322	42%	**54	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	35650	65%	**87	99%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	93%	35752	65%	**75	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	84%	32024	58%	**25	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	33083	60%	**51	92%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	31082	56%	**15	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	85%	27064	49%	**65	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	89%	36666	67%	**80	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	90%	31154	57%	**31	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	38638	70%	**75	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	87%	31836	58%	**28	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	25962	47%	**03	91%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	89%	36448	66%	**56	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	36869	67%	**10	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	91%	28065	51%	**57	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	32169	58%	**38	92%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	29370	53%	**56	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	88%	31459	57%	**08	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	43091	78%	**95	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	35781	65%	**43	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	92%	36898	67%	**52	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	28674	52%	**93	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	82%	23917	43%	**69	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	27064	49%	**65	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	90%	31154	57%	**31	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	34766	63%	**54	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	82%	30879	56%	**25	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28065	51%	**00	93%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	37333	68%	**43	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	37869	69%	**03	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	31488	57%	**85	98%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	26426	48%	**57	95%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	83%	21350	39%	**56	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	24642	45%	**38	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	83%	31430	57%	**28	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	83%	26266	48%	**06	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	82%	30676	56%	**41	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	84%	35143	64%	**30	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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