Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .223 WSSM with .224 | 50gr | Fox Classic Hunter bullet and 85 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are ReloadSwiss RS 60, Alliant Reloder-17 and ReloadSwiss RS 52.
Important Notice: DO NOT go below Minimum Charge or above Maximum Charge. Since we have no control over the equipment and components used, any responsibility and liability for the results achieved is rejected.
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 2015 | <<locked>> | 86% | 55,738 psi | 87% | 3711 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 82% | 54,621 psi | 86% | 3724 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 90% | 54,491 psi | 85% | 3714 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 86% | 56,956 psi | 89% | 3796 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 92% | 54,462 psi | 85% | 3760 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4350ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 55,637 psi | 87% | 3829 fps | 98% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 88% | 55,666 psi | 87% | 3806 fps | 98.9% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 94% | 56,869 psi | 89% | 3796 fps | 98.6% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 86% | 54,404 psi | 85% | 3750 fps | 99.4% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 86% | 54,882 psi | 86% | 3750 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 82% | 55,767 psi | 87% | 3891 fps | 99.2% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 90% | 55,869 psi | 88% | 3930 fps | 98.5% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 94% | 56,797 psi | 89% | 3825 fps | 99.5% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 82% | 55,114 psi | 86% | 3727 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 92% | 57,551 psi | 90% | 3852 fps | 98.8% |
| Alliant Reloder-16ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 53,055 psi | 83% | 3829 fps | 97.9% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 96% | 54,781 psi | 86% | 3885 fps | 99.4% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 88% | 55,811 psi | 87% | 3802 fps | 98.1% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 94% | 57,667 psi | 90% | 3842 fps | 99.7% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 86% | 56,260 psi | 88% | 3743 fps | 99.8% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 86% | 54,201 psi | 85% | 3773 fps | 99.7% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 84% | 56,246 psi | 88% | 3898 fps | 98.6% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 82% | 54,897 psi | 86% | 3770 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 82% | 56,434 psi | 88% | 3786 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 92% | 54,911 psi | 86% | 3776 fps | 97.3% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 88% | 56,202 psi | 88% | 3822 fps | 99.3% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 49,182 psi | 77% | 3675 fps | 98.4% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 90% | 55,898 psi | 88% | 3848 fps | 99.5% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,708 psi | 54% | 2480 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 88% | 53,853 psi | 84% | 3753 fps | 99% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 88% | 55,390 psi | 87% | 3816 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 92% | 56,202 psi | 88% | 3780 fps | 98.6% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 82% | 55,143 psi | 86% | 3694 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4831ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 52,170 psi | 82% | 3740 fps | 97.5% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 90% | 54,998 psi | 86% | 3819 fps | 98.8% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 86% | 54,404 psi | 85% | 3750 fps | 99.4% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 82% | 54,331 psi | 85% | 3724 fps | 99.8% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 88% | 55,114 psi | 86% | 3770 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 88% | 54,969 psi | 86% | 3720 fps | 98.8% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 92% | 55,869 psi | 88% | 3780 fps | 99.6% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 98% | 55,463 psi | 87% | 3747 fps | 96.6% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 90% | 57,638 psi | 90% | 3809 fps | 99.7% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 88% | 54,694 psi | 86% | 3753 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 92% | 56,652 psi | 89% | 3835 fps | 99.1% |
| Norma URPᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 54,317 psi | 85% | 3809 fps | 97.7% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 90% | 53,838 psi | 84% | 3783 fps | 98.6% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 86% | 55,303 psi | 87% | 3747 fps | 96.8% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 86% | 54,723 psi | 86% | 3773 fps | 98.7% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 84% | 55,550 psi | 87% | 3740 fps | 98.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,998 psi | 55% | 2536 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 84% | 57,363 psi | 90% | 3802 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 88% | 53,896 psi | 84% | 3852 fps | 98.1% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 94% | 54,331 psi | 85% | 3901 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 55,550 psi | 87% | 3842 fps | 97.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 55,535 psi | 87% | 3875 fps | 97.4% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 86% | 54,549 psi | 85% | 3737 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 90% | 54,549 psi | 85% | 3737 fps | 99.5% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 96% | 57,479 psi | 90% | 3829 fps | 99.5% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 98% | 55,463 psi | 87% | 3747 fps | 96.6% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 88% | 55,114 psi | 86% | 3770 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 92% | 55,869 psi | 88% | 3780 fps | 99.6% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 82% | 57,116 psi | 90% | 3760 fps | 99.5% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 94% | 56,043 psi | 88% | 3832 fps | 98.9% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 82% | 56,159 psi | 88% | 3763 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,493 psi | 90% | 3793 fps | 97.7% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 88% | 54,099 psi | 85% | 3753 fps | 98.7% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 88% | 55,680 psi | 87% | 3691 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 94% | 56,275 psi | 88% | 3678 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 84% | 56,101 psi | 88% | 3786 fps | 99.7% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 88% | 54,781 psi | 86% | 3675 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 88% | 56,956 psi | 89% | 3783 fps | 99% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 96% | 57,682 psi | 90% | 3825 fps | 99.4% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 48,791 psi | 76% | 3740 fps | 99.4% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 84% | 55,085 psi | 86% | 3661 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 88% | 55,840 psi | 88% | 3678 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 92% | 57,682 psi | 90% | 3773 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 90% | 55,216 psi | 87% | 3720 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 96% | 55,970 psi | 88% | 3740 fps | 99.8% |
| Vihtavuori N160ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 57,522 psi | 90% | 3819 fps | 98.2% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 86% | 55,245 psi | 87% | 3757 fps | 99.6% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 92% | 57,566 psi | 90% | 3773 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N550ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 56,565 psi | 89% | 3816 fps | 97.9% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 98% | 54,491 psi | 85% | 3720 fps | 99.4% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 86% | 54,998 psi | 86% | 3802 fps | 99.9% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 88% | 54,012 psi | 85% | 3760 fps | 99.1% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
Start Load - Barrel Length: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,803 psi | 72% | 3524 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 80% | 50,821 psi | 80% | 3652 fps | 99.9% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,087 psi | 60% | 3376 fps | 99.9% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,730 psi | 72% | 3576 fps | 99.3% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,969 psi | 56% | 3340 fps | 98.1% |
| Accurate 4350 | <<locked>> | 94% | 44,251 psi | 69% | 3586 fps | 95.2% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,569 psi | 67% | 3514 fps | 96% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 86% | 43,859 psi | 69% | 3517 fps | 95.7% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,686 psi | 70% | 3543 fps | 97.9% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,208 psi | 69% | 3556 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 80% | 52,170 psi | 82% | 3819 fps | 98.7% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 84% | 44,947 psi | 70% | 3675 fps | 95.7% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 82% | 37,942 psi | 59% | 3396 fps | 95.5% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 51,634 psi | 81% | 3665 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 84% | 43,918 psi | 69% | 3560 fps | 95.9% |
| Alliant Reloder-16 | <<locked>> | 94% | 43,424 psi | 68% | 3599 fps | 95.1% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | 43.8 gr | 88% | 40,901 psi | 64% | 3556 fps | 96.1% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 82% | 45,266 psi | 71% | 3576 fps | 95.7% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 82% | 37,405 psi | 59% | 3383 fps | 95.5% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,412 psi | 73% | 3543 fps | 98.7% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,424 psi | 68% | 3540 fps | 98.1% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,240 psi | 76% | 3724 fps | 97% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 80% | 51,053 psi | 80% | 3698 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 52,634 psi | 82% | 3717 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 88% | 47,892 psi | 75% | 3629 fps | 95.7% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,917 psi | 67% | 3530 fps | 96.7% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 94% | 39,842 psi | 62% | 3451 fps | 95.8% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,073 psi | 61% | 3465 fps | 96.1% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,643 psi | 40% | 2231 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,075 psi | 64% | 3465 fps | 96.2% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,119 psi | 66% | 3547 fps | 99.9% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 84% | 43,163 psi | 68% | 3497 fps | 95.8% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 51,648 psi | 81% | 3635 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4831 | <<locked>> | 96% | 45,629 psi | 72% | 3596 fps | 95.8% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 82% | 41,858 psi | 66% | 3524 fps | 95.9% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,686 psi | 70% | 3543 fps | 97.9% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 50,575 psi | 79% | 3652 fps | 99.5% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,336 psi | 65% | 3481 fps | 98.6% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,554 psi | 67% | 3445 fps | 96.2% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,376 psi | 59% | 3356 fps | 95.9% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,083 psi | 82% | 3681 fps | 95.9% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,249 psi | 65% | 3451 fps | 97.1% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,611 psi | 65% | 3474 fps | 99.1% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 82% | 40,190 psi | 63% | 3465 fps | 95.3% |
| Norma URP | <<locked>> | 94% | 44,135 psi | 69% | 3583 fps | 95% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 82% | 40,045 psi | 63% | 3465 fps | 95% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 82% | 48,283 psi | 76% | 3599 fps | 95% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,382 psi | 70% | 3553 fps | 96.6% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,472 psi | 76% | 3596 fps | 97.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,715 psi | 40% | 2277 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 80% | 50,169 psi | 79% | 3665 fps | 99.6% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | 40.2 gr | 82% | 43,236 psi | 68% | 3609 fps | 95.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | 39.8 gr | 80% | 32,692 psi | 51% | 3317 fps | 95% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62 | <<locked>> | 96% | 47,761 psi | 75% | 3681 fps | 96% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70 | <<locked>> | 96% | 48,051 psi | 75% | 3707 fps | 95.3% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,092 psi | 71% | 3540 fps | 99.4% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,218 psi | 61% | 3386 fps | 96.4% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 84% | 37,579 psi | 59% | 3379 fps | 95.2% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 96% | 52,083 psi | 82% | 3681 fps | 95.9% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,336 psi | 65% | 3481 fps | 98.6% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,376 psi | 59% | 3356 fps | 95.9% |
| Shooters World Tactical Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 53,200 psi | 83% | 3684 fps | 99.1% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 86% | 42,032 psi | 66% | 3524 fps | 95.8% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 52,576 psi | 82% | 3701 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 82% | 46,050 psi | 72% | 3550 fps | 95% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,162 psi | 65% | 3461 fps | 95.6% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,830 psi | 67% | 3432 fps | 99.3% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,433 psi | 56% | 3238 fps | 98.6% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,443 psi | 76% | 3635 fps | 98.9% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,351 psi | 66% | 3422 fps | 99.6% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,612 psi | 67% | 3478 fps | 96% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 84% | 38,595 psi | 60% | 3399 fps | 95.3% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 90% | 34,272 psi | 54% | 3353 fps | 95.1% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,515 psi | 76% | 3540 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,120 psi | 68% | 3438 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,493 psi | 60% | 3392 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,378 psi | 62% | 3389 fps | 99% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 82% | 34,389 psi | 54% | 3248 fps | 95.4% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 94% | 46,427 psi | 73% | 3596 fps | 95.7% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,759 psi | 70% | 3533 fps | 98% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,232 psi | 60% | 3363 fps | 98.3% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 94% | 45,905 psi | 72% | 3593 fps | 95.4% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 88% | 38,145 psi | 60% | 3343 fps | 95.5% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,208 psi | 69% | 3576 fps | 98.5% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,582 psi | 64% | 3458 fps | 96.2% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
ᴾ possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.
This overview compares 85 powders for .223 WSSM loaded with the .224 | 50gr | Fox Classic Hunter. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 3,930 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 2,480 fps to 3,930 fps. Accurate 4350 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 85 of the 85 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (440 MPa), the top charges use 54–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 50.0 gr projectile in 0.224" calls for a 1:10.0 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Accurate 4350, Alliant Reloder-16, Hodgdon Hybrid 100V 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. ReloadSwiss RS 60, Alliant Reloder-17, ReloadSwiss RS 52 rank at the top here: for .223 WSSM with the .224 | 50gr | Fox Classic Hunter they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.