Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .223 WSSM with .224 | 53gr | Winchester Hollow Point bullet and 88 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR, ReloadSwiss RS 60 and Alliant Reloder-17.
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>> | 84% | 54,433 psi | 85% | 3596 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 82% | 56,826 psi | 89% | 3675 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 90% | 57,290 psi | 90% | 3671 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 84% | 55,216 psi | 87% | 3681 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 92% | 57,246 psi | 90% | 3717 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4350 | <<locked>> | 98% | 53,925 psi | 85% | 3717 fps | 98% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,217 psi | 90% | 3750 fps | 99.3% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 92% | 54,882 psi | 86% | 3678 fps | 98.6% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 86% | 56,188 psi | 88% | 3698 fps | 99.7% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 86% | 56,898 psi | 89% | 3688 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 82% | 57,667 psi | 90% | 3839 fps | 99.6% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 88% | 53,751 psi | 84% | 3802 fps | 98.4% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 92% | 55,056 psi | 86% | 3707 fps | 99.5% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 82% | 57,101 psi | 89% | 3668 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 90% | 55,738 psi | 87% | 3734 fps | 98.8% |
| Alliant Reloder-16ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 54,940 psi | 86% | 3789 fps | 98.5% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 96% | 56,536 psi | 89% | 3842 fps | 99.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-23ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 39,407 psi | 62% | 3419 fps | 96.1% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,624 psi | 90% | 3757 fps | 98.7% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 92% | 56,101 psi | 88% | 3730 fps | 99.7% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 84% | 54,433 psi | 85% | 3625 fps | 99.8% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 86% | 56,043 psi | 88% | 3724 fps | 99.9% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 82% | 54,012 psi | 85% | 3766 fps | 98.5% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 82% | 56,594 psi | 89% | 3711 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 92% | 56,942 psi | 89% | 3734 fps | 98% |
| Hodgdon H414 | <<locked>> | 98% | 57,072 psi | 89% | 3780 fps | 96.1% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 86% | 54,288 psi | 85% | 3701 fps | 99.3% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 51,155 psi | 80% | 3635 fps | 99% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 88% | 54,186 psi | 85% | 3730 fps | 99.5% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 34,954 psi | 55% | 2408 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 88% | 55,680 psi | 87% | 3704 fps | 99.4% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 86% | 54,157 psi | 85% | 3704 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 90% | 54,244 psi | 85% | 3661 fps | 98.6% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 82% | 56,652 psi | 89% | 3625 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4831ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 54,404 psi | 85% | 3704 fps | 98.2% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 90% | 57,145 psi | 90% | 3776 fps | 99.3% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 86% | 56,188 psi | 88% | 3698 fps | 99.7% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 82% | 56,608 psi | 89% | 3678 fps | 100% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,551 psi | 90% | 3727 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 88% | 56,637 psi | 89% | 3668 fps | 99.3% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 92% | 57,624 psi | 90% | 3724 fps | 99.9% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 98% | 57,450 psi | 90% | 3707 fps | 97.4% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 88% | 55,796 psi | 87% | 3684 fps | 99.7% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 88% | 56,681 psi | 89% | 3701 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 90% | 54,955 psi | 86% | 3717 fps | 99.1% |
| Norma URPᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 56,507 psi | 89% | 3770 fps | 98.4% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 90% | 55,854 psi | 88% | 3737 fps | 99.1% |
| Ramshot Hunterᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 55,550 psi | 87% | 3750 fps | 96.7% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 86% | 56,942 psi | 89% | 3698 fps | 97.5% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 86% | 56,449 psi | 88% | 3727 fps | 99.2% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 84% | 57,421 psi | 90% | 3691 fps | 99.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 35,346 psi | 55% | 2464 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 82% | 55,535 psi | 87% | 3684 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 50 | <<locked>> | 92% | 57,334 psi | 90% | 3704 fps | 96.7% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 88% | 56,159 psi | 88% | 3812 fps | 98.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 94% | 56,434 psi | 88% | 3855 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62 | <<locked>> | 98% | 53,592 psi | 84% | 3730 fps | 97.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 57,464 psi | 90% | 3835 fps | 98.1% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 86% | 56,608 psi | 89% | 3684 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 90% | 56,666 psi | 89% | 3691 fps | 99.8% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 94% | 55,506 psi | 87% | 3707 fps | 99.5% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 98% | 57,450 psi | 90% | 3707 fps | 97.4% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,551 psi | 90% | 3727 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 92% | 57,624 psi | 90% | 3724 fps | 99.9% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 94% | 57,653 psi | 90% | 3780 fps | 99.3% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 86% | 55,390 psi | 87% | 3671 fps | 97.6% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 88% | 56,101 psi | 88% | 3711 fps | 99.2% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,319 psi | 90% | 3632 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 94% | 57,725 psi | 90% | 3615 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 82% | 53,925 psi | 85% | 3661 fps | 99.7% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 88% | 56,695 psi | 89% | 3619 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 86% | 54,781 psi | 86% | 3658 fps | 99% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 94% | 56,043 psi | 88% | 3711 fps | 99.4% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,662 psi | 79% | 3701 fps | 99.7% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 84% | 56,985 psi | 89% | 3599 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 88% | 57,464 psi | 90% | 3615 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 90% | 56,072 psi | 88% | 3655 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 90% | 57,246 psi | 90% | 3668 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 94% | 53,838 psi | 84% | 3622 fps | 99.8% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 98% | 55,506 psi | 87% | 3704 fps | 98.1% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 86% | 56,724 psi | 89% | 3698 fps | 99.8% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 90% | 55,825 psi | 87% | 3658 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 98% | 54,795 psi | 86% | 3707 fps | 97.9% |
| Vihtavuori N555ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 43,134 psi | 68% | 3524 fps | 96.2% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 98% | 56,275 psi | 88% | 3675 fps | 99.7% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 86% | 57,101 psi | 89% | 3757 fps | 100% |
| Winchester 760 | <<locked>> | 98% | 57,072 psi | 89% | 3780 fps | 96.1% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 88% | 56,246 psi | 88% | 3720 fps | 99.5% |
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% | 47,790 psi | 75% | 3478 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2460 | <<locked>> | 80% | 52,924 psi | 83% | 3606 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,625 psi | 64% | 3353 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,761 psi | 75% | 3537 fps | 99.7% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,334 psi | 60% | 3327 fps | 99% |
| Accurate 4350 | <<locked>> | 92% | 43,294 psi | 68% | 3491 fps | 95.4% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,121 psi | 69% | 3471 fps | 96.9% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 84% | 42,583 psi | 67% | 3406 fps | 95.8% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,166 psi | 72% | 3494 fps | 98.5% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,282 psi | 73% | 3507 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 1200-R | <<locked>> | 80% | 53,998 psi | 85% | 3766 fps | 99.2% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | 40.5 gr | 82% | 43,250 psi | 68% | 3553 fps | 95.6% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,072 psi | 58% | 3294 fps | 95.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-10x | <<locked>> | 80% | 53,505 psi | 84% | 3609 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,856 psi | 62% | 3373 fps | 95% |
| Alliant Reloder-16 | <<locked>> | 92% | 42,482 psi | 67% | 3501 fps | 95.2% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | 40.9 gr | 84% | 37,130 psi | 58% | 3373 fps | 95.1% |
| Alliant Reloder-23 | <<locked>> | 98% | 36,956 psi | 58% | 3346 fps | 95% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,555 psi | 68% | 3455 fps | 95.6% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,767 psi | 58% | 3291 fps | 95.8% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 48,095 psi | 75% | 3497 fps | 99.2% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,281 psi | 71% | 3504 fps | 98.8% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 80% | 50,227 psi | 79% | 3691 fps | 97.8% |
| Hodgdon H322 | <<locked>> | 80% | 52,997 psi | 83% | 3645 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 86% | 46,514 psi | 73% | 3517 fps | 95.7% |
| Hodgdon H414 | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,040 psi | 83% | 3701 fps | 95.1% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,556 psi | 70% | 3488 fps | 97.6% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 90% | 36,579 psi | 57% | 3287 fps | 95% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,785 psi | 64% | 3435 fps | 97.1% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 25,991 psi | 41% | 2169 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,772 psi | 67% | 3425 fps | 97.1% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,092 psi | 69% | 3507 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 82% | 41,887 psi | 66% | 3389 fps | 95.8% |
| IMR 4198 | <<locked>> | 80% | 53,432 psi | 84% | 3573 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4831 | <<locked>> | 94% | 44,266 psi | 69% | 3491 fps | 95.8% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,843 psi | 64% | 3415 fps | 96% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,166 psi | 72% | 3494 fps | 98.5% |
| Lovex D073.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 52,721 psi | 83% | 3609 fps | 99.8% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,627 psi | 68% | 3451 fps | 99.2% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,121 psi | 69% | 3406 fps | 97% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,233 psi | 61% | 3327 fps | 97% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 92% | 47,558 psi | 75% | 3504 fps | 95.1% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,221 psi | 68% | 3419 fps | 98% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,482 psi | 68% | 3438 fps | 99.6% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,247 psi | 62% | 3360 fps | 95.5% |
| Norma URP | <<locked>> | 92% | 42,975 psi | 67% | 3481 fps | 95.1% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,943 psi | 61% | 3363 fps | 95.1% |
| Ramshot Hunter | <<locked>> | 98% | 52,112 psi | 82% | 3681 fps | 95.9% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 82% | 49,719 psi | 78% | 3553 fps | 95.9% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,108 psi | 72% | 3514 fps | 97.4% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 50,169 psi | 79% | 3550 fps | 98.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 26,426 psi | 41% | 2221 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 40 | <<locked>> | 80% | 51,764 psi | 81% | 3609 fps | 99.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 50 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,241 psi | 79% | 3563 fps | 95% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,843 psi | 66% | 3497 fps | 95.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | 38.9 gr | 80% | 34,229 psi | 54% | 3301 fps | 96.5% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62 | <<locked>> | 94% | 46,470 psi | 73% | 3579 fps | 96% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70 | <<locked>> | 94% | 46,601 psi | 73% | 3599 fps | 95.4% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,181 psi | 74% | 3501 fps | 99.8% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,147 psi | 64% | 3360 fps | 97.5% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 82% | 36,927 psi | 58% | 3287 fps | 95.4% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 92% | 47,558 psi | 75% | 3504 fps | 95.1% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,627 psi | 68% | 3451 fps | 99.2% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,233 psi | 61% | 3327 fps | 97% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 84% | 40,828 psi | 64% | 3419 fps | 95.9% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,715 psi | 70% | 3445 fps | 95% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,743 psi | 67% | 3425 fps | 96.6% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,469 psi | 70% | 3386 fps | 99.6% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,941 psi | 58% | 3199 fps | 99.2% |
| Somchem S321 | <<locked>> | 80% | 50,299 psi | 79% | 3593 fps | 99.4% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,179 psi | 69% | 3383 fps | 99.9% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,338 psi | 69% | 3442 fps | 97% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 82% | 37,753 psi | 59% | 3301 fps | 95.5% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 88% | 33,605 psi | 53% | 3261 fps | 95.3% |
| Vihtavuori N130 | <<locked>> | 80% | 50,212 psi | 79% | 3484 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,715 psi | 70% | 3386 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,393 psi | 63% | 3356 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,191 psi | 65% | 3353 fps | 99.5% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,649 psi | 53% | 3153 fps | 95.6% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 92% | 45,150 psi | 71% | 3491 fps | 95.8% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,340 psi | 73% | 3491 fps | 98.6% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,827 psi | 62% | 3327 fps | 99% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 92% | 44,527 psi | 70% | 3484 fps | 95.4% |
| Vihtavuori N555 | <<locked>> | 98% | 40,248 psi | 63% | 3448 fps | 95.2% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 86% | 36,999 psi | 58% | 3245 fps | 95.5% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,325 psi | 73% | 3543 fps | 99.2% |
| Winchester 760 | <<locked>> | 96% | 53,417 psi | 84% | 3707 fps | 95.2% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,279 psi | 66% | 3425 fps | 97.1% |
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 88 powders for .223 WSSM loaded with the .224 | 53gr | Winchester Hollow Point. ReloadSwiss RS 60 delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 3,855 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 2,408 fps to 3,855 fps. Alliant Reloder-16 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 88 of the 88 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (440 MPa), the top charges use 55–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 53.0 gr projectile in 0.224" calls for a 1:7.5 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Alliant Reloder-16, Alliant Reloder-23, 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. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR, ReloadSwiss RS 60, Alliant Reloder-17 rank at the top here: for .223 WSSM with the .224 | 53gr | Winchester Hollow Point 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.