Load data for .224 Valkyrie + .224 | 53gr | Hornady V-MAX

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 53gr \| Hornady V-MAX
Manufacturer SKU:	22265
Bullet Weight:	53gr \| 3.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.829" \| 21.1mm
Caliber:	.224 Valkyrie load data
Case Length (l3):	1.600" \| 40.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.203" \| 5.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.143" \| 3.6mm
Case Capacity:	32.8 Grains of Water \| 2.13 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	54969 psi \| 3790 bar
LID:	LID_B2514_C149
Last updated:	Mon Jul 14 2025 12:13:22 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:8

Load data for 104 loads in caliber .224 Valkyrie with .224 | 53gr | Hornady V-MAX bullet and 52 powders such as Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	87%	48878	89%	**94	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	89%	47645	87%	**30	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	49458	90%	**10	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	92%	48008	87%	**58	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	93%	48892	89%	**07	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	41945	76%	**61	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	44599	81%	**74	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	34534	63%	**61	94%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	44440	81%	**17	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	93%	49095	89%	**30	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	85%	47950	87%	**48	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	48486	88%	**09	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	97%	46949	85%	**23	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	49284	90%	**61	95%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	86%	48704	89%	**12	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	48689	89%	**43	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	90%	48501	88%	**33	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	49240	90%	**38	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	30705	56%	**67	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	38130	69%	**82	97%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	92%	49385	90%	**97	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	46920	85%	**64	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	47703	87%	**71	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	93%	47964	87%	**84	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	42279	77%	**22	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	46746	85%	**96	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	49327	90%	**10	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	43700	80%	**96	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	43366	79%	**28	96%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	45934	84%	**71	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	94%	49226	90%	**68	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	30487	55%	**06	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	93%	47805	87%	**97	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	46775	85%	**64	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	41365	75%	**33	92%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	86%	49284	90%	**18	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	90%	49414	90%	**46	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	47239	86%	**05	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	37985	69%	**18	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	42279	77%	**22	95%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	90%	47979	87%	**35	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	94%	48080	87%	**14	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	45208	82%	**82	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	89%	48515	88%	**28	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	95%	49356	90%	**61	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	42598	77%	**40	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	31633	58%	**49	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	39972	73%	**27	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	95%	48312	88%	**07	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	39610	72%	**43	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	95%	48501	88%	**66	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	93%	49371	90%	**40	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	40886	74%	**30	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	35824	65%	**45	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	30647	56%	**77	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	86%	38464	70%	**58	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	83%	33997	62%	**59	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	24424	44%	**56	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	86%	30632	56%	**27	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	90%	27702	50%	**58	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26643	48%	**22	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	33910	62%	**92	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	41611	76%	**14	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	37115	68%	**63	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	90%	36593	67%	**87	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	84%	34925	64%	**33	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	41075	75%	**45	92%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30443	55%	**84	92%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	35230	64%	**25	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	39740	72%	**35	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	23888	43%	**86	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	85%	26614	48%	**15	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	35853	65%	**02	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	88%	36695	67%	**28	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	82%	34374	63%	**63	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	83%	33431	61%	**49	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	88%	31488	57%	**49	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	40973	75%	**64	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	38508	70%	**84	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	91%	36564	67%	**22	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	84%	29211	53%	**54	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	93%	41626	76%	**66	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	89%	41669	76%	**10	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23844	43%	**32	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	32532	59%	**20	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	29733	54%	**28	90%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	92%	35955	65%	**05	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42815	78%	**07	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	36085	66%	**45	94%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	82%	29588	54%	**76	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	86%	26731	49%	**87	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	88%	31488	57%	**49	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	38696	70%	**28	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	85%	35157	64%	**15	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	27818	51%	**33	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	37666	69%	**15	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	32169	59%	**77	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	26614	48%	**10	92%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	88%	24656	45%	**07	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	85%	28181	51%	**92	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	86%	36085	66%	**31	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	88%	29994	55%	**67	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	85%	34243	62%	**18	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	88%	39987	73%	**40	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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