Load data for .224 Valkyrie + .224 | 55gr | Hornady GMX

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 55gr \| Hornady GMX
Manufacturer SKU:	22273
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.822" \| 20.9mm
Caliber:	.224 Valkyrie load data
Case Length (l3):	1.600" \| 40.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.196" \| 5.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.136" \| 3.5mm
Case Capacity:	32.8 Grains of Water \| 2.13 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	54969 psi \| 3790 bar
LID:	LID_B2516_C149
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:9

Load data for 116 loads in caliber .224 Valkyrie with .224 | 55gr | Hornady GMX bullet and 58 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	96%	46238	84%	**35	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	86%	48501	88%	**25	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	89%	49153	89%	**14	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	95%	49400	90%	**61	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	92%	49298	90%	**38	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	92%	48631	88%	**58	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	43888	80%	**45	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	47152	86%	**78	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	36129	66%	**61	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	46818	85%	**04	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	91%	48805	89%	**78	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	85%	48588	88%	**02	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	88%	47848	87%	**50	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	97%	48283	88%	**07	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	94%	48631	88%	**12	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	85%	48892	89%	**69	95%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	94%	48298	88%	**94	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	89%	47921	87%	**71	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	86%	48457	88%	**79	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	30951	56%	**31	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	39421	72%	**59	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	91%	49081	89%	**35	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	96%	49124	89%	**68	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	49226	90%	**48	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	92%	47950	87%	**41	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	43627	79%	**09	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	48820	89%	**99	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	40393	73%	**91	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	87%	49313	90%	**58	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	44846	82%	**79	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	44570	81%	**12	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	48124	88%	**68	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	92%	48037	87%	**09	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	30734	56%	**77	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	48646	88%	**68	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	96%	38711	70%	**14	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	47964	87%	**41	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	42699	78%	**20	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	84%	47993	87%	**43	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	88%	48254	88%	**71	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	44976	82%	**96	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	48849	89%	**89	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	39102	71%	**02	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	43627	79%	**09	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	40393	73%	**91	93%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	90%	49400	90%	**22	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	47950	87%	**61	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	46543	85%	**66	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	46572	85%	**99	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	88%	49052	89%	**79	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	94%	49037	89%	**12	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	43714	80%	**14	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	33431	61%	**56	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	42003	76%	**23	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	94%	48080	87%	**64	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	42163	77%	**56	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	48399	88%	**17	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	92%	48196	88%	**81	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	92%	40190	73%	**00	91%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	41974	76%	**97	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	36941	67%	**31	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31850	58%	**67	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	37043	67%	**69	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	32909	60%	**90	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	25628	47%	**56	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	30240	55%	**64	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	26977	49%	**82	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28123	51%	**31	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35172	64%	**79	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	43613	79%	**10	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	38159	69%	**43	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	35288	64%	**05	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	33663	61%	**54	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	42888	78%	**38	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	31386	57%	**74	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	36347	66%	**12	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	40785	74%	**15	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	80%	24091	44%	**54	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	82%	25628	47%	**36	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	36709	67%	**76	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	34853	63%	**36	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	34214	62%	**13	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	32358	59%	**67	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	86%	30240	55%	**64	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	39827	72%	**95	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	35273	64%	**63	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	39726	72%	**64	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	89%	35056	64%	**46	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	28123	51%	**79	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	40814	74%	**07	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	40785	74%	**38	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	80%	24047	44%	**96	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	34229	62%	**20	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	93%	34679	63%	**02	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	30821	56%	**18	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	34490	63%	**17	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	44469	81%	**84	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	37956	69%	**45	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	40509	74%	**94	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	29602	54%	**30	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	83%	25614	47%	**12	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	30240	55%	**64	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	35273	64%	**63	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	37188	68%	**53	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	83%	33982	62%	**30	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28848	52%	**26	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	40553	74%	**74	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	39465	72%	**05	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33315	61%	**64	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27557	50%	**00	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	85%	23351	42%	**12	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	83%	27731	50%	**36	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	84%	34766	63%	**53	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	85%	28877	53%	**85	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	83%	33141	60%	**36	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	37811	69%	**48	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.