Load data for .224 Valkyrie + .224 | 55gr | Sierra HPBT GameKing

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 \| Sierra HPBT GameKing
Manufacturer SKU:	1390
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.715" \| 18.2mm
Caliber:	.224 Valkyrie load data
Case Length (l3):	1.600" \| 40.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.143" \| 54.4mm
Seated Depth:	0.172" \| 4.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Case Capacity:	32.8 Grains of Water \| 2.13 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	54969 psi \| 3790 bar
LID:	LID_B5742_C149
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:12 - 1:10

Load data for 116 loads in caliber .224 Valkyrie with .224 | 55gr | Sierra HPBT GameKing 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%	46021	84%	**32	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	86%	48733	89%	**32	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	88%	48167	88%	**94	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	94%	49008	89%	**58	100%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	92%	49226	90%	**38	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	92%	48559	88%	**58	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	43656	79%	**51	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	46862	85%	**81	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	35940	65%	**54	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	46876	85%	**07	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	91%	48515	88%	**78	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	84%	48341	88%	**02	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	88%	47950	87%	**53	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	97%	48167	88%	**17	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	94%	48660	89%	**15	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	85%	48950	89%	**76	95%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	94%	48167	88%	**94	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	89%	47950	87%	**84	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	87%	49414	90%	**96	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	29907	54%	**11	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	39320	72%	**73	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	91%	48892	89%	**35	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	96%	49139	89%	**71	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	48979	89%	**55	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	92%	48559	88%	**58	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	43584	79%	**09	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	48602	88%	**99	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	40205	73%	**00	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	87%	49008	89%	**55	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	44860	82%	**79	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	44628	81%	**12	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	48037	87%	**78	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	92%	48022	87%	**09	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	29718	54%	**54	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	48269	88%	**61	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	97%	39146	71%	**30	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	48008	87%	**45	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	42496	77%	**17	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	84%	47979	87%	**49	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	88%	48080	87%	**81	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	97%	45455	83%	**12	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	48689	89%	**92	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	38957	71%	**02	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	43584	79%	**09	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	40205	73%	**00	93%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	48312	88%	**99	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	47906	87%	**74	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	46572	85%	**69	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	97%	47776	87%	**32	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	88%	49066	89%	**82	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	94%	48936	89%	**12	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	43830	80%	**20	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	33359	61%	**56	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	42032	76%	**27	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	94%	48747	89%	**84	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	42148	77%	**56	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	48341	88%	**17	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	91%	48095	88%	**78	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	91%	38812	71%	**71	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	42061	77%	**04	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	37623	68%	**58	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31908	58%	**74	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	36898	67%	**79	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	32996	60%	**97	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	25512	46%	**56	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	30313	55%	**81	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	26934	49%	**82	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28152	51%	**38	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35244	64%	**76	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	43656	79%	**07	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	37985	69%	**43	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	35288	64%	**09	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	33489	61%	**54	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	42612	78%	**48	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	31401	57%	**81	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	36260	66%	**15	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	41553	76%	**35	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24424	44%	**70	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	82%	25672	47%	**36	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	36811	67%	**76	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	85%	34635	63%	**33	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	34142	62%	**17	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	32996	60%	**97	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	86%	30313	55%	**81	91%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	39726	72%	**05	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	34969	64%	**66	91%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	39740	72%	**68	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	88%	35157	64%	**53	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	28123	51%	**72	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	40611	74%	**04	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	40814	74%	**54	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24439	44%	**13	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	34055	62%	**30	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	94%	35302	64%	**28	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	30850	56%	**25	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	34563	63%	**23	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	44657	81%	**94	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	37724	69%	**41	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	39639	72%	**74	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	29501	54%	**33	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	83%	25628	47%	**15	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	30313	55%	**81	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	34969	64%	**66	91%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	36390	66%	**43	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	83%	33881	62%	**40	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28848	52%	**33	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	40495	74%	**74	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	39740	72%	**05	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33373	61%	**71	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27485	50%	**03	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	85%	23380	43%	**18	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	83%	27572	50%	**36	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	84%	35070	64%	**59	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	85%	28950	53%	**92	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	83%	32880	60%	**33	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	37782	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.