Load data for .224 Weath. Mag. + .223 | 45gr | Sierra SP HORNET

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H4198, Vihtavuori N130

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.223 \| 45gr \| Sierra SP HORNET
Manufacturer SKU:	1110
Bullet Weight:	45gr \| 2.9g
Bullet Diameter:	0.223" \| 5.66mm
Bullet Length:	0.537" \| 13.6mm
Caliber:	.224 Weath. Mag. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.923" \| 48.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.295" \| 58.3mm
Seated Depth:	0.165" \| 4.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.165" \| 4.2mm
Case Capacity:	38.0 Grains of Water \| 2.47 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	63817 psi \| 4400 bar
LID:	LID_B5725_C150
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 124 loads in caliber .224 Weath. Mag. with .223 | 45gr | Sierra SP HORNET bullet and 62 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H4198, Vihtavuori N130. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads, >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	97%	48617	76%	**15	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	90%	57377	90%	**27	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	92%	56449	88%	**83	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	54099	85%	**94	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	97%	53084	83%	**29	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	95%	57276	90%	**24	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	95%	55593	87%	**17	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	47326	74%	**45	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	50575	79%	**71	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	38899	61%	**32	95%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	96%	47848	75%	**71	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	95%	55999	88%	**57	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	88%	56318	88%	**01	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	92%	56608	89%	**32	100%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	97%	51706	81%	**98	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	97%	54940	86%	**71	97%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	88%	55796	87%	**42	96%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	53737	84%	**34	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	92%	56130	88%	**66	99%
Hodgdon H4198 👍	<<locked>>	91%	56521	89%	**84	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	31082	49%	**23	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	41989	66%	**53	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	94%	56594	89%	**30	100%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	85%	57305	90%	**68	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	97%	51793	81%	**52	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	93%	56043	88%	**07	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	95%	55593	87%	**17	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	46630	73%	**93	96%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	85%	55927	88%	**12	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	50647	79%	**63	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	42482	67%	**51	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	90%	55680	87%	**27	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	47776	75%	**66	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	47369	74%	**89	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	50966	80%	**58	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	96%	56260	88%	**84	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	30850	48%	**69	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	85%	56942	89%	**98	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	95%	56492	89%	**53	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	96%	40248	63%	**65	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	50807	80%	**35	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	44266	69%	**78	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	90%	56942	89%	**32	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	91%	56043	88%	**63	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	46528	73%	**47	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	49850	78%	**40	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	40219	63%	**27	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	46630	73%	**93	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	42482	67%	**51	93%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	93%	56884	89%	**84	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	96%	56318	88%	**47	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	49400	77%	**47	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	48863	77%	**63	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	92%	56927	89%	**61	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	97%	55695	87%	**75	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	44701	70%	**58	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	34432	54%	**78	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	43149	68%	**74	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	97%	55027	86%	**37	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	43845	69%	**01	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	96%	54592	86%	**76	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	95%	57145	90%	**83	96%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	92%	41989	66%	**55	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	43424	68%	**71	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	38580	60%	**92	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32634	51%	**86	96%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	94%	48356	76%	**27	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	85%	39349	62%	**27	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	33997	53%	**15	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	26629	42%	**61	92%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	85%	32227	50%	**12	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	29095	46%	**33	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28660	45%	**43	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	36158	57%	**17	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	44353	69%	**55	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	39233	61%	**71	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	89%	37782	59%	**76	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	83%	35389	55%	**02	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	43874	69%	**92	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	32474	51%	**12	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	37927	59%	**53	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	41785	65%	**66	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24105	38%	**26	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	83%	27151	43%	**71	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	37840	59%	**33	99%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	81%	50575	79%	**53	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	87%	37043	58%	**97	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	35911	56%	**51	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	33997	53%	**15	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	87%	32634	51%	**28	91%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	49487	78%	**97	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	41466	65%	**53	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	93%	37420	59%	**23	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	41031	64%	**25	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	89%	37362	59%	**07	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	84%	30748	48%	**43	91%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	42598	67%	**61	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	42163	66%	**89	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	80%	23931	37%	**72	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	81%	50546	79%	**86	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	34650	54%	**35	91%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	94%	36535	57%	**53	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	31647	50%	**36	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	91%	36927	58%	**84	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	44643	70%	**38	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	38928	61%	**92	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	94%	42583	67%	**48	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	30226	47%	**41	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	85%	27731	43%	**56	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	32634	51%	**28	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	93%	37420	59%	**23	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	38247	60%	**84	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	84%	36709	58%	**14	91%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	29617	46%	**41	91%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	42221	66%	**15	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	40480	63%	**60	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	34156	54%	**96	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27992	44%	**02	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	87%	25860	41%	**89	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	84%	29066	46%	**64	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	85%	36637	57%	**01	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	86%	30356	48%	**20	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	83%	34751	54%	**91	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	39827	62%	**99	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.