Load data for .224 Weath. Mag. + .224 | 50gr Hornady ECX

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Bullet:	.224 \| 50gr Hornady ECX
Manufacturer SKU:	224034
Bullet Weight:	50gr \| 3.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	.224 Weath. Mag. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.923" \| 48.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Case Capacity:	38.0 Grains of Water \| 2.47 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	63817 psi \| 4400 bar
LID:	LID_B1380_C150
Last updated:	2026-03-16

Load data for 114 loads in caliber .224 Weath. Mag. with .224 | 50gr Hornady ECX bullet and 57 powder(s). 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>>	92%	57159	90%	**33	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	94%	55912	88%	**83	99%
[ADI Benchmark 8208]*	<<locked>>	97%	47558	75%	**79	94%
Accurate 1680	<<locked>>	84%	57058	89%	**17	100%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	96%	49182	77%	**12	100%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	96%	55521	87%	**04	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	97%	54679	86%	**17	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	40437	63%	**27	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	44628	70%	**79	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	33141	52%	**14	93%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	96%	43656	68%	**99	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	96%	54491	85%	**33	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	91%	56492	89%	**04	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106 👍	<<locked>>	94%	55883	88%	**42	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	45223	71%	**89	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	96%	49719	78%	**76	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	97%	50357	79%	**84	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	94%	55985	88%	**83	99%
Hodgdon H4198 👍	<<locked>>	93%	56985	89%	**97	99%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	44628	70%	**56	92%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	29211	46%	**16	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	37840	59%	**64	96%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	96%	55840	87%	**10	100%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	87%	57101	89%	**61	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	97%	47558	75%	**79	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	96%	55579	87%	**20	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	96%	53490	84%	**91	97%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	96%	40669	64%	**94	94%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	88%	57130	90%	**25	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	45730	72%	**74	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	93%	55492	87%	**33	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	42337	66%	**71	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	42801	67%	**14	96%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	97%	47123	74%	**89	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	96%	53142	83%	**45	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	30226	47%	**92	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	87%	56550	89%	**91	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	96%	53882	84%	**20	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	46267	72%	**60	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	40930	64%	**32	92%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	91%	55970	88%	**28	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	94%	56014	88%	**70	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	45585	71%	**71	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	36564	57%	**74	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	96%	40669	64%	**94	94%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	95%	55782	87%	**88	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	97%	51938	81%	**91	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	44106	69%	**68	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	94%	56710	89%	**58	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	97%	51358	80%	**12	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	41017	64%	**05	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	31415	49%	**35	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	40335	63%	**35	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	97%	50531	79%	**61	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	39755	62%	**41	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	97%	50531	79%	**04	96%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	97%	55680	87%	**70	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39842	62%	**12	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	35375	55%	**40	95%
[ADI Benchmark 8208]*	<<locked>>	89%	37318	58%	**43	90%
Accurate 1680	<<locked>>	81%	51532	81%	**25	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	29747	47%	**43	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	87%	38740	61%	**53	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	84%	34272	54%	**61	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	23424	37%	**12	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	88%	32068	50%	**64	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	91%	27557	43%	**43	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26252	41%	**04	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	33054	52%	**68	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	41263	65%	**15	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36419	57%	**45	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	90%	36608	57%	**82	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	85%	35592	56%	**54	91%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	29544	46%	**59	92%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	34461	54%	**00	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	39030	61%	**17	95%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	94%	40059	63%	**48	91%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	82%	24018	38%	**72	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	86%	26542	42%	**04	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	35172	55%	**84	98%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	81%	47703	75%	**04	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	89%	37318	58%	**43	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	82%	33388	52%	**31	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	33591	53%	**48	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	89%	31575	49%	**41	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	46456	73%	**48	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	93%	41321	65%	**79	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	37710	59%	**69	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	92%	36840	58%	**36	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	85%	29022	45%	**43	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	94%	42409	66%	**91	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	90%	41945	66%	**19	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	82%	23815	37%	**18	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 36	<<locked>>	81%	47688	75%	**33	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	82%	33243	52%	**35	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	83%	30487	48%	**49	90%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	94%	36767	58%	**17	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	42612	67%	**15	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	36085	57%	**40	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	83%	29791	47%	**67	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	87%	27572	43%	**08	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	31575	49%	**41	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	37913	59%	**07	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	86%	35375	55%	**10	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	27340	43%	**12	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	37014	58%	**97	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	31401	49%	**56	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	25918	41%	**69	92%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	89%	24555	38%	**92	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	86%	28587	45%	**97	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	87%	36695	58%	**50	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	88%	30240	47%	**69	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	86%	34693	54%	**23	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	87%	39407	62%	**25	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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