Load data for .225 Win. + .224 | 38gr | Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 38gr \| Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos
Manufacturer SKU:	224038CuSP
Bullet Weight:	38gr \| 2.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.620" \| 15.7mm
Caliber:	.225 Win. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.929" \| 49.0mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.462" \| 62.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.087" \| 2.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.043" \| 1.1mm
Case Capacity:	40.0 Grains of Water \| 2.60 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	56565 psi \| 3900 bar
LID:	LID_B10999_C152
Last updated:	2025-11-06
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:13 - 1:11

Load data for 116 loads in caliber .225 Win. with .224 | 38gr | Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos bullet and 58 powders such as Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, 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 2206H]*	<<locked>>	96%	48660	86%	**27	92%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	86%	49908	88%	**57	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	88%	49443	87%	**86	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	93%	50053	88%	**37	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	90%	49748	88%	**84	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	91%	50749	90%	**27	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	97%	47616	84%	**66	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	49414	87%	**63	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	39146	69%	**47	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	49734	88%	**22	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	91%	50372	89%	**93	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	84%	49763	88%	**24	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	88%	50734	90%	**58	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	95%	49574	88%	**60	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	93%	50082	89%	**94	95%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	85%	50705	90%	**68	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	93%	49443	87%	**86	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	88%	49980	88%	**66	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	86%	49879	88%	**98	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	30530	54%	**00	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	41959	74%	**75	97%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	91%	50502	89%	**70	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	95%	50401	89%	**40	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	90%	50256	89%	**07	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	91%	50299	89%	**20	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	47166	83%	**14	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	49559	88%	**65	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	42757	76%	**76	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	87%	50415	89%	**63	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	48051	85%	**91	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	47834	85%	**20	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	95%	49864	88%	**40	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	92%	50691	90%	**94	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	30168	53%	**49	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	91%	49603	88%	**47	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	97%	41959	74%	**22	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	95%	50285	89%	**57	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	44541	79%	**89	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	85%	50009	88%	**94	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	88%	50705	90%	**86	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	97%	48588	86%	**04	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	50502	89%	**88	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	40683	72%	**71	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	47166	83%	**14	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	42757	76%	**76	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	50792	90%	**01	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	92%	49835	88%	**47	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	49676	88%	**71	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	49893	88%	**94	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	88%	49501	88%	**88	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	93%	49777	88%	**04	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	46340	82%	**29	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	34722	61%	**99	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	44817	79%	**15	96%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	93%	49676	88%	**47	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	44614	79%	**25	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	93%	49792	88%	**89	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	91%	50096	89%	**40	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	93%	43627	77%	**09	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	43018	76%	**25	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	38928	69%	**37	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32808	58%	**33	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	85%	40509	72%	**71	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	82%	35650	63%	**73	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	26745	47%	**89	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	85%	33199	59%	**63	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	90%	30516	54%	**94	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28703	51%	**64	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	36303	64%	**58	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	44454	79%	**09	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	39682	70%	**15	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	38029	67%	**88	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	84%	36898	65%	**73	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	44295	78%	**30	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	32503	57%	**50	92%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	38305	68%	**91	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	41959	74%	**24	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24105	43%	**10	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	85%	28442	50%	**55	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	37666	67%	**71	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	88%	38928	69%	**71	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	36245	64%	**89	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	82%	35273	62%	**60	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	87%	32837	58%	**46	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	91%	43076	76%	**07	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	93%	37913	67%	**51	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	41002	72%	**66	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	90%	38043	67%	**42	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	84%	31531	56%	**87	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	43250	76%	**79	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	44135	78%	**43	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23859	42%	**59	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	35099	62%	**86	91%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	94%	38406	68%	**17	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	82%	32460	57%	**91	90%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	92%	38551	68%	**48	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	44367	78%	**02	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	39349	70%	**24	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	94%	43352	77%	**73	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	82%	31328	55%	**02	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	86%	29240	52%	**36	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	32837	58%	**46	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	93%	37913	67%	**51	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	83%	40001	71%	**48	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	84%	37202	66%	**45	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	29892	53%	**66	91%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	43207	76%	**50	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	40118	71%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33968	60%	**27	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27978	49%	**23	92%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	88%	26397	47%	**27	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	85%	30661	54%	**32	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	85%	37913	67%	**65	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	86%	31473	56%	**78	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	36042	64%	**35	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	41002	72%	**33	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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