Load data for .225 Win. + .224 | 53gr | Hornady GMX

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520, IMR 3031, Norma 202, Rottweil R 901

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 53gr \| Hornady GMX
Bullet Weight:	53gr \| 3.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.829" \| 21.1mm
Caliber:	.225 Win. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.929" \| 49.0mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.462" \| 62.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.296" \| 7.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.171" \| 4.3mm
Case Capacity:	40.0 Grains of Water \| 2.60 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	56565 psi \| 3900 bar
LID:	LID_B2512_C152
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:9

Load data for 144 loads in caliber .225 Win. with .224 | 53gr | Hornady GMX bullet and 72 powders such as Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520, IMR 3031, Norma 202, Rottweil R 901. 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>>	92%	50488	89%	**69	96%
ADI AR 2208	<<locked>>	97%	49472	87%	**14	95%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	83%	50604	89%	**79	100%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	88%	49545	88%	**10	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	90%	50111	89%	**10	94%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	86%	50227	89%	**10	97%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	86%	50009	88%	**27	98%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	92%	50705	90%	**96	100%
Accurate 2520 👍	<<locked>>	90%	49385	87%	**56	99%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	48791	86%	**63	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	91%	50560	89%	**89	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	97%	48037	85%	**37	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	86%	50386	89%	**43	100%
Alliant Reloder-15	<<locked>>	96%	50386	89%	**89	96%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	96%	42221	75%	**58	94%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	83%	50038	88%	**41	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107	<<locked>>	92%	49777	88%	**56	95%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	90%	49313	87%	**76	97%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	88%	49734	88%	**91	98%
Hodgdon CFE223	<<locked>>	96%	50720	90%	**02	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	88%	49879	88%	**66	100%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	83%	50024	88%	**53	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	97%	49966	88%	**46	94%
Hodgdon VARGET	<<locked>>	97%	49472	87%	**14	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	31198	55%	**36	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	96%	49864	88%	**15	100%
IMR 4064	<<locked>>	96%	47413	84%	**74	95%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	85%	49951	88%	**04	100%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	95%	50169	89%	**09	96%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	90%	50328	89%	**40	97%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	85%	50401	89%	**23	98%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	86%	50009	88%	**27	98%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	92%	49385	87%	**56	99%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	91%	50169	89%	**94	96%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	96%	49980	88%	**43	98%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	92%	49429	87%	**30	97%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	92%	49559	88%	**50	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	96%	49516	88%	**69	96%
Ramshot Big Game	<<locked>>	95%	49472	87%	**69	96%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	89%	49835	88%	**01	93%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	90%	49966	88%	**60	96%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	87%	49966	88%	**04	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	32271	57%	**05	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	86%	50140	89%	**50	99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*	<<locked>>	96%	49588	88%	**91	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	96%	50038	88%	**19	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	96%	41220	73%	**48	94%
Rottweil R 901 👍	<<locked>>	90%	50357	89%	**37	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	94%	49443	87%	**20	97%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	97%	44556	79%	**61	96%
SNPE Vectan SP 11	<<locked>>	96%	46601	82%	**23	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	91%	50560	89%	**17	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	93%	50502	89%	**60	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	92%	50879	90%	**78	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	48356	85%	**28	100%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	92%	49385	87%	**56	99%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	96%	49980	88%	**43	98%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	84%	49951	88%	**94	97%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	88%	50314	89%	**63	98%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	92%	50807	90%	**97	100%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	92%	50865	90%	**43	96%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	97%	46050	81%	**81	96%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	88%	50053	88%	**71	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	94%	49966	88%	**81	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	42221	75%	**89	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	95%	50125	89%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N150	<<locked>>	96%	37739	67%	**68	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	88%	49980	88%	**53	98%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	95%	50575	89%	**56	99%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	40988	72%	**94	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	88%	50502	89%	**02	98%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	86%	49734	88%	**56	97%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	35447	63%	**25	91%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	87%	36854	65%	**35	91%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	46224	82%	**97	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	40016	71%	**14	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	82%	38493	68%	**58	90%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	81%	41684	74%	**33	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	41800	74%	**63	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	34447	61%	**54	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	35085	62%	**45	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	28950	51%	**77	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	35404	63%	**91	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	31633	56%	**43	91%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	43236	76%	**12	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	85%	35288	62%	**31	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	91%	35636	63%	**77	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	46064	81%	**66	100%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	83%	37260	66%	**71	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	35549	63%	**61	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	39581	70%	**74	95%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	88%	38087	67%	**14	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	38856	69%	**30	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	45847	81%	**74	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	90%	39349	70%	**14	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	88%	36854	65%	**35	91%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	25396	45%	**85	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	30879	55%	**72	96%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	35157	62%	**89	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	44353	78%	**02	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	83%	33997	60%	**15	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	37434	66%	**58	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	43221	76%	**82	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	41800	74%	**63	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	33083	58%	**92	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	36666	65%	**89	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	31154	55%	**97	91%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	34679	61%	**89	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	34606	61%	**18	96%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	84%	33707	60%	**99	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	85%	35085	62%	**25	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	84%	42206	75%	**43	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	36376	64%	**51	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	41075	73%	**14	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	25411	45%	**28	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	41901	74%	**79	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*	<<locked>>	93%	45310	80%	**05	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	82%	29863	53%	**10	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	91%	34664	61%	**51	91%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	37623	67%	**58	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	32851	58%	**20	92%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	87%	31531	56%	**33	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	88%	34824	62%	**28	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	84%	39755	70%	**87	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	33678	60%	**72	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	36405	64%	**82	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	29689	52%	**02	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	33083	58%	**92	94%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	31154	55%	**97	91%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	44353	78%	**79	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	39740	70%	**33	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	35969	64%	**82	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	34693	61%	**79	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	87%	33011	58%	**59	91%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	40596	72%	**84	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	33634	59%	**30	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	26223	46%	**72	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	31966	57%	**13	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	88%	28601	51%	**12	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	39262	69%	**27	95%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	31488	56%	**23	94%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	92%	34519	61%	**27	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	38638	68%	**46	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	41481	73%	**82	94%

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.