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

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2520, IMR 3031, Lovex D073.6, Shooters World Match Rifle, Vihtavuori N540

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 53gr \| Hornady HP Match
Manufacturer SKU:	2250
Bullet Weight:	53gr \| 3.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.715" \| 18.2mm
Caliber:	.225 Win. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.929" \| 49.0mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.462" \| 62.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.182" \| 4.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.182" \| 4.6mm
Case Capacity:	40.0 Grains of Water \| 2.60 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	56565 psi \| 3900 bar
LID:	LID_B2513_C152
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 144 loads in caliber .225 Win. with .224 | 53gr | Hornady HP Match bullet and 72 powders such as Accurate 2520, IMR 3031, Lovex D073.6, Shooters World Match Rifle, Vihtavuori N540. 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>>	92%	50879	90%	**86	97%
ADI AR 2208	<<locked>>	96%	49763	88%	**40	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	88%	50125	89%	**17	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	89%	50009	88%	**17	94%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	85%	49617	88%	**14	97%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	85%	49617	88%	**20	98%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	91%	49835	88%	**83	100%
Accurate 2520 👍	<<locked>>	90%	50473	89%	**92	99%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	49559	88%	**76	100%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	90%	49632	88%	**86	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	48559	86%	**50	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	85%	49632	88%	**37	100%
Alliant Reloder-15	<<locked>>	94%	49516	88%	**73	96%
Alliant Reloder-17	<<locked>>	97%	44280	78%	**20	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107	<<locked>>	92%	50763	90%	**79	95%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	90%	50618	89%	**02	98%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	88%	50285	89%	**10	98%
Hodgdon CFE223	<<locked>>	95%	50778	90%	**19	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	88%	50633	90%	**89	100%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	96%	49559	88%	**50	94%
Hodgdon VARGET	<<locked>>	97%	49763	88%	**40	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	32126	57%	**62	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	95%	50575	89%	**32	100%
IMR 4064	<<locked>>	97%	49342	87%	**23	96%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	84%	49472	87%	**97	100%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	94%	50517	89%	**19	97%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	90%	50807	90%	**56	98%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	84%	50082	89%	**20	98%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	86%	50357	89%	**37	98%
Lovex D073.6 👍	<<locked>>	92%	49937	88%	**79	99%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	91%	50618	89%	**01	96%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	96%	50531	89%	**60	98%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	92%	49864	88%	**46	98%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	92%	50053	88%	**63	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	95%	50212	89%	**86	96%
Ramshot Big Game	<<locked>>	95%	50546	89%	**06	96%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	89%	50372	89%	**17	93%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	90%	50401	89%	**69	96%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	87%	50270	89%	**17	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	31952	56%	**08	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	86%	50676	90%	**56	99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*	<<locked>>	95%	49821	88%	**10	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	95%	49705	88%	**25	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 60	<<locked>>	97%	43192	76%	**10	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	90%	50401	89%	**43	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	94%	50053	88%	**40	98%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	96%	45005	80%	**74	96%
SNPE Vectan SP 11	<<locked>>	96%	47688	84%	**50	96%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	91%	50662	90%	**37	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	92%	50299	89%	**56	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	90%	50024	88%	**81	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	50401	89%	**74	100%
Shooters World Match Rifle 👍	<<locked>>	92%	49937	88%	**79	99%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	96%	50531	89%	**60	98%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	84%	49734	88%	**97	97%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	87%	50140	89%	**63	98%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	91%	50038	88%	**87	100%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	91%	50546	89%	**37	96%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	96%	46325	82%	**87	96%
[Somchem S365]*	<<locked>>	97%	33895	60%	**54	92%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	88%	50502	89%	**87	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	93%	50270	89%	**94	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	44237	78%	**41	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	94%	50531	89%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N150	<<locked>>	97%	39175	69%	**10	96%
[Vihtavuori N160]*	<<locked>>	97%	41887	74%	**76	92%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	88%	50517	89%	**73	98%
Vihtavuori N540 👍	<<locked>>	94%	50357	89%	**66	99%
[Vihtavuori N550]*	<<locked>>	97%	41626	74%	**32	92%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	41292	73%	**14	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	88%	50401	89%	**02	99%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	86%	50836	90%	**92	97%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	35998	64%	**41	91%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	85%	35157	62%	**99	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	40611	72%	**43	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	81%	38377	68%	**64	90%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	81%	42844	76%	**73	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	42844	76%	**86	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	35012	62%	**68	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	36172	64%	**74	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	29559	52%	**97	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	36158	64%	**20	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	83%	31067	55%	**27	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	44092	78%	**35	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	84%	34925	62%	**38	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	90%	35259	62%	**81	91%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	83%	37275	66%	**77	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	36463	64%	**94	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	40292	71%	**94	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	86%	37217	66%	**04	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	39755	70%	**66	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	89%	39247	69%	**14	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	86%	35157	62%	**99	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	25208	45%	**91	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	31618	56%	**02	97%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	86%	34708	61%	**82	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	45324	80%	**28	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	82%	33547	59%	**15	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	37985	67%	**84	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	44672	79%	**15	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	42337	75%	**82	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	81%	33736	60%	**09	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	37072	66%	**05	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	31589	56%	**10	91%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	35259	62%	**09	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	35070	62%	**31	96%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	84%	34171	60%	**22	91%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	84%	34911	62%	**35	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	83%	41437	73%	**30	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	36593	65%	**68	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	41553	73%	**36	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	80%	25179	45%	**31	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	42453	75%	**92	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*	<<locked>>	92%	44425	79%	**99	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	81%	29863	53%	**17	91%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	89%	33475	59%	**22	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	38885	69%	**00	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	33315	59%	**49	92%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	86%	31067	55%	**27	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	87%	34795	62%	**35	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	84%	40118	71%	**04	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	34635	61%	**02	91%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	36941	65%	**02	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	30153	53%	**22	95%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	33736	60%	**09	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	31589	56%	**10	91%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	45745	81%	**22	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	41046	73%	**63	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	36550	65%	**99	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	35679	63%	**09	91%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	86%	32474	57%	**53	91%
[Somchem S365]*	<<locked>>	94%	31212	55%	**66	91%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	41379	73%	**17	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	34142	60%	**49	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	26963	48%	**95	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	32416	57%	**40	96%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	86%	28137	50%	**95	90%
[Vihtavuori N160]*	<<locked>>	94%	38334	68%	**97	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	40001	71%	**43	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	81%	32503	57%	**56	95%
[Vihtavuori N550]*	<<locked>>	94%	38203	68%	**40	90%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	90%	33112	59%	**04	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	39610	70%	**82	96%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	81%	42627	75%	**19	95%

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.