Load Specifications
Load data in caliber .225 Win. with .224 | 80gr | Hornady ELD-X bullet and 83 powders. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above. The recommended powders for this cartridge and bullet combination are ReloadSwiss RS 60, Alliant Reloder-17 and ReloadSwiss RS 70.
Important Notice: DO NOT go below Minimum Charge or above Maximum Charge. Since we have no control over the equipment and components used, any responsibility and liability for the results achieved is rejected.
Only powders/loads that match the current filter criteria are displayed: max pressure of a load ≤ 90% of max. standardized pressure, fill rate ≥ 80% and propellant combustion ≥ 95%. Use the sliders above the tables to adjust these thresholds.
Charge: Powder weight in grains. Start with the minimum load and work up carefully.
FR (Fill Rate): Case fill as a percentage. Values above 100% mean compressed loads.
MaxP / %: Maximum chamber pressure in bar and as a percentage of the standardized maximum for this caliber.
V(0): Muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) at the standardized barrel length.
z (Powder Burn): Estimated propellant combustion percentage at bullet exit.
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Max Load - Barrel Length: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 82% | 48,965 psi | 87% | 2740 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,560 psi | 89% | 2802 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 82% | 48,820 psi | 86% | 2812 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,430 psi | 89% | 2844 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4350 | <<locked>> | 98% | 49,632 psi | 88% | 2900 fps | 98.6% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 86% | 51,053 psi | 90% | 2867 fps | 99.5% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 90% | 49,298 psi | 87% | 2818 fps | 98.8% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,459 psi | 89% | 2825 fps | 99.9% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,517 psi | 89% | 2812 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,357 psi | 89% | 2969 fps | 99.1% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 90% | 49,052 psi | 87% | 2844 fps | 99.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 88% | 49,472 psi | 87% | 2858 fps | 99% |
| Alliant Reloder-16 | <<locked>> | 98% | 48,457 psi | 86% | 2907 fps | 98.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | <<locked>> | 94% | 49,081 psi | 87% | 2943 fps | 99.7% |
| Alliant Reloder-23ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 36,463 psi | 64% | 2677 fps | 97.1% |
| Alliant Reloder-26ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 40,944 psi | 72% | 2831 fps | 96.2% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,633 psi | 90% | 2871 fps | 98.8% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 90% | 48,834 psi | 86% | 2848 fps | 99.7% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 82% | 48,950 psi | 87% | 2762 fps | 99.9% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 84% | 49,603 psi | 88% | 2854 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 82% | 50,720 psi | 90% | 2936 fps | 99.2% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,372 psi | 89% | 2861 fps | 98.2% |
| Hodgdon H414 | <<locked>> | 96% | 49,574 psi | 88% | 2897 fps | 96.1% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 84% | 48,573 psi | 86% | 2828 fps | 99.5% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100Vᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,630 psi | 84% | 2838 fps | 99.4% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,531 psi | 89% | 2904 fps | 99.9% |
| Hodgdon TrailBossᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 35,244 psi | 62% | 1801 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 86% | 49,487 psi | 87% | 2828 fps | 99.5% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 84% | 48,138 psi | 85% | 2825 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 88% | 48,385 psi | 86% | 2795 fps | 98.9% |
| IMR 4831ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 50,212 psi | 89% | 2890 fps | 98.7% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,720 psi | 90% | 2890 fps | 99.5% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,459 psi | 89% | 2825 fps | 99.9% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,720 psi | 90% | 2848 fps | 100% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 84% | 48,370 psi | 86% | 2756 fps | 99.2% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 88% | 48,327 psi | 85% | 2802 fps | 99.8% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,836 psi | 90% | 2838 fps | 97.5% |
| Lovex S070 | <<locked>> | 96% | 48,225 psi | 85% | 2815 fps | 95.9% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 86% | 49,922 psi | 88% | 2815 fps | 99.9% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,560 psi | 89% | 2825 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 88% | 48,704 psi | 86% | 2844 fps | 99.3% |
| Norma URP | <<locked>> | 98% | 49,298 psi | 87% | 2894 fps | 98.5% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 88% | 48,573 psi | 86% | 2861 fps | 99.2% |
| Ramshot Hunter | <<locked>> | 98% | 48,080 psi | 85% | 2877 fps | 96.7% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,647 psi | 90% | 2831 fps | 97.7% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 84% | 49,806 psi | 88% | 2848 fps | 99.3% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 82% | 51,126 psi | 90% | 2822 fps | 99.4% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 35,592 psi | 63% | 1844 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 50 | <<locked>> | 90% | 50,647 psi | 90% | 2838 fps | 96.8% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 86% | 48,892 psi | 86% | 2910 fps | 98.9% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | <<locked>> | 92% | 48,805 psi | 86% | 2949 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62 | <<locked>> | 98% | 49,269 psi | 87% | 2917 fps | 98.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70 | <<locked>> | 98% | 49,850 psi | 88% | 2943 fps | 98% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,995 psi | 90% | 2808 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 88% | 50,807 psi | 90% | 2822 fps | 99.9% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 92% | 48,631 psi | 86% | 2838 fps | 99.6% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,836 psi | 90% | 2838 fps | 97.5% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,720 psi | 90% | 2848 fps | 100% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 88% | 48,327 psi | 85% | 2802 fps | 99.8% |
| Shooters World SW4350 | <<locked>> | 96% | 48,225 psi | 85% | 2815 fps | 95.9% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 92% | 50,386 psi | 89% | 2897 fps | 99.4% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 84% | 49,066 psi | 87% | 2808 fps | 97.9% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 86% | 49,516 psi | 88% | 2835 fps | 99.3% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 84% | 48,544 psi | 86% | 2720 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 90% | 48,428 psi | 86% | 2717 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000 | <<locked>> | 96% | 50,923 psi | 90% | 2785 fps | 96.2% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 86% | 50,981 psi | 90% | 2762 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 84% | 48,718 psi | 86% | 2805 fps | 99.2% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 92% | 49,385 psi | 87% | 2838 fps | 99.6% |
| Somchem S365ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 47,050 psi | 83% | 2897 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 84% | 48,747 psi | 86% | 2710 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 88% | 49,792 psi | 88% | 2789 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 88% | 51,140 psi | 90% | 2805 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 94% | 50,865 psi | 90% | 2825 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 96% | 48,501 psi | 86% | 2841 fps | 98.2% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,807 psi | 90% | 2825 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 88% | 49,371 psi | 87% | 2799 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 98% | 50,792 psi | 90% | 2894 fps | 98.5% |
| Vihtavuori N555ᴾ | <<locked>> | 100% | 39,465 psi | 70% | 2759 fps | 97.2% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 96% | 48,849 psi | 86% | 2818 fps | 99.7% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 84% | 50,531 psi | 89% | 2874 fps | 100% |
| Winchester 760 | <<locked>> | 96% | 49,574 psi | 88% | 2897 fps | 96.1% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 86% | 49,153 psi | 87% | 2841 fps | 99.6% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
Start Load - Barrel Length: 24"
| Powder | Charge | FR | MaxP | % | V(0) | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accurate 2015 | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,079 psi | 81% | 2694 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2495 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,479 psi | 68% | 2605 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 2520 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,440 psi | 80% | 2756 fps | 100% |
| Accurate 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 36,361 psi | 64% | 2592 fps | 99.7% |
| Accurate 4350 | <<locked>> | 90% | 37,376 psi | 66% | 2667 fps | 95.7% |
| ADI AR 2206H | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,322 psi | 75% | 2710 fps | 98.2% |
| ADI AR 2208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,853 psi | 63% | 2552 fps | 95.6% |
| ADI Benchmark 8208 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,396 psi | 78% | 2720 fps | 99.3% |
| Alliant AR-Comp | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,367 psi | 78% | 2720 fps | 100% |
| Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,435 psi | 68% | 2723 fps | 96.2% |
| Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,505 psi | 63% | 2579 fps | 97.3% |
| Alliant Reloder-15 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,130 psi | 67% | 2638 fps | 96.6% |
| Alliant Reloder-16 | <<locked>> | 90% | 37,869 psi | 67% | 2687 fps | 95.8% |
| Alliant Reloder-17 | 27.7 gr | 82% | 32,605 psi | 58% | 2582 fps | 95.6% |
| Alliant Reloder-23 | <<locked>> | 96% | 32,474 psi | 57% | 2572 fps | 95.4% |
| Alliant Reloder-26 | <<locked>> | 98% | 38,116 psi | 67% | 2766 fps | 95% |
| Baschieri & Pellagri 107 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,655 psi | 74% | 2710 fps | 97% |
| Bofors RP3 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,027 psi | 62% | 2579 fps | 97.3% |
| Hodgdon Benchmark | <<locked>> | 80% | 46,180 psi | 82% | 2713 fps | 99.8% |
| Hodgdon BL-C2 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,120 psi | 76% | 2740 fps | 99.5% |
| Hodgdon CFE223 | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,239 psi | 84% | 2877 fps | 98.7% |
| Hodgdon H380 | <<locked>> | 82% | 38,334 psi | 68% | 2631 fps | 95.2% |
| Hodgdon H414 | <<locked>> | 94% | 46,166 psi | 82% | 2838 fps | 95.2% |
| Hodgdon H4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,685 psi | 75% | 2720 fps | 98.7% |
| Hodgdon Hybrid 100V | <<locked>> | 88% | 32,605 psi | 58% | 2526 fps | 95.7% |
| Hodgdon LEVERevolution | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,435 psi | 68% | 2680 fps | 98.2% |
| Hodgdon TrailBoss | <<locked>> | 80% | 26,107 psi | 46% | 1611 fps | 100% |
| Hodgdon VARGET | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,944 psi | 72% | 2671 fps | 98.3% |
| IMR 3031 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,901 psi | 74% | 2723 fps | 100% |
| IMR 4064 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,608 psi | 66% | 2585 fps | 96.5% |
| IMR 4831 | <<locked>> | 90% | 36,085 psi | 64% | 2621 fps | 95.3% |
| IMR 4895 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,030 psi | 69% | 2671 fps | 97.5% |
| IMR 8208 XBR | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,396 psi | 78% | 2720 fps | 99.3% |
| Lovex D073.6 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,292 psi | 73% | 2690 fps | 99.8% |
| Lovex S060 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,598 psi | 75% | 2651 fps | 98.2% |
| Lovex S062 | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,652 psi | 67% | 2595 fps | 98.3% |
| Lovex S065 | <<locked>> | 90% | 42,192 psi | 75% | 2684 fps | 95.5% |
| Lovex S070 | <<locked>> | 94% | 45,440 psi | 80% | 2762 fps | 95.1% |
| Norma 201 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,350 psi | 73% | 2661 fps | 99% |
| Norma 202 | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,785 psi | 74% | 2677 fps | 100% |
| Norma 203B | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,492 psi | 66% | 2628 fps | 97% |
| Norma URP | <<locked>> | 90% | 37,739 psi | 67% | 2671 fps | 95.6% |
| Ramshot Big Game | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,086 psi | 66% | 2638 fps | 96.7% |
| Ramshot Hunter | <<locked>> | 94% | 42,279 psi | 75% | 2766 fps | 95% |
| Ramshot TAC | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,295 psi | 78% | 2717 fps | 96.3% |
| Ramshot Wild Boar | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,888 psi | 78% | 2743 fps | 98.5% |
| Ramshot X-Terminator | <<locked>> | 80% | 47,848 psi | 85% | 2762 fps | 99% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 14 | <<locked>> | 80% | 26,513 psi | 47% | 1650 fps | 100% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 50 | <<locked>> | 86% | 44,643 psi | 79% | 2730 fps | 95.3% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 52 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,537 psi | 70% | 2733 fps | 97% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 60 | 27.1 gr | 80% | 32,721 psi | 58% | 2598 fps | 98.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 62 | <<locked>> | 90% | 37,275 psi | 66% | 2684 fps | 95.2% |
| ReloadSwiss RS 70 | 31.6 gr | 92% | 40,480 psi | 72% | 2753 fps | 95.3% |
| Rottweil R 901 | <<locked>> | 80% | 45,324 psi | 80% | 2713 fps | 100% |
| Rottweil R 902 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,581 psi | 70% | 2618 fps | 98.6% |
| Rottweil R 903 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,779 psi | 58% | 2516 fps | 96.2% |
| Shooters World Long Rifle | <<locked>> | 90% | 42,192 psi | 75% | 2684 fps | 95.5% |
| Shooters World Match Rifle | <<locked>> | 80% | 41,292 psi | 73% | 2690 fps | 99.8% |
| Shooters World Precision | <<locked>> | 80% | 37,652 psi | 67% | 2595 fps | 98.3% |
| Shooters World SW4350 | <<locked>> | 94% | 45,440 psi | 80% | 2762 fps | 95.1% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 11 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,736 psi | 60% | 2562 fps | 95.6% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 7 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,656 psi | 75% | 2690 fps | 96.4% |
| SNPE Vectan SP 9 | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,727 psi | 72% | 2671 fps | 97.8% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,931 psi | 76% | 2625 fps | 100% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000 | <<locked>> | 80% | 35,534 psi | 63% | 2487 fps | 99.8% |
| SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000 | <<locked>> | 94% | 47,819 psi | 85% | 2736 fps | 95.5% |
| Somchem S335 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,366 psi | 75% | 2625 fps | 100% |
| Somchem S341 | <<locked>> | 80% | 42,409 psi | 75% | 2690 fps | 98.1% |
| Somchem S355 | <<locked>> | 80% | 33,692 psi | 60% | 2526 fps | 96.3% |
| Somchem S365 | <<locked>> | 84% | 27,702 psi | 49% | 2448 fps | 95% |
| Vihtavuori N133 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,149 psi | 76% | 2621 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N135 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,682 psi | 68% | 2605 fps | 100% |
| Vihtavuori N140 | <<locked>> | 80% | 39,378 psi | 70% | 2608 fps | 99.9% |
| Vihtavuori N150 | <<locked>> | 80% | 32,053 psi | 57% | 2464 fps | 97.2% |
| Vihtavuori N160 | <<locked>> | 88% | 37,159 psi | 66% | 2621 fps | 95.3% |
| Vihtavuori N530 | <<locked>> | 80% | 44,512 psi | 79% | 2717 fps | 99.4% |
| Vihtavuori N540 | <<locked>> | 80% | 38,203 psi | 68% | 2598 fps | 99.7% |
| Vihtavuori N550 | <<locked>> | 90% | 39,146 psi | 69% | 2680 fps | 95.8% |
| Vihtavuori N555 | <<locked>> | 96% | 34,853 psi | 62% | 2654 fps | 95.6% |
| Winchester 6.5 StaBALL | <<locked>> | 82% | 30,806 psi | 54% | 2438 fps | 95% |
| Winchester 748 | <<locked>> | 80% | 43,845 psi | 78% | 2759 fps | 99.7% |
| Winchester 760 | <<locked>> | 94% | 46,166 psi | 82% | 2838 fps | 95.2% |
| Winchester StaBALL Match | <<locked>> | 80% | 40,219 psi | 71% | 2677 fps | 98.3% |
Recommended = one of the top powders for this cartridge and bullet combination.
ᴾ possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.
This overview compares 83 powders for .225 Win. loaded with the .224 | 80gr | Hornady ELD-X. Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR delivers the highest muzzle velocity at 2,969 fps; across all powders the maximum-charge window runs from 1,801 fps to 2,969 fps. Alliant Reloder-23 gives the best case fill at 100 %, and 83 of the 83 powders fall inside the usable 80–100 % fill window.
Relative to the caliber's maximum pressure (390 MPa), the top charges use 62–90 %, leaving at least 10 % headroom. The 80.0 gr projectile in 0.224" calls for a 1:7.0 twist; slower twists will usually not stabilise this weight. Alliant Reloder-23, Alliant Reloder-26, Hodgdon Hybrid 100V reach 100 % fill or more at maximum charge, so these are compressed loads: they need a long drop tube to seat cleanly and react sensitively to the case capacity of your own brass lot. ReloadSwiss RS 60, Alliant Reloder-17, ReloadSwiss RS 70 rank at the top here: for .225 Win. with the .224 | 80gr | Hornady ELD-X they combine a high case fill with complete burn and sit in the upper velocity band. Always begin at the start load and work up in small increments while checking case and primer for pressure signs.