Load data for .225 Win. + .224 | 40gr | Nosler Ballistic Tip

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 40gr \| Nosler Ballistic Tip
Manufacturer SKU:	39510
Bullet Weight:	40gr \| 2.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.705" \| 17.9mm
Caliber:	.225 Win. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.929" \| 49.0mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.462" \| 62.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.172" \| 4.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Case Capacity:	40.0 Grains of Water \| 2.60 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	56565 psi \| 3900 bar
LID:	LID_B3951_C152
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:11 - 1:9

Load data for 118 loads in caliber .225 Win. with .224 | 40gr | Nosler Ballistic Tip bullet and 59 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>>	97%	50198	89%	**04	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	85%	50256	89%	**98	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	88%	50096	89%	**37	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	94%	50488	89%	**81	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	91%	50807	90%	**55	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	91%	50415	89%	**68	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	97%	48704	86%	**20	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	50691	90%	**24	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	40016	71%	**04	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	49226	87%	**53	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	90%	49647	88%	**07	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	84%	50169	89%	**58	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	88%	49937	88%	**73	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	95%	50009	88%	**07	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	94%	50720	90%	**48	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	84%	50009	88%	**93	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	94%	50096	89%	**37	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	88%	50038	88%	**11	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	86%	50241	89%	**45	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	29878	53%	**18	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	42757	76%	**35	98%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	91%	50908	90%	**01	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	97%	45339	80%	**19	92%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	95%	50430	89%	**84	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	89%	49574	88%	**38	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	91%	49458	87%	**48	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	46949	83%	**42	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	50241	89%	**22	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	43526	77%	**27	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	86%	49501	88%	**88	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	97%	48863	86%	**55	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	48704	86%	**81	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	95%	49574	88%	**71	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	92%	50227	89%	**22	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	30748	54%	**97	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	91%	50546	89%	**91	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	96%	41408	73%	**43	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	50720	90%	**91	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	45252	80%	**53	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	85%	50618	89%	**28	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	87%	50241	89%	**04	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	48211	85%	**35	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	49763	88%	**96	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	41234	73%	**12	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	46949	83%	**42	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	43526	77%	**27	93%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	49893	88%	**09	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	50908	90%	**01	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	50488	89%	**29	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	49661	88%	**29	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	88%	49850	88%	**29	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	93%	50227	89%	**45	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	46064	81%	**56	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	34954	62%	**60	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	44411	79%	**50	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	93%	50662	90%	**11	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	45295	80%	**89	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	93%	50662	90%	**40	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	90%	49647	88%	**71	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	92%	42206	75%	**17	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	43134	76%	**50	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	39378	70%	**81	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32967	58%	**68	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	39943	71%	**12	91%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	35099	62%	**07	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	26977	48%	**46	92%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	32779	58%	**87	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	29240	52%	**82	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28877	51%	**19	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	36608	65%	**06	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	44657	79%	**50	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	40132	71%	**66	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	38058	67%	**38	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	83%	36071	64%	**97	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	44454	79%	**68	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	32706	58%	**87	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	38406	68%	**32	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	42221	75%	**55	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	82%	24381	43%	**54	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	84%	27717	49%	**63	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	37652	67%	**06	99%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	94%	41408	73%	**33	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	37768	67%	**76	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	36463	64%	**37	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	34534	61%	**84	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	86%	32242	57%	**68	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	91%	42438	75%	**32	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	37347	66%	**76	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	41278	73%	**01	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	89%	37478	66%	**76	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	83%	30893	55%	**12	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	42801	76%	**20	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	42453	75%	**48	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24163	43%	**06	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	35462	63%	**30	91%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	93%	36927	65%	**19	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	31995	57%	**22	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	37028	65%	**50	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	44962	79%	**33	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	39552	70%	**65	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	92%	41611	74%	**81	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	30574	54%	**17	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	84%	27833	49%	**35	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	32242	57%	**68	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	37347	66%	**76	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	39320	70%	**69	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	84%	36666	65%	**69	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	30066	53%	**20	91%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	42830	76%	**78	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	40335	71%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	34055	60%	**68	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	28456	50%	**87	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	87%	25672	45%	**38	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	85%	30081	53%	**59	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	85%	37318	66%	**96	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	86%	30864	55%	**92	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	35549	63%	**63	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	40567	72%	**71	91%

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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