Load data for .225 Win. + .224 | 55gr | Sierra Blitzking

Recommended Powder(s): IMR 3031, Lovex D073.6, Norma 202, Shooters World Match Rifle, Vihtavuori N540

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 55gr \| Sierra Blitzking
Manufacturer SKU:	1455
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.790" \| 20.1mm
Caliber:	.225 Win. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.929" \| 49.0mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.462" \| 62.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.257" \| 6.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.257" \| 6.5mm
Case Capacity:	40.0 Grains of Water \| 2.60 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	56565 psi \| 3900 bar
LID:	LID_B5739_C152
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 144 loads in caliber .225 Win. with .224 | 55gr | Sierra Blitzking bullet and 72 powders such as IMR 3031, Lovex D073.6, Norma 202, 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>>	91%	49574	88%	**17	97%
ADI AR 2208	<<locked>>	97%	50763	90%	**07	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	87%	50227	89%	**71	100%
Accurate 2200	<<locked>>	89%	50212	89%	**68	95%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	85%	49922	88%	**68	97%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	85%	49922	88%	**87	99%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	91%	50024	88%	**30	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	89%	49617	88%	**20	99%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	49574	88%	**23	100%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	90%	49748	88%	**30	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	49023	87%	**10	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	85%	50328	89%	**87	100%
Alliant Reloder-15	<<locked>>	94%	49908	88%	**33	96%
Alliant Reloder-17	<<locked>>	96%	43352	77%	**51	95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107	<<locked>>	91%	49835	88%	**14	95%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	89%	49588	88%	**33	98%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	88%	50328	89%	**55	98%
Hodgdon CFE223	<<locked>>	95%	50517	89%	**56	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	88%	49719	88%	**10	100%
Hodgdon H380	<<locked>>	96%	50125	89%	**17	95%
Hodgdon VARGET	<<locked>>	97%	50096	89%	**94	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	32387	57%	**26	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	95%	50763	90%	**92	100%
IMR 4064	<<locked>>	96%	48051	85%	**45	95%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	85%	50618	89%	**64	100%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	93%	49530	88%	**43	97%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	89%	49472	87%	**87	98%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	84%	50314	89%	**84	99%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	86%	50691	90%	**91	99%
Lovex D073.6 👍	<<locked>>	92%	49617	88%	**20	99%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	91%	50734	90%	**61	97%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	96%	50865	90%	**14	98%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	92%	50067	89%	**97	98%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	92%	50285	89%	**14	100%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	95%	50241	89%	**50	97%
Ramshot Big Game	<<locked>>	94%	49530	88%	**40	96%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	89%	50633	90%	**74	94%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	90%	50009	88%	**14	97%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	87%	50560	89%	**71	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	32271	57%	**69	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	85%	49893	88%	**97	99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*	<<locked>>	95%	50212	89%	**61	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	96%	49908	88%	**79	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 60	<<locked>>	96%	42467	75%	**35	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	89%	50343	89%	**94	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	94%	50821	90%	**04	98%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	96%	45266	80%	**32	96%
SNPE Vectan SP 11	<<locked>>	97%	47906	85%	**10	96%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	90%	49545	88%	**64	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	92%	50546	89%	**14	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	90%	49980	88%	**22	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	50473	89%	**32	100%
Shooters World Match Rifle 👍	<<locked>>	92%	49617	88%	**20	99%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	96%	50865	90%	**14	98%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	84%	50053	88%	**51	97%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	87%	50502	89%	**17	98%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	91%	50183	89%	**35	100%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	91%	50908	90%	**97	97%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	96%	46717	83%	**48	96%
[Somchem S365]*	<<locked>>	96%	33083	58%	**79	92%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	88%	50691	90%	**41	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	93%	49748	88%	**28	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	44338	78%	**89	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	94%	50169	89%	**81	100%
Vihtavuori N150	<<locked>>	96%	38943	69%	**54	96%
[Vihtavuori N160]*	<<locked>>	97%	42235	75%	**40	92%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	88%	50662	90%	**33	98%
Vihtavuori N540 👍	<<locked>>	94%	50792	90%	**23	100%
[Vihtavuori N550]*	<<locked>>	97%	42148	75%	**89	92%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL	<<locked>>	97%	41945	74%	**94	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	88%	50807	90%	**60	99%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	85%	49806	88%	**23	97%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	35969	64%	**95	92%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	85%	34664	61%	**40	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	40611	72%	**87	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	81%	38261	68%	**05	90%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	81%	42931	76%	**33	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	42917	76%	**46	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	35041	62%	**28	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	36492	65%	**41	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	29588	52%	**51	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	36056	64%	**68	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	82%	30153	53%	**54	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	44411	79%	**89	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	84%	34867	62%	**82	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	89%	34534	61%	**22	91%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	82%	36201	64%	**05	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	36579	65%	**48	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	40059	71%	**41	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	86%	36999	65%	**48	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	40118	71%	**17	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	88%	38058	67%	**51	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	85%	35056	62%	**53	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	25396	45%	**49	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	31415	56%	**43	97%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	86%	34693	61%	**36	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	44962	79%	**63	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	81%	32590	58%	**33	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	37971	67%	**38	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	44730	79%	**73	98%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	42395	75%	**30	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	81%	34127	60%	**82	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	37101	66%	**59	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	31633	56%	**67	92%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	35143	62%	**59	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	35157	62%	**86	96%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	83%	33286	59%	**43	91%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	84%	34040	60%	**66	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	82%	40451	72%	**64	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	37333	66%	**38	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	41582	74%	**81	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	25367	45%	**91	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	43105	76%	**63	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*	<<locked>>	92%	44831	79%	**63	91%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	81%	29936	53%	**81	91%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	89%	33591	59%	**82	91%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	38812	69%	**48	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	33765	60%	**07	93%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	85%	31183	55%	**90	91%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	86%	33924	60%	**66	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	83%	39059	69%	**35	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	34592	61%	**59	91%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	36883	65%	**49	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	30008	53%	**79	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	34127	60%	**82	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	31633	56%	**67	92%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	45774	81%	**66	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	41104	73%	**23	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	36318	64%	**56	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	35752	63%	**72	92%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	85%	31560	56%	**84	90%
[Somchem S365]*	<<locked>>	93%	30356	54%	**94	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	40988	72%	**54	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	34577	61%	**10	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	26687	47%	**46	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	32895	58%	**00	96%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	86%	27876	49%	**49	90%
[Vihtavuori N160]*	<<locked>>	93%	37594	66%	**28	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	39842	70%	**94	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	81%	32518	57%	**13	95%
[Vihtavuori N550]*	<<locked>>	93%	37449	66%	**71	90%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	89%	32648	58%	**41	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	39682	70%	**30	96%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	81%	42917	76%	**76	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.