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Load data for .244 Rem. + .243 | 85gr | Barnes XLC BT

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant Reloder-17, ReloadSwiss RS 60, SNPE Vectan SP 11, Somchem S365, Vihtavuori N550

.244 Rem. + .243 | 85gr | Barnes XLC BT

Load Specifications

(Use the Personalized Load Calculator below to adjust )

Bullet:
.243 | 85gr | Barnes XLC BT
Manufacturer SKU:
24352
Bullet Weight:
85gr | 5.5g
Bullet Diameter:
0.243" | 6.17mm
Bullet Length:
1.030" | 26.2mm
Caliber:
.244 Rem. load data
Case Length (l3):
2.225" | 56.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):
2.783" | 70.7mm
Seated Depth:
0.472" | 12.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:
0.372" | 9.5mm
Case Capacity:
55.0 Grains of Water | 3.57 cm³
Primer Size:
Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:
62366 psi | 4300 bar
LID:
LID_B479_C188
Last updated:
2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:
1:10 - 1:8

Load data for 166 loads in caliber .244 Rem. with .243 | 85gr | Barnes XLC BT bullet and 83 powders such as Alliant Reloder-17, ReloadSwiss RS 60, SNPE Vectan SP 11, Somchem S365, Vihtavuori N550. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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  • Muzzle velocity vs. barrel length

    Every 1 inch additional barrel length increases muzzle velocity by approx. 35.3 fps

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    Use the Personalized Load Calculator to customize loads to your own specific requirements. Find more details in the help section.

    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>>
84%
56014
90%
**99
100%
ADI AR 2208
<<locked>>
89%
55303
89%
**66
99%
[ADI AR 2209]*
<<locked>>
97%
48153
77%
**97
93%
Accurate 2700
<<locked>>
90%
55216
89%
**94
96%
Accurate 3100
<<locked>>
97%
41814
67%
**49
95%
Accurate 4064
<<locked>>
87%
55666
89%
**66
100%
Accurate 4350
<<locked>>
96%
55680
89%
**51
99%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5
<<locked>>
89%
55492
89%
**99
100%
Alliant Reloder-15
<<locked>>
87%
55593
89%
**05
99%
Alliant Reloder-16
<<locked>>
96%
53403
86%
**58
99%
Alliant Reloder-17 👍
<<locked>>
93%
55071
88%
**04
100%
[Alliant Reloder-19]*
<<locked>>
97%
47195
76%
**84
93%
Alliant Reloder-23
<<locked>>
96%
39479
63%
**76
98%
Alliant Reloder-26
<<locked>>
97%
44338
71%
**50
97%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107
<<locked>>
84%
55129
88%
**99
99%
Hodgdon CFE223
<<locked>>
88%
55999
90%
**48
99%
Hodgdon H380
<<locked>>
88%
55129
88%
**96
99%
Hodgdon H414
<<locked>>
92%
55622
89%
**55
97%
Hodgdon H4350
<<locked>>
96%
51735
83%
**20
95%
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V
<<locked>>
96%
49951
80%
**20
100%
Hodgdon LVR
<<locked>>
95%
56028
90%
**48
99%
Hodgdon Superperformance
<<locked>>
94%
55724
89%
**71
97%
Hodgdon VARGET
<<locked>>
90%
55753
89%
**73
99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss
<<locked>>
95%
33924
54%
**59
100%
IMR 3031
<<locked>>
87%
55550
89%
**86
100%
IMR 4064
<<locked>>
90%
55782
89%
**73
100%
IMR 4166 Enduron
<<locked>>
91%
55941
90%
**46
97%
IMR 4350
<<locked>>
97%
55390
89%
**86
96%
IMR 4451 Enduron
<<locked>>
92%
55317
89%
**63
97%
IMR 4831
<<locked>>
97%
48254
77%
**91
98%
IMR 4895
<<locked>>
86%
56043
90%
**32
100%
IMR 8208 XBR
<<locked>>
83%
55680
89%
**59
100%
Lovex D073.6
<<locked>>
84%
55898
90%
**73
100%
Lovex S060
<<locked>>
84%
55056
88%
**20
100%
Lovex S062
<<locked>>
88%
55709
89%
**73
100%
Lovex S065
<<locked>>
94%
55811
89%
**73
98%
Lovex S070
<<locked>>
95%
55448
89%
**86
97%
[Lovex S071]*
<<locked>>
97%
35679
57%
**02
92%
Norma 201
<<locked>>
85%
55593
89%
**53
100%
Norma 202
<<locked>>
84%
55608
89%
**56
100%
Norma 203B
<<locked>>
88%
55970
90%
**12
100%
Norma 204
<<locked>>
97%
56014
90%
**32
95%
[Norma MRP]*
<<locked>>
96%
43830
70%
**84
93%
Norma URP
<<locked>>
97%
55492
89%
**48
99%
Ramshot Big Game
<<locked>>
87%
55405
89%
**25
100%
Ramshot Hunter
<<locked>>
97%
54549
87%
**38
98%
ReloadSwiss RS 14
<<locked>>
96%
35027
56%
**21
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 50
<<locked>>
89%
55898
90%
**73
98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52
<<locked>>
88%
55608
89%
**28
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 60 👍
<<locked>>
94%
55767
89%
**33
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 62
<<locked>>
96%
55666
89%
**74
99%
ReloadSwiss RS 70
<<locked>>
97%
55666
89%
**04
99%
Rottweil R 902
<<locked>>
87%
55898
90%
**46
100%
Rottweil R 903
<<locked>>
90%
54984
88%
**79
100%
[Rottweil R 904]*
<<locked>>
97%
49559
79%
**68
92%
[Rottweil R 905]*
<<locked>>
97%
46224
74%
**71
93%
Rottweil R 907
<<locked>>
93%
55854
90%
**69
96%
SNPE Vectan SP 11 👍
<<locked>>
90%
55927
90%
**35
100%
SNPE Vectan SP 7
<<locked>>
83%
55724
89%
**66
99%
SNPE Vectan SP 9
<<locked>>
85%
55419
89%
**86
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000
<<locked>>
84%
55419
89%
**68
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
90%
54984
88%
**58
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000
<<locked>>
94%
55941
90%
**20
97%
Shooters World Long Rifle
<<locked>>
94%
55811
89%
**73
98%
Shooters World Match Rifle
<<locked>>
84%
55898
90%
**73
100%
Shooters World Precision
<<locked>>
88%
55709
89%
**73
100%
Somchem S335
<<locked>>
85%
55999
90%
**87
100%
Somchem S341
<<locked>>
83%
54998
88%
**56
100%
Somchem S355
<<locked>>
91%
55521
89%
**92
100%
[Somchem S361]*
<<locked>>
97%
51605
83%
**64
91%
Somchem S365 👍
<<locked>>
97%
50314
81%
**02
100%
[Somchem S385]*
<<locked>>
97%
47456
76%
**61
94%
Vihtavuori N133
<<locked>>
86%
55448
89%
**61
100%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
92%
55477
89%
**17
100%
Vihtavuori N140
<<locked>>
86%
55187
88%
**14
100%
Vihtavuori N150
<<locked>>
96%
55390
89%
**40
100%
Vihtavuori N160
<<locked>>
94%
55187
88%
**89
99%
Vihtavuori N540
<<locked>>
87%
55564
89%
**53
100%
Vihtavuori N550 👍
<<locked>>
94%
55361
89%
**45
99%
Vihtavuori N555
<<locked>>
97%
43859
70%
**64
98%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL
<<locked>>
95%
55767
89%
**73
100%
Winchester 760
<<locked>>
92%
55622
89%
**55
97%
Winchester StaBALL HD
<<locked>>
97%
36085
58%
**76
97%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder
Charge
FR
MaxP
%
V(0)
z
ADI AR 2206H
<<locked>>
81%
50604
81%
**04
99%
ADI AR 2208
<<locked>>
81%
42946
69%
**30
97%
[ADI AR 2209]*
<<locked>>
92%
41916
67%
**53
90%
[Accurate 2700]*
<<locked>>
81%
41582
67%
**28
92%
[Accurate 3100]*
<<locked>>
88%
32329
52%
**07
90%
Accurate 4064
<<locked>>
81%
46209
74%
**99
100%
[Accurate 4350]*
<<locked>>
81%
34490
55%
**99
94%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5
<<locked>>
81%
43178
69%
**66
99%
Alliant Reloder-15
<<locked>>
81%
46311
74%
**41
98%
[Alliant Reloder-16]*
<<locked>>
81%
33982
54%
**95
93%
Alliant Reloder-17
<<locked>>
81%
37855
61%
**36
97%
[Alliant Reloder-19]*
<<locked>>
92%
41205
66%
**46
90%
[Alliant Reloder-23]*
<<locked>>
82%
25976
42%
**46
90%
[Alliant Reloder-26]*
<<locked>>
87%
31879
51%
**95
91%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107
<<locked>>
81%
49734
80%
**00
98%
Hodgdon CFE223
<<locked>>
81%
44237
71%
**22
97%
Hodgdon H380
<<locked>>
81%
43961
70%
**72
97%
[Hodgdon H414]*
<<locked>>
81%
39088
63%
**04
92%
[Hodgdon H4350]*
<<locked>>
85%
37318
60%
**99
90%
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V
<<locked>>
81%
31343
50%
**84
95%
[Hodgdon LVR]*
<<locked>>
81%
36767
59%
**44
94%
[Hodgdon Superperformance]*
<<locked>>
83%
37623
60%
**74
90%
Hodgdon VARGET
<<locked>>
81%
42699
68%
**23
97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss
<<locked>>
81%
27615
44%
**11
100%
IMR 3031
<<locked>>
81%
46833
75%
**41
100%
IMR 4064
<<locked>>
81%
42467
68%
**07
97%
[IMR 4166 Enduron]*
<<locked>>
81%
42119
68%
**71
93%
[IMR 4350]*
<<locked>>
83%
36811
59%
**89
90%
[IMR 4451 Enduron]*
<<locked>>
81%
40103
64%
**44
92%
[IMR 4831]*
<<locked>>
81%
30139
48%
**51
92%
IMR 4895
<<locked>>
81%
47340
76%
**68
99%
IMR 8208 XBR
<<locked>>
81%
52576
84%
**10
100%
Lovex D073.6
<<locked>>
81%
50473
81%
**84
100%
Lovex S060
<<locked>>
81%
49632
80%
**18
99%
Lovex S062
<<locked>>
81%
45571
73%
**82
99%
[Lovex S065]*
<<locked>>
81%
38203
61%
**05
94%
[Lovex S070]*
<<locked>>
81%
36143
58%
**72
91%
[Lovex S071]*
<<locked>>
93%
32024
51%
**03
90%
Norma 201
<<locked>>
81%
50198
80%
**58
100%
Norma 202
<<locked>>
81%
49995
80%
**61
100%
Norma 203B
<<locked>>
81%
45455
73%
**22
99%
[Norma 204]*
<<locked>>
88%
41785
67%
**33
90%
[Norma MRP]*
<<locked>>
91%
37072
59%
**10
90%
[Norma URP]*
<<locked>>
81%
33997
55%
**79
93%
Ramshot Big Game
<<locked>>
81%
44933
72%
**25
98%
[Ramshot Hunter]*
<<locked>>
81%
33475
54%
**53
90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14
<<locked>>
81%
27847
45%
**47
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 50
<<locked>>
81%
43859
70%
**36
95%
ReloadSwiss RS 52
<<locked>>
81%
45034
72%
**41
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 60
<<locked>>
81%
36782
59%
**17
98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 62]*
<<locked>>
81%
33620
54%
**85
93%
[ReloadSwiss RS 70]*
<<locked>>
81%
33301
53%
**72
91%
Rottweil R 902
<<locked>>
81%
47471
76%
**02
100%
Rottweil R 903
<<locked>>
81%
41133
66%
**10
98%
[Rottweil R 904]*
<<locked>>
93%
44614
72%
**66
90%
[Rottweil R 905]*
<<locked>>
92%
39871
64%
**23
90%
[Rottweil R 907]*
<<locked>>
81%
38769
62%
**15
91%
SNPE Vectan SP 11
<<locked>>
81%
41698
67%
**63
98%
SNPE Vectan SP 7
<<locked>>
81%
51314
82%
**87
98%
SNPE Vectan SP 9
<<locked>>
81%
49023
79%
**64
99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000
<<locked>>
81%
50894
82%
**02
100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
81%
42772
69%
**44
100%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000]*
<<locked>>
81%
36985
59%
**30
91%
[Shooters World Long Rifle]*
<<locked>>
81%
38203
61%
**05
94%
Shooters World Match Rifle
<<locked>>
81%
50473
81%
**84
100%
Shooters World Precision
<<locked>>
81%
45571
73%
**82
99%
Somchem S335
<<locked>>
81%
50879
82%
**05
100%
Somchem S341
<<locked>>
81%
50807
81%
**77
99%
Somchem S355
<<locked>>
81%
41582
67%
**17
98%
[Somchem S361]*
<<locked>>
94%
47747
77%
**82
90%
Somchem S365
<<locked>>
81%
31009
50%
**40
96%
[Somchem S385]*
<<locked>>
89%
36898
59%
**22
90%
Vihtavuori N133
<<locked>>
81%
47892
77%
**43
100%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
81%
40234
65%
**44
100%
Vihtavuori N140
<<locked>>
81%
46717
75%
**69
100%
Vihtavuori N150
<<locked>>
81%
35505
57%
**46
98%
Vihtavuori N160
<<locked>>
81%
36738
59%
**22
95%
Vihtavuori N540
<<locked>>
81%
46282
74%
**92
100%
Vihtavuori N550
<<locked>>
81%
37376
60%
**61
95%
[Vihtavuori N555]*
<<locked>>
81%
27166
44%
**15
90%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL
<<locked>>
81%
35099
56%
**56
97%
[Winchester 760]*
<<locked>>
81%
39088
63%
**04
92%
[Winchester StaBALL HD]*
<<locked>>
88%
27456
44%
**41
90%

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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