Load data for 5.6 x 50 Mag. + .224 | 50gr | Barnes X S

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 50gr \| Barnes X S
Manufacturer SKU:	22450
Bullet Weight:	50gr \| 3.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.750" \| 19.0mm
Caliber:	5.6 x 50 Mag. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.968" \| 50.0mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.377" \| 60.4mm
Seated Depth:	0.341" \| 8.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.341" \| 8.7mm
Case Capacity:	34.0 Grains of Water \| 2.21 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B447_C914
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 114 loads in caliber 5.6 x 50 Mag. with .224 | 50gr | Barnes X S bullet and 57 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>>	96%	48051	87%	**64	92%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	84%	48298	88%	**51	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	87%	47805	87%	**91	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	93%	48660	88%	**64	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	90%	48356	88%	**19	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	90%	47732	87%	**28	95%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	97%	48312	88%	**37	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	49385	90%	**27	96%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	40364	73%	**56	96%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	48776	89%	**56	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	90%	49429	90%	**07	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	83%	48399	88%	**22	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	88%	49298	89%	**86	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	49530	90%	**30	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	93%	49487	90%	**32	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	84%	48849	89%	**69	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	94%	48646	88%	**10	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	88%	48878	89%	**94	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	86%	48414	88%	**92	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	30690	56%	**70	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	41263	75%	**15	97%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	90%	48675	88%	**58	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	95%	49400	90%	**71	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	89%	49081	89%	**48	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	90%	47732	87%	**28	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	45223	82%	**45	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	48776	88%	**96	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	42482	77%	**46	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	86%	49226	89%	**71	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	48182	87%	**48	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	47369	86%	**71	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	95%	48414	88%	**68	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	91%	48472	88%	**12	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	30589	55%	**16	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	91%	48414	88%	**64	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	97%	41394	75%	**73	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	94%	48820	89%	**61	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	44266	80%	**56	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	87%	48283	88%	**87	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	97%	47442	86%	**41	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	49400	90%	**05	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	40089	73%	**31	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	45223	82%	**45	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	42482	77%	**46	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	88%	48443	88%	**09	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	92%	48283	88%	**78	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	49501	90%	**35	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	48269	88%	**32	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	87%	48370	88%	**99	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	92%	48936	89%	**22	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	46079	84%	**79	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	35708	65%	**09	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	43584	79%	**66	96%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	93%	48385	88%	**74	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	43714	79%	**86	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	93%	48327	88%	**10	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	91%	48327	88%	**74	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	93%	43424	79%	**69	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	43511	79%	**59	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	39146	71%	**97	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	34780	63%	**56	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	85%	40698	74%	**54	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	35926	65%	**66	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	29878	54%	**87	94%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	83%	31981	58%	**17	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	86%	28950	53%	**41	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	30269	55%	**10	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	37985	69%	**58	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	45527	83%	**59	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	39494	72%	**86	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	38058	69%	**81	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	36071	65%	**27	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	44483	81%	**81	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	33794	61%	**56	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	38957	71%	**84	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	42540	77%	**77	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	25266	46%	**29	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	82%	27978	51%	**18	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	38566	70%	**38	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	38029	69%	**18	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	37666	68%	**02	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	35926	65%	**66	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	85%	32547	59%	**30	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	91%	42859	78%	**68	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	37260	68%	**15	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	43004	78%	**53	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	89%	38218	69%	**25	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	30864	56%	**58	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	42598	77%	**53	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	44092	80%	**14	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	25295	46%	**75	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	35752	65%	**76	91%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	94%	37420	68%	**77	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	34432	62%	**20	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	37855	69%	**02	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	39523	72%	**97	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	94%	43178	78%	**53	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	31981	58%	**02	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	83%	28152	51%	**00	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	32547	59%	**30	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	37260	68%	**15	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	39639	72%	**15	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	84%	37347	68%	**22	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	31604	57%	**12	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	93%	43932	80%	**33	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	41104	75%	**58	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	34911	63%	**17	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	30008	54%	**82	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	84%	25657	47%	**97	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	83%	29631	54%	**92	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	85%	38348	70%	**45	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	84%	30719	56%	**44	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	36172	66%	**18	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	86%	40886	74%	**14	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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