Load data for 5.6 x 50 Mag. + .224 | 55gr | Speer FMJ

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 55gr \| Speer FMJ
Manufacturer SKU:	1044
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.720" \| 18.3mm
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:	0.311" \| 7.9mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.221" \| 5.6mm
Case Capacity:	34.0 Grains of Water \| 2.21 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B6061_C914
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:12 - 1:10

Load data for 122 loads in caliber 5.6 x 50 Mag. with .224 | 55gr | Speer FMJ bullet and 61 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322. 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%	47311	86%	**73	94%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	86%	49559	90%	**69	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	88%	49385	90%	**38	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	93%	48588	88%	**73	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	95%	49458	90%	**53	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	91%	49153	89%	**53	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	91%	48457	88%	**69	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	46064	84%	**05	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	48617	88%	**22	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	37884	69%	**28	96%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	48254	88%	**51	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	91%	49545	90%	**05	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	84%	49168	89%	**43	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	88%	49052	89%	**94	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	97%	48399	88%	**89	92%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	96%	49124	89%	**41	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	93%	48965	89%	**43	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	84%	48283	88%	**84	95%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	94%	49385	90%	**38	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	88%	48530	88%	**02	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	86%	48501	88%	**14	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	30966	56%	**08	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	40350	73%	**10	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	89%	48196	87%	**43	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	96%	42569	77%	**20	92%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	95%	48617	88%	**79	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	89%	47863	87%	**43	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	91%	48457	88%	**69	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	45179	82%	**63	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	48356	88%	**14	94%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	41379	75%	**45	94%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	87%	49269	89%	**86	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	97%	46760	85%	**40	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	45919	83%	**53	98%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	95%	47776	87%	**89	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	92%	49327	90%	**46	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	30705	56%	**51	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	92%	49501	90%	**09	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	97%	40408	73%	**91	94%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	49168	89%	**92	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	43845	80%	**74	94%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	84%	48298	88%	**87	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	88%	49371	90%	**15	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	97%	46862	85%	**53	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	49182	89%	**20	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	39349	71%	**40	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	45179	82%	**63	97%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	41379	75%	**45	94%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	89%	49588	90%	**50	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	49429	90%	**12	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	48631	88%	**33	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	97%	49371	90%	**73	94%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	87%	48124	87%	**87	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	93%	48240	88%	**17	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	44802	81%	**64	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	34214	62%	**00	97%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	43221	78%	**77	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	93%	48298	88%	**89	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	43468	79%	**00	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	93%	48008	87%	**25	96%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	91%	49516	90%	**28	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	90%	38522	70%	**86	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	42844	78%	**48	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	38377	70%	**99	97%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32430	59%	**18	97%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	92%	44556	81%	**54	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	83%	36521	66%	**90	91%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	33808	61%	**44	92%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	26774	49%	**40	94%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	82%	29051	53%	**69	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	86%	26208	48%	**97	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28747	52%	**99	98%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35810	65%	**23	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	44309	80%	**51	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	38885	71%	**94	97%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	94%	43758	79%	**87	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	86%	34316	62%	**07	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	33547	61%	**89	91%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	43540	79%	**89	94%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	32068	58%	**38	94%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	37811	69%	**79	95%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	42061	76%	**79	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	80%	24091	44%	**37	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	25135	46%	**61	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	37217	68%	**23	99%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	93%	38247	69%	**15	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	84%	34360	62%	**61	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	35708	65%	**87	92%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	33808	61%	**44	92%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	84%	29051	53%	**69	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	88%	37927	69%	**90	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	90%	33576	61%	**48	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	41147	75%	**25	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	87%	34040	62%	**58	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	27688	50%	**03	91%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	89%	38986	71%	**89	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	85%	38841	70%	**33	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	80%	23946	43%	**80	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	34882	63%	**77	93%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	92%	33866	61%	**20	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	31314	57%	**79	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	89%	34214	62%	**48	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	45049	82%	**35	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	38566	70%	**95	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	91%	38174	69%	**63	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	30443	55%	**00	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	82%	25556	46%	**62	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	29051	53%	**69	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	90%	33576	61%	**48	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	37173	67%	**84	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	82%	33562	61%	**54	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	29849	54%	**00	93%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	90%	38696	70%	**56	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	40263	73%	**49	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33837	61%	**22	98%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27963	51%	**61	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	83%	22945	42%	**46	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	82%	27180	49%	**61	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	82%	33504	61%	**51	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	83%	27644	50%	**94	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	82%	32561	59%	**61	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	83%	36187	66%	**30	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.