Load data for 5.6 x 50 Mag. + .224 | 53gr | Hornady GMX

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Bullet:	.224 \| 53gr \| Hornady GMX
Bullet Weight:	53gr \| 3.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	5.6 x 50 Mag. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.968" \| 50.0mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Case Capacity:	34.0 Grains of Water \| 2.21 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B2512_C914
Last updated:	2026-03-28
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:8

Load data for 116 loads in caliber 5.6 x 50 Mag. with .224 | 53gr | Hornady GMX bullet and 58 powder(s). 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%	48298	88%	**02	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	85%	48718	88%	**76	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	87%	47805	87%	**15	98%
ADI Benchmark 8208	<<locked>>	95%	49197	89%	**99	95%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	93%	48515	88%	**82	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	91%	49240	89%	**63	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	91%	48718	88%	**86	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	97%	48196	87%	**58	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	47950	87%	**25	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	39885	72%	**77	96%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	47630	86%	**58	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	90%	49153	89%	**19	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	83%	48834	89%	**53	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	87%	48631	88%	**00	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	95%	48066	87%	**35	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	93%	49472	90%	**59	96%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	93%	48675	88%	**35	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	88%	48820	89%	**25	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	86%	49327	90%	**43	98%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	96%	48443	88%	**22	94%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	30632	56%	**08	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	41771	76%	**59	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	89%	48820	89%	**76	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	95%	49197	89%	**99	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	89%	48907	89%	**76	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	91%	49400	90%	**02	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	45672	83%	**79	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	49588	90%	**46	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	41756	76%	**58	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	85%	48791	89%	**89	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	97%	47979	87%	**76	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	47239	86%	**99	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	95%	48515	88%	**05	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	91%	48675	88%	**50	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	30560	55%	**51	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	91%	48472	88%	**96	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	94%	48298	88%	**79	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	44295	80%	**87	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	83%	48878	89%	**13	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	87%	48385	88%	**15	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	46195	84%	**46	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	95%	48776	89%	**30	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	40538	74%	**79	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	45672	83%	**79	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	41756	76%	**58	93%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	88%	48530	88%	**30	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	49211	89%	**22	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	49603	90%	**53	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	47630	86%	**56	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	87%	49124	89%	**27	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	92%	47805	87%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	45977	83%	**00	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	34708	63%	**27	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	42917	78%	**81	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	93%	48544	88%	**05	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	43337	79%	**10	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	49255	89%	**68	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	91%	48544	88%	**19	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	91%	40509	74%	**38	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	43758	79%	**91	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	38827	70%	**25	96%
[ADI Benchmark 8208]*	<<locked>>	85%	36289	66%	**13	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	34185	62%	**71	97%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	83%	38566	70%	**43	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	35795	65%	**00	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	28776	52%	**05	94%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	83%	31299	57%	**41	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	84%	27340	50%	**36	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	30284	55%	**44	98%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	37333	68%	**69	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	45556	83%	**94	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	40074	73%	**30	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	87%	36695	67%	**82	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	34389	62%	**18	90%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	33286	60%	**77	94%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	38566	70%	**05	95%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	42685	77%	**02	97%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	89%	38189	69%	**99	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	25048	45%	**64	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	26876	49%	**17	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	38058	69%	**53	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	85%	36289	66%	**13	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	36869	67%	**23	92%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	35143	64%	**87	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	84%	30719	56%	**25	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	89%	40640	74%	**59	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	36376	66%	**27	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	42380	77%	**68	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	88%	36695	67%	**23	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	29385	53%	**56	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	41017	74%	**45	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	41075	75%	**89	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	25106	46%	**09	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	35418	64%	**04	92%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	33707	61%	**41	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	89%	36332	66%	**04	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	45469	83%	**64	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	39349	71%	**18	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	41568	75%	**58	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	31966	58%	**43	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	82%	27151	49%	**05	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	30719	56%	**25	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	36376	66%	**27	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	38087	69%	**10	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	82%	35186	64%	**10	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	31096	56%	**36	93%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	41916	76%	**28	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	41017	74%	**82	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	35331	64%	**61	98%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	29341	53%	**03	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	84%	24743	45%	**08	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	82%	28747	52%	**07	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	84%	36724	67%	**43	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	83%	29457	53%	**53	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	82%	34185	62%	**04	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	39885	72%	**28	91%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

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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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