Load data for 5.6 x 50 R Mag. + .223 | 55gr | SUS-TAC Varmax (HPT)

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.223 \| 55gr \| SUS-TAC Varmax (HPT)
Manufacturer SKU:	H12877
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.223" \| 5.66mm
Bullet Length:	0.921" \| 23.4mm
Caliber:	5.6 x 50 R Mag. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.968" \| 50.0mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.365" \| 60.1mm
Seated Depth:	0.524" \| 13.3mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.385" \| 9.8mm
Case Capacity:	34.0 Grains of Water \| 2.21 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	49313 psi \| 3400 bar
LID:	LID_B10304_C915
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:8 - 1:7

Load data for 100 loads in caliber 5.6 x 50 R Mag. with .223 | 55gr | SUS-TAC Varmax (HPT) bullet and 50 powders such as Accurate 2015, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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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 2207	<<locked>>	83%	43004	87%	**35	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	87%	43178	88%	**84	97%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	93%	44324	90%	**64	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	89%	43178	88%	**09	92%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	91%	43976	89%	**54	95%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	96%	40828	83%	**91	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	44280	90%	**23	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	33634	68%	**00	94%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	44266	90%	**56	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	89%	42975	87%	**64	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	86%	43453	88%	**63	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	44222	90%	**14	94%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	91%	43062	87%	**92	94%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	83%	44222	90%	**69	93%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	93%	43816	89%	**04	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	87%	43468	88%	**84	96%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	85%	44367	90%	**02	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	29530	60%	**49	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	38174	77%	**35	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	87%	42931	87%	**28	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	93%	42801	87%	**31	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	89%	43395	88%	**35	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	91%	43976	89%	**54	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	41713	85%	**64	95%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	94%	43294	88%	**79	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	38261	78%	**43	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	85%	44005	89%	**68	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	42583	86%	**28	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	42366	86%	**54	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	29356	60%	**95	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	90%	43729	89%	**54	95%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	94%	43918	89%	**61	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	40350	82%	**66	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	86%	43410	88%	**74	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	95%	43410	88%	**79	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	37666	76%	**77	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	41713	85%	**64	95%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	38261	78%	**43	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	88%	43598	88%	**02	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	92%	43671	89%	**68	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	44353	90%	**25	98%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	86%	43714	89%	**92	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	91%	42902	87%	**95	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	41800	85%	**79	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	31154	63%	**99	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	39972	81%	**82	96%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	92%	43743	89%	**64	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	40364	82%	**12	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	93%	43932	89%	**17	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	90%	43439	88%	**74	92%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	39769	81%	**69	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	35462	72%	**04	95%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	30023	61%	**36	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	86%	38130	77%	**04	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	82%	32503	66%	**92	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	23815	48%	**28	92%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	86%	31096	63%	**08	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	26745	54%	**03	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26701	54%	**00	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	33765	68%	**58	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36332	74%	**15	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	90%	36709	74%	**46	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	83%	33460	68%	**62	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	41162	83%	**07	92%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30037	61%	**49	92%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	34722	70%	**74	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	39537	80%	**94	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	80%	23728	48%	**04	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	85%	26150	53%	**71	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	35447	72%	**51	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	88%	35447	72%	**64	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	33112	67%	**95	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	82%	32503	66%	**92	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	88%	30530	62%	**95	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	40393	82%	**10	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	94%	35317	72%	**77	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	37811	77%	**40	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	90%	35244	71%	**54	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	84%	28964	59%	**23	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23728	48%	**50	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	32213	65%	**82	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	29051	59%	**80	90%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	93%	36085	73%	**67	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	35853	73%	**04	94%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	28355	58%	**18	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	86%	26803	54%	**75	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	88%	30530	62%	**95	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	94%	35317	72%	**77	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	83%	37492	76%	**67	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	85%	34838	71%	**64	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	27485	56%	**08	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	37333	76%	**77	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	31415	64%	**30	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	26440	54%	**85	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	87%	23902	48%	**56	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	86%	28485	58%	**77	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	87%	35926	73%	**94	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	87%	28921	59%	**17	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	85%	33953	69%	**67	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	87%	38812	79%	**63	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.