Load data for 5.6 x 50 R Mag. + .224 | 55gr | Hornady GMX

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 55gr \| Hornady GMX
Manufacturer SKU:	22273
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.822" \| 20.9mm
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:	0.425" \| 10.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.365" \| 9.3mm
Case Capacity:	34.0 Grains of Water \| 2.21 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	49313 psi \| 3400 bar
LID:	LID_B2516_C915
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:9

Load data for 98 loads in caliber 5.6 x 50 R Mag. with .224 | 55gr | Hornady GMX bullet and 49 powders such as 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 2219	<<locked>>	86%	44309	90%	**17	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	90%	42554	86%	**48	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	89%	44179	90%	**45	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	89%	43613	88%	**61	95%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	97%	44208	90%	**59	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	95%	43874	89%	**17	96%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	36579	74%	**86	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	95%	43801	89%	**56	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	88%	43569	88%	**81	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	85%	43134	87%	**69	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	95%	44324	90%	**33	94%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	90%	42699	87%	**99	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	91%	43497	88%	**97	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	86%	43772	89%	**04	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	84%	44005	89%	**05	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	30110	61%	**75	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	39610	80%	**77	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	87%	43497	88%	**41	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	93%	43947	89%	**64	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	87%	42917	87%	**31	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	89%	43613	88%	**61	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	42960	87%	**04	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	93%	43584	88%	**92	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	40147	81%	**99	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	84%	43990	89%	**74	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	43714	89%	**61	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	43526	88%	**97	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	29965	61%	**14	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	89%	43323	88%	**58	95%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	93%	43540	88%	**61	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	41698	85%	**05	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	85%	43062	87%	**77	96%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	44005	89%	**84	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	93%	43047	87%	**82	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	38885	79%	**13	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	42960	87%	**04	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	40147	81%	**99	93%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	43062	87%	**99	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	90%	43192	88%	**74	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	95%	43976	89%	**25	98%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	85%	43468	88%	**02	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	91%	44237	90%	**31	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	43990	89%	**35	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	32169	65%	**38	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	41031	83%	**12	96%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	91%	43250	88%	**74	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	41481	84%	**41	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	91%	43424	88%	**14	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	89%	43555	88%	**87	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	36651	74%	**49	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31459	64%	**85	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	36753	75%	**77	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	32329	66%	**89	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	25367	51%	**80	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	29791	60%	**79	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	26890	55%	**07	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	27862	56%	**53	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	34679	70%	**90	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	37463	76%	**51	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	35737	72%	**30	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	33547	68%	**79	90%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	31125	63%	**92	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	36579	74%	**36	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	41031	83%	**36	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	82%	24526	50%	**31	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	82%	25309	51%	**54	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	36143	73%	**84	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	35592	72%	**67	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	34360	70%	**38	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	32329	66%	**89	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	87%	30342	62%	**92	91%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	39146	79%	**00	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	34722	70%	**71	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	39233	80%	**76	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	89%	35041	71%	**64	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	28007	57%	**97	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	82%	24410	49%	**77	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	33373	68%	**31	92%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	30429	62%	**33	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	34650	70%	**44	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	37159	75%	**46	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	39740	81%	**86	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	29762	60%	**61	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	84%	25889	52%	**52	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	30342	62%	**92	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	34722	70%	**71	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	37173	75%	**71	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	84%	34650	70%	**74	91%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28631	58%	**51	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	38928	79%	**13	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	32837	67%	**76	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27050	55%	**12	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	86%	23989	49%	**69	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	84%	27412	56%	**48	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	84%	34563	70%	**64	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	85%	28964	59%	**17	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	33750	68%	**71	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	37811	77%	**53	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.