Load data for 5.6 x 50 R Mag. + .224 | 55gr | Sierra FMJBT GameKing

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 55gr \| Sierra FMJBT GameKing
Manufacturer SKU:	1355
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.738" \| 18.7mm
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:	0.341" \| 8.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.236" \| 6.0mm
Case Capacity:	34.0 Grains of Water \| 2.21 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	49313 psi \| 3400 bar
LID:	LID_B5740_C915
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:12 - 1:10

Load data for 106 loads in caliber 5.6 x 50 R Mag. with .224 | 55gr | Sierra FMJBT GameKing bullet and 53 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 2206H]*	<<locked>>	94%	44106	89%	**10	92%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	85%	44222	90%	**27	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	90%	43192	88%	**64	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	88%	43801	89%	**51	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	88%	43250	88%	**68	95%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	95%	43424	88%	**53	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	93%	43192	88%	**23	96%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	37173	75%	**02	96%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	93%	42772	87%	**46	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	87%	42685	87%	**81	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	85%	44121	89%	**02	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	93%	43149	88%	**17	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	90%	43294	88%	**25	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	91%	44222	90%	**27	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	86%	44237	90%	**23	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	31111	63%	**08	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	40059	81%	**00	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	86%	42772	87%	**41	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	96%	42525	86%	**07	92%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	92%	43656	89%	**77	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	87%	43555	88%	**64	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	88%	43250	88%	**68	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	43192	88%	**23	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	43308	88%	**09	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	41336	84%	**41	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	83%	43120	87%	**71	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	95%	44106	89%	**91	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	95%	44005	89%	**14	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	92%	43033	87%	**81	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	43033	87%	**15	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	31038	63%	**54	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	88%	42946	87%	**71	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	96%	38798	79%	**51	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	92%	43961	89%	**84	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	43627	88%	**68	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	84%	42714	87%	**87	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	95%	43830	89%	**87	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	93%	43859	89%	**15	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	39117	79%	**30	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	43192	88%	**23	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	41336	84%	**41	93%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	43729	89%	**28	93%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	90%	44266	90%	**10	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	94%	44237	90%	**51	98%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	84%	43091	87%	**05	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	89%	43265	88%	**31	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	95%	42917	87%	**28	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	34113	69%	**97	97%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	42989	87%	**68	97%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	90%	42989	87%	**77	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	43294	88%	**94	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	90%	42902	87%	**20	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	88%	43033	87%	**91	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	90%	38276	78%	**76	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	38218	78%	**02	97%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32227	65%	**15	97%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	83%	36448	74%	**84	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	33547	68%	**35	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	25889	52%	**03	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	83%	29675	60%	**89	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	86%	26368	53%	**97	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28442	58%	**82	98%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35549	72%	**23	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	38595	78%	**84	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	87%	34795	71%	**23	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	32750	66%	**66	90%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	31879	65%	**28	94%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	37014	75%	**63	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24236	49%	**37	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	24961	51%	**48	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	37086	75%	**23	99%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	93%	38000	77%	**05	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	84%	34069	69%	**51	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	34838	71%	**64	92%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	33547	68%	**35	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	85%	29675	60%	**89	91%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	89%	39030	79%	**10	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	90%	33315	68%	**48	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	40205	82%	**05	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	87%	34330	70%	**58	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	27528	56%	**94	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	89%	38783	79%	**82	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	85%	38783	79%	**27	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24221	49%	**83	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	34563	70%	**67	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	92%	33692	68%	**13	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	31111	63%	**66	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	89%	33939	69%	**35	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	38435	78%	**89	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	92%	39523	80%	**89	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	30255	61%	**90	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	82%	25425	52%	**52	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	29675	60%	**89	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	90%	33315	68%	**48	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	36506	74%	**71	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	82%	33301	68%	**44	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	29167	59%	**77	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	39972	81%	**46	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33620	68%	**08	98%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27630	56%	**44	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	85%	23583	48%	**66	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	82%	27050	55%	**51	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	83%	34447	70%	**74	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	83%	27543	56%	**87	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	82%	32474	66%	**54	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	84%	37333	76%	**56	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.