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Load data for 5.6 x 50 R Mag. + .224 | 80gr | Berger VLD Target

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 4064, IMR 3031, Lovex D073.6, Shooters World Match Rifle, Vihtavuori N540

5.6 x 50 R Mag. + .224 | 80gr | Berger VLD Target

Load Specifications

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Bullet:
.224 | 80gr | Berger VLD Target
Manufacturer SKU:
22422
Bullet Weight:
80gr | 5.2g
Bullet Diameter:
0.224" | 5.69mm
Bullet Length:
1.106" | 28.1mm
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:
0.709" | 18.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:
0.518" | 13.2mm
Case Capacity:
34.0 Grains of Water | 2.21 cm³
Primer Size:
Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:
49313 psi | 3400 bar
LID:
LID_B905_C915
Last updated:
2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:
1:8 - 1:6

Load data for 140 loads in caliber 5.6 x 50 R Mag. with .224 | 80gr | Berger VLD Target bullet and 70 powders such as Accurate 4064, IMR 3031, Lovex D073.6, Shooters World Match Rifle, Vihtavuori N540. 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>>
89%
43613
88%
**18
96%
ADI AR 2208
<<locked>>
94%
43656
89%
**98
96%
Accurate 2015
<<locked>>
85%
44034
89%
**72
100%
[Accurate 2200]*
<<locked>>
86%
43062
87%
**59
94%
Accurate 2460
<<locked>>
83%
44077
89%
**02
99%
Accurate 2495
<<locked>>
89%
42946
87%
**28
100%
Accurate 2520
<<locked>>
88%
43729
89%
**41
99%
Accurate 4064 👍
<<locked>>
95%
43859
89%
**48
100%
Alliant AR-Comp
<<locked>>
88%
44150
90%
**41
100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5
<<locked>>
94%
42844
87%
**28
97%
Alliant Reloder-15
<<locked>>
92%
43540
88%
**38
96%
Alliant Reloder-17
<<locked>>
96%
40161
81%
**35
95%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107
<<locked>>
89%
43642
88%
**31
95%
Hodgdon BL-C2
<<locked>>
88%
43627
88%
**57
98%
Hodgdon Benchmark
<<locked>>
85%
43627
88%
**49
98%
Hodgdon CFE223
<<locked>>
92%
42859
87%
**44
95%
Hodgdon H322
<<locked>>
85%
43555
88%
**12
100%
[Hodgdon H380]*
<<locked>>
94%
43497
88%
**21
94%
[Hodgdon Hybrid 100V]*
<<locked>>
96%
31908
65%
**85
92%
[Hodgdon LVR]*
<<locked>>
96%
38218
77%
**43
91%
Hodgdon VARGET
<<locked>>
93%
42583
86%
**75
95%
IMR 3031 👍
<<locked>>
93%
43961
89%
**71
100%
IMR 4064
<<locked>>
95%
43990
89%
**98
96%
IMR 4895
<<locked>>
91%
42830
87%
**38
96%
IMR 8208 XBR
<<locked>>
86%
42743
87%
**75
97%
Lovex D073.5
<<locked>>
83%
43221
88%
**89
98%
Lovex D073.6 👍
<<locked>>
90%
42873
87%
**21
99%
Lovex S060
<<locked>>
87%
42989
87%
**36
96%
Lovex S062
<<locked>>
92%
42873
87%
**95
98%
[Lovex S065]*
<<locked>>
96%
39421
80%
**10
91%
Norma 201
<<locked>>
89%
42714
87%
**79
98%
Norma 202
<<locked>>
89%
43816
89%
**15
99%
Norma 203B
<<locked>>
92%
42714
87%
**28
96%
Ramshot Big Game
<<locked>>
92%
42975
87%
**44
96%
[Ramshot TAC]*
<<locked>>
87%
43859
89%
**85
93%
Ramshot Wild Boar
<<locked>>
87%
42772
87%
**08
96%
Ramshot X-Terminator
<<locked>>
84%
43250
88%
**59
96%
ReloadSwiss RS 14
<<locked>>
96%
32227
65%
**73
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40
<<locked>>
83%
43961
89%
**02
99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*
<<locked>>
93%
43192
88%
**72
92%
ReloadSwiss RS 52
<<locked>>
94%
43874
89%
**87
98%
ReloadSwiss RS 60
<<locked>>
96%
39073
79%
**12
96%
Rottweil R 901
<<locked>>
86%
43482
88%
**79
99%
Rottweil R 902
<<locked>>
91%
43932
89%
**89
98%
Rottweil R 903
<<locked>>
97%
42917
87%
**31
97%
SNPE Vectan SP 11
<<locked>>
95%
42830
87%
**44
96%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*
<<locked>>
88%
42844
87%
**75
94%
SNPE Vectan SP 9
<<locked>>
89%
43207
88%
**12
96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000
<<locked>>
87%
43076
87%
**23
99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
94%
42975
87%
**30
100%
[Shooters World Long Rifle]*
<<locked>>
96%
39421
80%
**10
91%
Shooters World Match Rifle 👍
<<locked>>
90%
42873
87%
**21
99%
Shooters World Precision
<<locked>>
92%
42873
87%
**95
98%
Somchem S321
<<locked>>
85%
43671
89%
**15
98%
Somchem S335
<<locked>>
89%
44193
90%
**52
100%
Somchem S341
<<locked>>
89%
44382
90%
**18
96%
Somchem S355
<<locked>>
96%
42975
87%
**18
97%
[Somchem S365]*
<<locked>>
96%
30501
62%
**05
93%
Vihtavuori N130
<<locked>>
84%
42989
87%
**13
100%
Vihtavuori N133
<<locked>>
90%
43468
88%
**36
100%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
96%
40335
82%
**49
100%
Vihtavuori N140
<<locked>>
91%
42873
87%
**75
100%
Vihtavuori N150
<<locked>>
96%
36753
75%
**74
97%
[Vihtavuori N160]*
<<locked>>
96%
38943
79%
**36
93%
Vihtavuori N530
<<locked>>
84%
42467
86%
**85
98%
Vihtavuori N540 👍
<<locked>>
92%
43859
89%
**18
99%
[Vihtavuori N550]*
<<locked>>
96%
38290
78%
**72
93%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL
<<locked>>
96%
37811
77%
**74
95%
Winchester 748
<<locked>>
86%
44092
89%
**61
99%
Winchester StaBALL Match
<<locked>>
83%
42975
87%
**21
97%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder
Charge
FR
MaxP
%
V(0)
z
[ADI AR 2206H]*
<<locked>>
81%
34693
70%
**34
93%
[ADI AR 2208]*
<<locked>>
82%
30777
62%
**16
90%
Accurate 2015
<<locked>>
81%
38972
79%
**84
100%
[Accurate 2200]*
<<locked>>
81%
36854
75%
**34
92%
Accurate 2460
<<locked>>
81%
40828
83%
**43
98%
Accurate 2495
<<locked>>
81%
33330
68%
**44
99%
Accurate 2520
<<locked>>
81%
34185
69%
**57
97%
Accurate 4064
<<locked>>
81%
28036
57%
**13
96%
Alliant AR-Comp
<<locked>>
81%
34127
69%
**64
100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*
<<locked>>
81%
27630
56%
**83
91%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*
<<locked>>
81%
30487
62%
**52
91%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*
<<locked>>
88%
30705
62%
**98
91%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*
<<locked>>
81%
33446
68%
**15
91%
Hodgdon BL-C2
<<locked>>
81%
34330
70%
**67
95%
Hodgdon Benchmark
<<locked>>
81%
38957
79%
**64
97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*
<<locked>>
85%
32953
67%
**25
90%
Hodgdon H322
<<locked>>
81%
38334
78%
**13
99%
[Hodgdon H380]*
<<locked>>
87%
34258
69%
**31
90%
[Hodgdon Hybrid 100V]*
<<locked>>
93%
29544
60%
**20
90%
[Hodgdon LVR]*
<<locked>>
93%
35288
72%
**77
90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*
<<locked>>
83%
31386
64%
**29
91%
IMR 3031
<<locked>>
81%
30182
61%
**85
98%
[IMR 4064]*
<<locked>>
82%
29588
60%
**80
90%
[IMR 4895]*
<<locked>>
81%
31038
63%
**79
92%
IMR 8208 XBR
<<locked>>
81%
36666
74%
**57
96%
Lovex D073.5
<<locked>>
81%
39987
81%
**30
98%
Lovex D073.6
<<locked>>
81%
32242
65%
**08
96%
[Lovex S060]*
<<locked>>
81%
35563
72%
**82
94%
[Lovex S062]*
<<locked>>
81%
30037
61%
**20
93%
[Lovex S065]*
<<locked>>
94%
36419
74%
**48
90%
Norma 201
<<locked>>
81%
33895
69%
**98
95%
Norma 202
<<locked>>
81%
33098
67%
**02
97%
[Norma 203B]*
<<locked>>
81%
29892
61%
**39
91%
[Ramshot Big Game]*
<<locked>>
82%
30603
62%
**62
91%
[Ramshot TAC]*
<<locked>>
81%
36289
74%
**28
90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*
<<locked>>
81%
35259
71%
**54
94%
Ramshot X-Terminator
<<locked>>
81%
39929
81%
**00
95%
ReloadSwiss RS 14
<<locked>>
92%
30647
62%
**40
100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40
<<locked>>
81%
40712
83%
**39
98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*
<<locked>>
90%
39784
81%
**07
90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*
<<locked>>
81%
28340
57%
**39
93%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*
<<locked>>
88%
30182
61%
**79
91%
Rottweil R 901
<<locked>>
81%
37159
75%
**54
98%
[Rottweil R 902]*
<<locked>>
81%
32126
65%
**49
94%
[Rottweil R 903]*
<<locked>>
82%
26136
53%
**51
90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*
<<locked>>
85%
30472
62%
**62
91%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*
<<locked>>
82%
35157
71%
**18
91%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*
<<locked>>
81%
32938
67%
**92
93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000
<<locked>>
81%
35215
71%
**65
98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
81%
28645
58%
**34
97%
[Shooters World Long Rifle]*
<<locked>>
94%
36419
74%
**48
90%
Shooters World Match Rifle
<<locked>>
81%
32242
65%
**08
96%
[Shooters World Precision]*
<<locked>>
81%
30037
61%
**20
93%
Somchem S321
<<locked>>
81%
38798
79%
**23
97%
Somchem S335
<<locked>>
81%
35070
71%
**82
98%
[Somchem S341]*
<<locked>>
81%
33924
69%
**05
93%
[Somchem S355]*
<<locked>>
81%
26803
54%
**51
90%
[Somchem S365]*
<<locked>>
92%
27238
55%
**06
91%
Vihtavuori N130
<<locked>>
81%
39769
81%
**54
100%
Vihtavuori N133
<<locked>>
81%
32924
67%
**33
99%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
81%
25469
52%
**18
97%
Vihtavuori N140
<<locked>>
81%
31111
63%
**39
97%
[Vihtavuori N150]*
<<locked>>
82%
23757
48%
**42
90%
[Vihtavuori N160]*
<<locked>>
93%
34505
70%
**34
91%
Vihtavuori N530
<<locked>>
81%
37797
77%
**90
96%
Vihtavuori N540
<<locked>>
81%
30835
63%
**56
96%
[Vihtavuori N550]*
<<locked>>
91%
32953
67%
**44
90%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*
<<locked>>
89%
30371
62%
**93
91%
Winchester 748
<<locked>>
81%
37739
77%
**36
97%
Winchester StaBALL Match
<<locked>>
81%
39711
81%
**59
96%

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.

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