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Load data for 5.6 x 50 R Mag. + .224 | 80gr | Nosler Custom Competition

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2520, Accurate 4064, IMR 3031, Vihtavuori N540, Winchester 748

5.6 x 50 R Mag. + .224 | 80gr | Nosler Custom Competition

Load Specifications

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Bullet:
.224 | 80gr | Nosler Custom Competition
Manufacturer SKU:
25116
Bullet Weight:
80gr | 5.2g
Bullet Diameter:
0.224" | 5.69mm
Bullet Length:
1.065" | 27.1mm
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:
0.668" | 17.0mm
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_B3974_C915
Last updated:
2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:
1:8 - 1:7

Load data for 142 loads in caliber 5.6 x 50 R Mag. with .224 | 80gr | Nosler Custom Competition bullet and 71 powders such as Accurate 2520, Accurate 4064, IMR 3031, Vihtavuori N540, Winchester 748. 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>>
88%
43801
89%
**25
96%
ADI AR 2208
<<locked>>
94%
43642
88%
**02
96%
Accurate 2015
<<locked>>
85%
44338
90%
**79
100%
[Accurate 2200]*
<<locked>>
86%
43236
88%
**66
94%
Accurate 2460
<<locked>>
83%
44251
90%
**08
99%
Accurate 2495
<<locked>>
89%
43395
88%
**38
100%
Accurate 2520 👍
<<locked>>
88%
43859
89%
**48
99%
Accurate 4064 👍
<<locked>>
95%
44005
89%
**51
100%
Alliant AR-Comp
<<locked>>
88%
44251
90%
**48
100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5
<<locked>>
95%
43758
89%
**44
97%
Alliant Reloder-15
<<locked>>
92%
43700
89%
**41
96%
[Alliant Reloder-16]*
<<locked>>
97%
36767
75%
**26
92%
Alliant Reloder-17
<<locked>>
97%
41495
84%
**71
96%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107
<<locked>>
89%
43729
89%
**38
95%
Hodgdon BL-C2
<<locked>>
88%
43932
89%
**64
98%
Hodgdon Benchmark
<<locked>>
85%
43859
89%
**59
98%
Hodgdon CFE223
<<locked>>
92%
42685
87%
**44
95%
Hodgdon H322
<<locked>>
85%
43656
89%
**18
100%
[Hodgdon H380]*
<<locked>>
94%
44367
90%
**38
94%
[Hodgdon Hybrid 100V]*
<<locked>>
96%
31981
65%
**92
92%
[Hodgdon LVR]*
<<locked>>
97%
39610
80%
**79
92%
Hodgdon VARGET
<<locked>>
93%
42917
87%
**85
95%
IMR 3031 👍
<<locked>>
93%
44048
89%
**77
100%
IMR 4064
<<locked>>
95%
44135
90%
**05
96%
IMR 4895
<<locked>>
91%
42975
87%
**44
96%
IMR 8208 XBR
<<locked>>
86%
42946
87%
**85
98%
Lovex D073.5
<<locked>>
84%
44251
90%
**08
99%
Lovex D073.6
<<locked>>
89%
43018
87%
**31
99%
Lovex S060
<<locked>>
87%
43352
88%
**46
96%
Lovex S062
<<locked>>
92%
43033
87%
**02
98%
[Lovex S065]*
<<locked>>
96%
39494
80%
**13
92%
Norma 201
<<locked>>
89%
43091
87%
**89
98%
Norma 202
<<locked>>
89%
43047
87%
**05
99%
Norma 203B
<<locked>>
92%
42873
87%
**31
96%
[Norma URP]*
<<locked>>
97%
35824
73%
**07
92%
Ramshot Big Game
<<locked>>
92%
43018
87%
**48
96%
[Ramshot TAC]*
<<locked>>
86%
43961
89%
**89
93%
Ramshot Wild Boar
<<locked>>
87%
42757
87%
**12
96%
Ramshot X-Terminator
<<locked>>
83%
43221
88%
**69
96%
ReloadSwiss RS 40
<<locked>>
83%
44193
90%
**08
99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*
<<locked>>
93%
43076
87%
**82
92%
ReloadSwiss RS 52
<<locked>>
94%
43772
89%
**97
98%
ReloadSwiss RS 60
<<locked>>
97%
40712
83%
**57
97%
Rottweil R 901
<<locked>>
86%
43555
88%
**85
99%
Rottweil R 902
<<locked>>
91%
44092
89%
**95
98%
Rottweil R 903
<<locked>>
97%
43004
87%
**35
97%
SNPE Vectan SP 11
<<locked>>
95%
42699
87%
**44
96%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*
<<locked>>
88%
43743
89%
**95
94%
SNPE Vectan SP 9
<<locked>>
89%
43352
88%
**18
96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000
<<locked>>
88%
44164
90%
**43
99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
94%
43947
89%
**46
100%
[Shooters World Long Rifle]*
<<locked>>
96%
39494
80%
**13
92%
Shooters World Match Rifle
<<locked>>
89%
43018
87%
**31
99%
Shooters World Precision
<<locked>>
92%
43033
87%
**02
98%
Somchem S321
<<locked>>
84%
43801
89%
**21
98%
Somchem S335
<<locked>>
89%
44382
90%
**59
100%
Somchem S341
<<locked>>
88%
42830
87%
**89
96%
Somchem S355
<<locked>>
96%
43091
87%
**25
97%
[Somchem S365]*
<<locked>>
97%
31720
64%
**51
94%
Vihtavuori N130
<<locked>>
84%
43149
87%
**20
100%
Vihtavuori N133
<<locked>>
90%
43918
89%
**46
100%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
97%
42380
86%
**85
100%
Vihtavuori N140
<<locked>>
91%
43047
87%
**89
100%
Vihtavuori N150
<<locked>>
96%
36724
74%
**84
97%
[Vihtavuori N160]*
<<locked>>
97%
39624
80%
**49
93%
Vihtavuori N530
<<locked>>
84%
42873
87%
**95
98%
Vihtavuori N540 👍
<<locked>>
92%
43990
89%
**28
99%
[Vihtavuori N550]*
<<locked>>
97%
39189
79%
**89
93%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL
<<locked>>
97%
39320
80%
**13
95%
Winchester 748 👍
<<locked>>
86%
44266
90%
**67
99%
Winchester StaBALL Match
<<locked>>
83%
43816
89%
**44
97%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder
Charge
FR
MaxP
%
V(0)
z
[ADI AR 2206H]*
<<locked>>
81%
34795
71%
**41
94%
[ADI AR 2208]*
<<locked>>
82%
30879
63%
**23
90%
Accurate 2015
<<locked>>
81%
39450
80%
**90
100%
[Accurate 2200]*
<<locked>>
81%
36927
75%
**41
92%
Accurate 2460
<<locked>>
81%
40828
83%
**46
98%
Accurate 2495
<<locked>>
81%
33634
68%
**54
100%
Accurate 2520
<<locked>>
81%
34563
70%
**61
97%
Accurate 4064
<<locked>>
81%
28427
58%
**26
96%
Alliant AR-Comp
<<locked>>
81%
34447
70%
**74
100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*
<<locked>>
81%
28355
57%
**03
92%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*
<<locked>>
81%
30719
62%
**62
91%
[Alliant Reloder-16]*
<<locked>>
95%
34055
69%
**54
90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*
<<locked>>
87%
29805
60%
**75
90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*
<<locked>>
81%
33591
68%
**25
91%
Hodgdon BL-C2
<<locked>>
81%
34664
70%
**77
95%
Hodgdon Benchmark
<<locked>>
81%
39059
79%
**70
97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*
<<locked>>
84%
32895
67%
**25
90%
Hodgdon H322
<<locked>>
81%
38638
78%
**26
99%
[Hodgdon H380]*
<<locked>>
86%
33562
68%
**18
90%
[Hodgdon Hybrid 100V]*
<<locked>>
93%
29631
60%
**26
91%
[Hodgdon LVR]*
<<locked>>
93%
35534
72%
**87
90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*
<<locked>>
82%
30284
61%
**06
90%
IMR 3031
<<locked>>
81%
30356
62%
**95
98%
[IMR 4064]*
<<locked>>
82%
29849
61%
**93
90%
[IMR 4895]*
<<locked>>
81%
31415
64%
**92
92%
IMR 8208 XBR
<<locked>>
81%
36767
75%
**64
96%
Lovex D073.5
<<locked>>
81%
40828
83%
**46
98%
Lovex D073.6
<<locked>>
81%
32329
66%
**15
96%
[Lovex S060]*
<<locked>>
81%
35810
73%
**92
94%
[Lovex S062]*
<<locked>>
81%
30168
61%
**23
93%
[Lovex S065]*
<<locked>>
93%
36521
74%
**54
90%
Norma 201
<<locked>>
81%
34011
69%
**05
95%
Norma 202
<<locked>>
81%
34069
69%
**28
98%
[Norma 203B]*
<<locked>>
81%
29994
61%
**46
91%
[Norma URP]*
<<locked>>
94%
33156
67%
**44
90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*
<<locked>>
82%
30603
62%
**65
91%
[Ramshot TAC]*
<<locked>>
81%
36593
74%
**38
91%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*
<<locked>>
81%
35433
72%
**64
94%
Ramshot X-Terminator
<<locked>>
81%
40089
81%
**10
95%
ReloadSwiss RS 40
<<locked>>
81%
40828
83%
**46
98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*
<<locked>>
90%
39871
81%
**20
91%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*
<<locked>>
81%
28514
58%
**43
93%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*
<<locked>>
88%
30110
61%
**79
91%
Rottweil R 901
<<locked>>
81%
37304
76%
**61
98%
[Rottweil R 902]*
<<locked>>
81%
32256
65%
**56
94%
[Rottweil R 903]*
<<locked>>
82%
26353
53%
**60
90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*
<<locked>>
84%
30487
62%
**65
91%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*
<<locked>>
81%
34606
70%
**08
91%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*
<<locked>>
81%
32996
67%
**95
93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000
<<locked>>
81%
36274
74%
**95
98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000
<<locked>>
81%
29428
60%
**60
97%
[Shooters World Long Rifle]*
<<locked>>
93%
36521
74%
**54
90%
Shooters World Match Rifle
<<locked>>
81%
32329
66%
**15
96%
[Shooters World Precision]*
<<locked>>
81%
30168
61%
**23
93%
Somchem S321
<<locked>>
81%
39160
79%
**33
97%
Somchem S335
<<locked>>
81%
35317
72%
**92
99%
[Somchem S341]*
<<locked>>
81%
34084
69%
**11
93%
[Somchem S355]*
<<locked>>
81%
26905
55%
**51
90%
[Somchem S365]*
<<locked>>
91%
26353
53%
**87
90%
Vihtavuori N130
<<locked>>
81%
39943
81%
**61
100%
Vihtavuori N133
<<locked>>
81%
33127
67%
**43
99%
Vihtavuori N135
<<locked>>
81%
25643
52%
**28
97%
Vihtavuori N140
<<locked>>
81%
31227
63%
**46
97%
[Vihtavuori N150]*
<<locked>>
82%
23844
48%
**46
90%
[Vihtavuori N160]*
<<locked>>
92%
33939
69%
**25
90%
Vihtavuori N530
<<locked>>
81%
37913
77%
**97
96%
Vihtavuori N540
<<locked>>
81%
30937
63%
**59
97%
[Vihtavuori N550]*
<<locked>>
92%
33649
68%
**64
91%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*
<<locked>>
88%
29341
59%
**74
90%
Winchester 748
<<locked>>
81%
37768
77%
**43
97%
Winchester StaBALL Match
<<locked>>
81%
40727
83%
**85
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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