Load data for 5.6 x 50 R Mag. + .224 | 55gr | Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 55gr \| Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos
Manufacturer SKU:	224055CuSP
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.868" \| 22.0mm
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:	0.471" \| 12.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.337" \| 8.6mm
Case Capacity:	34.0 Grains of Water \| 2.21 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	49313 psi \| 3400 bar
LID:	LID_B11001_C915
Last updated:	2025-11-15
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:9 - 1:8

Load data for 100 loads in caliber 5.6 x 50 R Mag. with .224 | 55gr | Lehigh Defense Controlled Chaos 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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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	96%	44280	90%	**97	92%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	87%	44005	89%	**10	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	92%	44034	89%	**68	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	90%	44222	90%	**38	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	90%	43410	88%	**51	95%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	96%	42192	86%	**17	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	95%	43439	88%	**10	96%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	34751	70%	**36	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	95%	42830	87%	**33	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	88%	43134	87%	**74	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	85%	42786	87%	**59	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	95%	43584	88%	**17	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	92%	44164	90%	**25	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	92%	43352	88%	**94	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	87%	44324	90%	**10	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	83%	42975	87%	**76	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	29689	60%	**59	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	37927	77%	**38	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	87%	43410	88%	**38	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	94%	43859	89%	**64	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	88%	43816	89%	**45	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	90%	44106	89%	**71	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	42076	85%	**84	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	94%	43540	88%	**92	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	38493	78%	**63	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	85%	43787	89%	**61	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	43482	88%	**58	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	43468	88%	**87	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	29457	60%	**01	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	89%	43033	87%	**51	95%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	93%	43236	88%	**54	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	41452	84%	**02	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	86%	44367	90%	**00	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	97%	44251	90%	**81	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	94%	43758	89%	**02	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	37898	77%	**87	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	42076	85%	**84	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	38493	78%	**63	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	43845	89%	**12	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	91%	42975	87%	**61	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	95%	43729	89%	**22	98%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	86%	44048	89%	**05	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	91%	43859	89%	**25	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	42003	85%	**95	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	31894	65%	**31	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	40001	81%	**86	96%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	91%	43163	88%	**64	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	40698	83%	**22	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	92%	43236	88%	**10	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	90%	44222	90%	**97	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	92%	39711	81%	**89	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	36637	74%	**40	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31067	63%	**72	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	85%	37724	77%	**04	91%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	32039	65%	**82	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	24714	50%	**57	92%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	29530	60%	**72	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	26629	54%	**00	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	27021	55%	**23	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	34243	69%	**77	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	37362	76%	**48	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	89%	36085	73%	**36	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	33214	67%	**66	90%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30763	62%	**79	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	35752	73%	**10	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	40001	81%	**13	96%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24033	49%	**18	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	82%	24990	51%	**38	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	35824	73%	**74	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	87%	35273	72%	**61	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	33475	68%	**08	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	82%	32648	66%	**99	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	86%	29530	60%	**72	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	91%	40509	82%	**30	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	93%	34447	70%	**58	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	38812	79%	**66	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	89%	34766	71%	**58	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	84%	28703	58%	**13	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23960	49%	**60	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	33040	67%	**12	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	29936	61%	**17	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	92%	35592	72%	**61	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	36999	75%	**43	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	39726	81%	**79	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	28848	59%	**35	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	85%	26078	53%	**56	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	29530	60%	**72	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	93%	34447	70%	**58	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	36318	74%	**44	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	84%	34389	70%	**61	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28311	57%	**41	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	37768	77%	**84	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	32416	66%	**66	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	26818	54%	**02	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	86%	23699	48%	**56	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	84%	27876	57%	**61	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	86%	35723	72%	**87	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	86%	29196	59%	**30	91%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	33518	68%	**64	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	86%	38174	77%	**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.

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