Load data for 5.7 x 28 + .224 | 50gr | Barnes X S

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AP 100, Alliant POWER PISTOL, Somchem S221, Vihtavuori N105

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 50gr \| Barnes X S
Manufacturer SKU:	22450
Bullet Weight:	50gr \| 3.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.750" \| 19.0mm
Caliber:	5.7 x 28 load data
Case Length (l3):	1.134" \| 28.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.570" \| 39.9mm
Seated Depth:	0.314" \| 8.0mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.314" \| 8.0mm
Case Capacity:	12.3 Grains of Water \| 0.80 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Pistol (SP)
Max. allowed Pressure:	50038 psi \| 3450 bar
LID:	LID_B447_C925
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 114 loads in caliber 5.7 x 28 with .224 | 50gr | Barnes X S bullet and 57 powders such as ADI AP 100, Alliant POWER PISTOL, Somchem S221, Vihtavuori N105. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 100 👍	<<locked>>	92%	43555	87%	**99	100%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	64%	44121	88%	**45	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	77%	45034	90%	**50	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	72%	44005	88%	**83	100%
[Accurate 4100]*	<<locked>>	91%	43381	87%	**62	84%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	71%	43236	86%	**75	100%
Accurate No. 7	<<locked>>	71%	44802	90%	**81	96%
Accurate No. 9	<<locked>>	79%	44063	88%	**59	91%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	75%	43584	87%	**70	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	79%	44976	90%	**49	100%
Accurate TCM	<<locked>>	79%	44309	89%	**55	92%
[Alliant 2400]*	<<locked>>	88%	42859	86%	**68	87%
Alliant BLUE DOT	<<locked>>	91%	43381	87%	**49	95%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	68%	43178	86%	**17	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL 👍	<<locked>>	76%	44019	88%	**45	100%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	76%	43453	87%	**11	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	76%	44962	90%	**90	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	76%	44411	89%	**88	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	62%	43366	87%	**60	100%
[Hodgdon LilGun]*	<<locked>>	96%	38624	77%	**75	85%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	71%	44121	88%	**45	100%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	92%	21379	43%	**83	100%
Lovex D037.1	<<locked>>	71%	44802	90%	**81	96%
Lovex D037.2	<<locked>>	78%	44063	88%	**59	91%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	64%	43250	86%	**96	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	68%	42424	85%	**45	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	80%	42467	85%	**09	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	75%	43642	87%	**12	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	76%	42496	85%	**86	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	74%	42873	86%	**70	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	70%	42714	85%	**14	100%
[Ramshot Enforcer]*	<<locked>>	89%	44657	89%	**04	89%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	65%	44933	90%	**34	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	65%	44179	88%	**90	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	21814	44%	**25	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	79%	44904	90%	**21	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 24	<<locked>>	77%	43366	87%	**49	97%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	78%	44367	89%	**32	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	79%	42090	84%	**55	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	73%	42902	86%	**29	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	71%	42873	86%	**94	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	84%	43468	87%	**50	100%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	73%	42641	85%	**22	100%
Shooters World Heavy Pistol	<<locked>>	78%	44063	88%	**59	91%
Shooters World Major Pistol	<<locked>>	71%	44802	90%	**81	96%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	72%	44527	89%	**17	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	75%	43004	86%	**72	100%
Somchem S221 👍	<<locked>>	64%	43178	86%	**06	99%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	78%	44788	89%	**77	100%
Vihtavuori 3N38	<<locked>>	87%	43250	86%	**32	98%
Vihtavuori N105 👍	<<locked>>	93%	44237	88%	**78	100%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	71%	44034	88%	**80	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	95%	42496	85%	**75	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	72%	45005	90%	**52	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	77%	44744	89%	**91	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	80%	43816	88%	**54	100%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	62%	43990	88%	**26	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AP 100	<<locked>>	61%	21045	42%	**70	94%
ADI AP 70N	<<locked>>	61%	40988	82%	**06	100%
ADI AS 30	<<locked>>	60%	31038	62%	**63	100%
ADI AS 50N	<<locked>>	62%	35636	71%	**75	100%
[Accurate 4100]*	<<locked>>	86%	37623	75%	**70	81%
Accurate No. 2	<<locked>>	60%	31676	63%	**14	100%
Accurate No. 7	<<locked>>	61%	32314	65%	**75	92%
[Accurate No. 9]*	<<locked>>	62%	26440	53%	**37	82%
Accurate Solo 1000	<<locked>>	62%	32416	65%	**29	100%
Accurate Solo 1250	<<locked>>	61%	29051	58%	**29	100%
[Accurate TCM]*	<<locked>>	62%	26310	53%	**30	83%
[Alliant 2400]*	<<locked>>	75%	30008	60%	**29	81%
[Alliant BLUE DOT]*	<<locked>>	60%	20581	41%	**73	82%
Alliant BULLSEYE	<<locked>>	60%	34998	70%	**93	100%
Alliant POWER PISTOL	<<locked>>	62%	30356	61%	**12	97%
Alliant UNIQUE	<<locked>>	62%	31169	62%	**24	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 100	<<locked>>	61%	31517	63%	**06	100%
Hodgdon Clays	<<locked>>	61%	32430	65%	**34	100%
Hodgdon HS-6	<<locked>>	61%	41176	82%	**37	100%
[Hodgdon LilGun]*	<<locked>>	89%	31720	63%	**40	81%
Hodgdon Universal	<<locked>>	62%	35766	71%	**37	100%
[Hodgdon TrailBoss]²	<<locked>>	59%	12952	26%	**6	100%
Lovex D037.1	<<locked>>	61%	32314	65%	**75	92%
[Lovex D037.2]*	<<locked>>	61%	26440	53%	**37	82%
Lovex S011	<<locked>>	62%	40408	81%	**63	100%
Lovex S020	<<locked>>	60%	34084	68%	**37	100%
Maxam CSB 1	<<locked>>	61%	28007	56%	**99	100%
Maxam CSB 2	<<locked>>	60%	30835	62%	**25	100%
Maxam CSB 3	<<locked>>	60%	29776	60%	**06	100%
Maxam CSB 4	<<locked>>	61%	32227	64%	**22	100%
Maxam CSB 5	<<locked>>	60%	34011	68%	**99	100%
[Ramshot Enforcer]*	<<locked>>	73%	28195	56%	**09	81%
Ramshot Silhouette	<<locked>>	61%	39769	79%	**68	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 12	<<locked>>	60%	38624	77%	**24	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	63%	13416	27%	**9	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 20	<<locked>>	62%	30095	60%	**04	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 24	<<locked>>	61%	27543	55%	**57	91%
Rottweil P 806	<<locked>>	62%	28050	56%	**73	100%
SNPE Vectan A0	<<locked>>	62%	28427	57%	**52	100%
SNPE Vectan BA 9	<<locked>>	60%	31067	62%	**65	100%
SNPE Vectan BA10	<<locked>>	62%	34809	70%	**86	100%
SNPE Vectan BA7 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	25425	51%	**42	99%
SNPE Vectan BA9 1/2	<<locked>>	62%	32721	65%	**88	100%
[Shooters World Heavy Pistol]*	<<locked>>	61%	26440	53%	**37	82%
Shooters World Major Pistol	<<locked>>	61%	32314	65%	**75	92%
Somchem MP200	<<locked>>	62%	34519	69%	**80	100%
Somchem MS200	<<locked>>	61%	30501	61%	**98	100%
Somchem S221	<<locked>>	61%	38798	78%	**47	98%
Vihtavuori 3N37	<<locked>>	61%	29443	59%	**37	100%
[Vihtavuori 3N38]*	<<locked>>	60%	21843	44%	**06	88%
Vihtavuori N105	<<locked>>	60%	18695	37%	**73	90%
Vihtavuori N320	<<locked>>	62%	35476	71%	**71	100%
Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	<<locked>>	62%	23105	46%	**89	100%
Vihtavuori N330	<<locked>>	61%	33576	67%	**01	100%
Vihtavuori N340	<<locked>>	60%	29834	60%	**81	100%
Vihtavuori N350	<<locked>>	60%	25860	52%	**68	100%
Winchester 231	<<locked>>	60%	41568	83%	**96	100%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 5.50''

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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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