Load data for 6 mm B.R. Norma + .243 | 65gr | Berger Varmint

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Bullet:	.243 \| 65gr \| Berger Varmint
Manufacturer SKU:	24405
Bullet Weight:	65gr \| 4.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.243" \| 6.17mm
Bullet Length:	0.850" \| 21.6mm
Caliber:	6 mm B.R. Norma load data
Case Length (l3):	1.550" \| 39.4mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.278" \| 57.9mm
Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.122" \| 3.1mm
Case Capacity:	37.8 Grains of Water \| 2.45 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	58740 psi \| 4050 bar
LID:	LID_B926_C936
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 120 loads in caliber 6 mm B.R. Norma with .243 | 65gr | Berger Varmint bullet and 60 powder(s). 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>>	97%	46572	79%	**32	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	88%	52330	89%	**84	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	91%	52489	89%	**56	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	96%	51938	88%	**01	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	97%	50966	87%	**58	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	94%	52794	90%	**97	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	94%	51619	88%	**01	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	44817	76%	**68	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	47848	81%	**94	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	36869	63%	**71	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	96%	45759	78%	**81	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	94%	52257	89%	**27	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	87%	51721	88%	**51	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	90%	51619	88%	**09	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	96%	47384	81%	**91	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	96%	51474	88%	**58	97%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	87%	52402	89%	**28	96%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	96%	51561	88%	**40	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	91%	51982	88%	**46	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	89%	51909	88%	**35	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	31096	53%	**31	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	39102	67%	**53	97%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	92%	51764	88%	**81	100%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	97%	49719	85%	**68	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	92%	51677	88%	**94	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	94%	51619	88%	**01	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	44179	75%	**22	96%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	83%	51387	87%	**59	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	97%	48849	83%	**96	94%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	40625	69%	**94	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	89%	52054	89%	**97	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	45556	78%	**92	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	45281	77%	**22	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	96%	48559	83%	**74	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	95%	52402	89%	**84	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	30850	53%	**73	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	94%	52547	89%	**30	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	96%	38218	65%	**97	92%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	48849	83%	**48	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	42453	72%	**14	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	87%	52852	90%	**09	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	90%	52141	89%	**43	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	44469	76%	**73	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	48109	82%	**69	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	38653	66%	**86	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	44179	75%	**22	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	40625	69%	**94	93%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	91%	51517	88%	**55	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	95%	51996	89%	**40	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	47427	81%	**79	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	96%	46572	79%	**99	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	51866	88%	**15	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	96%	52373	89%	**58	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	43091	73%	**97	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	33040	56%	**40	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	41292	70%	**00	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	97%	52692	90%	**43	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	41800	71%	**40	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	96%	51982	88%	**83	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	94%	52605	90%	**60	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	91%	39015	66%	**61	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	42221	72%	**00	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	37289	63%	**35	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31604	54%	**51	96%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	94%	46485	79%	**63	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	36550	62%	**53	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	32663	56%	**74	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	25512	43%	**49	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	29718	51%	**48	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	88%	26890	46%	**76	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	27775	47%	**15	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35085	60%	**69	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	43149	73%	**87	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	38014	65%	**40	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	88%	34853	59%	**95	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	33228	57%	**41	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	42583	72%	**35	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	31517	54%	**77	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	36506	62%	**15	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	40828	70%	**15	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24149	41%	**54	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	82%	25556	44%	**26	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	36970	63%	**69	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	34737	59%	**27	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	34519	59%	**17	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	32663	56%	**74	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	86%	30081	51%	**64	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	48428	82%	**17	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	40132	68%	**02	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	34766	59%	**49	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	39740	68%	**61	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	88%	34969	60%	**33	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	27862	47%	**59	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	40770	69%	**04	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	87%	40596	69%	**35	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	80%	23960	41%	**96	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	33518	57%	**04	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	94%	34954	59%	**12	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	30719	52%	**08	91%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	91%	35534	61%	**46	91%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	43918	75%	**67	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	37521	64%	**35	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	39566	67%	**58	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	29356	50%	**17	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	84%	26165	45%	**25	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	30081	51%	**64	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	34766	59%	**49	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	36912	63%	**46	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	83%	34345	58%	**36	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28703	49%	**20	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	40408	69%	**61	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	39421	67%	**95	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33214	57%	**58	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27253	46%	**80	93%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	85%	23598	40%	**21	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	83%	27354	47%	**20	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	84%	34258	58%	**36	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	85%	28471	48%	**72	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	83%	33475	57%	**43	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	85%	38130	65%	**45	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.