Load data for 6 mm B.R. Rem. + .243 | 87gr | Hornady V-MAX

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2460, Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520, Somchem S321, Winchester 748

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.243 \| 87gr \| Hornady V-MAX
Manufacturer SKU:	22440
Bullet Weight:	87gr \| 5.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.243" \| 6.17mm
Bullet Length:	1.037" \| 26.3mm
Caliber:	6 mm B.R. Rem. load data
Case Length (l3):	1.550" \| 39.4mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.167" \| 55.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.420" \| 10.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.290" \| 7.4mm
Case Capacity:	37.8 Grains of Water \| 2.45 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	58740 psi \| 4050 bar
LID:	LID_B2547_C937
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:8

Load data for 158 loads in caliber 6 mm B.R. Rem. with .243 | 87gr | Hornady V-MAX bullet and 79 powders such as Accurate 2460, Accurate 2495, Accurate 2520, Somchem S321, 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>>	96%	52228	89%	**27	97%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	83%	51256	87%	**95	100%
ADI AR 2208	<<locked>>	97%	44614	76%	**66	95%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	87%	51750	88%	**00	100%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	92%	51242	87%	**41	100%
Accurate 2200	<<locked>>	94%	52388	89%	**71	95%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	89%	51372	87%	**58	98%
Accurate 2460 👍	<<locked>>	90%	52866	90%	**00	99%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	96%	51750	88%	**36	100%
Accurate 2520 👍	<<locked>>	96%	52808	90%	**43	100%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	42612	73%	**85	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	96%	52605	90%	**36	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	42395	72%	**72	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	90%	52547	89%	**71	100%
Alliant Reloder-15	<<locked>>	96%	46325	79%	**48	95%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	97%	38116	65%	**23	93%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	83%	52185	89%	**08	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	87%	51213	87%	**79	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107	<<locked>>	96%	51605	88%	**23	96%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	95%	52547	89%	**66	98%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	93%	52359	89%	**54	99%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	84%	52533	89%	**18	98%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	97%	46253	79%	**54	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	92%	51750	88%	**00	100%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	88%	52620	90%	**20	100%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	97%	44643	76%	**92	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	85%	51895	88%	**02	100%
Hodgdon VARGET	<<locked>>	97%	44614	76%	**66	95%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	31850	54%	**22	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	45861	78%	**71	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	42467	72%	**13	94%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	89%	52083	89%	**15	100%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	96%	47398	81%	**81	96%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	94%	51880	88%	**90	98%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	88%	51619	88%	**64	99%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	91%	52866	90%	**00	99%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	51271	87%	**23	99%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	96%	52808	90%	**58	97%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	97%	46340	79%	**08	97%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	85%	51517	88%	**31	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	96%	51082	87%	**77	98%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	51213	87%	**00	100%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	96%	45484	77%	**31	96%
Ramshot Big Game	<<locked>>	97%	47123	80%	**71	96%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	94%	52634	90%	**87	94%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	94%	51372	87%	**17	97%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	92%	52837	90%	**74	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	31705	54%	**59	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	90%	51677	88%	**87	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	44527	76%	**61	98%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	97%	37275	63%	**07	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	94%	51430	88%	**74	100%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	97%	48834	83%	**31	98%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	96%	38856	66%	**07	95%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	83%	51967	88%	**49	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	87%	52373	89%	**10	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	41901	71%	**79	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 7	<<locked>>	95%	52446	89%	**90	95%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	97%	51532	88%	**07	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	95%	51837	88%	**12	100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	44730	76%	**10	100%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	51271	87%	**23	99%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	97%	46340	79%	**08	97%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	88%	52765	90%	**61	98%
Somchem S321 👍	<<locked>>	91%	51474	88%	**07	99%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	52852	90%	**48	100%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	96%	52852	90%	**10	97%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	96%	40408	69%	**20	95%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	87%	52373	89%	**62	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	92%	52475	89%	**18	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	49516	84%	**85	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	38754	66%	**77	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	48254	82%	**22	100%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	96%	33837	58%	**52	94%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	92%	51880	88%	**07	98%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	47166	80%	**38	99%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	36883	63%	**82	93%
Winchester 748 👍	<<locked>>	92%	52011	89%	**53	99%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	90%	52243	89%	**33	98%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	32300	55%	**13	91%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	48037	82%	**49	100%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	87%	33678	57%	**16	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	42438	72%	**46	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	36825	63%	**85	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	83%	36753	63%	**69	91%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	37985	65%	**12	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	38087	65%	**28	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	30429	52%	**20	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	31908	54%	**43	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	25628	44%	**75	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	32416	55%	**69	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	28616	49%	**44	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	40234	68%	**67	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	85%	32329	55%	**33	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	93%	33808	58%	**08	90%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	49008	83%	**56	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	42496	72%	**38	100%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	85%	35505	60%	**95	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	32169	55%	**52	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	36970	63%	**62	95%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	81%	47587	81%	**36	98%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	89%	36056	61%	**31	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	35824	61%	**08	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	42018	72%	**40	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	92%	37811	64%	**51	91%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	45643	78%	**94	99%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	87%	33678	57%	**16	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	90%	29109	50%	**67	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	28456	48%	**70	96%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	32808	56%	**00	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	41278	70%	**41	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	83%	30922	53%	**10	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	34229	58%	**36	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	39363	67%	**51	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	38087	65%	**28	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	29907	51%	**90	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	34113	58%	**77	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	28413	48%	**05	91%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	45252	77%	**36	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	31459	54%	**67	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	31256	53%	**93	96%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	84%	30690	52%	**97	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	87%	33301	57%	**66	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	85%	39943	68%	**44	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	33069	56%	**43	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	37652	64%	**89	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	84%	26542	45%	**47	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	38595	66%	**44	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	82%	27369	47%	**34	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	93%	32938	56%	**85	91%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	35114	60%	**49	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	30037	51%	**21	92%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	87%	28572	49%	**54	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	48588	83%	**03	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	43091	73%	**49	99%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	89%	32634	56%	**52	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	86%	37652	64%	**15	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	82%	31923	54%	**97	91%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	33533	57%	**67	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	27035	46%	**20	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	29907	51%	**90	94%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	28413	48%	**05	91%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	40669	69%	**44	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	36303	62%	**15	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	32808	56%	**64	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	31647	54%	**80	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	87%	30139	51%	**74	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	44411	76%	**41	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	37826	64%	**62	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	31154	53%	**28	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	24091	41%	**97	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	29428	50%	**28	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	87%	26005	44%	**36	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	36027	61%	**98	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	81%	29138	50%	**41	95%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	93%	32561	55%	**74	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	35143	60%	**21	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	37913	65%	**64	94%

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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