Load data for 6 mm BRA + .243 | 100gr | Hornady SP

Recommended Powder(s): Alliant Reloder-15, IMR 4895, Norma 203B, Ramshot Big Game, ReloadSwiss RS 52

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.243 \| 100gr \| Hornady SP
Manufacturer SKU:	2450
Bullet Weight:	100gr \| 6.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.243" \| 6.17mm
Bullet Length:	1.062" \| 27.0mm
Caliber:	6 mm BRA load data
Case Length (l3):	1.560" \| 39.6mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.285" \| 58.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.337" \| 8.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.337" \| 8.6mm
Case Capacity:	40.5 Grains of Water \| 2.63 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	60191 psi \| 4150 bar
LID:	LID_B2552_C184
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 184 loads in caliber 6 mm BRA with .243 | 100gr | Hornady SP bullet and 92 powders such as Alliant Reloder-15, IMR 4895, Norma 203B, Ramshot Big Game, ReloadSwiss RS 52. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads, >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2206H	<<locked>>	90%	53476	89%	**22	99%
ADI AR 2208	<<locked>>	95%	53026	88%	**92	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	87%	54085	90%	**33	100%
Accurate 2200	<<locked>>	88%	53853	89%	**85	98%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	84%	52562	87%	**59	100%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	84%	53388	89%	**72	100%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	89%	53258	88%	**89	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	89%	54027	90%	**25	100%
Accurate 2700	<<locked>>	96%	53417	89%	**26	95%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	95%	52924	88%	**12	100%
Accurate 4350	<<locked>>	97%	41437	69%	**84	96%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	89%	53200	88%	**76	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	53258	88%	**31	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	84%	53954	90%	**40	100%
Alliant Reloder-15 👍	<<locked>>	94%	53969	90%	**51	99%
Alliant Reloder-16	<<locked>>	97%	42264	70%	**00	96%
Alliant Reloder-17	<<locked>>	97%	48573	81%	**58	99%
[Alliant Reloder-23]*	<<locked>>	97%	29994	50%	**21	93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107	<<locked>>	90%	53258	88%	**35	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	89%	53084	88%	**41	100%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	87%	53824	89%	**53	100%
Hodgdon CFE223	<<locked>>	94%	52533	87%	**61	98%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	87%	53751	89%	**89	100%
Hodgdon H380	<<locked>>	95%	52736	88%	**12	98%
Hodgdon H414	<<locked>>	97%	49588	82%	**22	95%
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V	<<locked>>	96%	37666	63%	**66	97%
Hodgdon LVR	<<locked>>	97%	46122	77%	**46	96%
[Hodgdon Superperformance]*	<<locked>>	97%	45977	76%	**49	93%
Hodgdon VARGET	<<locked>>	96%	53751	89%	**05	99%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	94%	53838	89%	**28	100%
IMR 4064	<<locked>>	96%	53490	89%	**89	99%
IMR 4166 Enduron	<<locked>>	96%	52910	88%	**49	96%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	83%	53301	89%	**84	100%
[IMR 4350]*	<<locked>>	97%	43279	72%	**28	92%
IMR 4451 Enduron	<<locked>>	97%	51677	86%	**62	95%
[IMR 4831]*	<<locked>>	96%	35259	59%	**30	94%
IMR 4895 👍	<<locked>>	93%	53780	89%	**61	99%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	88%	53156	88%	**89	100%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	85%	53388	89%	**72	100%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	91%	53200	88%	**12	100%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	89%	52678	88%	**36	99%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	94%	53476	89%	**02	100%
Lovex S065	<<locked>>	97%	47427	79%	**97	96%
[Lovex S070]*	<<locked>>	97%	44512	74%	**64	94%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	91%	54070	90%	**99	100%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	90%	52765	88%	**79	100%
Norma 203B 👍	<<locked>>	94%	53098	88%	**41	99%
Norma URP	<<locked>>	97%	42018	70%	**84	96%
Ramshot Big Game 👍	<<locked>>	94%	53156	88%	**61	99%
[Ramshot Hunter]*	<<locked>>	96%	41031	68%	**61	93%
Ramshot TAC	<<locked>>	88%	52866	88%	**76	97%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	89%	53447	89%	**25	99%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	85%	52634	87%	**59	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	32619	54%	**96	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	84%	53026	88%	**72	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 50	<<locked>>	94%	52939	88%	**89	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 52 👍	<<locked>>	94%	53113	88%	**67	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 60	<<locked>>	97%	47282	79%	**48	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 62	<<locked>>	97%	41249	69%	**94	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 70]*	<<locked>>	96%	42264	70%	**00	94%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	88%	52663	88%	**46	100%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	93%	53476	89%	**82	100%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	97%	51242	85%	**99	99%
[Rottweil R 907]*	<<locked>>	96%	48501	81%	**97	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 11	<<locked>>	96%	52257	87%	**48	99%
SNPE Vectan SP 7	<<locked>>	90%	53766	89%	**05	98%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	91%	53229	88%	**08	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	90%	53534	89%	**10	100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	95%	52736	88%	**00	100%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000]*	<<locked>>	96%	46601	77%	**38	94%
Shooters World Long Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	47427	79%	**97	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	91%	53200	88%	**12	100%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	94%	53476	89%	**02	100%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	86%	53548	89%	**05	100%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	90%	53751	89%	**20	100%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	89%	52895	88%	**89	99%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	97%	52127	87%	**05	99%
Somchem S365	<<locked>>	97%	37507	62%	**38	98%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	87%	54128	90%	**94	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	92%	53476	89%	**00	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	49864	83%	**17	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	93%	53490	89%	**69	100%
Vihtavuori N150	<<locked>>	97%	43772	73%	**38	99%
Vihtavuori N160	<<locked>>	96%	45963	76%	**17	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	87%	53171	88%	**99	100%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	93%	52982	88%	**89	100%
Vihtavuori N550	<<locked>>	96%	46064	77%	**62	97%
[Vihtavuori N555]*	<<locked>>	97%	31096	52%	**87	93%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL	<<locked>>	96%	44396	74%	**64	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	86%	52736	88%	**31	100%
Winchester 760	<<locked>>	97%	49588	82%	**22	95%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	84%	53243	88%	**22	100%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2206H	<<locked>>	81%	40103	67%	**85	97%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	81%	34258	57%	**31	94%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	45324	75%	**02	100%
Accurate 2200	<<locked>>	81%	42525	71%	**85	96%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	81%	48066	80%	**87	99%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	47543	79%	**87	100%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	40248	67%	**85	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	41307	69%	**18	100%
[Accurate 2700]*	<<locked>>	86%	38943	65%	**70	90%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	81%	33852	56%	**67	99%
[Accurate 4350]*	<<locked>>	86%	28268	47%	**75	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	41147	68%	**95	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	81%	33069	55%	**44	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	49298	82%	**71	100%
Alliant Reloder-15	<<locked>>	81%	35810	59%	**07	95%
[Alliant Reloder-16]*	<<locked>>	86%	29979	50%	**92	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	81%	29008	48%	**88	92%
[Alliant Reloder-23]*	<<locked>>	93%	26876	45%	**16	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107	<<locked>>	81%	38885	65%	**72	95%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	81%	40872	68%	**28	98%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	44179	73%	**92	99%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	81%	34229	57%	**00	93%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	44875	75%	**54	100%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	81%	33881	56%	**48	93%
[Hodgdon H414]*	<<locked>>	87%	36027	60%	**43	90%
[Hodgdon Hybrid 100V]*	<<locked>>	84%	25802	43%	**47	90%
[Hodgdon LVR]*	<<locked>>	84%	30560	51%	**98	90%
[Hodgdon Superperformance]*	<<locked>>	93%	39900	66%	**25	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	81%	33823	56%	**25	94%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	35752	59%	**23	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	33431	56%	**08	94%
[IMR 4166 Enduron]*	<<locked>>	84%	36521	61%	**31	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	50183	83%	**41	100%
[IMR 4350]*	<<locked>>	93%	38537	64%	**33	90%
[IMR 4451 Enduron]*	<<locked>>	86%	36637	61%	**67	90%
[IMR 4831]*	<<locked>>	88%	27847	46%	**33	90%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	81%	36695	61%	**36	96%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	81%	42163	70%	**98	99%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	47543	79%	**87	100%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	81%	38145	63%	**56	99%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	81%	40625	67%	**23	97%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	81%	35317	59%	**64	97%
[Lovex S065]*	<<locked>>	84%	31575	52%	**62	90%
[Lovex S070]*	<<locked>>	89%	35418	59%	**74	90%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	81%	39305	65%	**43	98%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	39334	65%	**49	100%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	81%	35331	59%	**97	96%
[Norma URP]*	<<locked>>	85%	28892	48%	**62	90%
Ramshot Big Game	<<locked>>	81%	34461	57%	**97	95%
[Ramshot Hunter]*	<<locked>>	91%	34490	57%	**07	90%
Ramshot TAC	<<locked>>	81%	42250	70%	**92	95%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	81%	41176	68%	**15	97%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	81%	45788	76%	**48	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	89%	30197	50%	**47	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	47108	78%	**84	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*	<<locked>>	81%	34432	57%	**31	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	81%	33823	56%	**10	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	81%	28210	47%	**65	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 62]*	<<locked>>	87%	30124	50%	**25	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 70]*	<<locked>>	89%	33576	56%	**93	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	43004	71%	**89	100%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	81%	37478	62%	**90	98%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	81%	30400	50%	**85	94%
[Rottweil R 907]*	<<locked>>	89%	38276	64%	**07	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	81%	31937	53%	**34	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 7	<<locked>>	81%	40016	66%	**59	95%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	81%	38798	64%	**56	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	40872	68%	**00	100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	33417	56%	**65	99%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000]*	<<locked>>	88%	35128	58%	**18	90%
[Shooters World Long Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	31575	52%	**62	90%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	38145	63%	**56	99%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	81%	35317	59%	**64	97%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	45049	75%	**67	99%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	40364	67%	**07	100%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	81%	39552	66%	**59	97%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	81%	31633	53%	**95	95%
[Somchem S365]*	<<locked>>	82%	23554	39%	**21	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	45237	75%	**62	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	38464	64%	**61	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	30414	51%	**59	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	36550	61%	**80	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	81%	26992	45%	**60	94%
[Vihtavuori N160]*	<<locked>>	82%	28935	48%	**33	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	44498	74%	**51	99%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	81%	36419	60%	**97	99%
[Vihtavuori N550]*	<<locked>>	82%	28877	48%	**65	90%
[Vihtavuori N555]*	<<locked>>	93%	27833	46%	**92	91%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	81%	26992	45%	**47	91%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	44280	74%	**87	99%
[Winchester 760]*	<<locked>>	87%	36027	60%	**43	90%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	81%	47398	79%	**36	99%

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.