Load data for 6 mm Rem. + .243 | 70gr | Merlin Virtus

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2206H, Accurate 4064, Lovex D073.6, ReloadSwiss RS 52, SNPE Vectan SP 9

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.243 \| 70gr \| Merlin Virtus
Manufacturer SKU:	Merlin-0.243-70
Bullet Weight:	70gr \| 4.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.243" \| 6.17mm
Bullet Length:	0.920" \| 23.4mm
Caliber:	6 mm Rem. load data
Case Length (l3):	2.223" \| 56.5mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.783" \| 70.7mm
Seated Depth:	0.360" \| 9.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.274" \| 7.0mm
Case Capacity:	54.4 Grains of Water \| 3.53 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	62366 psi \| 4300 bar
LID:	LID_B10745_C949
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:11 - 1:9

Load data for 180 loads in caliber 6 mm Rem. with .243 | 70gr | Merlin Virtus bullet and 90 powders such as ADI AR 2206H, Accurate 4064, Lovex D073.6, ReloadSwiss RS 52, SNPE Vectan SP 9. 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%	55622	89%	**71	99%
ADI AR 2208	<<locked>>	95%	55347	89%	**42	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	87%	55680	89%	**89	100%
Accurate 2200	<<locked>>	88%	55492	89%	**35	98%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	84%	55100	88%	**09	99%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	84%	55129	88%	**19	100%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	90%	55825	90%	**51	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	88%	55492	89%	**61	100%
[Accurate 2700]*	<<locked>>	96%	55259	89%	**43	94%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	95%	55622	89%	**71	100%
Accurate 4350	<<locked>>	97%	44266	71%	**04	95%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	88%	55129	88%	**32	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	55361	89%	**81	99%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	84%	56014	90%	**15	100%
Alliant Reloder-15	<<locked>>	94%	55840	90%	**94	98%
Alliant Reloder-16	<<locked>>	97%	44063	71%	**01	95%
Alliant Reloder-17	<<locked>>	97%	51140	82%	**91	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107	<<locked>>	90%	56028	90%	**88	98%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	88%	55056	88%	**74	99%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	88%	55637	89%	**99	100%
Hodgdon CFE223	<<locked>>	94%	55970	90%	**27	98%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	87%	56057	90%	**58	100%
Hodgdon H380	<<locked>>	95%	55216	89%	**61	97%
[Hodgdon H414]*	<<locked>>	97%	52808	85%	**68	94%
Hodgdon Hybrid 100V	<<locked>>	97%	40074	64%	**66	96%
Hodgdon LVR	<<locked>>	97%	48820	78%	**86	96%
[Hodgdon Superperformance]*	<<locked>>	97%	48907	78%	**76	92%
Hodgdon VARGET	<<locked>>	96%	55956	90%	**48	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	33083	53%	**52	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	94%	56101	90%	**04	100%
IMR 4064	<<locked>>	97%	55695	89%	**38	98%
IMR 4166 Enduron	<<locked>>	96%	55390	89%	**89	95%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	84%	55579	89%	**63	100%
[IMR 4451 Enduron]*	<<locked>>	96%	52924	85%	**79	94%
[IMR 4831]*	<<locked>>	96%	36869	59%	**94	92%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	93%	56101	90%	**24	99%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	89%	56014	90%	**58	100%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	85%	55680	89%	**28	100%
Lovex D073.6 👍	<<locked>>	91%	56057	90%	**68	100%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	90%	55303	89%	**02	99%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	94%	55288	89%	**38	99%
Lovex S065	<<locked>>	97%	49023	79%	**10	95%
[Lovex S070]*	<<locked>>	97%	46383	74%	**64	93%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	91%	55956	90%	**48	100%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	91%	56057	90%	**58	100%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	94%	54984	88%	**81	99%
Norma URP	<<locked>>	97%	43976	71%	**87	95%
Ramshot Big Game	<<locked>>	93%	55695	89%	**04	99%
[Ramshot Hunter]*	<<locked>>	96%	43250	69%	**48	92%
Ramshot TAC	<<locked>>	88%	55753	89%	**38	97%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	89%	55332	89%	**65	99%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	86%	56043	90%	**25	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	33402	54%	**01	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	85%	55651	89%	**38	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 50	<<locked>>	94%	55666	89%	**35	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 52 👍	<<locked>>	94%	54897	88%	**14	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 60	<<locked>>	97%	49676	80%	**78	99%
ReloadSwiss RS 62	<<locked>>	97%	44367	71%	**17	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 70]*	<<locked>>	97%	44889	72%	**17	94%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	89%	55347	89%	**25	100%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	93%	54969	88%	**19	99%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	97%	53592	86%	**42	99%
[Rottweil R 907]*	<<locked>>	97%	51256	82%	**40	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 11	<<locked>>	96%	55521	89%	**04	99%
SNPE Vectan SP 7	<<locked>>	89%	55085	88%	**32	97%
SNPE Vectan SP 9 👍	<<locked>>	91%	56072	90%	**71	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	89%	54752	88%	**50	100%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	55477	89%	**53	100%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000]*	<<locked>>	96%	48820	78%	**35	93%
Shooters World Long Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	49023	79%	**10	95%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	91%	56057	90%	**68	100%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	94%	55288	89%	**38	99%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	86%	55854	90%	**65	100%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	91%	55912	90%	**73	100%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	90%	56043	90%	**55	99%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	97%	54244	87%	**48	99%
Somchem S365	<<locked>>	96%	38812	62%	**15	97%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	87%	55071	88%	**37	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	92%	55100	88%	**50	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	50763	81%	**43	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	93%	55999	90%	**25	100%
Vihtavuori N150	<<locked>>	96%	45252	73%	**41	99%
Vihtavuori N160	<<locked>>	97%	48776	78%	**40	96%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	87%	55999	90%	**61	100%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	93%	55506	89%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N550	<<locked>>	96%	48834	78%	**92	96%
Winchester 6.5 StaBALL	<<locked>>	97%	47485	76%	**81	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	86%	55245	89%	**84	100%
[Winchester 760]*	<<locked>>	97%	52808	85%	**68	94%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	84%	55390	89%	**74	99%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2206H	<<locked>>	81%	40901	66%	**73	96%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	81%	34751	56%	**76	92%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	46383	74%	**32	100%
Accurate 2200	<<locked>>	81%	43381	70%	**86	95%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	81%	49168	79%	**04	98%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	49255	79%	**14	99%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	40973	66%	**79	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	42105	68%	**02	99%
[Accurate 2700]*	<<locked>>	89%	44425	71%	**27	90%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	81%	34185	55%	**09	98%
[Accurate 4350]*	<<locked>>	89%	32895	53%	**99	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	42206	68%	**05	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	33779	54%	**89	94%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	49980	80%	**07	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	81%	36477	58%	**68	93%
[Alliant Reloder-16]*	<<locked>>	89%	34461	55%	**38	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	82%	30603	49%	**43	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	81%	40306	65%	**53	94%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	81%	42076	67%	**19	97%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	44918	72%	**96	98%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	81%	35099	56%	**45	91%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	45774	73%	**68	100%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	81%	34229	55%	**82	90%
[Hodgdon H414]*	<<locked>>	90%	41249	66%	**12	90%
[Hodgdon Hybrid 100V]*	<<locked>>	88%	29849	48%	**67	91%
[Hodgdon LVR]*	<<locked>>	88%	35650	57%	**61	90%
[Hodgdon Superperformance]*	<<locked>>	94%	44614	72%	**74	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	81%	34403	55%	**63	92%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	25991	42%	**72	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	36535	59%	**00	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	33997	55%	**56	92%
[IMR 4166 Enduron]*	<<locked>>	87%	40843	65%	**91	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	50647	81%	**87	100%
[IMR 4451 Enduron]*	<<locked>>	89%	41814	67%	**33	90%
[IMR 4831]*	<<locked>>	93%	32779	53%	**76	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	81%	37405	60%	**00	94%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	81%	42989	69%	**92	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	48747	78%	**04	99%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	81%	39726	64%	**53	98%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	81%	41640	67%	**17	96%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	81%	36274	58%	**38	96%
[Lovex S065]*	<<locked>>	88%	36883	59%	**25	90%
[Lovex S070]*	<<locked>>	93%	40611	65%	**30	90%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	81%	40045	64%	**20	97%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	40089	64%	**33	99%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	81%	35984	58%	**58	94%
[Norma URP]*	<<locked>>	89%	33417	54%	**12	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	81%	35650	57%	**61	93%
[Ramshot Hunter]*	<<locked>>	93%	38609	62%	**36	90%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	81%	43265	69%	**69	93%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	81%	42525	68%	**99	96%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	81%	47355	76%	**61	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	26324	42%	**24	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	48733	78%	**17	99%
[ReloadSwiss RS 50]*	<<locked>>	84%	39204	63%	**77	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	81%	34490	55%	**58	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	82%	29936	48%	**13	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 62]*	<<locked>>	90%	34519	55%	**51	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 70]*	<<locked>>	92%	37507	60%	**23	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	43598	70%	**96	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	81%	37710	60%	**54	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	81%	31111	50%	**13	92%
[Rottweil R 907]*	<<locked>>	91%	42960	69%	**56	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	81%	32445	52%	**72	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	81%	41321	66%	**43	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	81%	39552	63%	**27	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	41713	67%	**94	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	34258	55%	**13	98%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 7000]*	<<locked>>	91%	40495	65%	**71	90%
[Shooters World Long Rifle]*	<<locked>>	88%	36883	59%	**25	90%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	39726	64%	**53	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	81%	36274	58%	**38	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	46963	75%	**91	99%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	41234	66%	**00	100%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	81%	41133	66%	**53	96%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	81%	32126	52%	**33	93%
[Somchem S365]*	<<locked>>	86%	27021	43%	**28	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	46166	74%	**86	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	39204	63%	**51	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	30864	49%	**87	98%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	37217	60%	**48	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	81%	27108	43%	**49	92%
[Vihtavuori N160]*	<<locked>>	86%	33837	54%	**79	90%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	81%	45716	73%	**68	98%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	81%	37318	60%	**71	98%
[Vihtavuori N550]*	<<locked>>	86%	34011	55%	**15	90%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	83%	29588	47%	**05	90%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	46311	74%	**14	99%
[Winchester 760]*	<<locked>>	90%	41249	66%	**12	90%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	81%	49559	79%	**56	98%

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.