Load data for 6 x 52 R BB2 + .243 | 80gr Hornady CX

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Norma 202

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.243 \| 80gr Hornady CX
Manufacturer SKU:	26178
Bullet Weight:	80gr \| 5.2g
Bullet Diameter:	0.243" \| 6.17mm
Bullet Length:	1.090" \| 27.7mm
Caliber:	6 x 52 R BB2 load data
Case Length (l3):	2.040" \| 51.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.679" \| 68.1mm
Seated Depth:	0.451" \| 11.5mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.331" \| 8.4mm
Case Capacity:	40.0 Grains of Water \| 2.60 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B1362_C964
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:9 - 1:7

Load data for 124 loads in caliber 6 x 52 R BB2 with .243 | 80gr Hornady CX bullet and 62 powders such as Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031, Norma 202. 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>>	89%	42192	88%	**25	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	94%	42047	88%	**99	93%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	85%	42728	89%	**92	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	87%	42612	89%	**82	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	84%	42917	90%	**99	96%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	84%	42873	90%	**15	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	89%	41858	87%	**61	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	88%	41930	88%	**48	98%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	95%	42221	88%	**61	99%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	88%	41945	88%	**61	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	95%	42467	89%	**54	96%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	92%	42221	88%	**48	94%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	97%	39595	83%	**38	93%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	89%	41974	88%	**25	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	88%	42380	89%	**67	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	85%	42409	89%	**66	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	93%	42395	89%	**61	93%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	86%	43004	90%	**41	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	94%	42337	88%	**28	92%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	94%	42047	88%	**99	93%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	31459	66%	**98	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	93%	42801	89%	**00	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	95%	42844	90%	**08	94%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	92%	42989	90%	**87	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	87%	41945	88%	**02	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	84%	42873	90%	**15	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	90%	41930	88%	**48	98%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	88%	42844	90%	**66	95%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	93%	42380	89%	**25	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	89%	41843	87%	**99	96%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	90%	42438	89%	**35	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	93%	42511	89%	**58	95%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	93%	41785	87%	**44	94%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	87%	41872	87%	**28	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	84%	42322	88%	**69	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	31343	65%	**37	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	94%	42090	88%	**97	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	97%	38537	81%	**18	94%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	86%	42134	88%	**89	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	91%	41901	88%	**85	96%
Rottweil R 903	<<locked>>	96%	40205	84%	**12	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	96%	42264	88%	**61	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	88%	42076	88%	**92	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	89%	41959	88%	**15	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	88%	42888	90%	**56	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	94%	42047	88%	**46	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	90%	41930	88%	**48	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	93%	42380	89%	**25	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	85%	41930	88%	**25	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	88%	41989	88%	**56	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	89%	42598	89%	**12	94%
Somchem S355	<<locked>>	97%	42279	88%	**41	95%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	84%	42047	88%	**36	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	90%	42496	89%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	39798	83%	**76	100%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	92%	42424	89%	**08	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	96%	35186	74%	**61	94%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	86%	42917	90%	**28	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	91%	41640	87%	**22	98%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	97%	37985	79%	**90	93%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	85%	42090	88%	**61	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	83%	42003	88%	**38	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	81%	33083	69%	**08	91%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	87%	34142	71%	**15	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	37753	79%	**90	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	83%	37739	79%	**74	91%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	39102	82%	**23	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	39088	82%	**36	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	32039	67%	**38	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	81%	32532	68%	**31	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	26948	56%	**90	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	33170	69%	**77	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	29211	61%	**39	90%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	86%	33939	71%	**57	90%
[Alliant Reloder-17]*	<<locked>>	92%	34098	71%	**94	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	85%	36172	76%	**90	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	33069	69%	**57	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	81%	37695	79%	**64	95%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	90%	37637	79%	**56	91%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	36608	76%	**07	98%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	90%	37246	78%	**23	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	87%	34142	71%	**15	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	25266	53%	**60	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	29022	61%	**66	96%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	33315	70%	**95	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	83%	31531	66%	**05	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	35027	73%	**38	94%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	39088	82%	**36	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	30501	64%	**82	94%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	34867	73%	**85	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	29298	61%	**07	91%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	32735	68%	**85	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	31879	67%	**89	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	85%	32343	68%	**21	91%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	86%	33997	71%	**57	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	81%	33939	71%	**41	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	38725	81%	**94	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	25266	53%	**96	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	82%	28398	59%	**39	90%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	92%	33344	70%	**74	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	36201	76%	**57	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	30893	65%	**23	92%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	88%	30139	63%	**72	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	89%	33359	70%	**51	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	86%	38493	80%	**10	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	81%	32010	67%	**79	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	34432	72%	**75	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	81%	27876	58%	**18	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	30501	64%	**82	94%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	29298	61%	**07	91%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	81%	37231	78%	**20	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	33910	71%	**75	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	81%	32430	68%	**79	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	86%	30153	63%	**49	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	38189	80%	**64	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	32082	67%	**33	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	24526	51%	**88	95%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	81%	30124	63%	**26	95%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	88%	27572	58%	**57	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	36521	76%	**97	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	29791	62%	**36	94%
[Winchester 6.5 StaBALL]*	<<locked>>	93%	33866	71%	**89	91%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	81%	36042	75%	**30	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	38363	80%	**59	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.