Load data for 6 x 52 R BB2 + .243 | 70gr | Merlin Virtus

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, IMR 3031

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 x 52 R BB2 load data
Case Length (l3):	2.040" \| 51.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.679" \| 68.1mm
Seated Depth:	0.281" \| 7.1mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.194" \| 4.9mm
Case Capacity:	40.0 Grains of Water \| 2.60 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B10745_C964
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:9

Load data for 118 loads in caliber 6 x 52 R BB2 with .243 | 70gr | Merlin Virtus bullet and 59 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, IMR 3031. 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>>	91%	41887	88%	**05	93%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	41989	88%	**76	92%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	88%	42192	88%	**79	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	85%	41858	87%	**59	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	86%	42641	89%	**05	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	93%	42757	89%	**81	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	91%	42946	90%	**54	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	39914	83%	**09	98%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	91%	42409	89%	**74	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	97%	40364	84%	**05	94%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	85%	42714	89%	**12	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	96%	42888	90%	**45	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	91%	42598	89%	**61	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	87%	42366	89%	**53	96%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	88%	42090	88%	**28	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	83%	42917	90%	**38	98%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	97%	42554	89%	**89	92%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	30356	63%	**29	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	95%	41713	87%	**77	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	40785	85%	**49	92%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	83%	41945	88%	**53	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	95%	42467	89%	**58	93%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	89%	42018	88%	**86	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	84%	42148	88%	**79	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	86%	42148	88%	**92	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	93%	42467	89%	**51	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	42467	89%	**36	93%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	96%	42467	89%	**15	95%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	92%	42061	88%	**95	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	92%	42148	88%	**25	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	96%	42032	88%	**38	93%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	96%	42786	89%	**41	93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	42540	89%	**22	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	42105	88%	**49	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	31256	65%	**98	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	85%	41814	87%	**86	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	42409	89%	**87	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	90%	42351	88%	**95	97%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	94%	42685	89%	**92	95%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	36724	77%	**10	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	40335	84%	**92	92%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	42583	89%	**09	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	90%	42699	89%	**43	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	41611	87%	**27	98%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	93%	42467	89%	**51	97%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	96%	42467	89%	**15	95%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	84%	42612	89%	**53	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	87%	42279	88%	**12	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	91%	42554	89%	**53	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	42627	89%	**92	93%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	38566	81%	**40	92%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	87%	42061	88%	**36	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	93%	42482	89%	**53	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	36332	76%	**94	98%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	94%	42047	88%	**89	98%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	88%	42989	90%	**28	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	95%	42366	89%	**25	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	88%	42206	88%	**58	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	86%	41959	88%	**22	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	86%	36114	75%	**71	91%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	93%	38290	80%	**90	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	33910	71%	**92	98%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	35766	75%	**25	92%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	35578	74%	**38	94%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	27543	58%	**97	96%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	29327	61%	**23	92%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	83%	24642	51%	**92	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	29762	62%	**69	99%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	90%	32692	68%	**08	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	37710	79%	**07	99%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	91%	36825	77%	**00	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	83%	31531	66%	**85	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	34403	72%	**56	93%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	33634	70%	**25	96%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	39102	82%	**53	97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	93%	37898	79%	**77	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24511	51%	**88	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	25904	54%	**44	93%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	93%	37144	78%	**61	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	39392	82%	**00	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	89%	35317	74%	**84	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	32010	67%	**36	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	37246	78%	**71	94%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	34983	73%	**28	94%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	27021	56%	**51	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	85%	35708	75%	**82	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	87%	31140	65%	**33	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	83%	30980	65%	**10	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	28906	60%	**80	93%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	90%	34838	73%	**61	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	91%	37057	77%	**07	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	85%	35679	75%	**61	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	82%	36332	76%	**22	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24337	51%	**24	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	35868	75%	**48	94%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	88%	31415	66%	**02	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	32343	68%	**43	94%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	85%	31546	66%	**17	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	94%	33214	69%	**25	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	94%	36811	77%	**13	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	87%	35708	75%	**51	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	31256	65%	**67	94%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	25150	53%	**00	92%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	27021	56%	**51	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	87%	31140	65%	**33	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	38914	81%	**74	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	34301	72%	**22	92%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	30589	64%	**64	95%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	86%	35607	74%	**31	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	93%	33953	71%	**25	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	34954	73%	**79	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	29080	61%	**31	96%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	21843	46%	**51	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	27398	57%	**18	92%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	33533	70%	**99	92%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	26905	56%	**15	91%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	33098	69%	**28	92%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	35070	73%	**58	91%

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.