Load data for 6 x 52 R Bretschneider + .243 | 72gr | Barnes Varm HP

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.243 \| 72gr \| Barnes Varm HP
Manufacturer SKU:	30210
Bullet Weight:	72gr \| 4.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.243" \| 6.17mm
Bullet Length:	0.850" \| 21.6mm
Caliber:	6 x 52 R Bretschneider load data
Case Length (l3):	2.040" \| 51.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.522" \| 64.0mm
Seated Depth:	0.368" \| 9.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.368" \| 9.4mm
Case Capacity:	36.2 Grains of Water \| 2.35 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B472_C965
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 102 loads in caliber 6 x 52 R Bretschneider with .243 | 72gr | Barnes Varm HP bullet and 51 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x. 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>>	94%	41872	87%	**97	92%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	86%	42656	89%	**20	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	91%	42670	89%	**87	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	89%	42351	88%	**54	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	90%	43004	90%	**94	95%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	96%	41539	87%	**53	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	95%	42873	90%	**46	96%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	34243	72%	**79	95%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	95%	42540	89%	**76	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	88%	42453	89%	**00	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	85%	42177	88%	**99	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	94%	42569	89%	**46	94%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	91%	42627	89%	**41	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	91%	41930	88%	**10	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	87%	42917	90%	**23	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	83%	42873	90%	**15	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	30821	64%	**44	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	97%	38537	81%	**94	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	87%	42395	89%	**61	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	92%	41930	88%	**67	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	88%	42380	89%	**71	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	90%	43004	90%	**94	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	41539	87%	**20	96%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	93%	42032	88%	**08	92%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	37942	79%	**05	92%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	84%	42931	90%	**87	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	42975	90%	**97	94%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	42641	89%	**27	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	94%	42830	89%	**07	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	30574	64%	**83	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	89%	42917	90%	**04	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	92%	41727	87%	**71	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	96%	40959	86%	**44	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	85%	41872	87%	**00	96%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	42801	89%	**04	92%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	93%	42337	88%	**22	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	37565	78%	**36	96%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	41539	87%	**20	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	37942	79%	**05	92%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	42844	90%	**38	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	91%	42801	89%	**17	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	94%	42003	88%	**31	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	85%	42380	89%	**15	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	90%	42366	89%	**35	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	42946	90%	**54	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	31734	66%	**80	96%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	40901	85%	**61	97%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	91%	42873	90%	**07	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	40306	84%	**74	96%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	92%	42873	90%	**49	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	89%	42670	89%	**13	93%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	91%	38029	79%	**08	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	35824	75%	**76	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	31053	65%	**25	96%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	84%	35447	74%	**10	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	31705	66%	**38	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	24743	52%	**26	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	84%	29124	61%	**21	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	25759	54%	**43	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	26948	56%	**75	97%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	34403	72%	**20	98%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	36825	77%	**87	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	89%	34693	72%	**66	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	82%	32735	68%	**05	90%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	30734	64%	**31	93%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	35085	73%	**53	94%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	40089	84%	**53	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24250	51%	**90	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	82%	24656	52%	**90	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	35621	74%	**07	99%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	34418	72%	**97	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	33025	69%	**61	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	31705	66%	**38	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	86%	29124	61%	**21	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	38174	80%	**23	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	92%	33185	69%	**87	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	38856	81%	**05	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	89%	34055	71%	**87	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	27238	57%	**33	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	91%	38972	81%	**25	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24120	50%	**29	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	32605	68%	**54	92%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	30008	63%	**75	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	90%	33330	70%	**64	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	36550	76%	**82	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	38769	81%	**15	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	28877	60%	**93	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	83%	25005	52%	**88	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	29124	61%	**21	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	92%	33185	69%	**87	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	82%	35984	75%	**97	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	84%	33707	70%	**00	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	28065	59%	**97	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	38247	80%	**33	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	32024	67%	**02	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	26701	56%	**54	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	86%	23221	49%	**08	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	83%	26440	55%	**80	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	84%	33591	70%	**90	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	85%	27963	58%	**56	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	84%	32909	69%	**07	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	86%	37318	78%	**95	90%

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.