Load data for 6 x 52 R Bretschneider + .243 | 85gr | Barnes X BT

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Bullet:	.243 \| 85gr \| Barnes X BT
Manufacturer SKU:	24310
Bullet Weight:	85gr \| 5.5g
Bullet Diameter:	0.243" \| 6.17mm
Bullet Length:	<<locked>>
Caliber:	6 x 52 R Bretschneider load data
Case Length (l3):	2.040" \| 51.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	<<locked>>
Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Shank Seated Depth:	<<locked>>
Case Capacity:	36.2 Grains of Water \| 2.35 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B476_C965
Last updated:	2026-02-14
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:9 - 1:8

Load data for 118 loads in caliber 6 x 52 R Bretschneider with .243 | 85gr | Barnes X BT bullet and 59 powder(s). 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>>	90%	43004	90%	**61	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	95%	42540	89%	**21	92%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	85%	42105	88%	**05	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	87%	42830	89%	**02	91%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	83%	41872	87%	**95	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	83%	41727	87%	**08	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	89%	42032	88%	**80	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	89%	42873	90%	**94	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	43018	90%	**03	98%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	89%	42554	89%	**00	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	42090	88%	**71	95%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	93%	42511	89%	**74	93%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	90%	42946	90%	**61	92%
Bofors RP3	<<locked>>	97%	42801	89%	**97	95%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	89%	42395	89%	**94	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	86%	42801	89%	**89	96%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	86%	41959	88%	**44	99%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	89%	41989	88%	**54	94%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	95%	42540	89%	**21	92%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	94%	43033	90%	**26	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	42931	90%	**31	93%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	92%	41684	87%	**77	94%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	88%	42482	89%	**25	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	83%	41727	87%	**08	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	91%	42206	88%	**77	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	88%	41959	88%	**62	93%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	93%	42250	88%	**41	95%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	89%	41727	87%	**12	95%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	90%	42598	89%	**57	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	94%	42757	89%	**87	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	94%	42598	89%	**77	93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	88%	41989	88%	**51	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	84%	42090	88%	**89	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	31981	67%	**06	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	84%	43062	90%	**41	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	92%	42047	88%	**17	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 60	<<locked>>	97%	41408	87%	**13	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	86%	42134	88%	**98	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	91%	42728	89%	**21	95%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	96%	39131	82%	**12	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	96%	41698	87%	**67	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	91%	42569	89%	**51	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	88%	42540	89%	**66	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	95%	42061	88%	**79	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	91%	42206	88%	**77	97%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	93%	42250	88%	**41	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	85%	42148	88%	**44	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	89%	42728	89%	**89	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	89%	41872	87%	**18	93%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	41742	87%	**51	94%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	85%	42699	89%	**75	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	91%	42235	88%	**82	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	96%	38493	80%	**82	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	92%	42264	88%	**28	98%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	96%	35041	73%	**90	93%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	85%	41858	87%	**25	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	92%	41858	87%	**51	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	86%	41945	88%	**80	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	84%	42105	88%	**57	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	82%	34490	72%	**70	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	89%	36506	76%	**93	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	38189	80%	**20	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	85%	40321	84%	**49	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	39233	82%	**43	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	39189	82%	**59	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	33286	70%	**97	98%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	32866	69%	**70	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	28456	59%	**59	94%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	33373	70%	**03	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	86%	31531	66%	**25	90%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	88%	36085	75%	**33	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	87%	38754	81%	**72	90%
[Bofors RP3]*	<<locked>>	87%	31473	66%	**41	91%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	32866	69%	**74	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	37623	79%	**84	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	36463	76%	**30	97%
[Hodgdon H4895]*	<<locked>>	81%	33388	70%	**51	91%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	89%	36506	76%	**93	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	29747	62%	**15	96%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	35592	74%	**70	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	85%	34360	72%	**07	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	35143	73%	**67	93%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	39189	82%	**59	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	31169	65%	**28	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	34563	72%	**02	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	81%	29863	62%	**46	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	33330	70%	**21	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	32648	68%	**34	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	86%	34156	71%	**90	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	89%	36274	76%	**33	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	82%	34983	73%	**87	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	38189	80%	**03	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	88%	29080	61%	**44	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	39349	82%	**69	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	89%	38305	80%	**35	91%
[ReloadSwiss RS 60]*	<<locked>>	87%	31473	66%	**44	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	37449	78%	**00	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	31807	66%	**72	91%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	89%	31908	67%	**44	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	92%	36593	76%	**49	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	83%	34229	72%	**64	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	34751	73%	**05	96%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	28369	59%	**60	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	31169	65%	**28	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	81%	29863	62%	**46	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	36999	77%	**36	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	34519	72%	**15	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	83%	34882	73%	**64	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	89%	33170	69%	**61	91%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	38566	81%	**97	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	32329	68%	**72	98%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	81%	25831	54%	**57	95%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	30327	63%	**59	94%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	89%	29153	61%	**26	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	36477	76%	**16	93%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	30371	63%	**79	94%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	35940	75%	**43	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	38203	80%	**79	93%

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.

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