Load data for 6 x 52 R Bretschneider + .243 | 87gr | Hornady BTHP

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, Alliant AR-Comp, IMR 3031, Norma 202

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.243 \| 87gr \| Hornady BTHP
Manufacturer SKU:	2442
Bullet Weight:	87gr \| 5.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.243" \| 6.17mm
Bullet Length:	0.960" \| 24.4mm
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:	0.478" \| 12.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.378" \| 9.6mm
Case Capacity:	36.2 Grains of Water \| 2.35 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B2545_C965
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:11 - 1:9

Load data for 124 loads in caliber 6 x 52 R Bretschneider with .243 | 87gr | Hornady BTHP bullet and 62 powders such as Accurate 2495, Accurate 4064, Alliant AR-Comp, 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>>	91%	42047	88%	**61	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	41771	87%	**25	93%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	87%	42264	88%	**28	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	88%	42090	88%	**12	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	85%	41771	87%	**15	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	86%	42902	90%	**57	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	92%	42453	89%	**13	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	90%	41394	86%	**77	98%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	97%	40538	85%	**77	99%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	91%	42612	89%	**13	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	97%	40944	86%	**71	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	84%	41800	87%	**25	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	95%	42714	89%	**94	94%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	92%	43062	90%	**87	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	90%	41843	87%	**97	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	87%	41974	88%	**92	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	96%	42931	90%	**10	92%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	88%	43004	90%	**77	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	97%	42598	89%	**71	92%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	97%	42670	89%	**48	93%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	97%	31778	66%	**77	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	95%	41466	87%	**17	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	40799	85%	**08	93%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	94%	42105	88%	**03	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	89%	41698	87%	**31	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	84%	42337	88%	**31	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	86%	42902	90%	**57	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	93%	42453	89%	**94	98%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	42714	89%	**98	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	96%	42569	89%	**67	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	92%	43062	90%	**57	96%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	92%	42902	90%	**80	99%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	95%	41684	87%	**80	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	95%	42699	89%	**00	94%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	42554	89%	**77	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	42279	88%	**12	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	31734	66%	**13	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	85%	42467	89%	**51	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	42670	89%	**43	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	88%	41756	87%	**21	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	94%	42380	89%	**41	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	96%	36521	76%	**79	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	40292	84%	**61	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	93%	42960	90%	**74	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	90%	43076	90%	**95	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	41524	87%	**79	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	93%	42453	89%	**94	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	96%	42569	89%	**67	96%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	83%	42279	88%	**05	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	87%	42148	88%	**64	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	91%	42960	90%	**12	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	42250	88%	**48	94%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	38798	81%	**12	94%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	87%	42844	90%	**92	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	93%	42453	89%	**02	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	36680	77%	**66	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	94%	42540	89%	**48	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	96%	32430	68%	**51	93%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	88%	42598	89%	**64	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	94%	42163	88%	**67	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	88%	42453	89%	**07	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	86%	42467	89%	**87	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	82%	31923	67%	**31	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	90%	35172	73%	**87	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	35317	74%	**87	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	85%	37855	79%	**20	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	36158	76%	**07	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	35955	75%	**16	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	28964	61%	**21	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	30023	63%	**28	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	24395	51%	**77	92%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	30603	64%	**61	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	87%	29849	62%	**05	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	38812	81%	**72	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	88%	33359	70%	**93	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	87%	36390	76%	**46	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	30560	64%	**38	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	35317	74%	**54	94%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	92%	37521	78%	**95	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	34519	72%	**10	97%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	94%	38290	80%	**85	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	90%	34693	72%	**74	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	30371	63%	**47	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	26847	56%	**59	95%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	90%	34287	72%	**64	90%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	85%	31734	66%	**67	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	32808	69%	**31	92%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	37927	79%	**43	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	35955	75%	**16	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	28398	59%	**79	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	32474	68%	**72	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	82%	27876	58%	**26	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	30385	63%	**75	91%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	30139	63%	**05	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	88%	32764	68%	**87	91%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	89%	34911	73%	**26	91%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	82%	32532	68%	**54	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	35766	75%	**74	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	90%	28863	60%	**54	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	37057	77%	**36	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	84%	28210	59%	**92	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	33866	71%	**51	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	28892	60%	**29	91%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	91%	30472	64%	**34	91%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	92%	34171	71%	**16	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	84%	32851	69%	**54	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	32314	68%	**69	95%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	26150	55%	**28	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	28398	59%	**79	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	82%	27876	58%	**26	90%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	39407	82%	**46	95%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	34360	72%	**97	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	31734	66%	**75	96%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	84%	33344	70%	**51	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	89%	30269	63%	**11	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	35781	75%	**54	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	29776	62%	**33	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	22872	48%	**98	94%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	27847	58%	**23	94%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	90%	27180	57%	**06	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	34403	72%	**84	93%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	27862	58%	**39	93%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	33460	70%	**10	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	35679	75%	**39	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.