Load data for 6 x 52 R Bretschneider + .243 | 90gr | Nosler Expansion Tip

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, IMR 3031

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.243 \| 90gr \| Nosler Expansion Tip
Manufacturer SKU:	59165
Bullet Weight:	90gr \| 5.8g
Bullet Diameter:	0.243" \| 6.17mm
Bullet Length:	1.180" \| 30.0mm
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:	0.698" \| 17.7mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.639" \| 16.2mm
Case Capacity:	36.2 Grains of Water \| 2.35 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B3987_C965
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:8 - 1:7

Load data for 120 loads in caliber 6 x 52 R Bretschneider with .243 | 90gr | Nosler Expansion Tip bullet and 60 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, 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>>	93%	41989	88%	**79	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	97%	40582	85%	**20	92%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	84%	42380	89%	**85	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	90%	42917	90%	**56	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	90%	42032	88%	**23	91%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	87%	42627	89%	**46	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	87%	41945	88%	**56	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	94%	41669	87%	**25	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	93%	42351	88%	**18	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	37318	78%	**43	98%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	94%	42873	90%	**35	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	97%	37884	79%	**26	94%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	86%	41829	87%	**49	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	96%	41191	86%	**82	93%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	84%	42859	90%	**90	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	93%	42366	89%	**28	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	89%	43018	90%	**26	96%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	90%	42380	89%	**85	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	85%	42873	90%	**98	98%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	96%	39030	82%	**87	91%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	96%	40059	84%	**08	99%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	38551	81%	**80	92%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	85%	42467	89%	**13	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	96%	42076	88%	**21	94%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	92%	42946	90%	**69	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	87%	42931	90%	**62	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	88%	41945	88%	**56	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	95%	41626	87%	**02	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	92%	42496	89%	**07	94%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	97%	40756	85%	**49	95%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	94%	42931	90%	**75	96%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	94%	42598	89%	**98	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	96%	40364	84%	**72	93%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	97%	41466	87%	**85	93%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	92%	42119	88%	**82	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	88%	41684	87%	**16	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	87%	41989	88%	**56	97%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	39595	83%	**98	95%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	91%	42293	88%	**52	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	96%	42279	88%	**52	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	34447	72%	**61	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	84%	42699	89%	**85	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	95%	42815	89%	**92	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	91%	41655	87%	**84	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	39247	82%	**61	98%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	95%	41626	87%	**02	97%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	97%	40756	85%	**49	95%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	86%	42902	90%	**30	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	89%	41684	87%	**75	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	93%	42960	90%	**33	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	93%	42148	88%	**62	94%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	36042	75%	**74	92%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	89%	42554	89%	**07	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	94%	41800	87%	**10	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	33968	71%	**34	98%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	42685	89%	**75	99%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	89%	42351	88%	**72	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	42366	89%	**95	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	90%	41945	88%	**08	96%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	88%	42975	90%	**08	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	86%	33388	70%	**98	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	93%	36245	76%	**31	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	37507	78%	**97	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32648	68%	**56	98%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	88%	38928	81%	**57	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	33663	70%	**72	92%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	33301	70%	**82	94%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	26469	55%	**87	96%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	27485	57%	**90	92%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	22336	47%	**52	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	28979	61%	**46	99%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	90%	30429	64%	**52	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35824	75%	**34	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	92%	35346	74%	**61	90%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	38479	80%	**15	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	83%	30182	63%	**52	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	33402	70%	**29	93%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	32126	67%	**72	96%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	36767	77%	**84	97%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	94%	36245	76%	**31	90%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	25222	53%	**34	94%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	93%	34476	72%	**88	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	37768	79%	**28	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	89%	33417	70%	**31	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	30719	64%	**03	91%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	35201	74%	**15	94%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	33301	70%	**82	94%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	25773	54%	**44	91%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	83%	32895	69%	**03	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	86%	29022	61%	**87	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	82%	29341	61%	**77	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	27891	58%	**67	93%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	90%	33431	70%	**21	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	92%	35766	75%	**64	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	85%	33895	71%	**08	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	33721	70%	**46	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	34664	72%	**11	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	88%	29283	61%	**43	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	31430	66%	**20	95%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	83%	28819	60%	**54	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	93%	30676	64%	**72	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	38305	80%	**03	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	86%	33083	69%	**82	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	30545	64%	**57	94%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	24758	52%	**16	93%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	25773	54%	**44	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	86%	29022	61%	**87	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	36941	77%	**15	93%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	32068	67%	**65	92%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	29457	62%	**51	95%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	86%	33707	70%	**85	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	93%	32256	67%	**85	91%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33779	71%	**39	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	28398	59%	**21	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	21292	44%	**73	92%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	26092	55%	**95	92%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	32227	67%	**56	92%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	26194	55%	**21	92%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	31227	65%	**72	92%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	33257	69%	**02	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.