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

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

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.243 \| 87gr \| Hornady SP
Manufacturer SKU:	2440
Bullet Weight:	87gr \| 5.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.243" \| 6.17mm
Bullet Length:	0.930" \| 23.6mm
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:	0.448" \| 11.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.448" \| 11.4mm
Case Capacity:	36.2 Grains of Water \| 2.35 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B2546_C965
Last updated:	2025-02-02

Load data for 126 loads in caliber 6 x 52 R Bretschneider with .243 | 87gr | Hornady SP bullet and 63 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%	42438	89%	**67	94%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	42844	90%	**48	93%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	87%	42090	88%	**18	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	88%	42496	89%	**18	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	85%	42177	88%	**21	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	85%	41597	87%	**38	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	92%	42757	89%	**17	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	90%	41800	87%	**90	98%
Accurate 4064 👍	<<locked>>	97%	40973	86%	**90	99%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	91%	42888	90%	**17	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	96%	40379	84%	**61	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	84%	43004	90%	**51	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	95%	42902	90%	**03	94%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	91%	41989	88%	**64	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	91%	42975	90%	**20	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	87%	42960	90%	**12	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	95%	41597	87%	**80	92%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	87%	42482	89%	**71	99%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	97%	42946	90%	**80	92%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	97%	42844	90%	**48	93%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	31618	66%	**73	100%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	95%	41727	87%	**20	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	41756	87%	**28	94%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	83%	42859	90%	**05	100%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	94%	42496	89%	**10	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	89%	42090	88%	**44	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	84%	42569	89%	**41	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	85%	41597	87%	**38	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	92%	41800	87%	**90	98%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	90%	42946	90%	**05	95%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	96%	42772	89%	**71	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	91%	41800	87%	**38	96%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	92%	42525	89%	**74	98%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	95%	41872	87%	**90	94%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	95%	42989	90%	**10	94%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	90%	42902	90%	**90	95%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	42641	89%	**25	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	31531	66%	**13	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	85%	42728	89%	**54	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	43004	90%	**46	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	89%	42583	89%	**44	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	93%	41974	88%	**35	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	96%	36898	77%	**95	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	40582	85%	**74	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	92%	42061	88%	**61	94%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	89%	41887	88%	**72	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	41800	87%	**89	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	92%	41800	87%	**90	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	96%	42772	89%	**71	96%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	83%	42511	89%	**08	96%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	87%	42540	89%	**77	96%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	90%	42003	88%	**92	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	42583	89%	**54	94%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	39160	82%	**18	94%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	86%	41727	87%	**72	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	93%	42902	90%	**08	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	36941	77%	**69	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	94%	42743	89%	**57	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	33272	70%	**67	94%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	88%	42844	90%	**67	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	94%	41582	87%	**61	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	88%	42815	89%	**13	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	86%	42815	89%	**90	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	82%	32169	67%	**38	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	90%	34896	73%	**84	90%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	35027	73%	**84	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	85%	38232	80%	**30	91%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	36390	76%	**10	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	36376	76%	**23	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	29486	62%	**38	98%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	30110	63%	**31	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	24831	52%	**93	93%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	30893	65%	**70	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	86%	29588	62%	**08	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	38537	81%	**69	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	88%	33576	70%	**97	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	87%	36709	77%	**52	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	30414	64%	**34	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	35056	73%	**51	94%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	92%	37797	79%	**98	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	34418	72%	**03	97%
[Hodgdon H380]*	<<locked>>	94%	38653	81%	**92	90%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	90%	34896	73%	**84	90%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	93%	30153	63%	**47	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	27122	57%	**69	95%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	90%	33997	71%	**61	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	39798	83%	**49	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	85%	31952	67%	**74	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	33069	69%	**44	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	38363	80%	**59	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	36376	76%	**23	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	28253	59%	**82	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	32851	69%	**82	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	82%	28137	59%	**33	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	30661	64%	**82	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	29892	62%	**98	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	87%	31821	66%	**57	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	88%	33982	71%	**10	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	82%	32721	68%	**61	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	36129	75%	**87	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	90%	28689	60%	**54	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	37159	78%	**46	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	84%	28398	59%	**95	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	33678	70%	**48	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	28616	60%	**23	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	90%	29762	62%	**18	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	91%	33417	70%	**00	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	83%	32126	67%	**31	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	32605	68%	**79	96%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	26397	55%	**34	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	28253	59%	**82	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	82%	28137	59%	**33	90%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	81%	39653	83%	**52	95%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	34737	73%	**10	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	32010	67%	**82	96%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	83%	32590	68%	**38	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	89%	30632	64%	**21	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	36260	76%	**70	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	29936	63%	**36	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	23148	48%	**08	94%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	28224	59%	**36	94%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	90%	27050	57%	**03	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	34519	72%	**93	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	27485	57%	**29	93%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	33663	70%	**16	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	35998	75%	**52	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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