Load data for 6 x 52 R Bretschneider + .243 | 90gr | Berger BT Target

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Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.243 \| 90gr \| Berger BT Target
Manufacturer SKU:	24425
Bullet Weight:	90gr \| 5.8g
Bullet Diameter:	0.243" \| 6.17mm
Bullet Length:	1.050" \| 26.7mm
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:	0.568" \| 14.4mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.456" \| 11.6mm
Case Capacity:	36.2 Grains of Water \| 2.35 cm³
Primer Size:	Large Rifle (LR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	47863 psi \| 3300 bar
LID:	LID_B946_C965
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:8

Load data for 128 loads in caliber 6 x 52 R Bretschneider with .243 | 90gr | Berger BT Target bullet and 64 powder(s). The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Our default view only displays powders/loads that fulfill certain criteria: Max pressure of a load <=90% of Max. Standardized Pressure. Fill Rate (Min FR): >80% and <100% for rife loads, >60% and <100% for pistol loads. Min. Propellant Combustion (Min z): >90% for rifle loads , >80% for pistol/revolver loads. Relax these criteria at your own risk to potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2206H	<<locked>>	91%	42337	88%	**12	95%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	96%	42192	88%	**79	93%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	83%	42917	90%	**21	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	87%	41307	86%	**49	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	89%	42322	88%	**59	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	85%	42003	88%	**66	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	85%	41785	87%	**79	97%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	93%	42627	89%	**61	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	91%	41829	87%	**35	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	96%	39508	83%	**02	98%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	91%	42902	90%	**57	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	97%	40350	84%	**02	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	85%	43047	90%	**92	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	95%	41495	87%	**15	94%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	92%	42206	88%	**12	93%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	90%	41655	87%	**41	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	87%	41916	88%	**36	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	96%	42250	88%	**41	92%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	88%	42917	90%	**21	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	83%	42511	89%	**15	98%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	96%	41437	87%	**69	93%
IMR 3031 👍	<<locked>>	95%	41597	87%	**61	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	41278	86%	**59	93%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	84%	42844	90%	**46	100%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	95%	42424	89%	**48	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	89%	42018	88%	**79	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	84%	41756	87%	**66	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	86%	42482	89%	**92	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	93%	41829	87%	**35	98%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	90%	42975	90%	**46	95%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	96%	42844	90%	**18	96%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	92%	41800	87%	**82	96%
Norma 202 👍	<<locked>>	92%	42366	89%	**18	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	96%	42264	88%	**38	95%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	96%	42554	89%	**44	94%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	91%	43004	90%	**31	95%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	41887	88%	**52	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	97%	31763	66%	**70	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	86%	42482	89%	**92	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	96%	41017	86%	**54	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	90%	42960	90%	**89	98%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	94%	42496	89%	**89	96%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	97%	36941	77%	**39	94%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	96%	38841	81%	**75	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	91%	42844	90%	**89	92%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	93%	42801	89%	**21	95%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	91%	42989	90%	**33	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	41655	87%	**26	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	93%	41829	87%	**35	98%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	96%	42844	90%	**18	96%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	83%	41829	87%	**33	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	87%	42830	89%	**21	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	90%	41713	87%	**33	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	92%	42830	89%	**02	94%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	96%	37768	79%	**39	94%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	87%	42670	89%	**33	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	92%	41887	88%	**33	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	36579	76%	**07	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	95%	42931	90%	**02	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	97%	32547	68%	**02	93%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	88%	42728	89%	**08	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	94%	41930	88%	**08	98%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	89%	42786	89%	**61	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	86%	42061	88%	**25	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	82%	31821	66%	**79	90%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	89%	34084	71%	**11	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	39813	83%	**62	99%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	34418	72%	**18	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	85%	38043	79%	**67	91%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	36260	76%	**51	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	36027	75%	**61	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	28848	60%	**65	98%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	29965	63%	**72	94%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	24308	51%	**31	93%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	30429	64%	**02	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	87%	29443	62%	**46	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	38493	80%	**07	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	88%	33431	70%	**41	90%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	87%	36811	77%	**97	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	30182	63%	**75	91%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	35244	74%	**95	94%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	93%	38000	79%	**49	90%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	34374	72%	**51	97%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	39552	83%	**59	98%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	90%	34896	73%	**28	90%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	81%	26556	55%	**00	95%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	89%	33156	69%	**85	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	39769	83%	**87	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	86%	31676	66%	**18	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	32663	68%	**82	93%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	37507	78%	**87	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	35375	74%	**48	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	27688	58%	**20	93%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	81%	32358	68%	**20	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	82%	27688	58%	**70	90%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	30298	63%	**20	92%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	81%	29385	61%	**33	95%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	87%	31618	66%	**05	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	89%	34606	72%	**74	91%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	82%	32590	68%	**02	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	35404	74%	**18	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	30371	63%	**40	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	36825	77%	**77	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	85%	28747	60%	**52	91%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	33620	70%	**95	96%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	81%	28601	60%	**70	91%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	90%	29399	61%	**59	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	92%	33852	71%	**61	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	88%	38508	80%	**03	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	84%	32256	67%	**85	90%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	81%	32039	67%	**13	96%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	25947	54%	**72	94%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	27688	58%	**20	93%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	82%	27688	58%	**70	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	38812	81%	**80	94%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	34389	72%	**48	94%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	31502	66%	**23	96%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	83%	32430	68%	**79	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	89%	30458	64%	**65	90%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	35578	74%	**98	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	29907	62%	**83	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	22495	47%	**42	94%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	27760	58%	**70	94%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	91%	27296	57%	**64	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	34113	71%	**31	94%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	27166	57%	**70	93%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	33489	70%	**54	94%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	35346	74%	**84	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.