Load data for .22 ARC + .224 | 53gr | Hornady GMX

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.224 \| 53gr \| Hornady GMX
Bullet Weight:	53gr \| 3.4g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	0.829" \| 21.1mm
Caliber:	.22 ARC load data
Case Length (l3):	1.525" \| 38.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.128" \| 3.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.003" \| 0.1mm
Case Capacity:	34.0 Grains of Water \| 2.21 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	52069 psi \| 3590 bar
LID:	LID_B2512_C100
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:9

Load data for 114 loads in caliber .22 ARC with .224 | 53gr | Hornady GMX bullet and 57 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp. 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>>	94%	45310	87%	**97	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	83%	46601	89%	**74	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	86%	46224	89%	**27	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	91%	45629	88%	**74	100%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	89%	45701	88%	**55	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	89%	45513	87%	**68	96%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	97%	46789	90%	**86	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	94%	46180	89%	**33	97%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	38508	74%	**89	96%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	94%	45469	87%	**60	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	97%	38769	74%	**73	92%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	88%	45324	87%	**94	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	86%	46398	89%	**09	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	94%	45963	88%	**46	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	91%	46441	89%	**55	96%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	92%	46224	89%	**27	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	87%	46296	89%	**30	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	83%	45426	87%	**99	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	96%	31169	60%	**03	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	41205	79%	**91	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	88%	46833	90%	**74	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	96%	43453	83%	**94	92%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	93%	46775	90%	**01	95%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	88%	45847	88%	**68	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	89%	46108	89%	**84	96%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	46180	89%	**33	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	93%	45542	87%	**12	93%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	97%	42047	81%	**09	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	84%	45876	88%	**78	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	95%	45556	87%	**81	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	95%	45585	88%	**07	97%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	93%	45339	87%	**87	92%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	89%	45498	87%	**32	92%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	96%	31009	60%	**49	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	89%	46122	89%	**01	96%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	97%	40944	79%	**61	94%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	93%	46195	89%	**91	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	45063	87%	**58	94%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	86%	45977	88%	**17	97%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	46050	88%	**04	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	94%	46499	89%	**28	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	39813	76%	**00	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	46180	89%	**33	97%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	97%	42047	81%	**09	93%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	87%	45861	88%	**38	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	91%	46253	89%	**10	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	94%	45774	88%	**32	98%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	94%	45745	88%	**71	93%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	86%	46746	90%	**25	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	91%	46296	89%	**48	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	45701	88%	**35	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	35259	68%	**71	97%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	43424	83%	**32	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	91%	45556	87%	**91	95%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	97%	44135	85%	**74	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	92%	46209	89%	**60	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	89%	46064	88%	**17	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	89%	38653	74%	**36	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	43569	84%	**12	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	38870	75%	**59	97%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	33547	64%	**89	97%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	82%	36114	69%	**28	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	34751	67%	**12	92%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	27209	52%	**77	94%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	83%	30458	58%	**46	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	85%	26426	51%	**28	90%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	29008	56%	**36	98%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	93%	35346	68%	**77	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	37101	71%	**04	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	39798	76%	**61	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	87%	35317	68%	**84	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	33750	65%	**33	91%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	32924	63%	**02	94%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	38058	73%	**36	95%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	42438	82%	**33	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24671	47%	**36	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	25730	49%	**02	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	38029	73%	**87	99%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	92%	37971	73%	**63	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	84%	34911	67%	**09	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	36158	69%	**38	92%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	34243	66%	**02	92%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	85%	30458	58%	**46	91%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	88%	38972	75%	**51	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	90%	34403	66%	**12	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	41495	80%	**86	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	86%	34026	65%	**89	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	28398	55%	**48	91%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	89%	39885	77%	**63	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	40248	77%	**10	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24656	47%	**82	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	35447	68%	**38	93%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	92%	34780	67%	**84	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	32329	62%	**40	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	88%	34635	67%	**95	90%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	39088	75%	**50	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	91%	39102	75%	**36	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	30850	59%	**41	92%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	82%	25918	50%	**87	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	30458	58%	**46	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	90%	34403	66%	**12	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	37652	72%	**38	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	82%	34287	66%	**15	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	30110	58%	**41	93%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	40234	77%	**43	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	40973	79%	**10	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	34258	66%	**69	98%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	28485	55%	**02	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	83%	23380	45%	**80	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	82%	27325	52%	**85	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	83%	34563	66%	**18	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	84%	29095	56%	**67	91%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	32416	62%	**95	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	84%	37724	72%	**14	90%

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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