Load data for .223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 62gr | Hornady ELD-VT

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.223 Ackley Improved + .224 | 62gr | Hornady ELD-VT

Load Specifications

Bullet:	.224 \| 62gr \| Hornady ELD-VT
Bullet Weight:	62gr \| 4.0g
Bullet Diameter:	0.224" \| 5.69mm
Bullet Length:	1.051" \| 26.7mm
Caliber:	.223 Ackley Improved
Case Length (l3):	1.760" \| 44.7mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.585" \| 14.9mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.585" \| 14.9mm
Case Capacity:	32.4 Grains of Water \| 2.10 cm3
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. Allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
Suitable Twist Rates:	1:8 - 1:6
LID:	LID_B10801_C136

Load data for 236 loads in caliber .223 Ackley Improved with a .224 | 62gr | Hornady ELD-VT bullet based on the specified parameters like bullet length, cartridge length, and case capacity as shown above.

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Muzzle velocity depending on barrel length
Every 1 Inch additional barrel length increases muzzle velocity by appr. 29 fps
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C.O.L. (mm)
Case Length (Inch)
Case Length (mm)
CaseCapacity (GoW)
Min z (%)
Min FR (%)
Max FR*
Barrel Length (Inch)
Barrel Length (cm)
Safety Buffer (%)
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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 this criteria at own risk to also potentially get more powders shown in the load tables.

You can add a specific load / powder from below to your Diary and manage there.

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	[locked]	98%	47210	86%	2949	93%
ADI AR 2207	[locked]	86%	48530	88%	2920	100%
ADI AR 2219	[locked]	90%	49211	89%	2995	99%
Accurate 2015	[locked]	94%	47659	86%	2927	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	[locked]	96%	49342	90%	2927	91%
Accurate 2230	[locked]	92%	49574	90%	2940	95%
Accurate 2460	[locked]	92%	48414	88%	2949	96%
Accurate 2495	[locked]	98%	44991	82%	2972	99%
Accurate 2520	[locked]	98%	48356	88%	2999	97%
Accurate 4064	[locked]	98%	36956	67%	2802	96%
Alliant AR-Comp	[locked]	98%	47268	86%	3002	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	[locked]	98%	38029	69%	2792	92%
Alliant Reloder-10x	[locked]	91%	48037	87%	2953	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	[locked]	85%	47805	87%	2887	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	[locked]	89%	48675	88%	2864	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	[locked]	97%	47688	87%	2995	95%
Hodgdon Benchmark	[locked]	94%	47964	87%	2894	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	[locked]	85%	48718	88%	2871	95%
Hodgdon H322	[locked]	95%	49211	89%	2995	99%
Hodgdon H335	[locked]	90%	49327	90%	2992	98%
Hodgdon H4198	[locked]	87%	47993	87%	2867	98%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	[locked]	95%	30255	55%	1811	100%
IMR 3031	[locked]	97%	39465	72%	2874	98%
IMR 4198	[locked]	91%	48138	87%	2913	100%
[IMR 4895]*	[locked]	98%	42148	76%	2887	92%
IMR 8208 XBR	[locked]	96%	48370	88%	2946	95%
Lovex D073.4	[locked]	92%	49530	90%	2956	97%
Lovex D073.5	[locked]	93%	48414	88%	2949	96%
Lovex D073.6	[locked]	97%	43294	79%	2907	96%
[Lovex S060]*	[locked]	98%	49298	89%	2904	94%
[Lovex S062]*	[locked]	98%	40770	74%	2822	93%
Norma 200	[locked]	88%	48370	88%	2936	100%
Norma 201	[locked]	98%	46180	84%	2913	95%
Norma 202	[locked]	98%	46151	84%	2940	98%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	[locked]	97%	49066	89%	2982	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	[locked]	93%	47892	87%	2900	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	[locked]	95%	30182	55%	1854	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	[locked]	92%	47877	87%	2949	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	[locked]	97%	38479	70%	2828	92%
Rottweil R 901	[locked]	97%	48878	89%	2953	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	[locked]	98%	43801	79%	2854	94%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	[locked]	84%	48109	87%	2664	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	[locked]	89%	48646	88%	2982	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	[locked]	97%	44730	81%	2894	92%
Shooters World Match Rifle	[locked]	97%	43294	79%	2907	96%
[Shooters World Precision]*	[locked]	98%	40770	74%	2822	93%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	[locked]	90%	49501	90%	2920	95%
Somchem S321	[locked]	94%	47834	87%	2959	96%
Somchem S335	[locked]	98%	48008	87%	2900	99%
[Somchem S341]*	[locked]	97%	47297	86%	2917	93%
Vihtavuori N120	[locked]	89%	49095	89%	2877	100%
Vihtavuori N130	[locked]	94%	48979	89%	2907	100%
Vihtavuori N133	[locked]	98%	44788	81%	2844	99%
Vihtavuori N135	[locked]	98%	33852	61%	2694	97%
Vihtavuori N140	[locked]	98%	42337	77%	2848	97%
Vihtavuori N530	[locked]	95%	48327	88%	2963	95%
Vihtavuori N540	[locked]	97%	41640	76%	2858	96%
Winchester 748	[locked]	95%	48791	89%	3012	96%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	[locked]	92%	48312	88%	2979	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.6" | 60.0cm

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	[locked]	91%	38624	70%	2772	90%
ADI AR 2207	[locked]	81%	40799	74%	2792	100%
ADI AR 2219	[locked]	81%	36564	66%	2746	96%
Accurate 2015	[locked]	81%	31169	57%	2585	96%
[Accurate 2200]*	[locked]	94%	45498	83%	2854	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	[locked]	84%	36753	67%	2697	91%
[Accurate 2460]*	[locked]	81%	31923	58%	2602	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	[locked]	81%	25121	46%	2497	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	[locked]	84%	28950	53%	2572	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	[locked]	88%	26194	48%	2513	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	[locked]	81%	27238	49%	2546	97%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	[locked]	95%	34867	63%	2717	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	[locked]	81%	34113	62%	2674	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	[locked]	81%	42090	76%	2785	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	[locked]	81%	37130	67%	2651	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	[locked]	88%	34418	62%	2713	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	[locked]	81%	32126	58%	2556	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	[locked]	81%	41626	76%	2730	93%
[Hodgdon H322]*	[locked]	81%	30937	56%	2602	94%
[Hodgdon H335]*	[locked]	81%	35563	65%	2717	94%
Hodgdon H4198	[locked]	81%	40582	74%	2730	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	[locked]	80%	24004	44%	1663	100%
[IMR 3031]*	[locked]	81%	23989	44%	2431	90%
IMR 4198	[locked]	81%	35969	65%	2677	99%
[IMR 4895]*	[locked]	95%	38682	70%	2815	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	[locked]	86%	34780	63%	2664	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	[locked]	81%	33968	62%	2638	92%
[Lovex D073.5]*	[locked]	81%	31923	58%	2602	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	[locked]	86%	29617	54%	2592	91%
[Lovex S060]*	[locked]	90%	38957	71%	2703	90%
[Lovex S062]*	[locked]	93%	34432	62%	2674	91%
Norma 200	[locked]	81%	39363	71%	2776	100%
[Norma 201]*	[locked]	89%	34635	63%	2664	91%
[Norma 202]*	[locked]	81%	26890	49%	2487	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	[locked]	90%	38595	70%	2776	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	[locked]	87%	39291	71%	2733	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	[locked]	81%	24004	44%	1706	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	[locked]	81%	33025	60%	2631	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	[locked]	93%	34055	62%	2720	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	[locked]	81%	30023	54%	2539	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	[locked]	90%	34243	62%	2641	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	[locked]	81%	44164	80%	2602	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	[locked]	81%	36637	66%	2736	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	[locked]	93%	39827	72%	2789	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	[locked]	86%	29617	54%	2592	91%
[Shooters World Precision]*	[locked]	93%	34432	62%	2674	91%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	[locked]	81%	35404	64%	2641	90%
[Somchem S321]*	[locked]	83%	33156	60%	2651	90%
[Somchem S335]*	[locked]	81%	28398	52%	2467	92%
[Somchem S341]*	[locked]	92%	40379	73%	2776	90%
Vihtavuori N120	[locked]	81%	38000	69%	2694	100%
Vihtavuori N130	[locked]	81%	32343	59%	2575	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	[locked]	81%	27064	49%	2441	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	[locked]	85%	23293	42%	2379	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	[locked]	83%	27151	49%	2464	91%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	[locked]	85%	34360	62%	2674	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	[locked]	85%	27891	51%	2513	90%
[Winchester 748]*	[locked]	83%	32460	59%	2648	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	[locked]	86%	37956	69%	2769	91%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 23.6" | 60.0cm

You can add a specific load / powder from below to your Diary and manage there.

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z

Max Load - Barrel Length:

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z

Start Load - Barrel Length:

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FR ... fill rate of the cartridge in percent

MaxP ... max. pressure of load in psi

% ... max. pressure of load in percent of the maximum allowed pressure for this caliber

V(0) ... muzzle velocity in feets per second (fps)

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.