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LOAD DATA FOR  HV  BULLETS

Small Calibres up to .264" / 6.5mm
 

Do not use the load data below for any other type of bullet.
This data only applies to GS Custom HV bullets.

See the Technical Data page for assistance with the correct choice of bullet and for BC values.

Read the following notes before going to the load data table below.

Calibre: If your caliber is not listed, please email us for assistance.

Bullet: Bullet numbers consist of the caliber (224) the weight (035gr) the bullet type (HV) and the part number (058). Bullets in green are the preferred bullets for general use in standard calibers.

Twist: This is what is required to stabilise the bullet for correct flight and terminal ballistics. The twist is indicated as one rotation in the number of inches shown. Bear in mind that if a bullet is indicated for a particular twist, it can also be used in faster twist rates (smaller numbers), but not in slower twist rates (bigger numbers). See the Technical Data page for more information about the correct bullet choice.

Powder: Listed powders are chosen to give a combination of the best case fill, most complete burn in a 24"barrel and lowest muzzle pressure.

Start gr: The indicated start load in grains is a safe load in our experience. It may give maximum speed in some rifles and can be reduced if needed.

MAX FPS: This is the speed at which maximum allowed pressure is likely to occur in a 24" barrel. Adjust the number by the amount given in the FPS/Inch column for barrels longer or shorter than 24". Do not exceed the MAX FPS or the adjusted MAX FPS number.

FPS/Inch: This is the speed change that is probable for barrels longer or shorter than 24" with the indicated powder.

Case Fill: Is approximately how much the charge will fill the case. Compressed charges up to 105% are not unusual. Full cases and compressed loads give better accuracy and more consistent speeds. This is a guide line only and the numbers may vary depending on the make of the case and the capacity. If this column contains CC, case capacity will probably be the limiting factor rather than MAX FPS.

Burn: Is the percentage of powder that will burn in a 24" barrel. Accuracy is improved with a more complete burn.

M/PSI: Is the approximate muzzle pressure at MAX FPS. This is an indication of what the recoil will be. With the same bullet and rifle, lower muzzle pressure will have less recoil.

Load Data for Small Calibres up to .264" / 6.5mm
Go to Medium Calibres / Large Calibres

Have you read the notes above?  If not, do so before using this load data table.

Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS FPS/Inch   % Fill Burn M/PSI
22 Hornet 224035HV058 16 ADI AP 100 7 2800 16   100 100 2168
Older rifles may have      Hodgdon Lil' Gun 11.5 3150 22   107 99 3285
 .223" bores and would     Alliant Blue Dot 8.2 2975 19   100 100 2754
 use the     S221 7.7 2875 16   72 100 2243
 223035HV056 bullet.     Norma R123 9.5 3125 20   96 100 2777
      Viht N105 7.9 2950 16   101 100 2304
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS FPS/Inch   % Fill Burn M/PSI
22 K Hornet 224035HV058 16 ADI AP 100 7 2850 16   99 100 2121
  223035HV056 16 Hodgdon Lil'Gun 11.8 3200 22   105 99 3373
      Alliant Blue Dot 8.4 3020 19   99 100 2681
      S221 7.8 2925 17   71 100 2305
       Norma R123 10 3150 19   94 100 2844
      Viht N105 8.1 2975 16   100 100 2367
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

   % Fill Burn M/PSI
222 Remington 224035HV058 16 ADI AR 2207 22 4000 32   CC    
      Rel 7 21 3975 31        
      H4227 19 3925 31        
      S265 19 3800 29        
      Viht N110 17 3850 28        
      Win 296 19 4000 33        
  224040HV057 14 ADI AR 2207 20 3775 30        
      Rel 7 20 3750 29        
      H4227 19 3700 28        
      Norma 200 22 3775 31        
      S265 18 3575 26        
      Viht N110 17 3625 25        
      Win 296 18 3800 30        
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS FPS/Inch % Fill Burn M/PSI
223 Remington 224035HV058 16 S265 21 4000 31 102 100 5792
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
  224040HV057 14 ADI AR 2207 23 3950 31 108 100 6854
      Accurate 5744 20 3900 31 95 100 6946
      H4227 21 3900 30 102 100 6450
      S265 20 3800 28 99 100 5512
      Norma 200 25 3950 32 105 100 7276
                   
  224045HV257 12 ADI AR 2207 22 3750 29 107 100 6690
      S265 20 3600 27 97 100 5644
                   
                   
                   
                   
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

   % Fill Burn M/PSI
223 Ackley Imp 224040HV057 12 ADI AR 2207 25 3900 32        
CIP Spec Cases     Accurate 5744 22 3900 33        
      H335 29 3900 36        
      S335 30 3900 37        
      Norma 200 27 3900 35        
223 Ackley Imp 224060HV086 8 ADI AR 2219 24 3450 27        
CIP Spec Cases     Accurate 2460 25 3400 27        
      R/shot X-Term 24 3450 28        
      S321 24 3450 28        
      VV N530 24 3450 28        
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS FPS/Inch   % Fill Burn M/PSI
22/250 Remington 224040HV057 14 ADI AR 2207 31 4300 38   96 100 9427
      A 2015 35 4350 41   102 100 10002
      H322 35 4400 43   103 100 10649
      S335 37 4300 40   107 100 9978
      Norma 200 34 4350 40   92 100 9963
      Viht N130 34 4300 39   102 100 9503
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS FPS/Inch % Fill Burn M/PSI
220 Swift 224040HV057 14 ADI AR 2219 38 4500 46 94 100 11648
      A 2015 38 4425 43 100 100 10951
      Rel - 10X 36 4450 44 98 100 11078
      S335 39 4375 44 104 100 10921
      Win 748 42 4500 48 99 99 11777
      Norma 202 40 4475 44 105 100 11262
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

   % Fill Burn M/PSI
22x64 / 22-06 Easling 224040HV057 14  S361 60 4700          
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

   % Fill Burn M/PSI
6mm Musgrave 243062HV084 12 S335 35 3475 33   96 100 8750
  243069HV082 10 S335 34 3325 32   95 100 8633
  243075HV046 9 S335 32 3200 30   93 100 8580
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

   % Fill Burn M/PSI
6mm BR 243069HV082 10 ADI AR2207 26 3400 28        
      Rel 10x 27 3450 27        
      Ramshot TAC 31 3500 31        
      S335 30 3400 28        
      S321 33 3500 30        
      Viht N130 28 3400 26        
      Norma 201 31 3450 30        
      Win 748 32 3550 30        
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

   % Fill Burn M/PSI
243 Winchester 243062HV084 12                
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
243 Winchester 243069HV082 10  ADI AR 2206H 40 3600 36   94 100 10755
      IMR 4895 41 3625 36   96 100 11074
      Ramshot BigGame 43 3625 37   99 100 11072
      Norma 203B 41 3625 36   97 100 10927
      S355 42 3575 36   101 100 10672
      S365 46 3675 36   CC 100 11175
      Viht N530 37 3575 35   90 100 10313
243 Winchester 243075HV046 9 ADI AR 2208 40 3450 34   97 100 10571
      Ramshot BigGame 42 3500 35   97 100 11119
      Rel - 15 40 3500 34   95 100 11035
      Norma 203B 40 3500 34   96 100 10957
      S365 45 3550 34   CC 100 11206
      Viht N550 44 3525 36   101 100 11573
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

   % Fill Burn M/PSI
243 Ack Imp 243062HV084 12 ADI AR2219 41 3900 38   86 100 11230
      IMR4895 45 3975 41   99 100 12255
      H4895 45 3900 40   101 100 11646
      Norma 202 44 3900 39   96 100 11486
      S321 45 3900 41   91 100 11963
                     
  243069HV082 10 ADI AR2208 44 3725 42   98 99 11970
      IMR4895 43 3800 38   98 100 12044
      R/Shot BigGame 47 3800 40   102 100 12665
      Norma 203B 44 3800 39   97 100 12469
      S355 45 3650 38   99 100 11390
      S365 48 3750 38   CC 100 11947
      Viht N550 47 3825 41   103 99 13140
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

   % Fill Burn M/PSI
240 Weatherby 243069HV082 10 H380 53 4000 46        
      VV N550 53 3950 43        
      ADI AR2208 48 3950 43        
      IMR4007SC 51 3950 44        
      NORMA 204 55 4000 45        
      Ramshot Hunter 56 4000 46        
      S365 55 4050 44        
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS FPS/Inch   % Fill Burn M/PSI
25-06 Remington 257085HV129 10 ADI AR 2208 50 3575 35   97 100 11910
      Ramshot BigGame 52 3650 38   97 100 12466
      Rel 17  52 3650 37   95 100 12306
      Norma 203B 49 3625 37   95 100 12295
       S365 55 3675 37   106 100 12534
      Viht N550 54 3650 37   101 100 13025
  257100HV054 9  ADI AR 2208 46 3350 32   95 100 11624
      Ramshot BigGame 50 3400 34   94 100 12177
      IMR 4831 51 3400 34   106 100 12345
      Norma URP 50 3450 34   101 100 11993
      S365 52 3425 33   103 100 12264
      Viht N550 50 3425 34   98 100 12758
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS FPS/Inch   %Fill Burn M/PSI
257 Weatherby Magnum 257085HV129 10 ADI AR 2209 66 3725 42   99 99 15112
      Ramshot Hunter 66 3725 43   95 100 14747
      Rel - 25 72 3775 45   CC 100 15456
      Norma URP 62 3700 42   95 100 14262
      S365 64 3700 41   97 100 13868
      Viht N550 63 3700 42   92 100 14386
  257100HV054 9 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
      0 0 0 0   0 0 0
      0 0 0 0   0 0 0
      0 0 0 0   0 0 0
      0 0 0 0   0 0 0
      0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

   % Fill Burn M/PSI
257 STW 257100HV054 10 ADI AR2214 82 3800 50        
      Rel 25 80 3800 48        
      R/shot Magnum 83 3800 51        
      S385 75 3700 46        
      Viht N560 76 3800 52        
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS FPS/Inch   %Fill Burn M/PSI
6.5 Grendel 264095HV134 9 ADI AR 2207 23 2850 19   97 100 5444
      A 2015 25 2900 21   105 100 5647
      Rel 10x 24 2900 21   103 100 5978
      Norma 200 24 2900 21   94 100 5854
      S335 27 2850 18   CC 99 5945
      Viht N120 22 2800 18   100 100 5044
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

   % Fill Burn M/PSI
260 Remington 264095HV134 9 ADI AR 2206 39 3250 29   97 100 8895
      IMR 4895 41 3375 29   102 100 9679
      W 748 42 3350 29   93 100 9599
      Norma 202 40 3300 28   98 100 9086
      S 321 41 3300 30   94 100 9521
      Viht N530 39 3300 29   94 100 9411
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

   % Fill Burn M/PSI
264 Win Mag 264095HV134   S365 59 3650          
      H4831 65 3650          
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

   % Fill Burn M/PSI
6.5x55 Swedish 264110HV072 8 ADI AR 2208 40 3025 28   95 100 9722
      Ramshot BigGame 42 3100 29   96 100 10300
      Rel 17 42 3125 29   95 100 10520
      Norma 203B 40 3075 29   93 100 10087
      S 365 45 3125 29   106 100 10466
      Viht N550 43 3100 31   100 100 10764
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

   % Fill Burn M/PSI
6.5x57 / 6.5x57R 264110HV072   Varget 39 3100          
      AA2700 46 3100          
      N203B 40 3100          
      S365 47 3100          
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

   % Fill Burn M/PSI
6.5x65 R RWS 264103HV128 8 ADI AR 2208 45 3200 32   91 100 11011
      A 4350 50 3275 35   103 100 12134
      R/Shot BigGame 48 3250 33   94 100 11636
      Norma URP 50 3275 35   98 100 12051
      S365 51 3275 34   100 100 11775
      Viht N550 50 3250 35   95 100 12145
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS FPS/Inch

% Fill

 Burn M/PSI
6.5 Remington Magnum 264095HV134 9 ADI AR 2206H 48 3475 33 92 100 10904
      Norma 203B 50 3600 38 96 100 12275
      S 365 54 3650 37 CC 100 12628
      IMR 4895 49 3600 35 96 100 11820
      Ramshot BiGame 53 3625 38 101 100 12508
      VV N 550 55 3625 39 101 100 13042
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

% Fill

Burn

M/PSI

6.5x284 Norma 264095HV134 9 ADI AR 2213 59 3550 38      
      Rel 22 60 3600 39      
      R/shot Hunter 57 3550 37      
      S S365 57 3600 36      
      VV N550 55 3550 37      
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

 % Fill Burn M/PSI
6.5x68 264095HV134 9 H4831 75 3750 46      
                   
Calibre Bullet Twist Powder Start gr MAX FPS

FPS/Inch

 % Fill Burn M/PSI

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GS Custom Bullets, situated in Port Elizabeth on the East Coast of South Africa, manufactures solid copper, turned, monolithic hollow point bullets for hunting and sport shooting. These bullets are used by hunters on several continents, hunting from the smallest of antelope to the largest of dangerous game, using the smooth HP bullet, as well as the more popular HV, FN and SP bullets with the patented drive band concept. GSC bullets are configured for the highest possible ballistic coefficients. SP bullets are mainly used for sport shooting. All GS Custom Bullets are coated.