LC brass, CCI 41, 69 grain Nosler CC, 23.7 grains 748, OAL 2.20", White Oak barrel,1-8 twist, and Bushmaster DCP rifle. Powders include Accurate, Norma, Alliant, Vihtavuori, Hodgdon, Ramshot, Winchester, IMR Just looking for a starting point. Have no issues regarding ambient temperature. In Sierras tradition, they also proved very accurate throughout load development. This technology was borrowed from the U.S. military but has now found its way into canister-grade powders that are available to handloaders, such as Hodgdon CFE 223 and very recently Ramshot X-Terminator and others. Right click to "view background image" to see more detail. increments." You can get brass from Hornady, Norma, Nosler, Remington & Winchester. The lightest (at least that I am aware of) is the Hornady 24-grain Non-Traditional eXpanding (NTX) that is legal for use in all areas that are zoned accordingly, such as California. I was especially pleased with its terminal performance, but there were a couple of virtues that really stood out. 3,427 fps-(unverified)(MAX) [note from a user: 32 grains TAC is MAX/MAX and will produce over 4,200 fps not verified, caution] This load likely exceeds max pressures, use at your own risk I would use the TAC loads below for the 32 grain, 50 grain Berger Hollow Point Boat Tail (HPBT), (Note: hard to stabilize longer bullets, 1 in 12 twist is not enough). We do not take backorders and our Tech Services team cannot take orders via email or phone. Hornady Brass Winchester Primers Need to Chrono them still since the last one I had has issues with small . JavaScript is disabled. Modifying a cartridge case to another shape and/or caliber has been the pastime of wildcatters seemingly forever. We're currently in the process of updating HideTV and you can access the new system and get more info below! 46 posts Page 1 of 2 1, 2. Senior Member : Join Date: Apr 2009. Free Shipping On All Orders Over $99. #1. The 527 features a 22-inch barrel, which is shorter than those found on most varmint rifles, but. Nosler offers six .204 bullets that include a 32-grain Ballistic Tip Lead Free, a 34-grain flatbase hollowpoint, a 32-grain. Buy Winchester 748 directly from Winchester. Compare Compare Now. The author used Hornady dies for this report. Using bullets from Hornady V-Max. Address: xxl-reloading.com, Gartenweg 9, 83661 Lenggries, Germany. It is also ideal for a wide variety of centerfire rifle loads, including 222 Remington, 30-30 Winchester, 30 Winchester, and up to 485 Winchester Magnum. You unknowingly made a good choice for that 223. At the end of a day of high-volume shooting, the comparatively low muzzle report, flat trajectory and low recoil of the .204 was especially appreciated. . Thanks. When we are sold out, we are sold out. That's what I suggest you do. Find a full selection of 204 ruger rifles from top rifle manufacturers at the best prices. One innovative feature found in Hornady .204 factory loads includes powder containing a decoppering agent that effectively inhibits bullet jacket fouling. The low-flame temperature extends barrel life compared to other similar speed powder. The low-flame temperature extends barrel life compared to other similar speed powder. I would think its a little faster burning than say AA2520 or CFE223, and slower burning than AA2230, 2460 or H335. I use W748 in my .243 so it makes since that it wild be fine in a .308. I've found only two loading manuals by different bullet makers, which seem to be the only ones still making bullets for a .405 Win (.411-inch diameter). Well about a month now, but I've got one hole groups out of 40 gr VMax 's everybody says the .204 doesn't like. Since reading these posts it sounds like it may have been a fairly decent choice afterall. The .204 Ruger was formally announced in 2004, was quickly accepted by many varmint shooters and hunters and has become one of the most reloaded rifle cartridges. To be able to use the full range of Shopware 6, we recommend activating Javascript in your browser. 17 Winchester Super Mag (1) 20 Gauge (20) 204 Ruger (0) 22-250 Rem (9) 223 Rem (11) 25-20 (0) 270 WSM (0) 280 Rem (0) 300 Blackout (0) 303 Savage (0) 32 Rem (0) 338 Win Mag (1) 350 Legend (1) 357 Mag (0) 375 H&H Mag (0) 38 Smith & Wesson (0) 38 Special (0) 410 Gauge (5) 44 Cal (0) 44-40/44 WCF (0) 450 Bushmaster (0) 5.7X28 (1) 50 Action Express . (See note on Powders below or read all about various Powders.) Factory velocity claim was 4,225 fps and my . Subscribe to the free newsletter and do not miss any news or promotions. We're also planning on running streams this week for Shot Show so keep an eye out. * All prices incl. . Shot both factory loads by hornandy, 32 and 40 grn vmax. V-Max bullet). I like the 32gr Sierra's, otherwise, if you go too heavy (like 40gr) you may as well go with a 22-250 because you start departing from what makes the .204 a .204. Ruger M77 Mkii VT .204 Jw-15e .22 Winchester Model 37a 12ga Beretta Silver pigeon pump action 12ga Howa 1500 .223 . It is also ideal for a wide variety of centerfire rifle loads, including 222 Remington, 30-30 Winchester, 30 Winchester, and up to 485 Winchester Magnum. .204 Ruger (Hornady Data) reloading data with 71 loads. The most accurate versions included the 35-grain FB Varmint over 28.0 grains of IMR-8208 XBR for 3,886 fps, and the 40-grain LTB loaded over 29.0 grains of Accurate 2520 powder for 3,871 fps. That is the Hornady 40gn V-Max and 29gn of WIN-748for 3930fps. With LC cases, drop those charges by .4 grains (and work up, yes, as always) W748 has been my main powder in all my .223s since 1973 or so. X-Terminator & TAC are powders from Ramshot. Switching to the 39-grain bullet, 25.0 grains of Alliant Reloder 10X gave outstanding accuracy. You can get brass from Hornady, Norma, Nosler, Remington & Winchester. We convert to MOA below What makes this powder good, perhaps, is that the 26.1-27 grain loads in the Berger 55 Match bullets, all had basically the same point of impact. Its virtues include an unusually flat trajectory, mild recoil, outstanding accuracy, modest muzzle report and velocities of 4,225 fps with 32-grain bullets or 3,900 fps with 40-grain . H335. 2021. I only used ball powders. I would think its a little faster burning than say AA2520 or CFE223, and slower burning than AA2230, 2460 or H335. Leaves coyote and bobcat pelts virtually undamaged. Vihtavuori N540, Winchester 748 . Virtually vaporizes ground squirrels and prairie dogs, even at extended range. The Official Predator Masters Search Engine, http://www.predatormastersforums.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2148878. Good velocities. The .204 Ruger is essentially a .222 Remington Magnum case necked to accept .204-inch bullets, which results in 32- and 40-grain bullets being advertised at . All right are Reserved Reload Ammo, Reloading The .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol). If you wanted to try to neck down something available, I understand a .222 Rem Magnum might work. Is this fairly consistent with what everybody else is loading? Im using 40grain v-max's in the .233 and 165 grain soft points in the 308. Winchester 748 is a ball powder and the choice for loading 223 Remington cartridges. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. What we load doesn't Blue highlighted rows are commercial, premium bullets for comparison. Shots great and is very consistent. Minuteman. by Cooper Sat May 06, 2017 5:37 am . Anyone try cfe223 in a AR platform? Winchester 748 is a ball powder and the choice for loading 223 Remington cartridges. Sign In. I'm looking for some load data on these rounds with the 748. Hey everyone! These rifles feature high-quality, cold hammer-forged barrels that are stress relieved and known for their accuracy. Thanks Catshooter. I have found that 335 does really well with the 40 grain vmax. We are engineers, reloading enthusiasts and operate one of the most powerful ballistics calculators. 1. You neck it down and fireform it. Ramshot and Accurate are the same company (Western Powders Inc Miles City Montana) in 2008. For example, when developing other data not included here, IMR-4064 powder was used, and it performed fine. Federal Gold Medal 205 Match primers were used to develop the accompanying loads. 204 Ruger Rifles for sale online or in-store at Sportsman's Warehouse. This was a joint project from Ruger and Hornady, and not originally a wildcat project. Have a 7MM and a .243, was hoping to consolidate to one powder but no luck there so- again, for availability- I use IMR4985. My cousin left me his setup, he had some older powder,(still in the metal cans). The 40 gr berger is not pelt friendly but coyotes don't get up and walk away like they've done with vmax in my experience. Very good Standard Deviation, this is a very good powder you can be happy to own and use for 5.56. Discontinue firing at the first sign of excessive pressure or upon noticing a change in the. Now I load with H335 for 55-62 grain bullets and Reloder 15 for 77-80 grain bullets with Win 748 for 64 PP's. thats the only powder I use for my 223/556 loads. We would shoot that all day, its OK for us. . . The Speer 39-grain TNT is an accurate bullet and delivers outstanding terminal performance on varmints. by bigdog_99 Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:55 pm, Post Larry. A gun is just like a parachute, if you ever really need one, nothing else will do. The bullet blows up completely at high speed, creating little or no exit wounds on larger animals. 26 gr varmint grenade, 26.3 gr RL-10X and 23.3 gr H-4198. 26.8 gr gives me about 3000 fps and matches Hornady's factory 223 load. More about this powder: Winchester 748 is a ball powder and the choice for loading 223 Remington cartridges. Find load data for Winchester 748 propellant by clicking the button "Loads for this Powder".More about this powder:Wincheste. Top #2458365 - 03/10/13 04:38 PM Re: Winchester 748 Greg_Meyer Die Hard Member Registered: 10/04/05 Posts: 538 . Use the minimum load data to start. I have one for 40gr V-max that shoots really well out of my 1/12 and 1/9 twist barrels it's a great powder for both rifles the .308 with Winchester brass will like around 44.4 grains with 168 match bullets and 44.6 grains with the 165's is a good target area. I worked up a fairly decent load yesterday, started out with 27gr. 748 is a ball powder and the choice for loading 223 Remington cartridges. Appreciate the understanding! Multiple applications in the 222 Remington and other varmint cartridges. This is a good safe load in my gun. Home. Products. 12 different Calibers. 748 is my go to powder for my 223 & 204. Preliminary experiments have shown that select standard primers, such as CCIs BR-4, can exhibit a slight accuracy edge with select loads containing comparatively easy-to-ignite powders. $678.00. report of the firearm. Winchester cases were used to develop the accompanying load data. Probably Winchester 748 would be good in a big bore .204 with 32 gr bullets, plus Varget could be OK. I loaded the .204 Ruger for about 4 years, until I sold the rifle a few months ago. It is also ideal for a wide variety of centerfire rifle loads, including 222 Remington, 30-30 Winchester, 30 Winchester, and up to 485 Winchester Magnum. But brass for the .204 is as easy to get, so why do it? Originally developed for military applications, the bullets copper-tin composite core is highly frangible, greatly reducing the chance of ricochets. 29.3 gr and a 32 vmax has been outstanding for me, fellas i am new here and this may even be my first or second post but i thought i would toss this out for the fellas that are playing with the 204 loads- i have 3 different 204's and the reason for that is i could not get anything factory to shoot in 1- factory 700 adl 204 and 2-23" encore barrel and 3- a ruger 77 vt stainless - i tried all powders and primers and bullets with one load that worked in all 3 - the remington i almost sent back to them for checking out only after doing a lot of work to it to see if it would shoot - now to this day i cant get a 55 gr of any kind to shoot and the best so far and pretty darn good is the 40 bergers even though they are almost 20 a box - now for the fellas that are still looking for a load to try - like i said no factory stuff would shoot worth a crap even the 32gr stuff but this load shot great and i mean groups i am proud to match with my pride and joy 22-250 40X -yea it hurts a little to admit it but i knew this 204 urge would pan out sooner or later in a plain jane remington with enough tries-- the load that works in all 3 guns is : and please check this info before you load it because its coming from memory -- varget 28.5 gr and 205M primers and the 40gr bergers - now my col was just a tad longer than factory but still not long enough to touch the lands in any of the guns so there was a little jump (even with the 55gr i still couldnt get enough length) i know now that the twist in 204 just will not shoot that long of a bullet) but didnt at the time and i was using the brass from the factory hornady stuff that was all over the place - now i dont own a chrony so thats all the info i can offer but i will tell ya this - this load groups like nothing i have ever seen in my very few years of loading my own stuff and this load showed no bad signs in all 3 guns - i sure hope this helps someone and saves them a little powder and time-i hope it shoots in their gun as well as it does mine and if ya play a little more with this load and figure something else out post it, The Official Predator Masters Search Engine, http://www.rugerhunting.com/forum/index.php. . When the .204 is chambered in a rifle with a nicely finished bore, fouling with powders that are void of decoppering agents can be minimal. . Manufacturer Loading Data.17 Hornet.17 Remington.204 Ruger.22 - 250 Remington.22 Hornet.220 Swift.222 Remington.223 Remington.223 WSSM (Winchester Super Short Magnum) 5.56 x 45 mm.243 Winchester.243 WSSM (Winchester Super Short Magnum) 6 mm - 284; 6 mm ARC (Advanced Rifle Cartridge) 6 mm Bench Rest Remington; Anyone shoot the 55 gr bergers? RL15 is a great powder in the 204R for speed and accuracy in the 39-40gr bullet weight range. as well. bullet, 17 fireball winchester 748, 175 gr smk 308 wichester load data winchester 748 powder, 204 ruger load 32 . Safety Data Sheet. I use between 26.5 and 27.0 g of 748. With the heavier bullets WW-748 can produce top velocities. With the heavier bullets WW-748 can produce top velocities. Never had good accuracy with the blitz king in load development so I have no experience with it on game f any kind. To me this is impractical for a cartridge that was designed for high-volume shooting. You may have noticed a new age verification message when you entered the site. Wolfe Publishing Company | 2180 Gulfstream Suite A | Prescott, AZ 86301, Lightweight Bullets for Big-Game Cartridges. Features a rugged, stainless steel bolt with 90 bolt throw and rapid lock time for added accuracy. GET RELOADING DATA. 40gr Vmax problem. .204 Ruger (Using Hornady Bullets) reloading data with 193 loads. It is unknown if these results were from poor-quality cases, perhaps a poor case neck relationship with the bullet, including tension and alignment, or perhaps a poor powder choice. I will be using 32 grain nosler bt and want 4000+ fps. Firing a 32 grain bullet at well over 4,200 FPS is moving right on out. New customer? .204 Ruger - Published Manufacturer Loading Data. Post Hornday V-Max bullet and it shows that 28.1 gr. 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