.204 Ruger Reloading Data Request

[speedaddiction]

Hello,
Just picked up a Tikka T3 Compact in .204 Ruger, barrel is 1:12 Twist. I am wanting to run 32grain bullets and was going to see if anyone had load data they would share?

 

[Codiekfx400]

What powders do you have at your disposal?

 

[speedaddiction]

What powders do you have at your disposal?

Varget, CFE223, H335, Superformance, RL15

 

[Codiekfx400]

Cfe223 would be a good one to start with. Hodgdon has info on their site. I personally would not use superformance or rl15 in the 204 Ruger.

 

[speedaddiction]

I am thinking of giving the CFE a try as well, I have so much darn powder I just want to work with what I have. The issue is a lot of my powders are for larger caliber rifles....

 

[Bradv86]

Although you didn't list it my T3 Varmint .204 liked 8208XBR, however that was with a 39gr Sierra. Every charge weight tried shot under 1 MOA, and mid-range loads shot the best. Unfortunately I haven't revisited this rifle since getting a chrono.

 

[RegionRat]

I'm betting your load development will go easy. Every 204 I know about is a great shooter, including the AR platforms.

I like to try for thrown charges to avoid trickling, so I played with CFE 223 and was happy. I like the Sierra 39 and Hornady 40 V-Max, so I don't have values for the 32 grain bullets. With the 39 or 40 grain bullets, the CFE223 charge was about 28.5 to 29 grains to give 3700 fps at the muzzle of a WOA Varmint Upper.

 

[bghartm]

I only have AR's in 204 but I'd start with Varget at 28.5 grains. Work your way up to 29.0 grains. I used 35 grain berger bullets. I tested some loads last weekend and shot .503" group with 5 shots.

 

[scatterbrains]

I run h335 with the 34hp it's been fantastic. Meters super easy and usually available every where. I've run it in 30* and 90* with no real difference.

I don't hotrod too much I'm about 3900fps