I have a Cz left handed 204 ruger. Anybody have any load data for the 204 ruger

My go-to in my Savage FCV is:

39gr Sierra BK (BC 287)
27.5gr Varget
CCI 400 or Tula Primer
Nosler Brass

5 shots <0.5 MOA
3800 fps

I’ve been told that the 204 really shines with 32 grain bullets, buts I haven’t found a combinaion of bullet and propellant that is nearly as good as the Sierra.

And I've never heard of or read about a .204 that would not shoot that bullet.

BL-C(2) is also a good powder for the .204 Ruger.

I have a load that I use with it...but can’t track down the notes on it right this second. I know a lot of .204 shooters using BL-C(2).

I have two Rem 700 rifles in 204R.
I use Benchmark powder in both. For PDs I use 32 plastic tip bullets.
For coyotes, 35 Berger.

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Originally posted by ledvm:
BL-C(2) is also a good powder for the .204 Ruger.

I have a load that I use with it...but can’t track down the notes on it right this second. I know a lot of .204 shooters using BL-C(2).

Yup, my standard load is 30 BL-C(2) under a 32 gr Hornady VMax. I tried the 40 gr bullets as well but they don't shoot as well as the 32 grain bullets.

On high volume calibers like the .204, .223, etc I work up loads with spherical powders only since they meter so well..

i'vve been using h335 and the 32gr sierra

I use Winchester cases that have been accurized with 27gr. of Vitha N140 and Sierra 39gr Blitzkings in a Cooper 21. It will easily shoot in the 3's.

Has anyone tried Hodgdon CFE223 in the .204 Ruger?

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Originally posted by Dale:
Has anyone tried Hodgdon CFE223 in the .204 Ruger?

I use it in a .223; is very accurate (as is H335). Not sure why it wouldn't work in a .204. I use BL-C(2) simply because I have about nine lbs of it right now.

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Originally posted by Dale:
Has anyone tried Hodgdon CFE223 in the .204 Ruger?

I have.
It works just fine though I prefer Varget.

40gr VMax, 24.5 R10x. Laser beam accurate in my 527.

Thanks for the input on CFE222. I have several pounds so I think I will try it first. I use a lot of BL-C(2) in the .222 and .223 so will try it next.

Not the .204 and not BL-C2, but in the very similar .20 Tactical I use the very similar WC 846 with 32 grain bullets.

There are several "stick" powders which might work well in terms of burning characteristics, but a ball powder flows through the tiny neck a lot easier.

I use
40 grain Berger
28.1 Varget
Federal Match Primer
Remington Brass
in my Browning A-bolt

Very Accurate!

God Bless, Louis

I love Varget, but it doesn't meter like spherical powders. BL-C(2), CFE, and H335 are almost always spot on and never more than .1 grain (and that is pretty rare). I can't say the same for Varget. I use a Redding BR-2 measure.

For LR shooting I scale every charge, but I am not going to do that for high volume shooting.

Are you guys using a measure for Varget or scaling?

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Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
Are you guys using a measure for Varget or scaling?

I combine both methods. I agree that trying to meter Varget accurately is a royal pain. So I use my Lyman to throw a weight that is slightly below what I want and I weigh it. I then take a few kernels from a small glass container of Varget and add kernels until my (Lyman M-5) balance beam scale indicates I've got what I want. If I overshoot, I simply pick a few kernels off the pan.

That scale is superb and I am spoiled by it. I bought it from Scott Parker who tunes scales as, I believe, a side business. Mine is sensitive to 1 kernel (!) of stick powder and is beautifully damped (it settles in just a couple of seconds), it is reproducible and linear.

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Originally posted by B L O'Connor:

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Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:
Are you guys using a measure for Varget or scaling?

I combine both methods. I agree that trying to meter Varget accurately is a royal pain. So I use my Lyman to throw a weight that is slightly below what I want and I weigh it. I then take a few kernels from a small glass container of Varget and add kernels until my (Lyman M-5) balance beam scale indicates I've got what I want. If I overshoot, I simply pick a few kernels off the pan.

That scale is superb and I am spoiled by it. I bought it from Scott Parker who tunes scales as, I believe, a side business. Mine is sensitive to 1 kernel (!) of stick powder and is beautifully damped (it settles in just a couple of seconds), it is reproducible and linear.

When I scale powder I do exactly as you do. Most of the .223 I shoot is my weekly 10 shots offhand at 100 yards practice, so I sure don't need perfect accuracy. That said, spherical measures almost perfectly every time I have checked it.

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Originally posted by AnotherAZWriter:When I scale powder I do exactly as you do. Most of the .223 I shoot is my weekly 10 shots offhand at 100 yards practice, so I sure don't need perfect accuracy. That said, spherical measures almost perfectly every time I have checked it.

In deference to my OCD, I must admit that I use this technique with all my rifle cartridges. I’m practiced enough that I can move fairly quickly. Of the propellants I’ve tried, the only onw that really slows me down is Benchmark. It’s like flour.

And now, I must own up to a major failing, an inconsistency in my loading procedures: I load for a bunch of handgun cartridges: .380, 9mm, .38 Spl., .357 Mag and .45 acp. I use a RCBS 2000 progressive press and an RCBS powder measure without a qualm at all. I do not use this press with my rifle cartridges.

But common-sense logic tells me I’m an idiot: My powder measures are good to ±0.5 grains, which is of zilch importance for me when I’m loading for even small-capacity capacity rifle cartridges (0.5 ÷ 23 = .02, or ÷2%). But with handgun cartridges (say a .380), that variation would seem to be much more significant: (0.5 ÷ 3.7 = .14, or ÷14%).

I now measure almost all my powder loads with a Lyman DPS powder measure. Each powder charge is weighed to .10 of a grain.

Bulk pistol loads are an exception.

God Bless, Louis

It is cold down in Ft Worth this morning at 22 degrees, so I thought I would post a few pictures of my reloader made in 1989 for traveling on the road Rving.

The 204 that I made shoots very well with Reloader 10 with Hornady 40 gr with 25.1 grs of pwd. The last loads I shot for group put 5 shots in less than 5/16 in. @ 100 yds. All of my loads are made by neck sizing only with this reloader that people said was not accurate enough. What do you say!!!