Whats everyones fav loads for the 204?
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Whats everyones fav loads for the 204?
Ive looked at that sight tons, i was asking from the guys on the sight just to throw em out see what the savage guys like.
Here is my favorite for prairie dogs, turns them into a "red mist".
26g Barnes VG, 28.0g of IMR8208, Rem 7 1/2 primer, COAL 2.245, 4270 fps
Just my $0.02
texwelder
I have had my best accuracy with the 39 gr Sierra BlitzKing and a max load of H4895. I am getting 3,850 fps with typically sub 1/2 MOA accuracy, factory stainless heavy Savage barrel.
Note - Initially my accuracy was horrible with groups often greater than 1.5 inches till I got about 100 rounds thru it and used some JB Bore paste.
30.7 gr BLc-2 and the 32 gr V-Max getting 4074 average in one gun and 4120 in another both thru my Chrono. Accuracy is good from both shoots low .2's reg. from 1 gun and .3's from the other.
Well my favorite load so far happens to be a load for coyote's, but wouldn't hesitate to use it in a local comp shoot. The accuracy is outstanding out of my Predator Hunter. 3 shots I can almost cover with a dime. This is my first Savage rifle & first .204. Really impressed thus far. I chose the Berger 40 over the V-MAX etc. because it saves pelts better than anything I've tried.
Bullet: Berger 40gr match grade varmint boattail.
Powder: 25.0 grs. Reloader 10x.
Brass: Winchester.
Primer: Rem 7 1/2 BR
Velocity: 3750 out of 22" barrel
I have a LRPV that shot .333 with factory Federal 39gr SBK right out of the box.I have shot factory Hornady 32 & 40s as well as 40 Begers.I settled on:
Rem Brass
Rem 71/2 primer
27.3 gr IMR 8208XBR or 28gr Varget Work up these loads
39gr Sie BK
COL 2.355
Sub 1/2"
I have had great success with 29.2 gr of BLC2, 39 Sierra Blitzking, and a CCI BR4 primer. I've tried seating depths from 1.870" to 2.000" (measured at the ogive) and they all shot quite well.
23.4gn IMR 8208 XBR under a 50gn Berger VLD. Requires a custom barrel, though. I'm using a 1:9 Shilen...but on an AR-15 not a Savage.
...30.1grs of BLC, Sie 39gr BK's with 205M prs..
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savage mdl 25 LV varminter
I was in love with 39br BK and RL10x, was in high .1 and .2 mostly. But the consistency between different lots of powder was quite substancial. I moved to BLC-2, alot more consistany between different lots of powder
27.5 gr of Varget behind a Hornady 40 Gr V max shoots one ragged hole for me.
40gr V-Max, Win SRP or Wolf Primer, and RL15. One Ragged hole at 100.
Can't remember Charge and OAL as I haven't had to load any for it in awhile.