204 ruger load on a 12 twist barrel to BLOW UP gophers.

[MagnumPeanut]

I wanna make em blow to pieces. I DON'T wanna shoot a pretty hole in em. Whats a good bullet to use. It will have to be on the light side cuz of the slow twist. I got some 30 g bergers but I don't think I'll get the cinematics I want with them.

 

[Fassteel]

load

I load 40 gr Nosler Btips for my 204, with 27gr of Varget. FS

 

[Cummins4x4]

I am working up a load for the 26gr Varmint Grenade, hopefully the weather cooperates and I can get to the range soon

 

[pdg300]

204

Hornady V-Max work wonders

 

[CV32]

I wanna make em blow to pieces. I DON'T wanna shoot a pretty hole in em. Whats a good bullet to use. It will have to be on the light side cuz of the slow twist. I got some 30 g bergers but I don't think I'll get the cinematics I want with them.

The Hornady Vmax and Sierra Blitz King bullets are the most frangible. 32 gr will work very well, but for additional range or wind bucking, try the 39 gr SBK or the 40 gr Vmax. (The 39 gr is likely to shoot very well in a 1-in-12 twist). The Bergers are more solidly constructed than either of these.

 

[srt4u2nv]

40gr vmax for sure as for powder I would start with 26gr Varget or 26gr H4895 and federal match primers

 

[suits me]

40gr v max outta my 22-250 blows them to bits. Half the bits fly three feet in the air.

 

[MagnumPeanut]

40gr v max outta my 22-250 blows them to bits. Half the bits fly three feet in the air.

Thats what I'm talking about.

 

[Scott_N]

I've shot quite a few gophers over the years and I don't think that the bullet makes a huge difference on how destructive it is on gophers. I've noticed that the position that the gopher is in makes more of a difference. They seem to blow up the best when they are crouching rather than standing up and scanning the horizon. My theory is that when they are crouching, it gives the bullet a little more to bite into. I think you'll be impressed with any of the bullets some of the guys have mentioned... V-Max, Ballistic Tip, Blitz King, etc.

 

[benelli one]

shot some ground hogs last week with v max and blew them to bits.

 

[Cummins4x4]

Chrono'd the 27 gr varmint grenade, geting 4200fps over 29grs of varget, all groups less than 1", best was 9/16. Thinking these should ,make fur fly

 

[CV32]

Chrono'd the 27 gr varmint grenade, geting 4200fps over 29grs of varget, all groups less than 1", best was 9/16. Thinking these should ,make fur fly

The 26 gr Barnes Varmint Grenade? Nice velocities and groups!