Anyone using 35gr Bergers in there 204
- Thread starter BOBXXX
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Hi, for 35gr Bergers I'm using either 26 grs of RL-10x Hornady brass Fed 205M primers and OAL of 2.29" or 28 grs of H4895 Hornady brass Fed 205M primers and OAL of 2.27". The difference in the OAL in the two was because I loaded the 10x and my friend loaded the H4895 ones, just where our setting dies were. Both yielded 1/2" 3 shot groups from my Rem SPS.
For 40gr Bergers I left the setting die the same and ended up with 2.31" OAL. Using 27 grs of H4895 same primer and brass, or 26 grs of 10x. Also giving 1/2" to 5/8" groups.
We did have to seat a little shorter for my other friends Ruger to get it to shoot. All the 204's seem to like to be throttled up to get good accuracy but I have been careful to watch for signs of pressure but have seen none.
If you need any more info. let me know.
-Chad
For 40gr Bergers I left the setting die the same and ended up with 2.31" OAL. Using 27 grs of H4895 same primer and brass, or 26 grs of 10x. Also giving 1/2" to 5/8" groups.
We did have to seat a little shorter for my other friends Ruger to get it to shoot. All the 204's seem to like to be throttled up to get good accuracy but I have been careful to watch for signs of pressure but have seen none.
If you need any more info. let me know.
-Chad
204saskman
Regular
- Location
- East Central Saskatchewan
Well i had some 40 bergers reloaded a while ago and they would group 1/2" @ 200yrds. Thats was with winchester W748 ball power(26.8grn) and Winchester Small Rifle Primer. This was with either hornady or winchester brass. Now i am just starting into reloading as those 40 gr bergers do some real damage and groups decent. Also im gonna get some H4895 to try with these bullets as the h4895 burns a bit faster than the W748.
