Hunting & Fishing 204question

[ghoghunter]

does anybody have a good reload using a 40 grain vmax close to hornady factory load?

 

[sixfiveguy]

Re: 204question

25.5 gr of Hodgdon's Benckmark shoots really good out of my Savage 12 with a 26" bbl.

 

[Xtremegunnr]

Re: 204question

I dont personally own a 204, but when i went to south dakota a guy there was shooting prairie dogs and he said he used benchmark also.

 

[Gnab2]

Re: 204question

Here is a link to a wealth of info.

http://www.204ruger.com/index.htm

The crew over there is really cool

 

[ghoghunter]

Re: 204question

thanks guys and mine is also a savage model 12 also with a 26 inch shooting factory hornady right now .i think its the most accurate out of the box rifle i have owned shooting factory ammo

 

[bohem]

Re: 204question

I have the same rifle. Mine loves the 40 Vmax with a 5 thou jam, pushed by 26.8gr of H335. Runs about 3575 fps.

You can go hotter, but my accuracy node was there.

Shoots .15" 5 shots at 100y, longest I stretched it was 600y, circle around the 5 shots was 3.75"

 

[sixfiveguy]

Re: 204question

I have never fed the model 12 any factory stuff. I to am getting sub 1/2" groups at 100yrds. For out of the box accuracy you can't beat the savages, unless of course you go with a tikka.