SmallCaliberCentral

It's a 22 inch barrel

I'm new to the forum and the 204. I've found your reloading information very helpful, but am having a hard time getting more than 3900ft/sec out of my Howa 1500 with 32grn bullets. What kind of velocities are you guys getting with 32grnrs?

This is a common issue with all 204s from what i've read. It is almost impossible to seat the bullet out far enought to reach the lands due to the small size of the bullets. I'm seating mine at 2.15 using the same tool to measure as you are.

I'm new to the forum, but have frequented the site for about three months now and have really found the information helpful and have enjoyed the comments. I am shooting the 204 in the Howa 1500 and can not get the gun to shoot faster than 3900ft/sec. with 32gr. bullets. What kind of velocities are y...