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WOW! sounds like your guns are some shooters as well as yourself!

Jim White wrote:Your test were the same as mine, plenty of freebore. I load mine to the MAX OAL per the manual. I use Sierra 39 SBK's and they shoot just fine.

HTH,

If you don't mind me asking, what rifle are you using and your average group sizes at 100-200 yards? Thanks.

Your test were the same as mine, plenty of freebore. I load mine to the MAX OAL per the manual. I use Sierra 39 SBK's and they shoot just fine. HTH, My Lyman 49th edition OAL of 2.260 so I will load a few rounds like that and also, a few a little longer and, shorter than the listed max OAL. Thanks....

With my Savage 10fp .223 and also my Tikka 25-06, I used my Hornady OAL gauge along with the bullet comparator and seated the bullets .010" off the lands and got pretty good groups. Using the same tools except,for the modified .204 case as I did with the other two calibers I found that the 39gr...

First off, welcome to the forum. :D For getting started, just refer to the tab at the top of the forum page marked "204 Load Data". Also, you may want to edit your post heading, as I don't think too many guys will have any helpful info for the "69gr Sierra BK" in .204 caliber. ;...

Hello to everyone! I have ordered the Sierra Blitzking 39 grain bullets and plan to load for my new Remington 700 vtr .204. Also, I have some 40 grn. Hornady V-Max coming. I have the Hornady OAL gauge and comparator etc for finding chamber length. What I really need is some good starting powder char...