SmallCaliberCentral

I've always had good luck with the Rem 7 1/2.

Wow!! I hope the yotes in Alberta are color blind or they're gonna see you coming from a long way off. Welcome to the forum from another 700 fan.

I had similar problems with my 700 in 204 shooting 39gr Blitz Kings. I was using 8208 XBR which worked well with 40gr Vmaxs but I could not get good groups with the BKs. I just got some Reloder 10X and was going to work up my own ladder for the Sierras. You saved me some work. Thanks. You theory of ...

I have a Rem 700 SPS in 204 Ruger and I love it. Relatively light, very accurate and a lot of fun to shoot.

You just saved me some work Bob. I picked up some 10X last night and have been having difficulty finding any load data for 40gr bullets. I even tried calling Hornady and they didn't have anything for 10X and 40gr Vmax. They suggested I use load data for 39gr BK's and knock the max down half a grain.

I have a R700 SPS and my most accurate loads have been with an OAL of 2.313".

Joe, I tried some at 27.0 and results were terrible. I almost needed a yardstick to measure the group. I think this is the best I'm going to get with the 8208XBR and the 40 gr Vmax. I think I'll get some Reloader 10X or Hodgdon 4895 and see what I can do with 39 gr Blitz Kings. I could not them to g...

I never had a problem until I cleaned my die and lubed it with Hornady One Shot. About five case in I got one stuck.

It's taken a while but I think a finally found a load my rifle likes. 40gr Vmax, once fired Hornady brass, Remington 7 1/2 primers, 26.2 gr IMR 8208XBR with an OAL of 2.313. Of the five shot group I had one flyer, no doubt due to the unreliable nut behind the trigger. http://i1233.photobucket.com/al...

I really chuckle when somebody says "it's too loud".......then maybe they'd better find another hobby besides rifles........I hear stamp collecting is purty quiet. :wink: My son told me the next time someone at the gun club I belong to makes a crack about my gun being loud I should say so...

I had the opposite problem. My gun wont shoot the 39 gr BKs worth spit but I get nice tight groups with the 40 gr Vmax. I was advised to try a different powder.

I agree with the above posters. The only people who rag on the 204 Ruger have never shot one. All the people I know who have shot one love it. The "it's too loud" comment made me chuckle. I've had several people come up to me at the range and ask what I was shooting and mentioning the loud...

Thanks for the feedback guys. Most other forums I belong to treat newbies like they have the plague, but I have never failed to get excellent information here, no matter how lame my question might be. Thanks again.

I am a relative newb to reloading and I was wondering how many of you weigh your bullets. My gun (Rem 700SPS) prefers 40gr Vmax and I found their weights vary from 39.9 to 40.1gr. I segregated them into groups for loading. Being such a light bullet I assume a variance of .2gr could affect the accura...

Hedge, nice shooting. I'm also working up some loads using 8208 XBR and 40gr Vmax. What is your COAL?