SmallCaliberCentral

New to reloading rifle have done shotgun alot. My question is in the hodgden manual it says to use 205m but on line it says not to use them. In a 204 can you get 24.6 of 322 with cci400 primer and be allright or will it not burn right. Thanks for the info.

I would stay away from the 400's. You can use the 205M's, CCI 450 Magnum, CCI BR4 or Remington 71/2 BR's

Chief

When first got a 204 I ran into the same thing as you. I had been told I could use "small rifle primers" so I bought Rem 6 1/2. Well for stick powders (like RL 15), they worked just fine..but with ball powders if I wanted to move a 32 V-Max at more than 3600 fps I ran into primers that were cratered. Once I switched to CCI 450's everything was great.

The Remington 6-1/2 primer is intended for cases such as the Hornet or Bee family that work on much lower pressure than the 223 or 204.

Although it is indeed a Small Rifle Primer, the factories do themselves a disservice by not clarifying this on the product box.

I use CCI BR4's and I love them and all of my handloads are consistant.

26.5g of IMR4895
39g Sierra Blitzkings
CCI BR4's

I can make 5 shots touch at 100 yards out of a stock $500 dollar Savage.

Anyone use the Winchester WSR? That's what I've been shooting and I have noticed that at close to max loads they do start to flatten a bit. Wandering if I should switch to Remington 7 1/2 or CCI BR4's.