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First post and first time reloading .204 and could use some help. Does anyone have reloading data on Varmit Grenades in 26 grain?

Dad Welcome to the forum. Pay no attention to me and stick with the published data.

Thanks stateline, never saw that info yet.
I probably should'nt say this but dang thats some unimpressive velocitys. I wonder if I should let them know how fast I got them going? And why would they use a thin cupped CCI-400? Barnes must have a whole bunch of in house lawyers

I was thinking the same thing on the 400 primers. I am stepping up to 450 from 400 on my 40gr Vmax loads now that I am getting close to max loads.

You'll like the 450's. Save the 400's for the day that cowboy action shooting with a 204R becomes popular

LHTdad wrote:First post and first time reloading .204 and could use some help. Does anyone have reloading data on Varmit Grenades in 26 grain?

Here is a link to some load testing that I did with them back in Sept
http://www.204ruger.com/forum/viewtopic ... ade#p43310

Here is a link to the load data that Ty Herring from Barnes sent me. It includes several more powders used than what was available on the net before.
http://www.204ruger.com/forum/viewtopic ... 08e#p41799

I just received the latest "Varmint Hunter" magazine and there is an article in there about the VG's by Roy Welch. They used 29 gr of H-4895 to give a muzzle velocity of 4340 fps. I was quite surprised at how fast they "shed" their energy. The heavier 40 gr bullets catch up to the VG's within 100 yds. Drift and drop basically double at 200 and 300 yds compared to the 40's. I was hoping that they would be fairly close out to 300 yds. Looks like they are going to be a 200 yds and less bullet.
I have 10 boxes of VG's to use up in the rat fields this summer, and once they are done, I'll stick with my beloved tried and true 39 gr sierra BK's. The VG's may be ideal for shooting smaller fur like foxes and bobcats with minimal pelt damage but other than that, I don't see any real advantage for using them except for those poor Californians.
It's to bad they didn't make them with a ballistic tip to increase their B.C.