Load data for .20 BR + .204 | 26gr | Barnes VG

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198, Norma 200

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.204 \| 26gr \| Barnes VG
Manufacturer SKU:	30090
Bullet Weight:	26gr \| 1.7g
Bullet Diameter:	0.204" \| 5.18mm
Bullet Length:	0.636" \| 16.2mm
Caliber:	.20 BR load data
Case Length (l3):	1.540" \| 39.1mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.932" \| 49.1mm
Seated Depth:	0.244" \| 6.2mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.244" \| 6.2mm
Case Capacity:	37.5 Grains of Water \| 2.43 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	58740 psi \| 4050 bar
LID:	LID_B434_C1010
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 110 loads in caliber .20 BR with .204 | 26gr | Barnes VG bullet and 55 powders such as Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198, Norma 200. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	87%	52054	89%	**01	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	89%	51372	87%	**91	98%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	95%	51372	87%	**45	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	92%	51590	88%	**80	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	92%	52547	89%	**29	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	96%	46615	79%	**09	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	96%	50299	86%	**32	96%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	38305	65%	**53	94%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	48762	83%	**78	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	92%	51256	87%	**88	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	86%	51430	88%	**42	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	51590	88%	**21	98%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	96%	51634	88%	**58	94%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	94%	51343	87%	**80	95%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	86%	52547	89%	**60	94%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	95%	51372	87%	**91	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	89%	52083	89%	**65	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	88%	51663	88%	**22	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	29588	50%	**53	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	41292	70%	**04	96%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	92%	51126	87%	**65	100%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	83%	52823	90%	**62	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	51503	88%	**32	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	51576	88%	**90	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	92%	51706	88%	**09	95%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	97%	46789	80%	**44	95%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	83%	51532	88%	**12	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	50473	86%	**44	92%
Norma 200 👍	<<locked>>	89%	52678	90%	**91	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	96%	47456	81%	**40	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	96%	47137	80%	**70	96%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	97%	52591	90%	**45	93%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	93%	52402	89%	**86	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	29196	50%	**02	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	93%	52678	90%	**78	96%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	51663	88%	**55	97%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	44962	77%	**58	92%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	87%	51648	88%	**12	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	89%	51634	88%	**75	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	97%	50894	87%	**57	97%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	40770	69%	**20	95%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	46789	80%	**44	95%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	90%	51822	88%	**70	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	93%	51909	88%	**39	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	96%	48892	83%	**21	97%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	97%	50937	87%	**63	92%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	89%	51561	88%	**22	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	94%	51401	88%	**09	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	45092	77%	**65	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	97%	34693	59%	**45	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	43468	74%	**42	95%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	94%	51343	87%	**52	94%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	43787	75%	**55	95%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	51779	88%	**78	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	92%	52417	89%	**45	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	42569	72%	**01	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	37840	64%	**66	94%
[Accurate 2015]*	<<locked>>	81%	32039	55%	**63	94%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	86%	41887	71%	**57	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	84%	37565	64%	**61	90%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	82%	27035	46%	**42	90%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	87%	35375	60%	**52	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	92%	32227	55%	**76	91%
[Alliant AR-Comp]*	<<locked>>	81%	28210	48%	**91	94%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	35447	60%	**11	96%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	43656	74%	**71	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	39276	67%	**55	95%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	89%	39624	67%	**76	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	86%	38566	66%	**68	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	43584	74%	**63	91%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	32068	55%	**73	91%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	37550	64%	**20	92%
[Hodgdon H4198]*	<<locked>>	81%	41046	70%	**70	94%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	23714	40%	**66	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	86%	29443	50%	**30	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	36796	63%	**20	97%
IMR 4227	<<locked>>	81%	49530	84%	**99	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	90%	41031	70%	**70	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	83%	38218	65%	**78	90%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	37072	63%	**61	90%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	89%	35375	60%	**52	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	48298	82%	**50	100%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	94%	45788	78%	**35	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	40582	69%	**22	98%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	92%	40277	69%	**57	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	87%	33852	58%	**06	91%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	93%	46079	78%	**98	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	90%	46282	79%	**52	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	23424	40%	**18	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	83%	36782	63%	**84	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	84%	33968	58%	**96	90%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	94%	41002	70%	**53	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	43961	75%	**91	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	38682	66%	**57	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	85%	34069	58%	**27	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	88%	30226	51%	**02	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	35375	60%	**52	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	42569	72%	**60	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	86%	39885	68%	**57	91%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	82%	30414	52%	**32	90%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	94%	46499	79%	**65	91%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	39450	67%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33475	57%	**66	95%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	27383	47%	**53	90%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	91%	28282	48%	**22	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	88%	32445	55%	**27	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	88%	40582	69%	**83	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	89%	33547	57%	**73	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	86%	38522	66%	**60	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	87%	42931	73%	**32	90%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

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FR ... fill rate of the cartridge in percent

MaxP ... max. pressure of load in psi or bar

% ... max. pressure of load in percent of the maximum allowed pressure for this caliber

V(0) ... muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) or meters per second (m/s)

z ... powder burnt in percent

[...] *... not dangerous but load has suboptimal powder burnt with possible characteristics such as extensive muzzle flash or inaccurate loads.

[...] ²... fill rate low - you might want to consider using a filler to ensure proper ignition.

[...] ᴾ... possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.

👍 ... recommended powder/load for this caliber and bullet combination based on its ballistic performance.

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