Load data for .204 Ruger + .204 | 45gr | Hornady SP

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, Lovex D073.6, Rottweil R 901

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.204 \| 45gr \| Hornady SP
Manufacturer SKU:	22008
Bullet Weight:	45gr \| 2.9g
Bullet Diameter:	0.204" \| 5.18mm
Bullet Length:	0.682" \| 17.3mm
Caliber:	.204 Ruger load data
Case Length (l3):	1.843" \| 46.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.299" \| 7.6mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.299" \| 7.6mm
Case Capacity:	31.0 Grains of Water \| 2.01 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	58740 psi \| 4050 bar
LID:	LID_B2496_C51
Last updated:	2025-01-01

Load data for 150 loads in caliber .204 Ruger with .204 | 45gr | Hornady SP bullet and 75 powders such as Accurate 2495, Alliant AR-Comp, Hodgdon H322, Lovex D073.6, Rottweil R 901. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2206H	<<locked>>	95%	51488	88%	**37	96%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	84%	51503	88%	**58	100%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	97%	45672	78%	**76	93%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	86%	51764	88%	**37	100%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	92%	52330	89%	**91	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	93%	50952	87%	**58	94%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	90%	52765	90%	**97	97%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	90%	52011	89%	**94	98%
Accurate 2495 👍	<<locked>>	95%	51111	87%	**50	100%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	94%	51300	87%	**40	99%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	43714	74%	**12	98%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	95%	52562	89%	**76	100%
Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5	<<locked>>	97%	43714	74%	**89	95%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	90%	52837	90%	**30	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	96%	47181	80%	**61	94%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	83%	52112	89%	**55	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	86%	51082	87%	**99	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 107	<<locked>>	96%	52750	90%	**43	95%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	94%	51155	87%	**46	97%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	92%	51445	88%	**58	98%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	83%	51126	87%	**19	97%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	97%	47935	82%	**74	93%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	92%	51764	88%	**37	100%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	87%	52736	90%	**53	99%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	86%	52750	90%	**61	100%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	97%	44962	77%	**69	93%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	94%	30589	52%	**64	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	45905	78%	**91	100%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	96%	42844	73%	**17	93%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	89%	52750	90%	**87	100%
IMR 4895	<<locked>>	96%	48501	83%	**14	95%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	94%	52475	89%	**17	97%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	88%	51126	87%	**71	98%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	90%	52011	89%	**94	98%
Lovex D073.6 👍	<<locked>>	97%	52678	90%	**60	99%
Lovex S060	<<locked>>	94%	50995	87%	**38	96%
Lovex S062	<<locked>>	97%	46731	80%	**28	96%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	85%	51082	87%	**71	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	97%	52402	89%	**17	97%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	52750	90%	**50	99%
Norma 203B	<<locked>>	96%	46340	79%	**51	95%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	97%	47253	80%	**61	94%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	93%	52127	89%	**78	93%
Ramshot Wild Boar	<<locked>>	94%	52098	89%	**40	96%
Ramshot X-Terminator	<<locked>>	91%	52402	89%	**78	96%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	94%	30530	52%	**06	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	89%	50981	87%	**97	98%
ReloadSwiss RS 52	<<locked>>	97%	45498	77%	**71	97%
Rottweil R 901 👍	<<locked>>	93%	51372	87%	**91	99%
Rottweil R 902	<<locked>>	97%	49647	85%	**55	97%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	96%	39436	67%	**94	93%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	84%	52098	89%	**99	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	86%	52127	89%	**30	99%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	97%	42917	73%	**82	93%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	94%	51213	87%	**64	93%
SNPE Vectan SP 9	<<locked>>	97%	52562	89%	**33	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	94%	51561	88%	**38	99%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	97%	45208	77%	**17	99%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	97%	52678	90%	**60	99%
Shooters World Precision	<<locked>>	97%	46731	80%	**28	96%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	88%	52098	89%	**68	97%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	91%	51285	87%	**20	98%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	95%	52199	89%	**51	100%
Somchem S341	<<locked>>	95%	52214	89%	**04	96%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	97%	41510	71%	**27	94%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	86%	51793	88%	**09	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	91%	51300	87%	**32	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	49864	85%	**22	100%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	39044	66%	**81	99%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	96%	48689	83%	**48	99%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	96%	34200	58%	**20	93%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	92%	51822	88%	**30	97%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	47558	81%	**45	99%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	92%	51808	88%	**73	98%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	89%	51416	88%	**23	97%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	85%	36376	62%	**99	91%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	47413	81%	**92	100%
[ADI AR 2208]*	<<locked>>	91%	37942	65%	**99	90%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	42250	72%	**56	98%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	36680	62%	**89	99%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	86%	40625	69%	**41	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	81%	38072	65%	**99	93%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	81%	38000	65%	**18	95%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	81%	30763	52%	**10	97%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	81%	31589	54%	**97	93%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	81%	26005	44%	**40	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	31923	54%	**46	99%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	88%	33330	57%	**36	91%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	40190	68%	**84	100%
[Alliant Reloder-15]*	<<locked>>	89%	37478	64%	**41	90%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	48254	82%	**89	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	42801	73%	**41	99%
[Baschieri & Pellagri 107]*	<<locked>>	87%	39305	67%	**61	90%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	81%	31995	54%	**10	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	36738	63%	**43	94%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	81%	47442	81%	**50	96%
[Hodgdon CFE223]*	<<locked>>	93%	41365	70%	**33	91%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	81%	36013	61%	**09	97%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	41669	71%	**33	97%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	45078	77%	**14	99%
[Hodgdon VARGET]*	<<locked>>	92%	38580	66%	**22	91%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	80%	24613	42%	**06	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	81%	28239	48%	**35	94%
[IMR 4064]*	<<locked>>	91%	36550	62%	**69	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	41539	71%	**81	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	87%	35317	60%	**02	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	81%	34316	58%	**20	92%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	81%	40016	68%	**51	95%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	81%	38000	65%	**18	95%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	81%	29718	51%	**44	92%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	82%	35070	60%	**81	90%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	85%	31662	54%	**61	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	45600	78%	**82	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	81%	31705	54%	**48	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	81%	31633	54%	**77	94%
[Norma 203B]*	<<locked>>	88%	35389	60%	**89	90%
[Ramshot Big Game]*	<<locked>>	90%	37724	64%	**41	91%
[Ramshot TAC]*	<<locked>>	89%	45005	77%	**36	90%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	83%	35520	60%	**76	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	81%	37565	64%	**66	91%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	80%	24627	42%	**52	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	81%	38914	66%	**45	95%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	85%	30864	53%	**90	90%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	81%	34954	60%	**36	95%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	82%	31169	53%	**22	90%
[Rottweil R 903]*	<<locked>>	91%	33533	57%	**40	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	48225	82%	**43	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	43178	74%	**63	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 11]*	<<locked>>	92%	36854	63%	**25	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 7]*	<<locked>>	89%	42018	72%	**84	90%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	85%	35940	61%	**76	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	33272	57%	**38	94%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	81%	27021	46%	**64	93%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	29718	51%	**44	92%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	85%	31662	54%	**61	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	41408	71%	**58	94%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	81%	36245	62%	**92	93%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	81%	33040	56%	**51	96%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	84%	35505	60%	**46	90%
[Somchem S355]*	<<locked>>	91%	34011	58%	**40	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	44309	75%	**77	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	37608	64%	**69	99%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	81%	31082	53%	**12	97%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	81%	23888	41%	**31	92%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	81%	29051	49%	**82	93%
[Vihtavuori N150]*	<<locked>>	92%	30153	51%	**15	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	81%	35984	61%	**89	93%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	81%	28718	49%	**89	92%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	81%	35215	60%	**99	93%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	81%	37681	64%	**35	92%

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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