Load data for .204 Ruger + .204 | 40gr | Nosler Ballistic Tip

Recommended Powder(s): Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322, Vihtavuori N130

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.204 \| 40gr \| Nosler Ballistic Tip
Manufacturer SKU:	52111
Bullet Weight:	40gr \| 2.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.204" \| 5.18mm
Bullet Length:	0.730" \| 18.5mm
Caliber:	.204 Ruger load data
Case Length (l3):	1.843" \| 46.8mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	2.226" \| 56.5mm
Seated Depth:	0.347" \| 8.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.300" \| 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_B3946_C51
Last updated:	2025-02-02
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:10 - 1:8

Load data for 122 loads in caliber .204 Ruger with .204 | 40gr | Nosler Ballistic Tip bullet and 61 powders such as Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, Hodgdon H322, Vihtavuori N130. 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>>	96%	48051	82%	**92	93%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	87%	52214	89%	**32	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	89%	51605	88%	**91	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	94%	50937	87%	**28	100%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	96%	52214	89%	**09	92%
Accurate 2230	<<locked>>	92%	52301	89%	**22	95%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	92%	51532	88%	**25	97%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	46717	80%	**32	99%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	97%	50865	87%	**74	98%
Accurate 4064	<<locked>>	97%	38406	65%	**32	96%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	49647	85%	**88	100%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	97%	39059	66%	**15	92%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	93%	52765	90%	**84	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	86%	52141	89%	**15	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	89%	51314	87%	**43	99%
Hodgdon BL-C2	<<locked>>	96%	50401	86%	**74	96%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	95%	52823	90%	**19	97%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	86%	51474	88%	**53	96%
Hodgdon H322 👍	<<locked>>	95%	52446	89%	**97	99%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	90%	52315	89%	**81	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	87%	51126	87%	**73	99%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	95%	30298	52%	**72	100%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	40988	70%	**33	98%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	91%	51953	88%	**38	100%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	96%	43279	74%	**27	92%
IMR 8208 XBR	<<locked>>	96%	51227	87%	**28	96%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	91%	51605	88%	**22	97%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	93%	52431	89%	**45	97%
Lovex D073.6	<<locked>>	96%	45861	78%	**69	97%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	96%	49168	84%	**30	94%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	96%	41017	70%	**32	93%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	88%	51851	88%	**45	100%
Norma 201	<<locked>>	97%	47529	81%	**53	95%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	97%	47471	81%	**89	98%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	97%	51866	88%	**58	94%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	93%	52489	89%	**12	94%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	30226	51%	**21	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	93%	51764	88%	**51	97%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	96%	40001	68%	**64	93%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	96%	50923	87%	**35	98%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	97%	44947	77%	**97	94%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	85%	51010	87%	**46	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	89%	51779	88%	**74	98%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	96%	46470	79%	**46	93%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	49676	85%	**43	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	39842	68%	**40	97%
Shooters World Match Rifle	<<locked>>	96%	45861	78%	**69	97%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	96%	41017	70%	**32	93%
Shooters World Tactical Rifle	<<locked>>	90%	51285	87%	**76	95%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	94%	52837	90%	**74	97%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	48936	83%	**40	99%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	97%	49835	85%	**83	94%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	89%	51938	88%	**63	100%
Vihtavuori N130 👍	<<locked>>	95%	52185	89%	**99	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	97%	45992	78%	**97	99%
Vihtavuori N135	<<locked>>	97%	35172	60%	**23	97%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	44469	76%	**04	97%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	95%	52750	90%	**88	96%
Vihtavuori N540	<<locked>>	96%	43700	74%	**04	97%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	94%	51285	87%	**88	97%
Winchester StaBALL Match	<<locked>>	92%	51010	87%	**51	95%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
[ADI AR 2206H]*	<<locked>>	90%	39595	67%	**05	90%
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	42583	72%	**58	100%
ADI AR 2219	<<locked>>	81%	38696	66%	**12	96%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	32677	56%	**22	96%
[Accurate 2200]*	<<locked>>	92%	46499	79%	**91	90%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	83%	37811	64%	**14	91%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	81%	34476	59%	**54	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	26542	45%	**00	93%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	83%	30835	53%	**05	91%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	87%	27601	47%	**20	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	29022	49%	**95	97%
[Alliant Reloder- TS 15.5]*	<<locked>>	94%	35969	61%	**30	90%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	36564	62%	**43	98%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	44672	76%	**74	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	39581	67%	**07	97%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	87%	35244	60%	**27	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	81%	33373	57%	**79	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	44135	75%	**02	94%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	32343	55%	**38	94%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	81%	38000	65%	**79	95%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	42061	72%	**89	97%
Hodgdon TrailBoss	<<locked>>	81%	24337	41%	**11	100%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	82%	26136	45%	**71	91%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	37434	64%	**33	99%
[IMR 4895]*	<<locked>>	94%	39885	68%	**45	90%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	86%	35969	61%	**94	91%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	81%	35853	61%	**77	92%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	81%	33765	57%	**35	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	85%	30182	51%	**76	90%
[Lovex S060]*	<<locked>>	90%	40611	69%	**43	91%
[Lovex S062]*	<<locked>>	91%	34969	60%	**77	90%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	40944	70%	**32	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	88%	35795	61%	**87	91%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	82%	29341	50%	**30	91%
[Ramshot Wild Boar]*	<<locked>>	90%	40988	70%	**32	91%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	86%	40422	69%	**53	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	81%	24294	41%	**57	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	35085	60%	**81	92%
[ReloadSwiss RS 52]*	<<locked>>	93%	35636	61%	**53	91%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	81%	32024	55%	**82	92%
[Rottweil R 902]*	<<locked>>	89%	35360	60%	**64	90%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	45223	77%	**54	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	81%	39479	67%	**15	95%
[SNPE Vectan SP 9]*	<<locked>>	91%	39813	68%	**89	90%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	81%	30676	52%	**87	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	84%	26774	46%	**69	91%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	85%	30182	51%	**76	90%
[Shooters World Precision]*	<<locked>>	91%	34969	60%	**77	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	81%	37188	63%	**71	90%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	82%	34548	59%	**64	90%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	29704	51%	**84	92%
[Somchem S341]*	<<locked>>	91%	41046	70%	**96	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	40553	69%	**66	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	33750	57%	**05	97%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	28297	48%	**54	94%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	85%	24366	41%	**76	91%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	82%	27659	47%	**51	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	83%	35027	60%	**81	90%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	85%	29530	50%	**27	91%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	82%	33301	57%	**64	90%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	84%	38798	66%	**86	91%

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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