Reloading .204

[RabidSniper308]

Decently new to reloading and havent reloaded my .204 yet. Ive heard the 35,40gr bergers would be best prospect for dropping fat eastern yotes. This weekend im gonna make a trip to get the stuff but was wondering what type of powder i should use, how much powder i should use, and also if theres anything i should know about with reloading the .204 different from the 22-250 (as my buddy who is helping me reloads his 22-250).? Thanks, ANY advice would be appreciated!

[skb2706]

I own and load for 3 .204 Rugers. None have been difficult to load for and these days I have narrowed down my powder choices to keep things much simpler. I like RL-10X and WW 748. Both of them meter well thru a powder measure which is important if you are loading several hundred at a time. Both give excellent accuracy and fast bullet speeds. Plenty of free load data available at the 204ruger.com website. Never take loading data solicited from a forum without verfiying its accuracy.... a typo or bad info could kill you.

[Howler]

you're using the right bullet for coyotes for sure, and there's many different choices for powder. Like skb said above, if you're running the powder through a meter, the two choices he mentioned will do well. If not, I've had excellent results using H4895, as many others have as well.

[mnbowhunter55945]

I use 35 bergers with h335. Youll have to look at Hodgens website for the data though or get a book.