White Oak Armament 204

[Marines1983]

Can anyone out there point me in the right direction with some load data for a White Oak Armament in a 204? With primers and reloading supplies thin, a little knowledge from someone in the know would be nice.

Thanks
Rick

 

[RegionRat]

You will find the WOA 204 easy to develop. I preferred Hornady 40 VMax or Sierra 39.
I loaded at Mag Length and ran with just about any primer that I would typically have used on the AR platform for 556. For volume loading, I was able to run CFE223 with Russian KVB primers. RE10X and RE15 were also very good, but to conserve it I ran with the CFE when cranking out thousands.

 

[jepp2]

Can anyone out there point me in the right direction with some load data for a White Oak Armament in a 204? With primers and reloading supplies thin, a little knowledge from someone in the know would be nice.

I tend to shoot mostly lighter bullets. Since the 204 Ruger from WOA comes with 0.100" free bore, loading longer than magazine length can provide potential benefits. This will help more with the 39/40 gr bullets. I just cut a window in the front of my magazine and can load to around 2.350" COAL.

 

[jepp2]

Rick, here was a load I shot in mine at 100m (group would be ~10% smaller at 100 yards). H322 is just a smidge fast for the 204 Ruger, but I wanted to see what it would do. In all my 20 calibers, I find I get the best accuracy with Berger bullets, next most accurate is the Sierra 39 gr.

 

[Marines1983]

Thanks for all your information. I will let you know how it turns out.

 

[Ilmo]

i mostly use ramshot TAC for my 204's i shoot 32 v max in 1 rifle....... 39 sierras in the 2 others my TAC loads are near the upper end of what ramshot publishes for loads but not their max loads....

 

[JB10]

I have a bolt action 204. I use hornady brass 35gr bergers h4895 at 28.0 grains. Its at upper end of charge so start a little lower.