.204 Ruger (using Sierra bullets) |
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| Warning! These loads were shot by Brian Pearce of Wolfe Publishing Co. Gun: CZ Model 527; Barrel Length: 22 inches; Case: Winchester; Primer: Federal GM205M; Bullet Diameter: .204 inch; Maximum COAL: 2.260 inches; Maximum Case Length: 1.850 inches; Trim to Length: 1.840 inches; COAL: 2.250 inches. To read the special notes click here. |
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Cartridge History
.204 Ruger: Precision and Consistency with Sierra BulletsSince its release in 2004, the .204 Ruger has become a favorite among shooters who demand speed, accuracy, and efficiency in a small-bore cartridge. When paired with Sierra bullets, it gains an added level of precision and consistency, making it an outstanding choice for varmint hunters and target shooters who require dependable performance shot after shot. Sierra’s offerings for the .204 Ruger include their renowned BlitzKing and other precision-engineered varmint projectiles. These bullets are designed to deliver flat trajectories, tight groupings, and explosive expansion on small game. In the .204 Ruger, 32-grain BlitzKings can exceed 4,000 feet per second, providing minimal drop and wind drift for long-range shots, while heavier 39- to 40-grain options offer improved ballistic coefficients for extended-range stability and energy retention. For hunters, this pairing is highly effective in open-country environments where small targets demand both precision and terminal performance. Sierra’s bullet construction ensures rapid expansion for clean, ethical kills on varmints like prairie dogs, ground squirrels, and coyotes. At the same time, their match-grade consistency appeals to shooters who also use the .204 Ruger for benchrest-level precision and competitive applications. Handloaders benefit greatly from pairing Sierra bullets with the .204 Ruger. Known for their strict manufacturing tolerances, Sierra projectiles make it easier to develop loads that deliver sub-MOA accuracy. Whether crafting high-velocity loads for varminting or tuning for ultimate precision on paper, reloaders will find Sierra bullets to be exceptionally responsive in load development. In the field and at the range, the .204 Ruger with Sierra bullets provides a dependable, high-performance combination. Its mild recoil, flat trajectory, and explosive terminal effects make it a versatile choice for a variety of shooting applications, while its inherent accuracy makes it a pleasure to load for and shoot. Overall, the .204 Ruger paired with Sierra bullets represents a blend of speed, precision, and versatility. It’s an ideal option for shooters who want the consistency of match-grade projectiles combined with the devastating terminal performance needed for serious varminting. Source: Wolfe Publishing |
| Be Alert: Publisher cannot be responsible for errors in published load data. |
| Wt. | Bullet | Powder Manufacturer | Powder | Charge | Velocity (FPS) | |
| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4198 | Subscribe | 3677 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4198 | Subscribe | 3758 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4198 | Subscribe | 3866 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4198 | Subscribe | 3947 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-2015 | Subscribe | 3559 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-2015 | Subscribe | 3642 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-2015 | Subscribe | 3729 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-2015 | Subscribe | 3820 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-2015 | Subscribe | 3915 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-2015 | Subscribe | 3992 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-3031 | Subscribe | 3519 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-3031 | Subscribe | 3596 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-3031 | Subscribe | 3689 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-3031 | Subscribe | 3782 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-3031 | Subscribe | 3858 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Benchmark | Subscribe | 3715 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Benchmark | Subscribe | 3757 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Benchmark | Subscribe | 3807 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Benchmark | Subscribe | 3858 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Benchmark | Subscribe | 3899 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-10X | Subscribe | 3610 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-10X | Subscribe | 3681 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-10X | Subscribe | 3754 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-10X | Subscribe | 3832 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-10X | Subscribe | 3909 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-10X | Subscribe | 3984 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-10X | Subscribe | 4054 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-322 | Subscribe | 3771 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-322 | Subscribe | 3783 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-322 | Subscribe | 3795 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-4895 | Subscribe | 3544 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-4895 | Subscribe | 3582 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-4895 | Subscribe | 3628 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-4895 | Subscribe | 3674 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-4895 | Subscribe | 3713 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4895 | Subscribe | 3472 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4895 | Subscribe | 3543 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4895 | Subscribe | 3616 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4895 | Subscribe | 3694 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4895 | Subscribe | 3775 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4895 | Subscribe | 3841 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Varget | Subscribe | 3476 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Varget | Subscribe | 3528 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Varget | Subscribe | 3590 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Varget | Subscribe | 3652 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Varget | Subscribe | 3704 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4064 | Subscribe | 3544 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4064 | Subscribe | 3621 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4064 | Subscribe | 3722 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4064 | Subscribe | 3800 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-4064 | Subscribe | 3503 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-4064 | Subscribe | 3551 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-4064 | Subscribe | 3614 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-4064 | Subscribe | 3661 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Vihtavuori | VV-N140 | Subscribe | 3523 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Vihtavuori | VV-N140 | Subscribe | 3621 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Vihtavuori | VV-N140 | Subscribe | 3718 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-15 | Subscribe | 3563 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-15 | Subscribe | 3646 | |
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| 32 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-15 | Subscribe | 3729 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4198 | Subscribe | 3431 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4198 | Subscribe | 3471 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4198 | Subscribe | 3523 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4198 | Subscribe | 3563 | |
| Remarks: max load | ||||||
| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-2015 | Subscribe | 3256 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-2015 | Subscribe | 3364 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-2015 | Subscribe | 3496 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-2015 | Subscribe | 3628 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-2015 | Subscribe | 3738 | |
| Remarks: max load | ||||||
| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-3031 | Subscribe | 3183 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-3031 | Subscribe | 3278 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-3031 | Subscribe | 3393 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-3031 | Subscribe | 3508 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-3031 | Subscribe | 3604 | |
| Remarks: max load | ||||||
| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Benchmark | Subscribe | 3337 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Benchmark | Subscribe | 3379 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Benchmark | Subscribe | 3429 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Benchmark | Subscribe | 3480 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Benchmark | Subscribe | 3521 | |
| Remarks: max load | ||||||
| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-10X | Subscribe | 3223 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-10X | Subscribe | 3322 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-10X | Subscribe | 3426 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-10X | Subscribe | 3535 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-10X | Subscribe | 3649 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-10X | Subscribe | 3741 | |
| Remarks: max load | ||||||
| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-322 | Subscribe | 3339 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-322 | Subscribe | 3402 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-322 | Subscribe | 3486 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-322 | Subscribe | 3548 | |
| Remarks: max load | ||||||
| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-4895 | Subscribe | 3281 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-4895 | Subscribe | 3339 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-4895 | Subscribe | 3409 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-4895 | Subscribe | 3478 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | H-4895 | Subscribe | 3536 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4895 | Subscribe | 3200 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4895 | Subscribe | 3272 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4895 | Subscribe | 3346 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4895 | Subscribe | 3425 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4895 | Subscribe | 3507 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4895 | Subscribe | 3574 | |
| Remarks: max load | ||||||
| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Varget | Subscribe | 3103 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Varget | Subscribe | 3187 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Varget | Subscribe | 3275 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Varget | Subscribe | 3367 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Varget | Subscribe | 3463 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Hodgdon | Varget | Subscribe | 3542 | |
| Remarks: max load | ||||||
| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4064 | Subscribe | 3281 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4064 | Subscribe | 3351 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4064 | Subscribe | 3435 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4064 | Subscribe | 3519 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | IMR | IMR-4064 | Subscribe | 3589 | |
| Remarks: max load | ||||||
| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-4064 | Subscribe | 3230 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-4064 | Subscribe | 3342 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Accurate | AAC-4064 | Subscribe | 3454 | |
| Remarks: max load | ||||||
| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Vihtavuori | VV-N140 | Subscribe | 3163 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Vihtavuori | VV-N140 | Subscribe | 3280 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Vihtavuori | VV-N140 | Subscribe | 3377 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Vihtavuori | VV-N140 | Subscribe | 3494 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Vihtavuori | VV-N140 | Subscribe | 3593 | |
| Remarks: max load | ||||||
| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Vihtavuori | VV-N150 | Subscribe | 3249 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Vihtavuori | VV-N150 | Subscribe | 3321 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Vihtavuori | VV-N150 | Subscribe | 3409 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Vihtavuori | VV-N150 | Subscribe | 3497 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Vihtavuori | VV-N150 | Subscribe | 3567 | |
| Remarks: max load | ||||||
| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-15 | Subscribe | 3244 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-15 | Subscribe | 3331 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-15 | Subscribe | 3438 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-15 | Subscribe | 3545 | |
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| 39 | Sierra BlitzKing | Alliant | RL-15 | Subscribe | 3630 | |
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