Nosler Ballistic Tip Varmint ammunition in .204 Ruger (brand part no. 61021) is built for shooters reaching out on prairie dogs, ground squirrels, and coyotes. Nosler backs this load with the quality control shooters expect from a name they already trust. At the heart of this load is the 40 gr bullet with a ballistic tip design, matched to the .204 Ruger platform shooters already run. In our rifle ammunition lineup, this is the Nosler load built for that job.

Key Specifications

• The chambering is .204 Ruger, a flat-shooting varmint standard built for long shots on small targets.
• The bullet weighs 40 gr, sized for the terminal performance this load is built around.
• The projectile is a Ballistic Tip design, designed to fragment violently for explosive terminal effect on small targets.
• Muzzle velocity is rated at approximately 3625 fps, for authoritative energy on target at practical ranges.
• Each box holds 20 rounds, enough to work with before needing to reorder.
• The box ships at approximately 0.55 lbs, worth knowing before you check out on a multi-box order.
• This is a centerfire cartridge, ignited by a replaceable primer rather than a rimfire priming ring.
• The Ballistic Tip Varmint’s polymer tip initiates rapid fragmentation on impact, built for explosive terminal effect on varmint-sized targets at high velocity.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this .204 Ruger load built for? The bullet is built to fragment rapidly for explosive terminal effect on varmint and predator-sized targets rather than deep penetration.

How many rounds come in a box? Each box holds 20 rounds of .204 Ruger.

How fast does this .204 Ruger load run? It’s rated at approximately 3625 fps at the muzzle, giving a sense of the energy and trajectory to expect.

Buy the Nosler Ballistic Tip Varmint .204 Ruger 40 gr Ballistic Tip, 20-Round Box

Grab a case if you shoot it regularly, or a box to see how it patterns and cycles through your gun first. Order from our Lubbock, Texas gun shop and it ships fast to your door.