Shaky, for proven powders in the 204, my suggestions are: H335 RL-10X Benchmark CFE 223 From my own personal experience and pet loads listed here, these are the most popular powders in this caliber for good speed and accuracy, accuracy being the first priority. There are others of course that may pe...

Shaky, for proven powders in the 204, my suggestions are: H335 RL-10X Benchmark CFE BLK From my own personal experience and pet loads listed here, these are the most popular powders in this caliber for good speed and accuracy, accuracy being the first priority. There are others of course that may pe...

The Leupold Custom Shop is not taking orders at this time. In the recent past, that reticle change ran $65, and many of my scopes were modified at nominal cost such as adding the excellent M1 elevation turret and said reticle changes. When asked when these services would resume, we were told "n...

Shaky, good to have another experienced veteran here with us. You and I are not the only vets here, many are registered, many lurk. I see you intend to shoot the 40gr V-Max. I'm sure by now you've done some reading here and elsewhere, and have learned that the 40gr bullets are at the ragged edge of ...

Welcome, Shaky!

I'm sure that Ruger will serve you well. Are you shooting factory, or are you a handloader? If you're a handloader, you've got a treasure trove of experience and information available here in past posts.

Do you shoot paper or hair? Where are you located?

Agree. There's no accounting for other people's children. The reading and math comprehension of our nation is at an all time low. Big surprise with the radical teachers unions calling the shots and indoctrinating the kids instead of actually teaching them. Gender identity is now more important to th...

Sad news from Sierra. It's a good thing then, that Nosler offers TWO different .20 cal bullets, their Varmageddon with a flat-base, and the Ballistic Tip with a boat-tail design. Both of them shoot very, very well in my 204's and 20VT, and are about the same price here as V-Max's. The great thing ab...

One reason I think the new 36gr SBK in .20 caliber would be popular, is that with a listed BC of .255, it should work well at the 400 yard mark, be a bit better in regard to wind deflection and most likely stabilize in most factory 12T barrels, unlike the 40's that have a spotty reputation unless a ...

A new 204 bullet is a welcome addition to the lineup of what's currently available, as the SBK's are getting expensive and hard to find lately. I did a search to see if Sierra is offering this bullet as a component bullet, but only see loaded ammunition listed. As many of us never shoot factory ammo...

Paul, thanks for the link....very good interview. In regard to Vietnam sniper lore, when I arrived in-country in early 1966, the battle of Ia Drang Valley (The Valley of Death) was a recent event, and it was all the talk. At the same time, the legendary sniper, Carlos Hathcock was also a subject of ...

Should that be the deciding factor? Point .32 inches or smaller?? Skipper, I don't have a dog in this fight, but .32" would include calibers like the .308/7.62 and others similar. IMHO, small caliber is the .224" bore and smaller, and I don't think that's what the term really indicates, a...

If this forum had a sub-forum for general discussion, this would have been placed there, but it ended up in Centerfire Rifles due to no other forum choice. That's too bad, as when newbies open this forum and see only categories related to the 204R and varmint-oriented sub categories, many posts get ...

But Savage, Remington, Tikka and the 527 CZ's and some others just have the better after market supplies, in my opinion. :) Never been a Savage fan, but I'll admit that in the gun-world, Savage is like a small block Chevy in the car/truck world.....beaucoup aftermarket accessories available for abo...

Chucks, yeah, waiting here too. Snowing right now, got about 8" on the ground even after a brief warmup over the past two days that melted a lot of it. Like Bill K., at least for us here, we'll not see those boys until all this melts and we get some warmer temps and some sun. I usually don't sh...

This week we lost the most prolific sniper to come out of Vietnam, Chuck Mawhinney of Baker City, Oregon. More well-known is Carlos Hathcock who came to RVN a few years earlier. Chuck was a quiet fellow who rarely talked of his time as a sniper. Some friends in town did not even know he was a Vietna...