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by rayfromtx
Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:38 am
Forum: Optics
Topic: Optic Zone
Replies: 24
Views: 2933

Re: Optic Zone

Cameraland sells demo models with full factory warranties and you can't tell they didn't come straight from the factory. Price is 675 including shipping. I have purchased three of them from Doug. Arnold Jewell put one on his backup benchrest gun so he could see his bullet holes at 200 through the mi...
by rayfromtx
Tue Jun 24, 2008 3:58 pm
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Manually cooling a barrel?
Replies: 7
Views: 718

Re: Manually cooling a barrel?

Use your ice cold cooler water on a white terry cloth towel. Shift the towel as it dries on the barrel and re-wet it as needed in the cooler. I still cook my barrels though. I can't stop shooting.
by rayfromtx
Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:49 am
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Coyote pups
Replies: 10
Views: 1159

Re: Coyote pups

We stumbled upon several fawns this year. One was still wobbly legged which means born within the last hour or so. We walked right up on several others that were just a day or two old. My wife has a birthday on 6-4 so she thinks God gives her fawns for a present each year. I pass a couple of twins e...
by rayfromtx
Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:51 am
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: 204 Cleaning Questions
Replies: 15
Views: 1723

Re: 204 Cleaning Questions

The boresnake is a gimmick. Think about it. The first patch or two removes the powder residue. Do you want that covering your boresnake? The brush then mechanically loosens the carbon layer with a chemical designed to cut it. The boreshake has some little brass nubs sticking out of it that are desig...
by rayfromtx
Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:15 pm
Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
Topic: Field testing - PD bench, 20 VT, 204, 223 AI (GRAPHIC!!!!)
Replies: 24
Views: 2713

Re: Field testing - PD bench, 20 VT, 204, 223 AI (GRAPHIC!!!!)

Hotshot-
From my experience last week, the vmax, the 39sbk and the 40 gr bt Bergers all perform that well at over 400 yards. Blowing the back half off a pd at 400+ just doesn't seem to be much of a trick for a 204.
by rayfromtx
Sun Jun 08, 2008 1:10 pm
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Removing copper fouling - sharing the info
Replies: 9
Views: 1290

Re: Removing copper fouling - sharing the info

If you don't use a borescope, you are just guessing about the condition of your bore. On the other hand, if you are winning in competition on a consistent basis, then your method of cleaning is perfect with or without visual confirmation.
by rayfromtx
Sun Jun 08, 2008 5:43 am
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Rick in Oregon
Replies: 84
Views: 4317

Re: Rick in Oregon

Thank God for modern medicine. When something doesn't seem right, go to the doc sooner than later. Get well soon Rick.
by rayfromtx
Sun Jun 08, 2008 5:38 am
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Removing copper fouling - sharing the info
Replies: 9
Views: 1290

Re: Removing copper fouling - sharing the info

I took the chemicals that I had been using and some new ones and got out some old copper pennies. The sweets made the penny turn bright and shiny instantly. All the others took some time. One thing I tried recently on my pd trip was birchwood casey foaming bore scrubber. I had my bore scope along an...
by rayfromtx
Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:48 pm
Forum: Reloading the 204 Ruger
Topic: Developing long range loads.
Replies: 27
Views: 2575

Re: Developing long range loads.

Hotshot wrote:snip Since I only shoot it at very long range(500-800), I load test and zero this rifle at 300 yards. It produces 1 1/2 in groups at three hundred yards with loads that are 1 1/4 at one hundred. snip
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by rayfromtx
Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:59 am
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Rick in Oregon
Replies: 84
Views: 4317

Re: Rick in Oregon

Best wishes Rick. You have taught us much around here. I hope you have all the support you need around there and the best doctors. I hope you are comfortable and make a full recovery without any pesky complications. These things often pass quickly. I've been through a few. Good luck.
by rayfromtx
Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:02 pm
Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
Topic: First trip to dogtowns this weekend
Replies: 27
Views: 1906

Re: First trip to dogtowns this weekend

Those are great terms Rick. I took a big box that held all the ammo. It rode home in the truck. The Prius has a large storage area under the rear deck above the spare tire that held all the empty ammo boxes on the way home. The live rounds rode home in the suitcase and the dirty laundry was crammed ...
by rayfromtx
Wed Jun 04, 2008 5:28 am
Forum: Reloading the 204 Ruger
Topic: Working up a load to be used elsewhere a pipedream?
Replies: 8
Views: 611

Re: Working up a load to be used elsewhere a pipedream?

Good points Heikki There is a widely held misconception about humidity and air density. Humid air is actually less dense than dry air. There is a law that says that a given volume air at a fixed temperature and pressure will contain a set number of molecules. If one type of molecule is introduced in...
by rayfromtx
Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:26 pm
Forum: Reloading the 204 Ruger
Topic: Working up a load to be used elsewhere a pipedream?
Replies: 8
Views: 611

Re: Working up a load to be used elsewhere a pipedream?

ray, I think you are over thinking this. I have to admit I have always lived in the same area that I hunt pd's. My objective in a varmint shooting load is to eliminate shots that won't hit the target if I do all other things right. If the kill zone of my target is 2 inches, then a load that will sh...
by rayfromtx
Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:11 pm
Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
Topic: First PD hunt this weekend
Replies: 4
Views: 470

Re: First PD hunt this weekend

Yep- a couple of wind flags are very useful. Try shooting upwind and downwind. When they both blow over, it's time to roll up your stuff.