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I had to pull a coated bullet from a round today. To my supprise about 99% of coating was gone from the bullet wall; scraped off from the case neck. How do you minimize the scraping off of the coating?

For what I posted, I really do not want to sink that much money into that setup but I'm having issues with getting or finding setups that accommodate the 204. I guess I will have to do some better digging.

On my encores, I just break open and look down barrel at target (25 or 50 yds) and compare to where scope is dialed in. I've never purchased a bore sighter to get on paper.

This is what I'm ordering: http://www.giraudtool.com/prod02.htm

I've been shooting 35 gr Bergers, coated, using 27.4 of H4895 and they are becoming my best friend even though I've stocked up on 40 gr hornady. Today I was able to get a .307" group @ 100 yds. Guess I'll have to load up on the bergers

In the manuals the "max case length" is 1.85 for the 204, but if I do not have a precision barrel why couldn't the length be longer and how long do you or can you determine the max case length in your barrel will except?

I have shot factory and handloads in the 32 grs in the past with poor results until today. I shot some factory loads today in my 204 that I did not clean from the other day that the barrel is coated with WS2. At 100 yds, 5 shot group, 2 two shot group were almost pinholed and the 5th connected the w...

Here are my results today. As you can see I have two sweat spots at both ends of spectrum (grp 2 and 8 ) or does it happen often?. Question: should this happen or is it me or my shooting? Brass Winchester New Bullet Nosler Accubond 110 gr Coated WS2 Primer GM210M Powder IRM 4350 Date 3/20/2009 Temp ...

My misunderstanding. He did not say graphite as I stated but an ingredient that may flash into carbon. Sorry my bad.

I was at the range the other day doing a little 204 shooting. A guy at the range asked me what I had coated my bullets with. After I told him that it was WS2 Tungsten Disulfide, he told me not to use it due that it may contain graphite in it's production and that some people have had problems with t...

Thanks for all the input\

I got some wolf primers the other day and paid about 12 dollars more than what they were worth. I cannot find any thing I need bullets, powder or primers are all hard to find.

I have some componets to develop an 25.06, but I cannot find any data for what I have. I want to use IMR 4895, 110 Nos Accubond. What would you recommend as a starting point for what I have? Would like to use other powder but having a hard time finding anything. So if you could help for what I have,...

I was multi tasking today, (had to much on my plate), I washed the bb's to ad to tumbler but I for forgot to clean the bullets before I mixed them in the tumber. What should I do with a bullets? Use them anyway as barrel coaters, as usualls, or can I clean and retumble?

I know this is an old topic but I have not been here in a while. and not meaning to hijack. On the subject of clean barrel, I had an Encore 270 win (factory barrel) that would not group at all, 6+ groups at 100 yds. Someone suggested that I let the barrel stay dirty and it may tighten up. Sure enoug...