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I finally got my Howa 1500 in .204 Ruger out to the range to start working up loads last week. My start load was 25g of Benchmark behind 34g Midway Dogtown's. In sighting in the first couple of shots were about 12 " high which went over the tractor-tires-filled-with-sand backstop and hit the 1/...

Being down here in Louisiana we don’t have much in the way of varmints to hunt the way you folks up north and out west do, but I’ve always wanted to try prairie dog shooting. So I’m trying to make plans to give it a try later this year or early next. I’m at the start of t...

I finally had a chance to begin working on loads for my Howa 1500 Heavy Barrel in 204. The only powders I had on hand suitable for the 204 was Varget and Accurate 2230, so I loaded 18 rounds of each in a starting load. At the range I started with the Varget loads, 27g Varget, 34g Dogtown bullets, Wi...

I'm just getting ready to start loading for my new .204 and trying to decide which powders to order. I've used Varget in my 22-250 and .223's but it doesn't meter well in my powder measure, which gets to be a pain when loading a few hundred rounds at a time. A lot of people here seem to really like ...

I have a Howa 1500 Heavy Barrel, .204 to start loading for. If any other 1500HB loaders would want to share their best loads it might save me some time and effort in load development. I think I've found the best way (or rather the cheapest, which to me is best) to get a fantastic rifle. I ordered th...