SmallCaliberCentral

I'll second Old Trutle's recomendation on the Win-748.

It meters really well, and I have been getting good results with it.

BabaOriley: The pressure on the sides of the bullet have no bearing on the force pushing it out of the barrel. Picture a cross section length wise through the bullet, case and chamber, with little arrows representing the pressure pushing on the bullet, and out on the case. The pressure from the side...

It is well worth the $400, if it has the newer trigger that is actually adjustable. Ruger was still shipping the junk trigger when the 204 came out. With that trigger as it came from the factory, it was darn near impossible to get good accuracy out of the rifle. Timney does make a replacement trigge...

The advice you have been given on the Timney triggers is right on, and if you buy one, I'm sure you will be happy with it. But, personally I would break in the rifle, and then try adjusting the stock trigger first, but it is your $100. As you fire your rifle, the micro burrs that are left from the m...

Does anyone know of a good online chart of the temperature stability of various powders.

I have about a 70-degree temperature variance between summer range time, and the winter coyote season.

So, I want to pay close attention to the temperature stability of my loads.

Dan the "inconsistency" at longer ranges could easily be the effect of temperature, humidity, and true barometric pressure. The ballistic coefficient varies based on the air density. Air density varies by temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure. The ballistic coefficient given by th...

Since the factory loads are not exhibiting the problem, it is most probably not anything to do with the rifle itself. So the problem is in the reloads. My first thought is that you are somehow getting the bullets off center, or canted. Have you checked to see if the reloads are actually true? Check ...

I figure it is runs between 25 and 30 cents per round, to load for the 204, or around $6 for a box of twenty. Locally 204 factory ammo is around $18/ box. So, I am saving a third, or acutally shooting three times as much for the fun tickets I spend. If you are a casual shooter, and don't shoot much,...

I can't post a picture, but here is what I have for the bench, and how it is set up. I have various groups of tools set up on pieces of 3/4-inch plywood, that attach to the bench with bolts that screw into threaded inserts in the bench. This makes them solid, but easily moved on and off the bench as...

I did 300 cases for the 204 in one setting a few weekends back.

I've got one of the Hornady units. Mostly because I could get the 17, and 20 cal pilots for it.

There is an adapter to hook it up to a drill, and a set of deburring/chamfering cutters avialable.

I like it better than the RCBS unit my Brother and the buddy I used to reload with have.

The boat tail decreases air drag, as reflected in a higher ballistic coeffiecient. It will have less loss of velcoity, (thus more energy at longer ranges), and less wind drift due to the higher velocity, and corresponding lower time in flight. The boat tail does not, in and of itself increase accura...

Try loading them manually, straight into the chamber so they do not engage the feed ramp on the action. I'm guessing that the increased length is causing them to hit the shoulder at the back of the barrel, adjacent to the chamber, instead of the tip of the bullet going into the chamber. You might be...

I'm not saying don't do it. I just think there are better choices. Like I said, I would expect the cases to be the limiting component. But I could be wrong. Buy a barrel and have a go at it. Worst case scenario is that you will decide it isn't working and sell the barrel for half of what you paid fo...

SilverFox: How bright the laser is depends on whether or not you are color blind / deficient. I'm red green deficient, and only see red and green at about 30% the intensity of someone with "normal" vision. So, if I try to use a laser sight in daylight, it is impossible. As others have said...