SmallCaliberCentral

Some interesting things that I have learned, is that chucks, at least where I hunt them, are shot by sitting and watching their den areas. I hunted sage rats on one place for several years and incidently killed maybe 2-3 per year. Then we got smart and started scouting, walking to their presumed den...

Verminator2, I shot a chuck down in the Klamath Falls area some 4-5 years ago. It was a huge female and she was 28" long from the tip of her nose to the base of her tail. I have some pictures around somewhere of the chuck. She had her head sticking out of a hole in a pile of rocks and we would ...

I think you will find it is the magazine box that is scratching the brass on a 700 Remington. Mine did the same thing until I rounded the corners off and used a stone on them.

Lenard

Contrary to what has been said so far, my experiences show most problems are with bedding. Even though the bedding of the action may look good, it is a misnomer to believe everything is fine with it. If there is any binding of the action, groups like yours are the norm. I use a dial indicator mounte...

Sorry Doc, the HS stock did not stick in my mind. I do know from reading here, that some of the guys will skim coat the bedding area to make sure it is correct, even with composite stocks. A good smith should be able to tell you if the bedding is correct and as I experienced with crowns, I had to re...

Doc, most guns do not shoot up to their potential with factory wood stocks. I might suggest as others have noted, that a good glass job on the action and freeing up the barrel, would be the next course of action. My experience has been, most guns from the factory will need a little adjustment to bri...

Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Kind of funny really, at least on my part. Cause I will tell my story to anyone who wants to know and hold nothing back. Remington kind of reminds me of the way Tasco used to do quality control. Just send out the scopes and if they don't work, send them back for a n...

Hotshot I am getting good contact with the primers as it is anything but light strikes. I have had the same thing happen with Rem. BR primers and Federals. Of course, this gun was purchased in November of '08, so it is one of the newer ones. Rick, I suspected it had to be in the bolt. Tell me more i...

I have taken it apart and cleaned it. Then lightly re-oiled it. This problem happened early on and I just never said anything about it. I am sure there is a logical reason, which should help find a cure.

Thanks

Lenard

I sure can. I pull the trigger and there is a delay before ignition. I can detect there is easily and generally the bullet will not hit within a foot of the aiming point, but that is me likely moving. It is like the firing pin gets hung up and then releases. It happened with the original trigger and...

I experience a slow fire about every 50 rounds with the newer model 700 in 204. I did a search but could not find out anthing about the J lock setup on the bolts. Can anyone fill me in as to how to cure this problem?

Thanks, Lenard

I think you have hit on something here. Never had a centerfire 224 that took near the work as my 700 204, I am not sure I would buy another 204 specifically for that reason. My 223's started shooting with just about any old load and that really spoiled me. I am happy to hear you stayed with it long ...

Yes, They are the ones where Bushnel just bought B&L. The model I have, a 6-24 is by far the best I have. Could have bought a used one like new at a recent gunshow for $225, but I am scope poor right now.

Lenard

darchell I have 7 Leupolds, a B&L and a Burris. I have never had a nickels worth of trouble with any of them. I believe that the best scope of the whole bunch, is the B&L, manufactured by Bushnel. Some of my Leupolds are from the mid 60's. Part of them have had a lot of hard miles on them an...

I had been looking for a good scope with more power than my 4-12 to mount on my 204. I had made my mind up I was not going to spend $700-$1000 for a scope. Just my upbringing I guess. I then did quite a bit of reading and research and decided to call Clearidge Optics. They told me that their scopes ...