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by Chief
Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:18 pm
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Savage Mako .204
Replies: 30
Views: 2159

Re: Savage Mako .204

Howdy Chief Vargets a tad slow but can be accurate. I never did much work with it myself. I'd suggest saving the Varget for the 39's and the Benchmark for the 35's. That should be a good bet. Let us know. In my expierience if your barrel is coppering excessively your just wasting your time and ammo...
by Chief
Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:11 pm
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Savage Mako .204
Replies: 30
Views: 2159

Re: Savage Mako .204

Chief, That rifle of yours has me drooling.... it is beautiful... If you don't have any luck with the two powders you have on hand, take a look a the Ramshot X-Terminator powder... it meters like water and burns pretty darn clean as well.. I've used Winchester 748 for the last couple of years and a...
by Chief
Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:21 pm
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Savage Mako .204
Replies: 30
Views: 2159

Re: Savage Mako .204

Nice looking gun you have. I too got a new 204 last month. A Rem 700 SPS Varmint w/ Bushnell Elite 4200 6x24x40 so far the best load for me has been 40 gr vmax w/ 26.1 grs varget, winchester brass and primers. My best group has been .5 at 100 yards. I am going to try the 39 gr it seems to be a favo...
by Chief
Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:57 pm
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Savage Mako .204
Replies: 30
Views: 2159

Re: Savage Mako .204

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Here is the picture of my 204 and the best target so far
by Chief
Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:15 pm
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Savage Mako .204
Replies: 30
Views: 2159

Savage Mako .204

Just wondering if anyone has a savage Mako in a .204. I bought mine at christmas time this year. I have put a harris Bipod on it and a Nikon Monarch 4x16x42 mildot on it with leupold rings. The first day I went to the range I shot 30 rounds through it just to work in the barrel. This past saturday I...