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Well Voodoo Doughnuts was a trip...... I never thought a doughnut shop would have a 30 minute line at 6:30 in the afternoon. But worth the wait. The maple doughnut with bacon was delightful.

I think tomorrow night we are going to try out the Rock Bottom or Ringside.

I am visiting Portland, OR next week for business and thought it would be sweet to visit the Leupold manufacturing facility. Rick, is possible for an average Joe to get a tour? I am assuming that if it was possible, you were the first one in the door...... :D I own 6 Leupold scopes and in the market...

I got to thinking about your problem again, the 35s are a flat base bullet correct? Are you chamfering your brass? If you are loading up new brass and haven't trimmed or chamfered the inside, you will probably smash a few........ And you will have quite a bit of inconsistency in accuracy.

I use the same die set up for my .204 and I have never had a problem. However I only shoot 40 grain bullets and the long body may help with the alignment.

If it was me, I would probably use my drimmel tool and polish the throat of the die. There may be a burr or something fouling you up.....

That isn't a bad price for what you are getting. I don't know anything about that particular brand but I do have three Thumbler's Tumblers. An 18 lb Vibratory, 6 lb and 12 lb rock tumblers. They work excellent!!!! I even prefer the tumbled results better than my ultrasonic machine that was 6K. You w...

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I have a drawer full of trimmers from Lee, a Lyman, RCBS, and have used about them all......They all collect dust now after I bought the "Worlds Finest Trimmer". It indexes off the shoulder like the Giraud and has been faster and far more consistent than the Lee cutters. The only consisten...

I own a Ruger Varmint/Target chambered in 204.....darn good rifle, I prefer the trigger on this rifle vs the Savage. I would take either over a CZ. Just my opinion..... If I had the patients and room in my safe I would probably order a Cooper. http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad108/c_wiedmaier/IMG...

I doubt you will ever get it to group at a distance of 100 yards. I'm not sure why you would choose a barrel length of 17" for a .204 if you are wanting to shoot at that range or further. When your bullet reaches the muzzle, you are still burning powder. Most barrel lengths are standardized for...

Zero at 200 should only be .7" high @100 yards(with a 40 grain). This is off the Hornady ballistics chart......

http://www.hornady.com/assets/files/bal ... istics.pdf

I zero my .204's around the 270 yard mark. The 100 yard mark is a hair over an inch high.

Zero at 200 or 250......

Yes.....works like a charm. I have an RCBS but I would imagine they all work the same.

True barrel length is 24"....with the brake 26+

Ummmmm.....Gun Porn...... The Surgeon......Ruger M77 with Leupold VX-3 6-20x40 http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad108/c_wiedmaier/IMG_3032.jpg The Slayer......Rock River platform .204 with Leupold VX-2 6-18x40 http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad108/c_wiedmaier/IMG_3033.jpg The Bench......Where t...