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I always do the JB Bore paste/hot water method for the initial cleaning of any new rifle. I was under the impression that bench shooters swabbed their bores with Lock Ease on a patch to simulate a fouling shot instead of actually wasting a round.

I've gotten the tightest groups with 32gr SBK and IMR-8208 - and my Tikka doesn't like anything heavier than 32gr.

Go out and whack one and see for yourself. With that barrel length I would think you'd still be over 3600 fps - I always go for the lung area, not the shoulder. Mine shoots 32gr under 1/2" at 100 yards, it will not shoot 39gr worth a darn.

I have the Tikka T3 Lite and I can slide a dollar bill between the stock and barrel all the way down to the action. I'll have to see what it does after shooting it a few times in a row.

My Tikka T3 seems to only like 32 grains, preferably SBK and IMR-8208. I've tried several loads and the "middle" of the powder range seems to give the best results. However, I still have trouble trying to make any combo shoot better than the factory Hornady 32gr V-Max.

I think 4064 is better suited towards heavier bullets/larger calibers but it's kinda like being in a bar at closing time - you may have to take whatever's available . . .

There'a guy selling short action magazines on fleabay for $42.50 with free shipping. The seller's ID is sportshollowguns and even though the title says 3 rounds, the description down below says it's a 4 round. Mine came today and it's an exact factory match - not like the other auctions wanting almo...

Bill K wrote:Try Varmageddon on search.

Duh . . .

I saw these listed on one of my varmint forums and the users seemed pretty positive about them. I searched here on the word Armageddon and got no hits - anyone tried these yet? Thanks.

How does the CFE-223 compare to IMR-8208-XBR? I've tried several powders and the 8208 works best in my .204 & .223. I'm almost out and was trying to decide on more 8208 or trying the CFE-223.

Fred_C_Dobbs wrote:For general purpose shooting, hundredths is fine.

That took a minute to sink in at first but then it dawned on me . . . duh.

Thanks Rick, that's what I was going to try if I didn't get any responses.

Not exactly what I was looking for . . .

I've found a good load with the 32gr SBK and I've been loading them with an OAL right around 2.255" - 2.260". I could load out to 2.300" if I grease the inside front of the magazine but in what increments do you adjust the OAL or ogive to base in order to see if you can improve? Thanks.

That's interesting. I've been keeping mine around the 2.250" mark. Maybe if I moved it out some I could get the 39gr SBK to shoot a bit better, right now my Tikka only likes 32gr. I went and loaded 4 empty cases at 2.300" and they will fit in the magazine barely. If I could find someone wi...