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Thanks go to one and all for the input....I appreciate it....

Just placed a call to Austin Tx.....the Howa is a 1500 Custom Varmint with either a 20 or a 24 inch heavy target barrel....$389.99.......

Oh come on....Varoum....sometimes one just cannot help ones self.......He recently invited me over to his farm and gave me permission to hunt there as well.....(starting to feel a bit guilty.....but a cold beer will cure that...LOL)

I have a 1500 Hogue Howa, with the #2 barrel, not the heavy model, but step above the Ranch land #1. It is 22 inch and this rifle has the new 2 stage trigger. It shoots very well, with a couple of loads in .204.. I pretty well stick with 32 & 34 grain bullets, RL10, H4895 and 8202 for powder.. ...

bow shot wrote:Hello fellow Up-Stater!

May be this one? Considering the price of a Savage VLP or LRPV... this is downright enchanting:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=473946

Good thing I'm broke...

For some reason I can't access the link.......????

Hey folks...Can anyone give me any input on the Howa 1500....CDNN has them on sale for $389 and that's with the heavy barrel.....for that price I might be tempted to get a second rifle......Thanks.....

I have one "Old shooter" that actually told me to clean the preservatives out of the barrel with ammonia based cleaner...then to pour boiling water down it...clean it again with ammonia and then fill the bore with a graphite micro colloidal solution (lock eze as an example) Claims that by ...

G' day guys, have noticed in the past that most people on this forum are very much against exceeding load reccomondations, chasing accuracy and not chasing velocity, but my question to you is... If you slowly work up above max load for a given powder, all the while checking for pressure signs until...

Please forgive me if I sound like an idiot....I have practicing this for many years and have gotten pretty good at it.....I have read a few threads on "breaking in" a new barrel....Question #1....Do you need to do this on modern firearms ?....#2...How does one go about it...? I was a shoot...

Vartarg wrote:When I saw the question, I didn't even have to think about it....

TOO MUCH

Vartag.....How can one have "too much"...? I didn't think that was possible.......

started my search for a 32gr vmax load for some spring time fun. Think I found one! 32gr vmax Rem Brass fed 205 primer 28.0gr of Benchmark Didn't measure the COAL yet. http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s320x320/390049_10150450438697301_512927300_9185828_854250822_n.jpg would like to kn...

OK Folks....You all are quite the accomplished shooters right...? Well here is a little game to try and let's see who is top shot....LOL... Site is www.cci-ammunition.com/game/default.htm But be careful...it is very habit forming......

Hello all....Looking to buy a .204.....will probably go "new" if I don't find a good rifle in the "experienced" category but, Hey...it's worth a shot....I am in upstate NY and the coyotes are getting to be more than just a pest....getting tired of blowing them all over the county...

Well mackillan , about the only downside I can predict, is that you won't be shooting your other rifles as often once the Sako lands in your gun room. :wink: My Sako M75 Varmint SS/Lam/Fluted w/set trigger was my first 204R, and shot so well right out of the gate, it led to three other 204's, all a...

45 gr pills....? How do they react with a slow twist barrel (1:12) I thought they were best shot with a faster twist say a 1:9 or 1:10.....thanks.....Paul