SmallCaliberCentral

thanks guys, iam working up laods and the 32 gr bk shot great, just started with the 39bk , sounds like i should put my work into the 39s. Thanks again!!

32 gr vs 40 gr for groundhogs

My name is Jim live in NY state around the PA border. I hunt Turkeys and deer, but I am hooked on groundhogs. I have savage rifles,have not had a bad one yet,rifles range from 22 - 6br, i bought the 204 light weight varminter to just fill in the gaps between the 223 and 6br, after shooting it , it h...

Yes they shoot great, my twist is 1-9 so i shoot the heaver 105s , Hornady A-Max , 30 gr varget,tight to lands, 105 Bergers shoot well, targets at 100 yds 80 gr burgers ! hole, they died for me after 200yds. The 87 v max shoot well also. My load croneys at 2940, you can go higher with load but i fou...

nice !! i think iam going to put the 6-24 on the gun and try it. It has a nice small fine crosshair and dot with target turrets. I had it on a savage model 12 varmint 223. Not sure about sighting it in at 100 or 200 zero, Iam a big time turret twister , just have to see what it drops if any at 200. ...

leeloader what do you have for glass on your rifle, i have a nikon monarch 4-16 plex, now on mine, I do have a 6-24 nikon monarch ed glass, but it looks like it would be huge on the rifle!!!

shot first groups today with new gun WOW, this gun sure surprised me. 32 gr blitzkings, 28.0 -28.5 cci small rifle primer oal 2.250 , both loads shot in the ones at 100yds. This gun is right out of the box, bore sighted it at the range at 50yds, first 5 shots same hole!! I have several savage rifles...

thanks guys that will get me started for sure

leeloader what powder, powder gr, bullet , seating depth, just getting ready to load first batch .
thanks

are the RL powders temp sensitive??? sounds like RL10 is a powder to try

great glad to hear that, all my savages shoot great, hoping this one does the same. bought some 32 gr blitzkings, hope it shoots as well as yours thanks for the info

just bought a new savage 204 walking varminter, I have not shot it yet i sure hope it shoots better than it looks. I have 6 savage rifles from target rifles to model 12 varminters. I know it is a inexpensive rifle, I have heard good things about them as far as shooting. Does anyone have any experien...