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- Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:08 pm
- Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
- Topic: Early morning Red
- Replies: 4
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Re: Early morning Red
Nice set up Immortal, Very well placed shot taken... The Fox has a great coat on him...
- Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:04 pm
- Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
- Topic: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8323
Re: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
Thank's Stelter for the offer of the projectiles but as you I'll be using the 39 Grainer's which I finally got but just waiting for the Norma cases still. Your load is pretty much what I'll be using but I need to load from 27.1 to 27.5 using the 8208 adi powder just to see what my rifle prefers . Se...
- Sat Dec 21, 2013 7:09 pm
- Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
- Topic: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8323
Re: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
Hi Spar, Sound's good. I'm on the eastern side of Melbourne. I ordered a couple hundred cases of Norma which I'm still waiting on.. probably get them next year...I finally got the Sierra's 39 grner's... I wont have time to reload till after x-mas , Which is a bummer was hoping to see how the rifle w...
- Thu Dec 05, 2013 3:54 pm
- Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
- Topic: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8323
Re: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
The only thing I would say is with Rabbit's they have to be head shot's if wanting to have a meal. I love Rabbit so it's either head shot's or The good old Bruno .22 will have to be used lol... I'am doing a trip next week just with the factory federal nosler 40gr... so see how it goes at night...I'l...
- Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:25 pm
- Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
- Topic: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8323
Re: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
Hi Frank, No as yet... Foxe's and hare's no problem's.. Honestly a Goat and pig in the right spot will drop instantly I think. Once I work out my load's I will definitely be doing a pig weekend away. Sill taking my .300WSM or .35 Whelan pump as back up... The amount of damage these factory federal 4...
- Wed Dec 04, 2013 4:04 am
- Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
- Topic: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
- Replies: 24
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Re: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
Thank's Bill and Bodei ....Well , After using my .22 Brno model 1 bolt action rifle for year's I'm convinced. I mean I love the Bruno.. great accurate rifle but the countless times I've had a fox lined up.. Cross hair's right on the chest mark and seems like the projectile bounces off them. Countles...
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:38 pm
- Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
- Topic: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8323
Re: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
Thanks' Rick... I will defiantly send more in.. Specially when I find the load for her. and thanks' for the info for the multiple pic's.
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:41 pm
- Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
- Topic: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8323
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:38 pm
- Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
- Topic: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8323
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:38 pm
- Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
- Topic: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8323
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:12 pm
- Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
- Topic: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8323
Re: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
thanks' guy's.... Yeah still trying to work out how to post up pic's... Like the comment's tho...and no offence taken. Australia is my new home, been here since 1984 and Hunting is a blast down here. During the winter I 'am Hound hunting for Sambar deer almost every weekend. The Hound season has fin...
- Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:01 am
- Forum: Hunting with the 204 Ruger
- Topic: My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8323
My new Sako 85 .204 Varmit rifle
Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum and firstly like to say Hi to all you .204 user's out there. I just bought my set up 2 week's ago and I'm impressed with this fast shooting calibre. When I picked up my set up two day's before I was leaving on a Duck hunting rice trip. I was dying to sight it in....