SmallCaliberCentral

One more thing Dan, if money & weight is not a concern, look at a Heckler & Koch P2000 SK. I trust my life with one every day. Also I totally agree with acloco, I would not carry reloads for self defense.
Jim D

Hi Dan. The Smith & Wesson Shield is a hard one to beat for a woman's purse gun or for a pocket pistol. I've bought my daughter & wife one and half a dozen friends of mine have one. I've seen them go on gunbroker anywhere from 319.00 to 439.00. Two things I want to tell you, the Shield can b...

+1 on Montana X-treme. I use them for all my small calibers. Maybe not as stiff as some but I just trim my patch where it's not as tight. Really the best rods I've ever used but like spud said a little expensive. But add what you have in your rifle, scope, base/rings, ammo, the hunt, & it doesn'...

RJ, you might want to check out some of the Howa 204's on gunbroker.com. They have some as cheap as 359.00. I don't have a 204 Howa but a friend of mine does & he gets 1/2 moa with hand loads. Just a thought for your question.
Jim D

in my opinion, with that cartridge at those ranges, you dont need the 20 moa ,,,,,,,,check the amount of adjustment in your scope,,, you should be fine with mounts with 0 angle built in them savagebolt, I totally agree but as I said, the only one I can find for a sako is 20 moa. I don't really want...

Thanks acloco, I don't know much about the 20 moa & can't seem to find very much personal information on one.
Jim D

Hello. I'm wanting a picatinny rail for my sako but the only one I can find is a 20 moa. It's a 204 Ruger and I'll mostly only be shooting 100-300 yards. Is there a down side to the 20 moa at that range? With a good scope, will I still be able to get a zero at only 100 yards? Thanks for the informat...

Darkker wrote:760/414/2700 always does well in the 35-55gr range for my clan. A friend loves Varget.

Been wanting to buy some 2700. What's your thought on that powder & what else do you use it in? JD

Hi skipper, Nice posts & pictures. I'm 63 now with ALS but wing shooting used to be my passion, especially geese & ducks before the cold wet marshes & fields got too much for me. I hunted the Anahuac & east bay area & my buddy's & I kept 5000 acres leased about a mile from th...

I thought I'd do a quick survey & see what powder & bullet combo your Swift likes. I know all guns are different with their own quirks but thought I'd just see what yours liked. My old Remington 700 Swift loves IMR 4064 & 55 Nosler BT's. I've got 2 more, a Remington VSSF I and a new Ruge...

Hello, I just got through building my AR 204 using Seekins, Black Rain, Magpul, Geisselle, & a White Oak Armory 1-10 match barrel. It's a heavy rig I'll be using for bench rest & not loading over 5 rounds at a time. I want to shoot 35 Bergers. My question is do I need to crimp the ammo for t...

Hi Coues7. I'm not a gunsmith but have built several custom varmint/target heavy barrel AR's. I had a similar experience with a 204 AR I built with a 1-9 twist Shilen barrel. 1 1/2 to 3 inch groups with factory ammo. Determined to shoot the 39 gr. SBK, I tried 5 different powders, not BL-C 2. To say...

Hey Ramos. They have it on order, probably next week. I will let you know. Thanks,
Jim D

Hey Rick, good to hear from you. You've got a beautiful rifle there & it's just about what I thought that I can't go wrong with the 85 Stainless Varmint. Thanks a bunch for the information & reply. Have a great one,
Jim D

Hello shooters. Does anyone have any experience or know anyone with the Sako 85 stainless varmint in 204 ruger with laminated stock and set trigger. I found a place that offered me a great deal for one & I want to buy me a nice 204 but can't find a lot of reviews on it. Thought about & looke...