SmallCaliberCentral

I have been loading 218 Bee, 220 Swift, 243Win., 222 rem. and now 204 Rugerfor years. As a general rule (like all such rules there are exceptions) I like to have a .01" (10 one thousandths of an inch) jump to the lands. Here is how I do this consistently. I start with a new, unused cartridge ca...

When I had a Ruger No. 1 V in 220 Swift, I tried nearly every powder others recommended. In the end, I settled on a single load that gave me 1" groups at 200 yards and sub-1/2" groups at 100 yards. That load was 37.5 gr of IMR 4064 with a Berger 55 gr. Varmint/Target bullet in whatever bra...

I did not see this thread before I detailed my recent experience with the Fiocchi Extrema 204 Ruger 32 Grain Hornady V-Max. You can read all about it in my recent thread. Let's just say, I am very pleased with the results. Does anyone know where I could find a ballistics table for bullet drop at dif...

When I took possession of my new (left handed) Ruger M77 Hawkeye in 204 Ruger, I found little commercial ammunition available locally, with prices at $1.00 a round for 20 round boxes. With an on-line search, I found the Fiocchi 32 Grain stuff at Midway in 50 round boxes at about $.75 a round. When t...