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thanks dude , good luck chasing sub half inch , mine used to do it even after the POI had shifted , trouble with those tiny groups out of a hunting rifle is , you know , you really have to do your part when squezzing a round off, but yeah, it`s doable , sounds like you are like me a bit............n...

Hi guys, I found a solution to the problems i was having with my Ruger Predaton in .204 a while back...... :wall: after trying every different load known to man and scopes ect. . . . and still not finding the problem :wall: the solution dawned on me like a bolt of lightening from above :idea: . . . ...

G`day , Today i ordered a new Sako 85 in 22-250 along with a Leupold 6.5-20x56 VX3L , nothing like a new toy eh , going to keep the 204 and pesist with it, hopefully i will sort it out , will post some pics of the Sako if you`s are interested when i get it ,all beit a 22-250 , the reason i went for ...

Hi Dan, I understand what you are saying and yes.... i have done everything....let it cool down...let it heat up......or keep at the same temp......One thing i have noticed with my particular rifle is no matter where the POI is , you can just keep on shooting without the groups getting much worse wi...

thanks for all the really helpfull ideas and tips guys, its a good forum , i am going to persist with my 204 , like i said before.....i think it was a tad better after the bore clean job so i will give her another go , i mean it should be ok........all the load development and the bedding and trigge...

does anyone know what sort of powder they ues in factory loads ???? I pulled apart a Hornady factory round with a 39SBK in it ......the powder weighed 26.7 grns. and it looked sorta like Win ball powder, but the balls were sorta flattened a bit , wonder what it is ???????

Hi sth oz dan , good luck with it all , good work on the trigger , one thing i like about the Ruger Predator is the duel stage target type trigger , i got it down to about a pound or something and its great , How does the 2208 go ? I would have thought it `s a bit too slow in the burn rate , I was t...

Hello.............Well i took the 204 out for the big test , the one after the barell super clean with the valve gringing paste and Brasso :eek: , Here is the verdict...............it`s a little bit better :duh: :duh: .... The first 6 shots were looking good , apart from the very first shot which i ...

well i certainly have polished the bore now, all be it with valve paste and Brasso , the trigger is very light and the action has been glass bedded , see how she goes tomorrow, i am going to try it out, thanks smokin .....

Hi kjw204 , I believe some barrels are more prone to fouling than others, this would come from the manufactoring process , the finall finish and dimensions of the barrel . Rifles as a whole don`t seem to be much dearer than they were 10 , 20 , 30 years ago , this leads me to a conclusion......they a...

Here`s what i`ve done......could`nt get any JB BORE PASTE here in Tassy so after a discussion with someone (dont ask ) , I used some really really really smooth valve paste, done that a few times then polished the bore with a liquid metal polish that here in oz we call Brasso, now, i figure " y...

Hello Darkker, thanks for the advice, I was actually thinking of bore paste but i sorta had enough of stuffing around with it , BUT, you said that yours did exactly the same thing so i will give it a try , there is NO doubt about it in my mind that it is a barrell fouling problem, bedding,floating,s...

Hi jrwoitalla, you are correct about the Tikka, now what started me off in trying to find out the problem with my rifle was.....wait for it .........my mate just bought a Tikka T3 hunter in 204....threw (literally) a cheap redfield 4-12x40 on it , sighted it in (3 shots ) and we went shooting with i...

yes .....glass bedded and floated

Hello all, I have a problem, my ruger m 77 predator is giving me the willies, let me explain....its been a tempramental rifle since new, would shoot the eye out of a bird flying one moment then couldnt hit a barn door with it the next, all of a sudden it would be 3 inches low or left or right or eve...