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Hello from an Alberta newbie
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 4:43 pm
by WCTHEMI
Just picked up my 204 ruger in a Tikka T2 Super Varminter. Here's a pic.
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 7:24 pm
by Va varminter
Welcome, and sweet freakin gun. Let us know how it shoots.
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 7:49 pm
by Sidewinderwa
Welcome to the site. Great bunch of folks here. Looks like you have a sweet rifle. What is the intended target after getting it sighted in? Try the Sierra 39 Blitzking if you reload. It seems to be a favorite round with several people here, including me.
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 7:57 pm
by KamiahKid
Welcome, you will love that gun!
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:40 am
by Lee C.
Welcome to the forum wcthemi,
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 6:05 am
by Gube
Welcome aboard. It's nice to see fellow Albertans on here.
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:40 pm
by WCTHEMI
It will see duty on the range, hunting yotes and gophers and whatever else may present a safe shot.
Hola
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 4:01 pm
by Iamsignal3
Nice shooting iron, wish more guns had the adjustable cheek piece, think it is a "gotta have" on any <MOA gun
Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 11:38 am
by LowPro
Welcome to the forum!
As far as your Tikka T2....NICE!
Remington XR 100 in 204
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 1:42 pm
by tkaster
Hello all,
Very new to this forum and new to the Ruger 204 cal, recent 22-250 convert. I recently bought a Remington XR 100 in 204 with a 26"barrel in 1&12 twist. I love the gun and have had some excellent performance from this gun on factory Hornady v-max ammo. (As low as .25†but on average under .5 with three shot groups) Recently this performance degraded and I think I found the problem. When I bought the gun here in Canada last year it was very hard to find ammo and brass for the 204, so I bought a case of 32grain hornady v-max. Once this lot no. was used up I bought other boxes and have found huge discrepancies in accuracy. Hence the reason for this request, now I’m looking for a good hand load.
I hand load for my 257 weatherby mag but it took a long time to find the right load and hope not to go down this road again. Wondering if anyone has a XR100 and has a great load to share with a fellow hunter? I know some of you out there have had more experience with this cal and I hope you can share some of your experience. I’ve tried to matched the original factory ammo’s performance but had very little success in getting under 1’.. Should I try some slower burning powders because of the 26†barrel?
All winter my brother-in-law has been giving me a hard time about the large grapefruit holes in the coyotes with the .257 and wants me on the 204 soon. Now that the old model 70 22-250 sold I want to turn the 204 into my coyote gun.
Any suggestions??
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 7:25 pm
by Hotshot
tkaster, check the reloading 204 section of the forum for dozens of great suggestions. Welcome.