To the naked eye the hornady 45 gr softpoint appears to have a shorter bearing surface than the 40 gr vmax

I shoot the 45 gr softpoint as I tried it my gun liked it and it does what I want it to do now the berger may or may not have the same results without looking at one it is hard to say

whats wrong with the 700 mine shoots cloverleafs and its not a heavy 26 just a standard 24

we are finally seeing powder here on the west coast but no big jugs only 1# for the most part

enter all your info in the link below and when the data pops up the very bottom shows your adjustment in moa remember 1 moa is 4 clicks I am pretty sure this is how it works may not be dead on but it should get you close

http://www.hornady.com/ballistics-resou ... calculator

a 700 cdl or a 7 cdl never seen a 700 except the friends of the nra one

I dont care how light or heavy I load my 204 all the primers do it factory loads too. I cant understand why but they arent flat so I am not really worried

just curious like to hear some of your pet loads on the light side 100 gr or so

my first trip to the field I killed a double with them and there was very little pelt damage I really had to look for an exit hole on the one but did find it had passed through. I just like soft points over vamx heard to many people lose dogs if they hit shoulders or bone and get splash. I wouldnt m...

Well I have always admired the 204 ruger cartridge and when I went looking for a new coyote rifle I stumbled into a deal too good to pass up even though I was looking for a 223 or 22.250. Most of the dogs we get are at or inside 100 yds so I figured what the heck. I got a 700 sps sporter 24" ba...