I have a savage model 12 with a 26 in. bbl. I shoot off of a lead sled and with 35 gr. bergers, 30.6 grains cfe-223, rem 7 1/2 primers my chrono shows 4000 fps and my best to date was three shots in .142, several groups below .2 in. less than .375 in. is normal. if you have a lilja .204 bbl it has p...

for my .204 I use 35 gr. bergers with cfe-223--30.6 grains--3990 fps--rem 7 1/2 primers and 2.250 " col. groups less than .2 inches are common at l00 yards

my browning likes varget 35.5 grains, 55 grain vmax. this is consistently shooting less than l/2" sometimes a lot less.

6.5 rem primers are made for the .22 hornet and are quite soft. change to 7.5 rem. primers and problem solved.

my savage mod. 12 likes 35 grain berger bullets, 30.6 grains of cfe=223, rem 7 1/2 primers and 2.250 col. it chronographs at 3990 fps. .25" groups are common with this load. to date .180 is my best with this load. if you have a .223 I have found 28.1 grains of blc-2, horn. 55 gr. sp bullets wil...

i have 2-.204's. one a ruger light weight bbl and the other a savage model 12 with a heavy bbl and a nikon 4-16 monarch. using 30.5 grains of cfe-223 i get no copper in the barrel and with 35 grain bergers i can easily get 5 rounds inside 3/8"s at 100 yards sometimes a lot better. i get awsome ...

i have a savage model 12 with a monarch 5.5 x 16.5 x 44 scope. i have spent some time trying to come up with a good load and have finally come up with a real tack driver. i use 30.6 gr. CFE-223 powder--35 gr. berger bullets and fed gm205m primers. my last group measured .38" with 5 shots into 3...

I usually use the Lee system for case trimming but as you know they don't make the tool for the .204 Ruger. I purchased the Redding trim die w/ extended shell holder. Works great but does take longer....Amazes me that the steel in the die is hard enough to withstand filing. Does anyone make a "...

Picked up a used savage 12 FV-S a couple weeks ago, out of the box 39 grain SBK an RL 10-X 5 shot under 1/2" at 100 yards. I didnt think I was capable of shooting that, Had been working on my Remmy 700 SPS in 204, best so far 1 1/2" at 100 yards, its a work in progress. Little frustrating...

for my savage mod. 12 i have been looking for a good load and read of a shooter using re-10x using 32 gr. nosler bullets. i tried 26 gr. of re-10x, 26.2 grains and 26.4 grains and with that last one i got a very small 3 leaf clover that measured .185" but had a 1" flyer. this was on a wind...

in reading these posts which as a new member using this web site i am amazed at the amount of info avail. here. i have never heard of the expression "ladder testing in load development. i haven't shot much for many years and have gotten back into it the last couple of years and am amazed at how...

in reading these posts which as a new member using this web site i am amazed at the amount of info avail. here. i have never heard of the expression "ladder testing in load development. i haven't shot much for many years and have gotten back into it the last couple of years and am amazed at how...

has any worked with the new powder from hodgdon #cfe 223? anyone have any worked up loads to tell about. thanks, truckerwalt