I was in the same position and bought a case length gauge with the same 1.850" and had my brother-in-law turn it down in a lathe, I think it was the .222 Remington Magnum. I wound up getting an extra cutter and used Locktite to keep it in place once I was happy with the overall length. (The tur...

I cannot get the 39gr SBK to shoot well out of my Tikka T3 1:12" but it will shoot the 32gr SBK 1/2 MOA easily when I'm on . . . go figure.

About 1.5 high at 100yrds. Hold dead center to about 300 and you will get a hit.. Works for me, as long as I do my part and hold steady. Especially with 32 grainers. Bill K Mine came out to 1.6" high at 100 yards, peaks to 2.1" at 150 yards, and is about a 1/4" high at 250. I didn't ...

My patches came and so far I like them. The .22 - 270 size works great in my AR especially with my new 24" Dewey rod. The .17 - .20 worked good in my .204 either on the jag or over the wire brush. The difference in size between the two is significant and I would have liked to have seen a dedica...

wirelessguy2005 wrote:i ran into the same thing when using a dewey jag. Switched over to a Montana Extreme 20 Cal jag and our 7/8" patches, haven't looked back since.

I just looked up the Montana X-Treme jags and I really like those, thanks.

My .20 cal Dewey jag must be a bit large as I can only use a very small piece. A 3/4" sg punched near the end will work. A 7/8" sg punched in the middle won't start from the breech and I'm not breaking a $40 cleaning rod. These triangular jobby-dos that I ordered sound interesting - I will...

After searching online I came across some triangular patches offered by Boresmith. I got 200 each of .20 cal and .22 cal for $3.50 for each pack. I can use a jag or a brush. About $11 for 400 patches shipped - their design sounds neat, I'll see how the reality is . . .

I thought maybe on this forum someone was selling the small cleaning patches for .204. I'm getting tired of cutting mine up into smaller pieces, thanks.

Went to the range again yesterday with a load group of 32gr SBK, a bit warm but the Tikka likes 28.0grains of 8208-XBR with a .446" group at 100 yards and I can cover the entire string with a dime - good enough for me. I'll use my 39gr bullets for paperweights . . .

Awhile back I bought a set of Redding dies for my .223 AR15 even though I had a full set of Lee dies. I was so impressed with these dies that I bought a used set for .204 off Fleabay for $22.52 (retails a bit over $40). They looked like they were used once and still had the factory grease on the out...

I suppose if I had $20 to throw away I could buy a box of factory Hornady 40gr V-Max and compare them side by side with their 32gr ammo that I know will shoot keyholes, but I'd rather spend it on another box of 32gr.

If a Tikka wont shoot, the problem is usually between the gun and the chair. I've shot a few keyholes at 100 yards with the factory 32gr V-Max. I could be wrong but I'm under the impression other .204 shooters haven't had good success with 39/40 grain bullets in their particular rifles either. Seem...

I've tried numerous combinations and haven't been able to get 35gr - 39gr bullets to group well with various powder combinations. And I could never get anything to shoot better than the factory Hornady 32gr V-Max. So I set up another test using 32gr SBK with H4895 and IMR-8208-XBR. The H4895 wasn't ...

What kind of scope do you have on the Tikka? I noticed with my cheap 3-9x and fat cross hairs, I couldn't really hold dead center consistently. And my understanding is that with a slower twist like 1/12, you will have better luck with lighter bullets (32gr). The hevier bullets are for 1/10 twist. I...

I've tried various powders trying to push 39gr bullets (SBK and Speer) and I'm comming to the conclusion that my Tikka doesn't like 39 grainers. I picked up a box of 32 gr SBK and was wondering if I should try another powder? I have Varget, H322, H4895, 8208 XBR and I was thinking on getting either ...