I built my upper from DPMS parts. Barrel from Midway 199.99$ 1-12 shoots the 40's fine and the 26 barnes fine also. Best groups at 200 all shots touch but one. Nobody makes a better upper for the money. You can only get a 24" 204 barrel though. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/652854/dpms-barre...

Just don't turn your back on it. Never heard of a Crock Pot Carrier break in? Just shoot it hot and dunk it in CLP or Red's Red. My favorite Powder for the 204 Ruger is Reloader 10X. (I know here it's a no-no) but I shoot my 34's slow and the 39's pretty stiff. Same poi @ 100. Never touch the scope ...

I like what I have read but nobody knows if it's sensitive to temps? They always toot their horns when it is. Makes me think is is not immune to temp. swings, just coated BLC-2?

Even their website is silent about it's temp. immunity status...

I just joined this forum but hope you get this "on the road" North east Colorado, near Sterling or Fleming has many coyotes that prey over the P-Dog fields. 95% of the time driving to a P-Dog field I saw Coyotes. However if you shoot from a rig, you may lose that rig. It's infested. When I...

It's a lower BC than listed by Neil. Still pretty good considering Barne's 26 is only a .131 BC and it's a long one also.

Ballistic Coefficient: 0.195

http://www.hornady.com/store/204-Ruger-24-gr-NTX/

According to Hornady it's .170 BC

Heating the oil would be a no-no. You can't control the temp and this is a hard steel. Grease is also worthless it attracts dirt or sand. I have a few AR's and bolt guns. In both I use Ed's Red. Formulated by Ed Harris and a chemist. I soak my bolt in it overnight then wipe it dry on the outside in ...

What I find that makes the Nosler brass better in factory chambers is the internal volume is more consistent, stick or ball burns the same. Cheap brass has internal volume differences that changes the pressure , either higher (thicker) or lower (thinner) affecting the actual flight of the bullet, eg...

Hey thanks Rick, I just ordered 300 WW cases in 204 at Nolser's SPS. I have factory chambers and like how it's very consistent and easy to load flat based bullets( Varmint extreme from Nosler) via Midsouth. It seems like Hornady crushes or tears the case mouth in 1 out of 30 even with an inside VLD ...

http://www.shootersproshop.com/Departme ... Ruger.aspx

http://www.shootersproshop.com/Products ... 33322.aspx

I hope you are right Rick.

Hello fellow 204 shooters! Don here, I have loaded and shot CF rifles since 1969. I have been reading here for a while and have an AR-15 and CZ Bolt gun in 204. I own many other Varmint guns but the 204 is by far my MVP. I live in Oregon, and had lived in Colorado where I shot P-Dogs year long in NE...

Just a "Heads up" for everyone, The Nosler website has 50, Winchester 204 ruger cases for 26.00+$ Months ago these Win cases were 26.00 per 100.
Powder valley still has these same Win cases for 26 per 100. as does Cabellas. It's an election year coming up. That usually means shortages.

AR-15 and Bolt guns standard Chambers 25.0 R-10X Winchester brass 34 Grain Varmint Extreme COL 2.250 Magtech 71/2 Primer (Made in Brasil) best consistent primer in the USA today. less than an inch @ 200 with 5 shot group. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Best group @ 200 so far is: Nosler B...