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by bronad
Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:39 pm
Forum: Reloading the .204 Ruger
Topic: Factory Ammo
Replies: 22
Views: 33181

Re: Factory Ammo

Bill, almost everyday at the lake i thought about calling but it's such a social thing on top of fishing that it never worked out. i got some shooting in last summer nothing before we left though, Wyo draw results are in i just haven't looked yet. We had a heck of a winter, at least the locals thoug...
by bronad
Wed Jun 14, 2023 3:52 pm
Forum: Reloading the .204 Ruger
Topic: Factory Ammo
Replies: 22
Views: 33181

Re: Factory Ammo

haven logged on in a long time......as far as hand loading or buying factory goes i sometimes ponder if i hand load so i can shoot or i shoot so i can hand load.
BillK, we came back for our annual Eagle Lake trip from Wyoming but weren't there long or i would have looked you up.
by bronad
Mon Oct 17, 2022 10:57 am
Forum: Predator and Varmint Hunting
Topic: Made it to Wyoming
Replies: 6
Views: 15088

Re: Made it to Wyoming

In RIverton Wy we were down to $4.98 but it's creeped up to $5.23 for Diesel. It is very nice to be in a conservative state, and this time of year most conversations are about hunting, very friendly folks here too.
by bronad
Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:46 am
Forum: .204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Nice day out in the sage
Replies: 3
Views: 6830

Re: Nice day out in the sage

Good for you Bill, always good to do a little recon, I've been starting to do the same. Beautiful weather here too, hasn't even froze here. I didn't get a chance to look you up when we camped at Eagle Lake, maybe this next spring
by bronad
Sun Oct 16, 2022 9:09 am
Forum: Predator and Varmint Hunting
Topic: Made it to Wyoming
Replies: 6
Views: 15088

Made it to Wyoming

Haven't been on the site in a while, but we are semi settled here and I've managed to find at least one good PD town, and as you'd expect PD town locations are closely guarded info. Shooting Sage Rats was good training for Prairie Dogs as they are bigger, the first couple i put in the cross hairs se...
by bronad
Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:18 pm
Forum: Predator and Varmint Hunting
Topic: Ground squirrels
Replies: 20
Views: 22776

Re: Ground squirrels

Too bad numbers seem to be down in your neck of the woods Bill, as i said numbers were pretty darn good in this part of Modoc Co. and my buddy said numbers seem good up near Bieber in Lassen Co., lots of shooters there though.
by bronad
Mon Apr 04, 2022 2:51 pm
Forum: Predator and Varmint Hunting
Topic: Ground squirrels
Replies: 20
Views: 22776

Re: Ground squirrels

Too bad numbers seem to be down in your neck of the woods Bill, as i said numbers were pretty darn good in this part of Modoc Co. and my buddy said numbers seem good up near Bieber in Lassen Co., lots of shooters there though.
by bronad
Sat Mar 26, 2022 7:40 pm
Forum: Predator and Varmint Hunting
Topic: Ground squirrels
Replies: 20
Views: 22776

Re: Ground squirrels

Made my annual pilgrimage to the squirrel roundup and shooting was good, i shot off and on for about 15 days. my Leupold was replaced on Warranty with a LRP so now I'm dialing for squirrels and its going well. Squirrel numbers were up from last year i think, at least for me in my favorite honey hole...
by bronad
Sat Oct 23, 2021 9:18 am
Forum: General Reloading
Topic: found CFE223
Replies: 9
Views: 11761

found CFE223

we are full time house hunters but i still stop at sporting goods stores on our travels and check, so in Glasgow Montana last summer i staved of starvation for another 245 shots finding a lone pound of CFE223, this is the second time I've found a treasure, in early 2021 in Ponderay ID at a North 40 ...
by bronad
Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:24 pm
Forum: Reloading the .204 Ruger
Topic: lets talk powder.....
Replies: 98
Views: 109658

Re: lets talk powder.....

I can't help w the 10x question, but my 204 shoots CFE223 and the charge I came up with SOLO for the 32gr Nosler NL's is within 1/10 gr of Bill K's load that took 1st & 2nd place in last comp. Benchmark is every bit as good with same freedom pills, just didnt have much and now after shooting GS'...
by bronad
Sun May 09, 2021 8:03 pm
Forum: Predator and Varmint Hunting
Topic: Rock Chucks in Nevada2
Replies: 2
Views: 2266

Rock Chucks in Nevada2

1_may 9_21.jpg Well I went again to the same area, but got a late start. I had a heck of a time I'd spot one then couldn't see the critter from my shooting position managed to get three but missed that many again due to awkward shooting positions and just poor shooting. I'm shooting my Savage M12 w...
by bronad
Thu May 06, 2021 2:21 pm
Forum: Predator and Varmint Hunting
Topic: Rock Chucks in Nevada
Replies: 4
Views: 2329

Re: Rock Chucks in Nevada

Thanks SC and all it was good and tough ground too, I was only there for about 2 hours I was pushed for time. I can only speak to my experiences where I shoot and have shot RC's and that's glassing shoot, glass more, shoot, move repeat. The best shooting I've had was in Siskiyou County out near Mont...
by bronad
Wed May 05, 2021 9:22 am
Forum: Predator and Varmint Hunting
Topic: Rock Chucks in Nevada
Replies: 4
Views: 2329

Rock Chucks in Nevada

I went after rock chucks yesterday in Nevada and found a likely looking spot overlooking the desert at about 6300 feet. After about a half hr of glassing got one at 186 yrds with a steep downhill shot, moved another 100 yrds and got two more in a matter of 10 minutes, one at 160yrds the other at les...
by bronad
Sun May 02, 2021 9:06 pm
Forum: Predator and Varmint Hunting
Topic: Cant wait
Replies: 37
Views: 39277

Re: Cant wait

Bill k: glad you’re getting in some good shooting, its been very good with the young one getting some size to them before we left for house hunting, but the alfalfa was growing. We are back and tomorrow I’ll shoot against some hillsides to overcome the alfalfa growth. Going out to some rim rock area...
by bronad
Mon Apr 12, 2021 6:54 pm
Forum: Predator and Varmint Hunting
Topic: Still in Surprise Valley
Replies: 5
Views: 4006

Still in Surprise Valley

Since no one is either posting or shooting squirrels I'll give an update. The banquet was great, caught with friends exchanged exploits of long range squirrel eradication. We have been here a month today, doing lots of shooting and have had to break out the press twice to stay shooting with the 204,...