Chris if u havent already seen this, Go to GUNSAMERICA home page & click on MAGAZINE on left hand side of page . very interesting article called OUT OF THE BOX ACCURACY MOA.

Whats an reasonable amount of times that i can expect to reload this brass, keeping everything in mind such as case head expansion & neck splitting, ect.

Is it normal for NOSLER custom .204 brass to have minimal growth or "stretch" after loading for the fourth time. Measurements are still averagering 1.830 to 1.835 with only 1 case going to 1.840. Havent had to trim once. With all the other calibers i load for , i would be trimming before n...

I also just finished using SAVAGES method. Lots of cleaning & not sure i accomplished anything or not; but i did find out that my SAVAGE M 25 seems to like the HORNADYS 40gr over the 32grs. Especially when i got to shooting the 5 shot groups. The barrel seems to clean nicely also. Cant wait to s...

Nate44 I just recently purchased a SAVAGE M 25 also. Had to send the first scope back & im waiting for the new scope to come in this week. I purchased a BUSHNELL ELITE 3200 5X15X40 from BRUNO'S SHOOTING SUPPLY. I"ve only shot the rifle 6 times before i sent the other scope back to start the...

Back to the oridginable question::: A previous post said that i could do a lot worse by using SAVAGES methold of barrel break in. Does that mean it is not reccomended for a FACTORY BARREL ? Or is this barrel break in just a bunch of nonsense?????? Read both pros & cons for a factory barrel vs a ...

Rick, The scope i was refering to was a CABALAS PINE RIDGE TACTICAL 6x18x40 with interchangable turrets. The scope didnt accually fail !!!!! I was just very dissapointed with the clarity. The side focus didnt seem to work rather at 100yds-200yds-or 300yds. I turned the focus ring but it didnt clear ...

Hey guys, newbie here. Just purchased my first 204. A savage M25 thumbhole lightweight varmiter. Need some opinions on barrel break in. I know you could probaly write a book on this subject. Right now im using what SAVAGE recomends on their websight. Lot of cleaning & shooting but at least im ge...

Hey guys; new member here. Been reading your forum for about a month now & ready to give it a go. Just purchased my first 204 recently. A Savage M25 Thumbhole Lightweight Varmiter. Been reading about the pros & cons here but personally i like the rifle! Anyway , I put a CABALAS TACTICAL 6x18...