All done with the break in. That's a lot of cleaning. :eek: I, so far, love this round. It's what I thought it would be at 100 yards...a tack driver! I already know I have to get into longer range. During the break in I shot a box of Winchester Varmint X 32gr Polymer Tip. Maybe it's the fact it's a ...

I've been using bore snakes on all my rifles and am using one on my .204. You can google bore snake vs cleaning rod and get all kinds of opinions . I don't mind, I'll tell you what I do. I'm pretty pedantic though so it may be more than most do. I stuff a rag/paper towel in the bore before the actio...

Thank you Jim D. I will keep those in mind for sure. Eventually I'll wind up trying as many brand/grain combinations as I can in the effort to find the "one" that shoots the best groups out of this rifle. On another note, I decided to go with a barrel break-in process as this is a brand ne...

I think you hit the nail right on the head with this Johnhenry "Over all I think it will shoot better if I can improve my bench rest hold and technique." I'm kind of into fitness too. Heart rate around 56 bmp. No doubt, if I slow down, pay attention to my heart beat and breathing, and pay ...

I went through this exact same process with a bone stock Ruger 10/22 and couldn't have had more fun. Wound up with dime sized groups @ 50 yards with a SWFA SS 16x42 scope. Wound up with a Hogue stock and Kidd trigger @ 1.5lbs and A LOT of ammo testing. Everything else is stock. It's amazing how many...

I posted in the intro section so this is the continuation from there. This thread will be a running update to my quest to gain as tight of groups as I can get out of my new Savage Model 25 Walking Varminter from a bench rest @ 100 yards (as far as my range goes). So far I have zero rounds through th...

Hello all, just picked up a Savage Model 25 Walking Varminter in .204. I'm a paper puncher (so far) and am looking to shoot as tight of groups as possible at 100 yards (as far as my range goes). Put a SWFA SS 20x42 scope with Vortex low rings on it and now just need my schedule and the weather to co...