Thanks to those that have shared their experiences. My son-in-law tried 32 and 40's in both brands without issue. The fiocchi was slightly more accurate. My friend's Criterion barrel has not arrived yet but he is also going to try both brands in 32 and 40. I will post if anything out of the ordinary...

The mild primer cratering is very common on Savage's. It is caused caused by a loose fit between the bolt head and firing pin. It will very unlikely cause a problem but if it bothers you it can be fixed by swapping the bolt head for one from Pacific Tool & Guage (PT&G), about $65. I've seen ...

My good varmint shooting buddy as well as my son in law have new 204 rifles. They are going to try factory ammo by Hornady and Fiochi (both V max) to compare accuracy of the two brands. While accuracy is the primary consideration another important factor is brass quality. We would like to hear from ...