Made my every-other-year trip from Washington to Wyoming in October. Splendid weather some days, cold and rainy, and even a little snow other days. Good hunt. My buddy got a very impressive mule deer, well, at least impressive for the area. We both got kinda "average" pronghorn bucks. I st...

Good discussion guys. Thank you!

All I've ever used in my 204 is BL-C(2) with 35 & 40 gr bullets. It did real well, but I'm out of it now.

From what I'm reading, I think I'll give that CFE223 a try... Seems like it might be a real good powder for the 204 Ruger.

Regards, Guy

Thanks Ray! Really don't know what he weighed. The arctic grizzlies are considerably smaller than their coastal cousins the big brown bears. Guide thought he was an old bear, maybe even 15 years old. Apparently the ivory colored claws are only found on older bears. He was considerably larger than ei...

Ya, it's kind of an odd subject for a forum that is mostly for varmint shooting...

But I figured you guys would enjoy. Once in a lifetime experience for me.

Guy

BTW, I have an outstanding .375 H&H, and was tempted to bring it, but... Went with the lighter, handier rifle that I handle well and have more experience with. Last fall I shot pronghorn, mule deer, elk and black bear with the same rifle. Though I did use a lighter 165 grain bullet for those hun...

Sorry guys - I should have provided more info. Here's a condensed version, with some photos. Drove from my home in Washington State to Fairbanks Alaska. I'd been to Alaska quite a few times, but I'd always flown there, and had always been in coastal areas. I figured there was a LOT of great country ...

After 50 years of dreaming, it finally happened.

Very grateful for the opportunity.

Guy

Thanks Ray! I'm still so happy about last season... Dang, it was pretty special. Not just because of the success, but because I spent a lot of time afield, with some great people. Family and friends. Managed to cram all the meat into our freezer, and the chest freezer under the garage fridge... Grad...

And with a new shooter! My friend, who took to shooting with me about a year and a half ago, and I went to the range this morning. It was a little chillier than it appeared, but we shot three different rifles at 100, 200 and 300 yards; a .17 HMR (only to 200 yds), a .204 Ruger, and my old SWAT rifle...

If it's deforming the bullet. You might be able to either modify the seating die yourself, or get one made for that particular bullet. Send the bullet to the die maker, and ask them to make a seating die specifically for that bullet. They should be able to do that.

Guy

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/hunting%20photos/elk%202016%20smile_zpsvviqolpo.jpg Took a nice sized cow elk at 338 yards with one hit from the .30-06 again. This has been a very successful big game season! Elk, bear, mule deer and pronghorn... Wow... I'm grateful, very, very grate...

Thanks Rick!

Life got in the way, and I haven't been out for elk YET, but soon....

Might need a new freezer if I connect....

Ya, the .30-06 and I are still getting along just fine.

Regards, Guy

All with the .30-06 & 165 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip, all dropped at the shot: 4x5 mulie buck at about 140 yards: http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/hunting%20photos/IMG_0384_zpsg5e2aj4i.jpg Smallish pronghorn buck at about 245 yards: http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/hun...

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/GuyMiner/hunting%20photos/P1011423_zpsarv8zwhk.jpg Yesterday, 325 yards from sitting, no rest. Used my .30-06 Rem 700 CDL with an old 2-7x Redfield. Ammo was handloaded 165 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip over H4350 for abotu 2900 fps. One shot and done. I like that. ...

Not that my rifle's barrel is wearing out quickly. I haven't actually used my .204 as much as anticipated, so the barrel is still hanging in there nicely. When that time rolls around, are there any special considerations to re-barreling a CZ 527 rifle? I was thinking a stainless, cut-rifle, same len...