RIO. I fully agree with the bolt gun and a military cartridge. However I stuck with the old 06, as that was the first large caliber I bought, and shot many a round out of the Grand Old Garand. I am leaning towards a 204 in a bolt action. Looking at a few rifles at the local gun shops. I presently on...

I use the 223 and 204 both for paper, plinking and varmint hunting. I have used the 223 on a couple of deer, as my state allows any centerfire ( I think the 204 is a little on the light side, bullet wise for them) but I usually use either a 25-06, 30-06 or 30-30 for deer and larger. The more I think...

I have both a 204 and 223 in 23in for my TC Contender and like both. However looking at a bolt rifle in one and can not decide which to go with. I kind of favor the 223 for the use of heavier bullets, at times, even tho I shoot mostly 32- 39 gr Dogtown and SBK's in both with good results. What are s...

Not sure about the Jewel trigger set up, but on most others if you try and set the adjustment to light, then it can strike and block out the safety. Try setting it as light as you can, with the safety still functioning, loc tite all adjusting screws/nuts and see if it does not stop the creep, you se...

I have had no problem with either Dogtown or Varmint extreme bullets in 32-55 gr. Depending on what they are being shot in, from my 204, 223 or 22-250. I seem to favor the 34 and 55 gr in my rifles. Bill K

My Wild A$$ Guess would be they're not so much wobbling. Merely flying out the barrel tips up and eventually straightening out. I now and always retain the right to be totally wrong. ;) Odd either way. Maybe I'll try blasting some into the snowbanks in my driveway. Trigger finger sure is getting it...

Rick makes some very good points. So far, however, I also live in a rural area that seems to thus far still like their Law-enforcement officers. For duty, we always carried factory ammo, for many reasons, some of which are the court cases that support factory ammo over Reload. But for personal use I...

On any HDR (Homeland defense rifle) rather than AR (which our politicians like to call Assualt rifles, rather than the Amalite rifle it was meant to be. You may well get alongwith a standard die touching the ram, but then again if that does not do it you need the small base die. Also remember is you...

Think the advise of getting a small base set of dies for your reloading of cases going into a semi-auto (HDR - Homeland defense rifle) is what you need. A standard set if fine or single shot and bolt guns, but not HDR's. They need sized fully. That will end your problems, RCBS and others have such s...

Just to throw another fine cartridge into the pot, for you.. For varmints and general shooting a good 100-115 bullet is fine. Move up to a Nosler 120 Gr partition and the cartridge will serve you well on Elk and moose. Have used one for about 25 years now and have never been sorry. This fine cartrid...

http://www.lymanproducts.com/lyman/case-prep/outside-chamfer-tool.php I use one of these to lightly chamfer the outside.A socket stuffed with 4 O steel wool turned by hand or power gives a nice finish without removing too much brass. I use the RCBS tool, that chamfers inside and out, and it works v...

I also bought Hornadys New Book and was upset that so little information was in it for SuperPerformance. From the advertised info that I had seen earlier about the info that is has on this powder I was led to believe that it would be useful. False advertising and I do believe I will be calling Horn...

Just another corrupt Washington D.C. agency. But with the likes of Obama, Holder, Bloomberg running around for gun control (look at Bloomberg calling for tougher handgun laws, due to the police shooting in a police station, when the weapon was a shotgun. Shows what they are after and their mentality...

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I agree, I like the new look.. Learning some of the features, but working well. Bill K

I have began playing with both the Dogtown(MidwayUSA) and Varmint Nightmare(Midsouth). Both have been working well, able to work up accurate loads and they do indeed do major damage to ground squirrels and jackrabbits. Only one coyote, so far, but it did put it down. Shooting them in a .223, 22-250 ...