Sad news from Sierra. It's a good thing then, that Nosler offers TWO different .20 cal bullets, their Varmageddon with a flat-base, and the Ballistic Tip with a boat-tail design. Both of them shoot very, very well in my 204's and 20VT, and are about the same price here as V-Max's. The great thing ab...

One reason I think the new 36gr SBK in .20 caliber would be popular, is that with a listed BC of .255, it should work well at the 400 yard mark, be a bit better in regard to wind deflection and most likely stabilize in most factory 12T barrels, unlike the 40's that have a spotty reputation unless a ...

A new 204 bullet is a welcome addition to the lineup of what's currently available, as the SBK's are getting expensive and hard to find lately. I did a search to see if Sierra is offering this bullet as a component bullet, but only see loaded ammunition listed. As many of us never shoot factory ammo...

Paul, thanks for the link....very good interview. In regard to Vietnam sniper lore, when I arrived in-country in early 1966, the battle of Ia Drang Valley (The Valley of Death) was a recent event, and it was all the talk. At the same time, the legendary sniper, Carlos Hathcock was also a subject of ...

Should that be the deciding factor? Point .32 inches or smaller?? Skipper, I don't have a dog in this fight, but .32" would include calibers like the .308/7.62 and others similar. IMHO, small caliber is the .224" bore and smaller, and I don't think that's what the term really indicates, a...

If this forum had a sub-forum for general discussion, this would have been placed there, but it ended up in Centerfire Rifles due to no other forum choice. That's too bad, as when newbies open this forum and see only categories related to the 204R and varmint-oriented sub categories, many posts get ...

But Savage, Remington, Tikka and the 527 CZ's and some others just have the better after market supplies, in my opinion. :) Never been a Savage fan, but I'll admit that in the gun-world, Savage is like a small block Chevy in the car/truck world.....beaucoup aftermarket accessories available for abo...

Chucks, yeah, waiting here too. Snowing right now, got about 8" on the ground even after a brief warmup over the past two days that melted a lot of it. Like Bill K., at least for us here, we'll not see those boys until all this melts and we get some warmer temps and some sun. I usually don't sh...

This week we lost the most prolific sniper to come out of Vietnam, Chuck Mawhinney of Baker City, Oregon. More well-known is Carlos Hathcock who came to RVN a few years earlier. Chuck was a quiet fellow who rarely talked of his time as a sniper. Some friends in town did not even know he was a Vietna...

Great post there you two! Makes me anxious to get out after the sage rats and chucks, but we've got a fresh dump of 7" of the white stuff....dang! I'm sure some will gain some good info from your prep and loading techniques, and we all like to see field pics of rifles and the varmints too. It's...

Well Tom, that's a pity. I was under the impression we were a group of grown-a$$ men and like-minded fellows here, and not thin-skinned Nancy's getting our panties in a twist when challenged. What ever happened to "adapt and improvise", rise to the the challenge and overcome? Not run home ...

I wouldnt want to be shot by any of them Tom, great thoughtful response after Jim went to all the time and trouble to give statistical, detailed information on the bullets you showed interest in. Not trying to be a hard-a$$ here, I'm just missing the old content we used to have on this forum, infor...

Sunsets, sausage making, flowers, now it's chain saws. What's next, what truck do you drive? What toothbrush do you use? Last time I checked, this was supposed to be a 204/rifle forum with sub categories, all firearm-related. There are forums for such trivia, but I'm at a loss as to why the 204um ha...

We've found that during a hot time in the rat patch or on PD's, a soaking wet towel draped over the barrel while it's being cleaned cools it off quickly and with even cooling over the entire length of the barrel. When the barrel is clean, it's then about cool enough to resume shooting. Of course, th...

TK, most will show a trim length of 1.840 on the 204R. I have read where Hornady in working on the 204R case and throat being long was following Roy Weatherby's idea with his creations, in that it allows for more FPS out of a given chamber. Not sure if that is correct or not. RIO can probably give ...