" Location: Sunriver, Oregon PostPosted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 8:52 pm Got a call from a Farmer in Ca. and he planted a new Alfalfa field in Oct. 2014. The squirrels are already causing damage! Shot 170 rds. today in 4 hrs. Kinda slow for me but it was an awesome day 55 degrees, no winds. Enjoy guys...

I have a Zeiss Conquest 6.5X - 20X on my Cooper. It has the Varmint reticule an I love it! BUT you have to remember that the turrets adjust backward from the "normal" scopes. One very interesting app you can get for your iPhone (and probably others) is Strelok Pro that will tailor your var...

This from Benchrest board. Those who frequent SH know that many of us have been frustrated with the Side Focus (SF) Leupold LRT Scopes. In particular the near impossibility, at some distances to have zero parallax and maximum target sharpness. This posting, from a professional optics tester helps ex...

I have worked, worried, and been kept up at night looking for THE load for my Cooper 204. Found it yesterday - 29.3 grains of IMR 8208 XBR with a 34 grain Z-max bullet and Wolf small rifle magnum primer ina Winchester case. OAL is 2.287". QuickLoad says this load is right at Maximum so work up ...

I use Wolf SRM primers in my 204R as my ES is smaller than with Rem 7 1/2 or Fed GMM. I have found this to be true with my 6mmBR as well as the large primer cases such as 308 and 284. I shoot Long Range High Power and have a High Master classification, so they are working well for me. But as said ab...

I got the same thing in my Cooper. I think it is either low pressure or a slow pressure curve.

I switched to IMR 8208 XBR and got better accuracy and NO blow by.

Thanks, I got what I needed from Cabelas.

Just got a Cooper 204 Ruger and am loving it! Found IMR 8208 XBR and this gun are a happy marriage.

But can't seem to find any new cases other than Nosler. Anyone have a source.

George

The Z-Max Hornady 32 grain bullets are MUCH cheaper than the Hornady A-Max 32 grain bullets.

I am wondering if there is a difference in quality?

Thanks guys. Appreciate your experience and time needed to reply.

I have a Cooper and a friend just got a Remington, both in 204 Ruger. Both have L O N G throats and this is the first time we have owned a 204 Ruger. My question is at what seating depth are you loading either gun? It seems that to keep the bullets (32 Grain V-Max and 32 Grain Z-Max bullets) seated ...