Yesterday was cold and very still. Was bored so i got my 17 hmr out. My neighbor worked his field up n left big clods of earth. Perfect for seeing how far it shoots. I used fence posts as a rough distance range figuring they are 12 feet apart. It hit clods with authority at 200 yards shooting winche...

congrats,i have a cz 527 american in 24r.they are well built. i like tipton rods or dewey rods. 40 grain wont do great in a 1 in 12 twist but 39 grains do shineand 35 grains are good too. clean that barrel often and shoot her to your hearts desire. the 204 r is a truely amazing round and in a cz is ...

but,no matter what they got hot. some old military rifles were inaccurate,some were tack drivers, lots of the accurate rifles become sniper rifles.

Yes,dad spoke of vickers in WW II and the liquid cooled rifles.
And we have burned out barrels. The WW II barrels must had better metal

27.5 cfe 223, 26.4 imr 8208 xbr.start little lighter than this n work up slowly. I like cfe 223 and imr 8208 xbr, but that guy there likes other powder. Im glad we are seeing more and better choices for 204r. At the start it was they wont last. Well, choices are growing. Enjoy your new rifle. I got ...

I see federal has ammo for the 224 v. Id try 1 but between 204r,22 hornet,and 22-250 i feel covered and wife is quiet. We had a small fit over my shotgun trade till she seen the value and what i got in it. I will let you try the 224v n make me drool when you tell us how it drills holes at the WAAAY ...

And some say the sky is falling too. Ever consider how long a bullet takes to exit a 24 " barrel? Its about .002 of a second. Figure 6000 rounds fired for a barrel life in a given cartridge. So it makes a barrel last about 12 seconds by bullet time exiting the barrel. Now how many fire that muc...

yep.seen new member n was time to nip him in the bud.a 204 ruger dang sure dont need viagra

Admins,we got a scammer

Darkker,i read that somewhere about cfe 223. Seems like it was a military powder mix 40 years ago. Now its SPARKLING NEW HOT ITEM (cause we told ya so). That you can take to the bank. Some others are the same bs story best thing since 7up was made.
We are on the same page on this darkker

I couldnt get 40 grains to group in my ruger american and my cz 527 either, powder and charge didnt seem to change much.glad i only loaded 5 at a time to test fire.
39 grains really was a game changer.
First 5 i loaded groups did shrink. Play with those 39s you will find the right load.

Yes,but Bill i think Rick should have grabbed us a few.
They sure look nice n well finished

Where are ours? Bill k and i want some too.
They sure look nice.

First off welcome.
Now its trial and error. You have to try lots of loads working up from lowest charge.but keep notes and compare.32 and 35 grain bullets work great in 1 in 12 twist. 39 is pretty good too.best of luck and every rifle has its own sweet spot

000_0009.JPG Thx Bill. The .32 vmax don't come out but my buddy said the noslers did and he had way more runners...Probly just cause he shoots a savage😁😜 Don't understand the runners with the Nosler, Unless he is just not hitting them within his range and in the right spot, chest/lungs or brain. He...