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Offline Codypatt1

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New .204 Handi
« on: May 16, 2009, 09:13:17 AM »
picked up a new 204 handi w/ Bull Barrel a month or so ago and the first time I went out and shot it it was grouping 4-5" groups so I was very discouraged.  Well, did a little internet searching and found this site so I went through the handi 101 thread and did exactly as stated.  Now I can cover my 100y groups with a quarter :)
Info- First time out I was using 40g VMAX, the latch was wet and I was shooting with the rest on the forend.

After reading this site- Went to 32g VMAX, removed moisture/oil from latch, placed rest just after trigger guard. Immediatley saw a huge difference in accuracy. Thanks guys! I even placed the rest on the end of the forend to see if it affected the accuracy and it didn't seem to at all so I think the issues were the 40g vmax and the latch being wet.

One question, when I received the rifle I noticed the forend is not centered on the barrel, should I loosen forend and fix this?  I hate to make any changes though since the accuracy is really good right now.

First 2 pics were 3shot group at 100yards.  1" squares on target.
3rd pic was a 2shot group at 200yards.  The 200yard shots actually shot 1" higher than the 100yards shot??








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Re: New .204 Handi
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2009, 10:13:13 AM »
Welcome to the boards. Looks like you are shooting some good groups there. If it were me I would leave it the way it is as long as it is shooting acceptable groups.


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Re: New .204 Handi
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2009, 10:26:22 AM »
Welcome Codypatt1.  Your are going to find alot of useful info here as I have.  No shortage of help when you need it.  As for the rifle, don't fix what ain't broke it's just a part of it's character.  Mine likes Seirra 32gr bullets and IMR 4064.  They are fun to shoot and seeing the hits is a real bonus.
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Re: New .204 Handi
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2009, 05:29:34 PM »
Yes, I was going to say that.  No recoil at all and you can see it hit the target.  Love this handi so far!  Less than <500 in the gun/scope and shooting sub moa!