600 Yards .204 Ruger. How Well Do You Know the .204 Ruger?

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BEFORE THIS VIDEO:
Was struggling with my Ballistics App to figure out how many mils for my 600 yard Dope chart. It was dead on at 200 yard zero and also dead on at 400 both days and i finally got on target at 600 with 31 clicks. Then the next time I attempted 600 yards I was closer to 39 clicks and couldn’t figure out why.
I finally remembered day one I tried different (cheaper) ammo so it was less costly. Then the next time I used hornady and my zero was messed up.
IN THIS VIDEO:
I test both ammos to see what the 600 yard dope is for them both. Also I learn a little about wind at 600 yards with the .204 Ruger and the Kestrel 2500.
Tikka Lite T3X
Vortex Strike eagle 5-25x56
Kestrel 2500

Пікірлер: 40

@chunter9262 9 ай бұрын

Save those 32Vmax for gophers. Bump up to the 40gr. The BC is still garbage but will help when you stretch the distance out. I’m shooting a ruger Mark II target with 26” pipe. I’ve experienced the same thing with 32gr bullets. They wander past 400. I do reload 32’s to 4150fps. 40’s to 3875fps. With W748. The magic of the hand load may be what you need there too. At 500 yards with 40Vmax I can hold 1-1/2” groups. Best of luck out there !

@FORDEVR 9 ай бұрын

Love the feed back. I’m not a reloader yet but may have to look at it. maybe i’ll try 40 gr just for kicks at 500 to see how the factory stuff does. Anything other than 32’s is hard to find here. plus i’m in a small town but even the city is limited for .204 ammo

@md3280 8 ай бұрын

It’s the wind that is messing you up. A left to right wind will push shots down and right to left will make shot rise on a right hand twist rifling. And if you look at the back of the cartridge you’ll know which manufacturer it is. And if you weigh one from a factory box you can tell what grain your loose ones are.

@TheBeefSlayer 8 ай бұрын

3:40 you should mark your previous bullet holes with tape or a marker on the target so you can’t confuse them.

@holdleftedgeandsendit9351 5 ай бұрын

main issue i see is you are thinking clicks and inches when shooting mils. think in mils 31 clicks is 3.1 mils it will make you faster at dialing and it will make more sense

@forrestsmith1044 Ай бұрын

The variability in velocity and the low bc of the bullets will make a huge difference in drop especially at 600 yards

@FORDEVR Ай бұрын

@@forrestsmith1044 Ya I get way better accuracy at 400-500 especially 400

@donbenson5292 Жыл бұрын

Once again thanks fir getting out there and doing this video. have 3 204s. One AR and 2 bolt Savage 12 FVs. I only shot a 100 of the 32 gainers to break in my barrels and gather some data. That was a few years ago. I chronographed them alot. Not bad consistency and fairly accurate. One thing I noticed was temperature sensitivity. I never achieved the advertised velocity in my bolts until I reached 90 degrees. 70 degrees was alot slower. One thing in the environment you were shooting was doing pretty good with that bullet at 600 yards. That verticle dispersement was caused by two things. The temperature variation on the barrel and the extreme spread of velocity. Change the velocity plus and minus 20 fps, 40 total which is not bad at the muzzle with that bullet and is going to get amplified at 600 yards. I would be real curious to see what the velocities were at the muzzle. Too bad you don't reload. The 39gr Sierra Blitzkings are awesomely accurate out of my bolts and AR. The 12 inch twist I would say is a little iffy with 40 gainers if you don't put the velocity up there so you have enough rpm to keep stabil. Just my thoughts and from what others experienced. In my AR I have 24 inch barrel with 9 inch twist I only shoot 40gr vmaxs and 40gr Nosler btips. These are going to get a workout this year with coyotes this spring and some groundhogs. Hope to make out west to blast some pasture poodles too.

@FORDEVR Жыл бұрын

just posted a 290 coyote shot video. i was impressed with that little bullet

@FORDEVR Жыл бұрын

i’ll try to get over to a buddies and get the velocities.

@TheBeefSlayer 8 ай бұрын

Powder temp can make a big difference on elevation of shots on target. 👍 A cold bullet will drop much faster than a warm one.

@Hoytbuff 2 ай бұрын

I wish tikka still offered the .204

@donbenson5292 Жыл бұрын

Great video!!! I used to shoot a 17 Rem with 30gr Bergers. You really learn windage with them too. Not too shaby for the 32 gr vmax. My favorite bullet for long distances is the 39gr Sierra Blitzking in my bolts and the 40 gr vmax or Noslers ballistic tip in my ARs. Start reloading and you can get a 1/2 group at 200 yards and shrink those groups 600 yards in half. Your groups opening up as you shot more might be fouling related. The 204 is becoming my favorite critter gitter.

@FORDEVR Жыл бұрын

Ya my neighbor keeps telling me to reload. He shoots competatively and just showed me a 3.7 inch group he shot at 900 meters. I love the 40 Nosler bt but doesn’t group well in this gun. They were good in my old t3 heavy barrel.

@donbenson5292 Жыл бұрын

@FORDEVR my barrel for 40 btips has a 1 in 9 inch twist. I have an AR I put together, very heavy, watch the bullet hit! Phenomenal sight to see.

@warrenporter302 Жыл бұрын

7 inches vertical at 600 yrds with factory ammo is awesome! im thinkin all you need is to start reloading. that imho is some pretty fine shooting on your part.

@firefish265 Жыл бұрын

With your cardboard angled back at 45* your spread is more exaggerated than what it actually would have been if more vertical

@FORDEVR Жыл бұрын

good to know. it’s a bit of a down hill slope so not as exaggerated as it looks. Thanks for the tip. i’ll try to keep it more vertical with the angle of the hill in the next video.

@artfranz2273 Жыл бұрын

Put those bullets over a chronograph and you’ll likely see quite a difference in speed which equates to the difference you’re seeing at 600 yds. Reloading is the answer to that problem. And then you’ll get your group down to .25 to .5 moa. That’s what my 204 does with 32 vmax

@wilmamcdermott3065 26 күн бұрын

I think you need to reload to be consistent

@FORDEVR 26 күн бұрын

yes @ 600 it gets tricky. Brandon and stacy hunt have some great videos with the .204 very accurate at 400 or 500 he is shooting with factory ammo. Check him out. i’ll try to find the link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZjGXoWkZ9KApbcsi=p8hTqosl_B-FvMm9

@Pew_pewchronicles Жыл бұрын

Vertical this version comes from shitty ammo Standard deviation is high. Some bullets are going much faster than others. Therefore, the fast bullets will impact high. The slow bullets will drop more.

@FORDEVR Жыл бұрын

Normally I would agree with you. I hope to make another video shortly at 500 yrds and I think you will see decent groups with the same ammo. That will tell the story. 600 might just be a little much. bullet slowing down past where it flies good is my guess. You might still be right though. We will see.🤘. Thanks for the veiw and comment @HuntingSouthernCalifornia

@russhayes4882 6 ай бұрын

Your target isn't straight up and down which explains the big number .

@jtn-minn8105 Жыл бұрын

Nice video.....Not familiar with your scope,but it looks like the parallax is set at 200 yards did you do the wiggle head test and find that the best setting for 600 or forget to adjust after shooting 200 yards. Reloading will shrink them groups too...Been rolling my own ammo sense 1980.

@FORDEVR Жыл бұрын

Forgot to readjust.🤦‍♂️ What’s the wiggle head test?

@cfranklin7450 Жыл бұрын

@FORDEVR adjust your parallax abs move your eye around in the eye box. The goal the the crosshairs do not shift in relation to the target as your eye around in the eye box. This way if your eye is slightly different from shot to shot that will not show up at the target.

@neddle7817 Ай бұрын

@jtn-minn8105 one of the worst videos I've witnessed,just another would be video creator,trying to push a gun beyond its limitations

@robertyates4945 3 ай бұрын

😊

@Skyhawks1979 Жыл бұрын

Three words...Leupold CDS turret.

@FORDEVR Жыл бұрын

I have considered them. Maybe if I was a reloader. How do you like them. Any neg or all positive.

@Skyhawks1979 Жыл бұрын

@@FORDEVR The CDS turret works wonderfully. I was a skeptic at first. If you go through the process of chronographing your round and sending the info to Leupold the turret comes back to you marked in yards. Then you range find the distance and turn the turret to the range. No more mental math and chance of miscalculation. The only downside is that the turret is only calibrated for one specific round. You can order (and pay for) more than one turret. The first turret is free with scope purchase. Over time I've converted all of my scopes to Leupolds with CDS turret. I splurged and purchased a VX-6 with the Windplex reticle. With the CDS turret verticle hash marks are no longer need in the reticle. It makes the view through the scope very uncluttered. The CDS dial is calibrated to the 40 grain bullet on my .204 Ruger and is capable of compensating up to 1100 yards. Not that I would rely on the .204 for that distance. Big fan.

@FORDEVR Жыл бұрын

@@Skyhawks1979 Wow that’s amazing! Really happy with my strike eagle but if that ever changes I would definitely try a Leupold cds next.

@FORDEVR Жыл бұрын

Love to see a video. You should make a video and post it showing you turret and the .204

@neddle7817 9 ай бұрын

Hornady ammo is rubbish,S&B far superior,as for the benefits of home loading the 204,check out 204 ruger surgical accuracy😊

@garytree7729 Ай бұрын

Ironically I've just tried some Hornady super performance in my .204 in 40 gr and I could tell from how the bolt closed how much discrepancy there was between rounds. One round wouldn't even chamber. Appalling quality control imo.