Gonna be back in the 204 AR business...

204Ar, interesting issue with your shift. I have several Meopta scopes and have never had an issue, including on my .375 H&H. I start checking from the rail up for something that may have loosened up. Looking forward to hearing what the issue is, love my .204R
 
Yeah I have 7 Meopta's, I like them alot. It's a little puzzling but there's not much that can move, the one piece mount is solid and the ring screws are torqued. Free float tube.
 
I had a build suddenly shift poi. Ended up the barrel nut made contact with the receiver, also had an issue with a torque wrench reading heavy(same build). When I got the clearance issue fixed, and calibrated the wrench, torqued and reassembled no more poi change. I blamed the scope first, then my load development.
 
IlliniFan said:
Assembled my 204 today. Still need to shoot/adjust the gas block. I’ll post groups once I get it dialed in.
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I have finally had some time to start load development. Note on magazines since I have tried Brenton, Lancer, and Magpul before. After getting in some practice, the Magpul mags worked 99%. I have started using Duramag SS .223 Rem 10 Round magazines (Duramag SS AR-15 .223 Rem/.300 Blackout/5.56x45mm NATO 10 Round Rifle Magazine CPR1023041178CPD Color: Matte Black w/ Orange Follower,), approximately 200 rounds so far with no issues. I also added a Dead Air E-Brake and a 5.56 Front Cap to the Nomad LTI...maybe a little quieter.

With Hornady brass (once-fired, annealed), CCI 450 primers, and IMR 8208 XBR, here is a summary of what I've tested so far at a 100 yard indoor range:
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Most of the groups looked similar. I'm not the greatest shooter so I'm sure some of you competition guys could do significantly better than me. Overall, the rifle shoots decent. Here are a few of the groups for comparison. Any other ideas or recommendations for loads?


Factory Hornady 40 gr. V-Max:
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Hornady 40 gr. V-Max, 27.1 gr. IMR 8208 XBR:
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Sierra 39 gr. BlitzKing, 27.7 gr. IMR 8208 XBR:
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