evan i think its silly of me but the first time i shoot a gun/barrel that first few shots gives me a taste of whether or not im gonna like it or not - i read a lot on this 204 before i bought both the remington and the encore barrel - i have to admit i was excited about it thinking it would do what the swift would do but with both i have been really sad - i guess i am lazy maybe - i hate to try a million different loads just for the right one or at least see something that groups- i had some trigger work done on the remington without much results other than a smooth 3# trigger and it has a little slack to start off lol but anyhow both have given me a bad taste but i wont give up that easy even though they wont shoot factory stuff- has anyone ever talked to remington about a new gun before - i mean will they even discuss something with a nobody that has bought a new gun just curious and who would you email or call about it - i really just want to ask about the length of the cases and if that would cause my problem and what should they be and i know this is a pretty new caliber but i mentioned that i never sell a gun - well that may change for at least one of the 204