I am going to order me another NEF 204 Ruger and try again. If this one shoots like the other at first i will leave it alone. The other day right before i traded the gun i did kill my 5th groundhog with the 204 with 32 grain v-max at 110 yards. The hog was standing up and i shot. Dust came up to the right of the hog. I looked through the scope with mil-dots and held off to the left 2nd round hit the hog in the neck. The Marlin 917V 17 HMR shoots good. The V-max shoot good in it at 75 yards 5 shots measure under a dime on the tip of a match stick. I want another handi so bad i am sick. Was thinking about 223 ultra Varmint but i am going to give the 204 another try.