Who all shoots a .204 ruger

[Hillbilly270]

i've got a cz527 varmint with the walnut stock.  Shoots the 32 gr vmax great but i've got four different handloads ready to go so if the weather holds up this saturday i'm going shooting.  Get to try out the new 243 also!  i can't wait.

[shaneman153D]

http://www.model1sales.com/item-detail.cfm?ID=UV24204R&storeid=1&image=uvarm24204ru.gif&CFID=57793056&CFTOKEN=52874182

Man why did you have to go and post that???  Now I'm gonna have to obsess about it until I get it.....

[Gringo31]

Ya...that's got me thinking also.  Just don't know if I gain enough from a 223 to justify the cost.

[shaneman153D]

My rationale is that my .223 is a 16" M-4 profile rifle that I use for varmint shooting.  Whereas this would be a varmint rifle. 

[Gutpile]

16" is just too LOUD!!! I'm half deaf from my days in the service. Those things rattle your teeth. 16" isn't exactly ideal IMO for varmint's your giving up too much speed. Just my opinion, it'll do the trick but I'd want a longer barrel myself.

[Gringo31]

You guys are on the right path, (giving me reasons why I should buy a new toy) but my current AR is a Bushmaster varmiter with the 24" barrel.

[Hillbilly270]

I just bought a 243 but i think i might have to save up and get the 204 upper.  that is unless the gov. isn't going to take my guns away.

[shaneman153D]

16" is just too LOUD!!! I'm half deaf from my days in the service. Those things rattle your teeth. 16" isn't exactly ideal IMO for varmint's your giving up too much speed. Just my opinion, it'll do the trick but I'd want a longer barrel myself.

But if I had to buy one before a ban, I'd rather have the 16" 

[swagger204]

Shootin a Remington 700 in .204, 3 lbs trigger with bi-pod and a Bushnell 3200 Elite Tac 10x40.
Its a killer! Couldn't be happier with it!

[tlbradford]

I shoot a Savage Model 12.  Mine likes the 32 grain vmax in its 26" bull barrel with a 1/12 twist.  32's were about twice as accurate as the 40's.  .25moa vs .5. for (4) 5 -shot groups when I tested factory ammo.

The only thing I would trade it for is a Tac 20.  I need to shoot it more to justify that swap out though.

[bowhunterforever]

Tlbradford Have you tryed federal 39Gr blitz kings? In my 204 the 39Gr BK shoot better then then 40Gr vax.But i get the best groups with 32Gr vmax. So if you want to shoot heavier bullets sometime i recomend trying 39Gr BK.

[Sidewinder]

I have 2 Savage 204s and they will both shoot 3 shots under a dime at 100 yards with the 39 grain Sierra Blitzkings. They have a better BC than the 32 grain bullets and have less wind drift as a result. It will out perform the 223, yes I have one of those too. I can shoot sage rats at 350 yards so far, hope to extend that this year.

[bikenut64]

My son and I shoot a single shot 204 with  a fluted 24" bull barrel. Very very accurate I have to say

[tlbradford]

Tlbradford Have you tryed federal 39Gr blitz kings? In my 204 the 39Gr BK shoot better then then 40Gr vax.But i get the best groups with 32Gr vmax. So if you want to shoot heavier bullets sometime i recomend trying 39Gr BK.

I did try the BK's and they grouped very well.  I did not like there performance on coyotes which is my main target these days.  At close range I would have huge holes out the back of the coyote.  The 32 Vmax seems to open up a little faster at close range.

[bowhunterforever]

TL how did the BK's peform on the your longer shots on the yotes?