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Yarite, and a 243 does everything a 270 does and a 270 does everything a 7mmMag does and a 7mm does everything a 300 does. etc. except just different! Carl
I agree that on paper the .204 does look good but that bullet in a slight breeze will not even come close to the 22-250. I stand corrected on bullet selection. Hornady now makes a 45 grain bullet. that one may be pretty good. But for the most part you have a 32 grain and a 40 grain bullet to choose from in factory ammo. Sierra makes a 26 grain i think also of maybe that is the varmint grenade i dont remember. All i know is i have seen them shoot before and if the weather is perfect they are hard to beat. But if anything is out of wack a little bit you are screwed out past 200 yards. that is were the larger caliber is best. Like anything else that is my opinion and opinion are like butholes everyone has them.
I have a buddy that used a .204 this winter instead of his .22-250. I think he likes the .204 when punching holes in papper but he said he was going back to his .22-250 for coyotes.
Based on pure ballistics there are a ton of good cals out there. But if you start putting price into the equation and take hand loading out then the 223 really shines.