204 ruger what do you guys have to say?

[Lapuakid]

Im looking at getting a savage Model 12FV with AccuTrigger Chambered in .204 Ruger and leupold scope for shooting coyotyes and other varments... Do any of you have any thing to say about eighter?

Good or bad give me all you got..

 

[heavenIsAlie]

i just ordered one, better than a .223 for gophers from what ive read (flat shooting, cuts the wind better, less powder means more shots between cooling) and that is going to be my main use. should be good for coyotes out to 300m, but someone else will have to confirm that

 

[popcan]

i just ordered one, better than a .223 for gophers from what ive read (flat shooting, cuts the wind better, less powder means more shots between cooling) and that is going to be my main use. should be good for coyotes out to 300m, but someone else will have to confirm that

Did you order the Kevlar CZ?

 

[heavenIsAlie]

Did you order the Kevlar CZ?

how did you know!

.223 was my default choice but more i read about .204 more i liked it

 

[popcan]

how did you know!

We have people watching you.

 

[CV32]

I have two .204 Ruger rifles and another on the way. Can't say enough good things about this cartridge.

 

[tkv000]

+1, I have a tikka tac in 204 and am trying to find a CZ Kevlar in the same.

 

[Donny Fenn1]

i just ordered one, better than a .223 for gophers from what ive read (flat shooting, cuts the wind better, less powder means more shots between cooling) and that is going to be my main use. should be good for coyotes out to 300m, but someone else will have to confirm that

less powder? about the same or more powder, it is good on coyotes out to 300
one thing that i notice is that it seems way louder than 222/223 etc

 

[Lapuakid]

Thanks guys.

still thinking, one of my buddies from work just bought a .204ruger going shooting this weekend. we will see how i like it.

everything that i have read is good

http://www.savagearms.com/12fv.htm

still dont know what glass to put in it though...

 

[Mike Oxbig]

SUPER fast with almost no recoil. Deadly accurate and super flat. I wish i had a use for one as an excuse to buy one but there's no varmint around here.
Good choice!

 

[Rick65Cat]

I have a Ruger M77 MkII *Target* in .204....awesome gun, awesome cartridge. Little recoil, awesome results that you can WATCH through your scope. Its evaporated more than a few P-dogs last year using 32gr Vmax bullets. I reload them now for about $6.70/20 vs the $17.99/20 I was paying at the store.
I've read about guys using the 40gr Vmaxes on 'yotes with nooo problems.

Heres an actual pic of a .204 hitting a P-dog....gotta love the carnage.
http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t269/Rick65Cat/Gun Stuff/?action=view&current=pdog8.jpg

 

[Cowboy]

The guy on predator master on wild TV uses a 204 and I don't see much if any pelt damage on coyotes. Maybe someone will chime in more on this?-----Cowboy

 

[Prdtrgttr]

I've used the 204 for hide hunting for coyotes. I originally bought this gun for my longer range sets, I hunt the open country for coyotes, and often I go into areas where I know shots will be over 250. I liked the 40gr Bergers and Vmaxes for their high BC and great downrange performance, but my SPS did not like them. I shot a little over 20 coyotes with this combo and the results were decent. However, I did change bullets to the 35gr Berger which my SPS shoots, "like a house on fire", but the BC on these bullets is poor, and as a result, doesn't have the downrange performance I was hoping for.
I have not been overly impressed with the 35gr Bergers on coyotes, but then I have been comparing their performance of hide saving abilities, to the 17 Remington.
In short, the 204 is a decent round, however, I have not found it to be as fur-friendly as my 17 Remington. At ranges under 200 yds, for saving coyote hides, I've found that whatever the 204 does, my 17 Remington does better.

 

[Swifty]

My Rem. 700 VLS likes the 39 gr. BlitzKings over IMR 4895.

 

[Gube204]

I have two and plan on getting a third one. It's my favorite caliber.

 

[Win/64]

How are the bullet choices in .204, compared to the .223?

 

[CV32]

How are the bullet choices in .204, compared to the .223?

This list is probably incomplete ...

26 gr Barnes Varmint Grenade
30 gr Berger
30 gr Don Unmussig FB
30 gr Don Unmussig RNSP
32 gr Hornady Vmax
32 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip
32 gr Sierra Blitz King
33 gr Calhoon DBL HP
33 gr Don Unmussig RNSP
33 gr Hornady Vmax (precursor to the 32 gr variety)
34 gr Winchester HP
34 gr Midway Dogtown
35 gr Berger
35 gr Don Unmussig FB
36 gr Gunhaus FB
38 gr Gunhaus FB
38 gr Wildcat
39 gr Calhoon DBL HP
39 gr Sierra Blitz King
40 gr Berger
40 gr Don Unmussig BT
40 gr Don Unmussig FB
40 gr Gunhaus FB
40 gr Hornady Vmax
40 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip
40 gr Remington Accutip
40 gr Schroeder FMJ
40 gr Schroeder HP
40 gr Schroeder RNSP
40 gr Schroeder SP
42 gr Gunhaus FB
45 gr Don Unmussig BT
45 gr Don Unmussig FB
45 gr Gunhaus FB
45 gr Hornady SP
45 gr No Name (Mike Moberley)
45 gr Schroeder FMJ
45 gr Schroeder SP
45.2 gr No Name (Mike Moberley)
48 gr Don Unmussig BT
48 gr Don Unmussig FB
48 gr Gunhaus FB
48 gr Wildcat
50 gr Berger
50 gr Don Unmussig BT
50 gr Don Unmussig FB
50 gr Gunhaus FB
52 gr Don Unmussig BT
52 gr Don Unmussig FB
52.5 gr Gunhaus FB
55 gr Don Unmussig BT
55 gr Don Unmussig FB
57 gr Don Unmussig VLD
60 gr Gunhaus FBLT

... but it oughta be a good start.

 

[Win/64]

This list is probably incomplete ...

26 gr Barnes Varmint Grenade
30 gr Berger
30 gr Don Unmussig FB
30 gr Don Unmussig RNSP
32 gr Hornady Vmax
32 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip
32 gr Sierra Blitz King
33 gr Calhoon DBL HP
33 gr Don Unmussig RNSP
33 gr Hornady Vmax (precursor to the 32 gr variety)
34 gr Winchester HP
34 gr Midway Dogtown
35 gr Berger
35 gr Don Unmussig FB
36 gr Gunhaus FB
38 gr Gunhaus FB
38 gr Wildcat
39 gr Calhoon DBL HP
39 gr Sierra Blitz King
40 gr Berger
40 gr Don Unmussig BT
40 gr Don Unmussig FB
40 gr Gunhaus FB
40 gr Hornady Vmax
40 gr Nosler Ballistic Tip
40 gr Remington Accutip
40 gr Schroeder FMJ
40 gr Schroeder HP
40 gr Schroeder RNSP
40 gr Schroeder SP
42 gr Gunhaus FB
45 gr Don Unmussig BT
45 gr Don Unmussig FB
45 gr Gunhaus FB
45 gr Hornady SP
45 gr No Name (Mike Moberley)
45 gr Schroeder FMJ
45 gr Schroeder SP
45.2 gr No Name (Mike Moberley)
48 gr Don Unmussig BT
48 gr Don Unmussig FB
48 gr Gunhaus FB
48 gr Wildcat
50 gr Berger
50 gr Don Unmussig BT
50 gr Don Unmussig FB
50 gr Gunhaus FB
52 gr Don Unmussig BT
52 gr Don Unmussig FB
52.5 gr Gunhaus FB
55 gr Don Unmussig BT
55 gr Don Unmussig FB
57 gr Don Unmussig VLD
60 gr Gunhaus FBLT

... but it oughta be a good start.

So they are some what less than the .223

 

[heavenIsAlie]

why you need more bullet choices than that is beyond me