22-250 or ruger 204

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Looking to buy my first coyote gun. Just woudering what the seasoned vets are using and why. Im stuck between the 204 or a 22-250
 
The .204 has the same effect as the .22/250 out to 300 yards, with less BOOM and pelt damage. If your shots are longer than 300 yards I'd go with the .22/250 and heavier bullet weight
 
Truthfully I would run the 22-250. Using the proper rounds the bullet doesn't do all that much more damage, I use the Win Ballistic Silver Tip's. Last year I took down about 19-23 coyotes and only a few of them were destroyed. Very accurate round, plus you can reach out with them. I love em'
 
I love the 204 but my main prey is the gopher. Have taken coyotes but that's seldom.

If you only shoot coyotes I would recommend the 22-250, easy enough to find ammo and for coyote hunting MOA is good enough. Decent factory ammo will get you there
 
okay not so sure now lol. yotes aren't my main prey ill be huntin gophers on my land as well. on the other hand I am a fan of long range shooting....to bad I cant use my savage FCP-K lol
 
i use a 22-250..i have this ammo for it called goffer granaids.they expand shooting a grape..they dont sell it on the market..i load them myself..but if its coyotes your after these go in and do massive damage without passing through..federal has a good 43 grain round but they cost $36..but check out utube vid on the granaids .they shot a prarrie dog and it mists it
 
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i use a 22-250..i have this ammo for it called goffer granaids.they expand shooting a grape..they dont sell it on the market..i load them myself..but if its coyotes your after these go in and do massive damage without passing through..federal has a good 43 grain round but they cost $36..but check out utube vid on the granaids .they shot a prarrie dog and it mists it
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HOLY CRAP lol the little bugger turned into mist
 
that my freind is the difference between a 204 and a 22-250..a 250 carries why more energy..ill tell you a little story..my freind has a 204 so we whent out to do some targets..i had a 3/8 plate of steel.4x4 inches,hung it on a tree with a string.we set our selves at 250 yards ,he shot and all it did was dent it.and made it wave around a bit.i shot and the plate does not move.and he says ,,i think you missed it,,i look through my scope again and said to him...nope i see daylight..the round went through it like a hot knife on butter..clean hole not a burr on it..theres another vid on utube..a guy does a 800 yard shot with a 250 and hits dead center of the target..with a TCventure..that gun is very reasonable priced..should check them out
 
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The 22/250 has a 179 ft/lbs of energy advantage (at the muzzle) shooting a 40gr V-Max projectile. At 500 yards the 204 has a 125 ft/lbs advantage over the 22/250 with that same bullet...plus the 204 is a flatter shooter. The 22/250 only gains an advantage over the 204 when shooting heavier bullets.
 
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The 22/250 has a 179 ft/lbs of energy advantage (at the muzzle) shooting a 40gr V-Max projectile. At 500 yards the 204 has a 125 ft/lbs advantage over the 22/250 with that same bullet...plus the 204 is a flatter shooter. The 22/250 only gains an advantage over the 204 when shooting heavier bullets.
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I don't shoot either... but I do shoot .22 K-Hornet, .223, .22 BR Rem, .220 Swift, .22 CHeetah, .22 TTH... if you are a .22 centerfire fan, then the .22/250 holds an attraction over the .204, in that you already have the bullets and powders that you will use... those little .20 (&.17 cal) pills don't work well with my sausage fingers...
 
I shoot a 204 and my calling partner shoots a 22-250. With the proper shot placement and bullets both rounds kill coyotes and mist gophers. I prefer to skin the coyotes shot with my 204. You can buy quality factory rounds for each if you don't reload but the 22-250 might be easier to find. If your a handloader IMO you can not beat the 35 or 40gr 20 cal Bergers for coyotes out to 450yds.
 
If I was building a dedicated coyote rifle, chances are it would be a .243 or a 6mm Remington. There isn't much I could do with a .22-250 that I couldn't do as well with a .223, and while I like the .22-250, its advantage isn't as obvious as it was a generation ago. If you live where the wind blows, you might find that the sub bores are significantly more wind sensitive, then the heavier .224s and 6mms, and some might even opt for a .25-06 or even a .257 Weatherby. The bullet options that are available in .224 and 6mm makes the .17s and .204s nonstarters for me, but for some people a wide selection just confuses the issue.

A bigger issue than caliber is whether you should have a varmint barrel or a sporter weight barrel and what rate of twist it should have. If you're a hiker, a light rifle can be an advantage over the heavy barrel version. Game is not shot with groups, and if only the first shot or two hits point of aim, that's all you need in the field, but a sporter weight rifle that is properly bedded is better than that. Some argue that the best accuracy is realized with the minimum amount of twist needed to stabilize a given bullet, others argue that a custom rifle should have a twist that is chosen for a specific bullet. I disagree with both. I like fast twists, and over the years have pretty much debunked that idea that a slow twist has any significant advantage over fast twists. A 1:7 .224 will shoot 50 gr bullets just as well as a 1:14. If your rifle barrel has a fast twist, the terminal performance on yon coyote will be much more dramatic then you might expect.
 
I own one of each (.204,.223,.22-250) and also play with the .22 hornet and enjoy all. biggest thing is find something you like and shoot until you forget what a miss is.
 
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