Can I shoot Moose with a .204? It finally came....

I have a pic of a GRIZZLY BEAR that was shot with a .17 Ackley on a bet!:D
The fella that owned the rifle lost in that bet.
This is in the first issue of handloader magazine......
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its still double the recoil, for basically zero performance gain for gophers

for coyotes, and especially wolves, Id rather have a 22-250 hands down. current bullet selection for predators in the 204 is slim, but getting better
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todbartell said:
because, he can draw them in close with his electronic corn feeder

they'll never know Captain Deadly is hiding in the box blind!
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We also mix the corn with the "date rape drug" then when the Moose is all stupid and drooling we have our way with it.:eek:
 
6.5x55swm said:
You are talking about shooting a moose with a .204 why?why?why?why?why?
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you asked

why?
because he wants to

why?
because he can

why?
because he's a little bit crazy

why?
because he's yanking your chain

why?
because he's BIGREDD


My advise BIGREDD, is not to go after Bullwinkle or Elk-ington with a 204 until Remmy finallly puts it out in their most accurate and dependable of firesticks - the 710.
 
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Indiana Highway shooter

art.h said:
post another one I'm walking with an awful limp, arth
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You are probably the only one who truly understands what I'm talking about Art.:confused:

CH_Tiger_14 said:
My advise BIGREDD, is not to go after Bullwinkle or Elk-ington with a 204 until Remmy finallly puts it out in their most accurate and dependable of firesticks - the 710.
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See now thats what I'm talking about.... Didn't the Indiana Highway Shooter use a 710?:eek:
 
kombi1976 said:
Gotta say, the difference between 3lbs and 6lbs is very minimal.
Besides, I think flexibility counts for a lot.
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It's not minimal, it's DOUBLE. Besides, being able to spot your own shots at a quarter mile counts for a lot, too. Shoot a '250, and you have no idea if you need to come up, down, left or right unless you have a spotter. A .204, you just watch the impact through the lens. Doesn't sound like such a huge advantage till you've been there and tried it. I was skeptical at first too
 
kombi1976 said:
Yet another varmint round that has reinvented the wheel!
Why shoot anything with it?:confused: 22-250 is better, IMO of course.:rolleyes:
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Hmm, so lemme see if I got this right, we should discourage the firearms industry and wildcat folks and the like from coming up with new innovative ideas because there are already calibers out there that can do the same job ? Sounds like one of Windy's backdoor shenanigans concepts to me. I love my .204, and my .223, and my .308, and my 7.62x54R, and my .45ACP, etc etc ... :D :p ;)

Besides, the 32 Vmax from a .204 is absolutely deadly on moose. Throws em 7 or 8 feet up in the air. You'll be lucky to find enough meat to make sausage.
 
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I agree with prosper and CV32... efficiency and low recoil are the main reasons I have opted for the .204 Ruger instead of a 22-250 or any other .22 centerfire. I shoot a 25WSSM instead of a 25-06 for the very same reason.
Shooting 4000fps with less than half the noise and powder of a 22-250 is great....
Seeing your Varmints do back-flips in the scope is Priceless!!!!
 
I got bored so I phoned down to Thompson Center and talked to one of the Factory Gunsmiths. I talked with him about the Pro-Hunter and the Manufacturing processes. All the Encore pro-Hunter barrels are Button Rifled and Hand Lapped in the factory. He said the 1:12 twist will stabalize all the current bullets. He told me that I will get approximately 100fps over the 26 inch barrel using the 28 inch barrel!
He also said that the new Pro hunters are test fired in the factory and that the .204's just shoot amazing one hole groups.
 
BIGREDD said:
Well I finally bit the bullet and ordered the .204 barrel for the Encore Pro-Hunter. The only thing I was really lacking in the vault was a light-caliber varmint/moose rifle..:cool:
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Holly Good News!!
Since when moose became varmint in peterbo? :D that you guy can shoot them with a .204 before they reach 100 lbs? :D
 
prosper said:
It's not minimal, it's DOUBLE. Besides, being able to spot your own shots at a quarter mile counts for a lot, too. Shoot a '250, and you have no idea if you need to come up, down, left or right unless you have a spotter. A .204, you just watch the impact through the lens. Doesn't sound like such a huge advantage till you've been there and tried it. I was skeptical at first too
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CV32 said:
Besides, the 32 Vmax from a .204 is absolutely deadly on moose. Throws em 7 or 8 feet up in the air. You'll be lucky to find enough meat to make sausage.
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Sorry, guys.:redface:
NOW I understand.;)
It's always hard to spot that somersaulting moose.:p :p :D :D
 
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