.204 information

[muncie1]

Does anybody have a .204 ? Any recommendations? Thanks.

 

[42769vette]

i had a rem 700 adl 204 ruger. that particular gun didn't shoot tight enough groups with any of the factory ammo i tried for me to keep it, and i didn't bother reloading for it. im sure this problem was my guns problem and not a problem with the 204 ruger as a caliber

 

[Hondo]

I built an AR in 204....white Oak stainless heavy barrell and free float fore end....high performance, low recoil and a real tack driver...I highly reccomend

 

[42769vette]

i will say i chronoed the factory ammo claiming 4200fps (i think) and it was only about 10 fps slow. and it was cold outside when i faw shooting so its claims are most likley true

 

[DRob]

Great round

The .204 is gaining popularity in leaps and bounds among the varmint hunters and prairie dog shooters. We have 4 of them. A Savage 12 LPV, a CZ 527 Varmint, and two AR15 24" varminters. All of them easily shoot 1 MOA although the CZ is a bit picky about what you feed it. The .204 is a great round. Almost made me leave the .223s at home.

 

[bwframe]

The .204 is gaining popularity in leaps and bounds among the varmint hunters and prairie dog shooters. We have 4 of them. A Savage 12 LPV, a CZ 527 Varmint, and two AR15 24" varminters. All of them easily shoot 1 MOA although the CZ is a bit picky about what you feed it. The .204 is a great round. Almost made me leave the .223s at home.

If you had to do it from the beginning, with your current knowledge, would you pursue the AR platform again or stick with the bolt guns?

 

[bRAD]

i own a few of them. If you want a good quality rifle with an affordable price check out the Howa rifles. You can purchase a rifle with a sporter weight barrel, and a hogue overmolded stock for around $460 + tax. My second recommendation if you have the money would be to purchase a CZ527 Varmint or the Browning A-Bolt if you can find one. Savage also makes a nice entry level .204 in the Model 25 lightweight Varminter thumbhole.

Does anybody have a .204 ? Any recommendations? Thanks.

 

[6birds]

I have a Les Baer in 204, shoots .5' at 100, and is a flat joy to shoot, you can watch the rounds all the way in. My brother has a Savage bolt, it shoots about the same, for several thousand less.
The caliber is superb for varmints large and small, but gets pushed around easily with a cross wind, then we switch to 243 or 6.5 Grendel.

 

[ChalupaCabras]

I had a CZ 527 in 204 Ruger. What a gun!

That gun shot SUB MOA with Hornady factory ammo, thanks in part to the CZ set trigger.

Not to mention the 32 grain Hornady load has an MBPR of 275 yards; basically, if a varmint is within 300 yards you just point at it and shoot. No holdover needed when zeroed properly.

I ended up selling mine, because of ammo costs.

 

[kramnor54]

i only shot one in my whole life it was a real joy a real tack driver