.204 worth keeping

carbonnation · May 17, 2009

I was lucky enough to win a .204 at a SFW banquet. I am not familiar with this caliber. Is it a gun worth having in my collection? I live in the west and mainly hunt big game. I chase coyotes from time to time and have been known to shoot a rabit or two, but I am not much of a plinker. I already have a .243 , .300 ultra, and a 10-22. What do you guys think?

Hardway · May 17, 2009

Hell ya, It'll push 32gr v max's at about 4250fps. It would make a damn fine praire dog gun, even yotes. With a .22lr and a .243 I think it would fill a big gap.

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BuckSnort · May 17, 2009

Trade ya a 270 WSM for it........

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west · May 18, 2009

LAST EDITED ON May-18-09 AT 07:54AM (MST)[p]I love my .204. Great caliber for yotes to p dogs. Zero recoil and very flat out to long distances. I was nervous about wind drift with the 32 gr but have found it to be very minimal.if you don't reload you might want to start. You'll get carried away shooting dogs. 100 rounds later you'll realize this could get expensive.I highly suggest you give the gun a try.

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REDDOG · May 18, 2009

Its worth keeping, great little round.

just be sure to keep it away from that 300 RUM, they have been known to eat the poor little fella's

carbonnation · May 18, 2009

Thanks for the advice, maybe I will give it a try. I also won a .17 that has a 26" varmit barrel and a vented stock. I am not a big fan of the .17, especially a bolt action that is that heavy. Would you keep that one.

REDDOG · May 18, 2009

LAST EDITED ON May-18-09 AT 11:04PM (MST)[p]a 26 incher is a tad excessive, even for a 17 rem.i take it yours is a rimfire?

sageadvice · May 18, 2009

Though i have sold many and traded some, my advice is to keep every gun you ever own.

Joey

bhunter · May 19, 2009

The cool thing about the 204 is it is a flat shooting gun and it won't eat a barrel like the 22-250. A guy had one at the range the other day, he was shooting itty bity groups.

If there is any proof of a man in a hunt it is not whether he killed a deer or elk but how he hunted it.

4000fps · May 19, 2009

I love my 204. Thing is, it shoots like crap, unless I am using 35gr Bergers, then it shoots in the .3's! Got to whack a couple yotes with it this year. I also own a 223AI, and the two guns are very similar in performance, when shooting similar bullets.