.204 ruger

[RicW 67]

thanks for all ur replys the furthest ill be shooting is about 200-250 then i meet a hill but u never know. the last thing i want 2 do is injure a fox clean kill or nothing. last thing we need running about is a gangreen fox for some body to see

 

Amen to that. Hence my concern about downrange killing power. Will you be reloading? I know there's not much choice of factory ammunition, but at those ranges the Remington 32gr V-Max should be a one shot drop.

 

Ric

[upperlane2 4]

thanks for all ur replys the furthest ill be shooting is about 200-250 then i meet a hill but u never know. the last thing i want 2 do is injure a fox clean kill or nothing. last thing we need running about is a gangreen fox for some body to see

 

Amen to that. Hence my concern about downrange killing power. Will you be reloading? I know there's not much choice of factory ammunition, but at those ranges the Remington 32gr V-Max should be a one shot drop.

 

Ric

got a mate who reloads his 303 he says if i get him all the gear he,ll reload for me is there much off a saving and do u still get the same accuracy

[jamie g 17]

thanks for all ur replys the furthest ill be shooting is about 200-250 then i meet a hill but u never know. the last thing i want 2 do is injure a fox clean kill or nothing. last thing we need running about is a gangreen fox for some body to see

 

Amen to that. Hence my concern about downrange killing power. Will you be reloading? I know there's not much choice of factory ammunition, but at those ranges the Remington 32gr V-Max should be a one shot drop.

 

Ric

got a mate who reloads his 303 he says if i get him all the gear he,ll reload for me is there much off a saving and do u still get the same accuracy

 

your get better accuracy then factory and over the long run it will work out cheaper

[RicW 67]

thanks for all ur replys the furthest ill be shooting is about 200-250 then i meet a hill but u never know. the last thing i want 2 do is injure a fox clean kill or nothing. last thing we need running about is a gangreen fox for some body to see

 

Amen to that. Hence my concern about downrange killing power. Will you be reloading? I know there's not much choice of factory ammunition, but at those ranges the Remington 32gr V-Max should be a one shot drop.

 

Ric

got a mate who reloads his 303 he says if i get him all the gear he,ll reload for me is there much off a saving and do u still get the same accuracy

 

your get better accuracy then factory and over the long run it will work out cheaper

 

Just what I was gonna say. Any half decent reloads should be MUCH more accurate than factory ammo. As for cost, depends how many rounds you fire. The more you fire the cheaper the reloads get! You have to front the cost of the dies and so on but once they're paid for they're paid for! If your oppo loads .303 I'd like to meet him sometime. I learned to shoot with a Lee-Enfield .303 way back in the '60s. Much under-rated round IMO!

 

Ric

[Mr_Logic 5]

Accuracy gains are not as much in 204, all the original calibre reviews raved about it, and the factory stuff still seems to be quicker than reloads.

 

But they aren't cheap

[jamie g 17]

Accuracy gains are not as much in 204, all the original calibre reviews raved about it, and the factory stuff still seems to be quicker than reloads.

 

But they aren't cheap

 

did you crono them mr l ? i wouldnt go by what the factory rounds tell you for speed on the box

[RicW 67]

Accuracy gains are not as much in 204, all the original calibre reviews raved about it, and the factory stuff still seems to be quicker than reloads.

 

But they aren't cheap

 

did you crono them mr l ? i wouldnt go by what the factory rounds tell you for speed on the box

 

I've looked at several reloading sites from the States, and they all say that

Hornady's figures for MV are correct . . .

Hornady factory ammo is phenomenally accurate . . .

It is not possible to reload to higher MV than factory.

 

So you would reload if you were firing a lot of rounds, to save money, not to gain performance. And yes, I realise I'm contradicting myself. Mr L is correct about the accuracy of factory .204

 

Ric

Edited October 18, 2009 by RicW

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Glad thats settled then , now get a .222.

[upperlane2 4]

Glad thats settled then , now get a .222.

a bit too expensive for me lad

[upperlane2 4]

credit crunch on lad was out last nite with mates .22 strange nite was calling a fox in but at last min he turned so thought well leave it give a quick flash around . about 20 yards sitting on its arse was a vixen bang he missed it ran 2 about 60 and turned missed it again couldnt believe it he usually dosent miss much. At other side off same field stopped seen eyes about 300 yards away started to call . fox never stopped untill it was 40 yards away had 2 shout 2 stop it bang 1 dead vixen seen another 2 but wernt moving about 130 yards (if only i had the .204lol)

[jamie g 17]

credit crunch on lad was out last nite with mates .22 strange nite was calling a fox in but at last min he turned so thought well leave it give a quick flash around . about 20 yards sitting on its arse was a vixen bang he missed it ran 2 about 60 and turned missed it again couldnt believe it he usually dosent miss much. At other side off same field stopped seen eyes about 300 yards away started to call . fox never stopped untill it was 40 yards away had 2 shout 2 stop it bang 1 dead vixen seen another 2 but wernt moving about 130 yards (if only i had the .204lol)

 

 

he prob miss as the bullet was still rising if he is at 100 yard zero. prob went right over the fox

[upperlane2 4]

credit crunch on lad was out last nite with mates .22 strange nite was calling a fox in but at last min he turned so thought well leave it give a quick flash around . about 20 yards sitting on its arse was a vixen bang he missed it ran 2 about 60 and turned missed it again couldnt believe it he usually dosent miss much. At other side off same field stopped seen eyes about 300 yards away started to call . fox never stopped untill it was 40 yards away had 2 shout 2 stop it bang 1 dead vixen seen another 2 but wernt moving about 130 yards (if only i had the .204lol)

 

 

he prob miss as the bullet was still rising if he is at 100 yard zero. prob went right over the fox

he has it zeroed at75 was using high velocitys thats wat i said at time his second shot was just fustration. told him to drop on target then he hit second fox just one of these things it was more suprise than anything

[Aaron Proffitt 142]

I love my .204 T/C Encore handgun in a 15" barrel ...performs excellent out to about 250 yards on called coyotes and bobcats. Very little fur damage and turns them right off.