kyska Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Anyone got one of these who I can Pm please? If you don't want Pm any experiences would be very useful, price, noise, price of rifles, suitability for fox, accuracy etc. Thanks Kyska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpshot Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 been out lamping a few times with one. it was my mates. i really liked shooting it. its a very very quick round and does the job pretty well. acuracy is good on a still day / night but the wind affects this round alot infact in my opion too much for where i shoot as there seems always to be wind!!! as i say its a nice caliber but i would prefer not to own one. my mate had swapped in his .243 for it and regreted it almost straight away, he has now gone back to .243. you wont know what i mean untill you try one in the wind. my triple does a much better job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted January 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Thanks Mate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Logic Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 However, it's also wrong information. 204 is fine in the wind - BC of the bullets is pretty high for a small calibre. It's higher than the 224 bullets of an equivalent weight so it is less wind affected. It also carries more grunt downrange than a 222, or 223, assuming you get away with 40gr bullets. For a successful 204 rig, you need: * Long barrel (not less than 24") * 1:11 twist (rarer than hens' teeth - you will need to take a punt on a 12 twist really, but it might not shoot the 40s) * Decent scope You will then be OK to annihilate rabbits at considerable ranges, and put nice holes in foxes too. I learned those lessons by having a Howa that shot 32gr bullets very well, but quite slowly (3750) because it had a short barrel. The performance on bunny was devastating. In terms of noise, a tiny little smidge less than my 223. Recommended, but you MUST get a long barrel to get the best out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 I'm leaning towards one myself. Like the look of the semi custom Remington sps varmint from Rimfire Magic. Not sure what moderator yet, but it will be an over barrel one with calibre specific baffles. Scope wise, probably something from Swarovski/S&B - if I'm having a weak moment, a PM II 5-25 cheers Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpshot Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 each to their own i suppose. its down to preference these are just my expeiences and of course they will be different to other peoples. i wouldnt want one to work with one. i have no need to shoot 300yd rabbits thats the rimmys job. all things look good in theory its putting them into practice that counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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