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The 204 is an excellent round out to 250-300 yards, at which point the 223 and the 22-250 take the edge because of their superior powder capacity. For most Eastern varmint hunting it should be more than capable, but when you get out West it may not be as desirable for the extremely long ranges that you will encounter.
I see the only negative on the 204 is the likelyhood of barrel burn out faster than other rounds. I like the 4200 fps round and my soon add this rifle to my collection.
Boy 4200fps that is smoking,any idea how many rounds you could get through it before it becomes unstable?If varmit shooting would cooling between shots help or is it just the erosive power of each shot? Sorry so many questions just interested in the caliber myself.
.204 is a very balanced round. Even with the high speed barrel burnout shouldn't be any more than with the faster .224 rounds. My Remington 700 was a .5 MOA gun with certain factory loads. - just had to redo the target crown. Wind at longer range is a factor. Nice that Barnes now makes .224 Varmint Grenades.
I don't currently own a .204, though I have five .22 centerfire rifles. The cartridge interests me, and I'm intent on exploring it more intently. The occasional long shot (300+) is an exception for me, and most of my shots are taken well under 150 yds due to the terrain in the areas in which I operate, frequently on private property as a guest. I think the cartridge shows merit, and I have a .22 Hornet that I'd be willing to "retire" in favor of the .204, so we'll see how that develops.
My apologies; I didn't adequately address the question. I currently own rifles in .222 Rem., .223 and .22-250 (see my profile), but they're set up a little differently. As cartridge choices, they are all time-tested varmint cartridges. I relied on a .222 Rem for Bench Rest competition in the '70s and have never lost my appreciation of the cartridge. You don't need more velocity then the .222 offers if it doesn't provide nail-driving accuracy. The .223 is an excellent varmint cartridge, no question there, and I enjoy it in my Winchester M70 Featherweight. My heavy-barreled Rem Model 700 is a .22-250, and it has dispatched the greatest number of varmints in its lengthy career in my possession. I have owned four .22-250 rifles. I load this cartridge down a bit, and recently exceeded 5,000 rounds in my Remington (98% were handloads). Since I use these rifles a bit differently, I can't make an apples-to-oranges comparison of the rifles but, if I had to choose but one of the cartridges, I suppose it would be a difficult choice that would favor the .223 for the shooting that I do and the distances at which I operate here in the Northwest. If you'd asked me for the same choice while I lived in SW Colorado, I would unequivocally have chosen the .22-250 because those were long(er) shots compared to those I normally take now. I'm not yet certain how the .204 will stack up, but I believe it'll compare well to the.222 and .223 for varmints. It'll take considerable effort to unseat the .22-250 in my eyes as a varminter. The .22-250 delivers the 50-52-53-55 grain bullets I normally rely upon with respectable velocity, flat trajectory, commendable accuracy and good performance on varmints. I look forward to learn how the .204 stacks up to that.
the power behind it is more than enough to topple a yotedog, but if you are in an area that demands far shots i would recomend the 22-250 cause it has more powder behind it the 204 it basically a 223 with a little less onions.
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The 204 is an excellent round out to 250-300 yards, at which point the 223 and the 22-250 take the edge because of their superior powder capacity. For most Eastern varmint hunting it should be more than capable, but when you get out West it may not be as desirable for the extremely long ranges that you will encounter.
I see the only negative on the 204 is the likelyhood of barrel burn out faster than other rounds. I like the 4200 fps round and my soon add this rifle to my collection.
Boy 4200fps that is smoking,any idea how many rounds you could get through it before it becomes unstable?If varmit shooting would cooling between shots help or is it just the erosive power of each shot? Sorry so many questions just interested in the caliber myself.
.204 is a very balanced round. Even with the high speed barrel burnout shouldn't be any more than with the faster .224 rounds. My Remington 700 was a .5 MOA gun with certain factory loads. - just had to redo the target crown. Wind at longer range is a factor. Nice that Barnes now makes .224 Varmint Grenades.
I don't currently own a .204, though I have five .22 centerfire rifles. The cartridge interests me, and I'm intent on exploring it more intently. The occasional long shot (300+) is an exception for me, and most of my shots are taken well under 150 yds due to the terrain in the areas in which I operate, frequently on private property as a guest. I think the cartridge shows merit, and I have a .22 Hornet that I'd be willing to "retire" in favor of the .204, so we'll see how that develops.
My apologies; I didn't adequately address the question. I currently own rifles in .222 Rem., .223 and .22-250 (see my profile), but they're set up a little differently. As cartridge choices, they are all time-tested varmint cartridges. I relied on a .222 Rem for Bench Rest competition in the '70s and have never lost my appreciation of the cartridge. You don't need more velocity then the .222 offers if it doesn't provide nail-driving accuracy. The .223 is an excellent varmint cartridge, no question there, and I enjoy it in my Winchester M70 Featherweight. My heavy-barreled Rem Model 700 is a .22-250, and it has dispatched the greatest number of varmints in its lengthy career in my possession. I have owned four .22-250 rifles. I load this cartridge down a bit, and recently exceeded 5,000 rounds in my Remington (98% were handloads). Since I use these rifles a bit differently, I can't make an apples-to-oranges comparison of the rifles but, if I had to choose but one of the cartridges, I suppose it would be a difficult choice that would favor the .223 for the shooting that I do and the distances at which I operate here in the Northwest. If you'd asked me for the same choice while I lived in SW Colorado, I would unequivocally have chosen the .22-250 because those were long(er) shots compared to those I normally take now. I'm not yet certain how the .204 will stack up, but I believe it'll compare well to the.222 and .223 for varmints. It'll take considerable effort to unseat the .22-250 in my eyes as a varminter. The .22-250 delivers the 50-52-53-55 grain bullets I normally rely upon with respectable velocity, flat trajectory, commendable accuracy and good performance on varmints. I look forward to learn how the .204 stacks up to that.
the power behind it is more than enough to topple a yotedog, but if you are in an area that demands far shots i would recomend the 22-250 cause it has more powder behind it the 204 it basically a 223 with a little less onions.
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