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 Anyone shooting a .204 Ruger?
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01/07/22 12:12 AM
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steve_twice
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Thinking about picking one up if I can find the right one. Looks like a fun, flat shooting little cartridge for varmints & targets.
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Re: Anyone shooting a .204 Ruger?
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01/07/22 12:17 AM
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GusWayne
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I passed on one about a year ago because of ammo
But I am seeing occasionally again
Id like to have one for pigs and varmints
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Re: Anyone shooting a .204 Ruger?
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01/07/22 12:49 AM
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Kodyjoe2016
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I have a Savage 204 with a thumbhole stock and bullbarrel. Fun shootig coyotes with it. Shoot 40 gr outa mine. Friends up in Kansas kill lots of coyotes with theirs
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Re: Anyone shooting a .204 Ruger?
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01/07/22 03:50 AM
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reeder05
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My favorite coyote gun.
Got a VTR a few years ago off here and have massacred a pile of totes with it.
Great round, but I stay away from the V-max in this small of a caliber.
HSM with 32 grain Berger’s is a mean lil round.
Wife has always wanted some Hard 8
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Re: Anyone shooting a .204 Ruger?
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01/07/22 04:16 AM
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HWY_MAN
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Had a Remington 700 I shot for a while and then traded it off, in the process of having another one built on an old 722 action.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: Anyone shooting a .204 Ruger?
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01/07/22 03:16 PM
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Wytex
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We have one , nice shooting little rifle and ammo is available up here for it. We reload for it though.
Those Vmax rounds will tear up a coyote hide though.
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Re: Anyone shooting a .204 Ruger?
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01/08/22 05:41 PM
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I have a stainless Ruger in 204 with a zeiss scope on it. We have owned it probably ten years and and have never shot it. Still has the tags on it. I keep thinking someday I will have a need for it but haven’t yet.
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Re: Anyone shooting a .204 Ruger?
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01/09/22 08:58 PM
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rogerh
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Have one in a howa and love it. Shot a few deer (neck and head shots} great on varmints but it does blow stuff up.
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Re: Anyone shooting a .204 Ruger?
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01/09/22 10:02 PM
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deerfeeder
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Had a Savage years ago. Got rid of it because ammo was too expensive even back then. Kept the Marlin 17 HMR though.
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Re: Anyone shooting a .204 Ruger?
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01/10/22 01:50 PM
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Dennis in Ft Worth
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Mine is a Ruger Hawkeye. I've lost count of the coyotes, bobcats, foxes, neck-shot turkeys, and corn stealing squirrels it has done in over the years. Basically, just point and shoot. Too light for deer or hogs, IMO. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2022/01/full-2992-331210-yote204.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://i.ibb.co/5kgxKb9/Ruger49B.jpg) Me and ol' RUGER, 74 years and still shooting.
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