VG... I gotta say I'm with Gmoney here. The .204 has nothing on the .223 as far as I'm concerned. I bought one, it shot ok... it was loud as hell (24" pipe), it was finicky, and it didn't kill coyotes very well with any projectile I tried (I'm not a big fan of the .223 on coyotes either). I also found that for all practical purposes the .223 shot nearly as flat, and gave a better splat effect on chucks and crows (with the 40 & 50 grainers). I guess when you read ballistics tables it's got the .223 beat up and down the block. But in the field I don't see how it performs better... hey, that's just me. And you've got to wonder about anyone that owns 18 varmint rifles chambered for rounds that get their a$$es kicked by a .243 running 55s all day long. ~josh

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