I tried the 204 three times (yeah, I know - slow learner) but I came to the same conclusion as JamesJr. The only 204 bullet I found that worked semi-reliably on coyotes was the 35 gr Berger and even with them I had a couple of runoffs that I have never experienced with 40 Nosler BT's out of my 223.

I know that there is a lot of love of love for the 204 but in my experience using the 32 gr bullet on gophers and PD's is where it is reliable, the varmint bullets are just too fragile for anything else. Even then for me it does not do anything that the 223 doesn't do with the 40 gr V-Max and Nosler BT.

drover

223 Rem, my favorite cartridge - you can't argue with truckloads of dead PD's and gophers.

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