Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Predators and Varmints Thoughts on 204 ruger for predators and varmints

I didn't go down the .204 path. Instead sold the .204 barrel on my CZ and re-barreled to .222 and also bought another CZ and re-barreled to .17-222. I figured the .222 might get hot slower than a .204 for high volume shooting, barrel might last longer, a 50-55 grain .224 might be slightly better on pigs and thought that .222 may be more accurate. Just wish I had got a 12 twist rather than 14 twist so I could use the 53 VMAX with a bc of .290. With the .17-222 I get 3870 fps and it shoots into .2" with the 25 grain VMAX with 19.9 grains Benchmark. I figured that the .17-222 may be lighter recoiling for precision head shots. Just wish they would bring out a .17 30 grain VMAX with a b.c. over .280. I can't fault the choice of a .204 Ruger or .20 Tactical however. Even a .20-222 would be good.