Dimecovers5: I currently own 10 (ten) Rifles in caliber 204 Ruger and all of them (except one!) are the heavy barrel wide forearm heavier stocked styles. Again with the exception of one and that Rifle has a 26" "sporter weight" barrel 26" long.
That Rifle is a Ruger #1-B with such exceptionally beautiful wood I have decided NOT to shoot it - so I can NOT answer your question definitively. I wish someone else would so I am bringing it back to the top of this thread for you.
BUT.... I can make an educated guess for you and that guess would be from a solid rest with maybe some hand pressure downward on the scope, at the shot, you would be able to see the bullet impact.
Again that is a guess but not a wild assed guess.
I say buy the heavy barrel 204's for a couple of reasons.
Best of luck to you with whichever you decide on.
Long live the amazing 204 Ruger cartridge.
Hold into the wind
varmintGuy
