Reference Remington Arms Corporation Catalog 2,008 - page 88!
204 Ruger 40 gr AccuTip 200 yard zero - 500 yard drop = 28.1"
223 Rem. 55 gr AccuTip 200 yard zero - 500 yard drop = 46.3"
The folks at Remington can be TRUSTED to load to commonly used pressures NOT hot loads in one cartridge vs squib loads in what its being compared to!
Sheesh!
28.1" of drop vs 46.3" of drop - now let me think about that a minute.... - yeah I think the 204 Ruger is definitely ballistically better!
END of argument!
Remington chose NOT to give their 223's 50 grain AccuTip offering a 200 yard zero INSTEAD referenced it at 250 yards for that bullets zero - even with the 250 yard zero the 204 Ruger zeroed at 200 yards BESTS the 223's 50 grain AccuTip 500 yard drop with its 28.1" drop vs 37.5" drop in the 223!!!
Remington DID show the ballistic drop for their 50 grain hollow-point with a 200 yard zero and that bullets drop at 500 yards was an eye-popping 52.7" vs the 204's 28.1"!
There simply IS NO QUESTION as to the ballistic superiority of the 204 Rugers bullets over distances at which 99% of all Varmints are killed (500 yards and under!)!
Long live the wonderful 204 Ruger cartridge!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
