The great new 204
Hey i have a question for the market analyzers out there.
Do you guys fell like the new .204 will be a round that will be chambered in just about whatever you would like it to be or will it be a fall by the wayside cartridge.
You see i own a 17 hmr and it is a great little gun but it dosent have the neccasary range for longe range varmint shooting and the ammo is to flippin expensive ro be buying it and you cant even reload it.
But i just thought i would ask , thanks for your time
Troy miller
Do you guys fell like the new .204 will be a round that will be chambered in just about whatever you would like it to be or will it be a fall by the wayside cartridge.
You see i own a 17 hmr and it is a great little gun but it dosent have the neccasary range for longe range varmint shooting and the ammo is to flippin expensive ro be buying it and you cant even reload it.
But i just thought i would ask , thanks for your time
Troy miller
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Get yourself a 223, 22-250 or the 204 and then start reloading for it. Lots of brass and bullets in the 22 calibers.
Chris8161
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i agree totaly with you i am going to get a 204 or at least was thinking about it i was wondering though is it going to be chambered in the most popular of models though that whay i can make a wise investment whether to go with a 204 or one of the other 22 calsquote:Originally posted by Chris8161
Get yourself a 223, 22-250 or the 204 and then start reloading for it. Lots of brass and bullets in the 22 calibers.
Chris8161
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Buy the Ruger #1 stainless. Great gun. Enjoy.
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I feel the 204 is a fine cartridge, but a 20 cal. bullet is an even bigger pain in the arse to reload than the 22's. Will it survive? Probably. Will it thrive? MAybe. Will it endure? I kinda doubt it. Sometimes the acceptance of a cartridge has more to do with marketing than anything else. The 225 Winchester (of which I am a great fan) is a great little number and will do anything the 22-250 will do, but was a round that was born at the wrong time and was wiped clean by the already reloaded wildcat 22-250 that Remington standardized around the same time. There is little science to determining what will fly and what won't...just too many variables because passionate shooters are involved who are notoriously hard to pin down on what they will and will not embrace. If you are going to get the 204...get LOTS of brass in case it DOESN'T fly; that way you will be sitting on something of a goldmine down the road! I have a 1910 Winchester in 401 WSL that is near mint, but a hundred rounds costs more than the gun itself. Kinda makes selling it a bear that way. Sure wish I had that time machine so I could go back and buy about 50,000 rounds, squirrel them away and now retire on the proceeds! I think it boils down to the thought "buy what you like" .If you don't really like what you're buying, down the road the decision will seem less than prudent!
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Over the years there have been many cartridges that have become "popular" only to fade to obscurity over time.
Will the 204 be one. Hard to say, marketing techniques are much better today, and of course people are more free spending.
As you are a reloader, your not limited to commercial calibers so you have a wide range of options.
With all that said, if your looking to buy now ... you may want to consider a time proven round -vs- the "new kid". If you have some time to wait things out follow the 204 and see what the results of actual field use indicate.
There are a number of internet sites devoted to varmint shooting, join them and follow the forums. Gun mags are good reading, but, I always question the motivation of the writer ... even the writers of old were not always as impartial as they would like you to think.
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I WANT ONE! Never jumped on the 17HMR wagon because I felt it was narrow in it's applications. Now when Savage starts producing a stainless short action with fluted barrel (I gonna be heatin' her up! and carrying on some long walks!) I'll get one.... and LOTS of brass, as I agree with 1KYDSTR there.
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