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Worked at the Shop Sat. 204 Ruger?

drobs
Worked at the shop Saturday, had a customer come in looking for a .204 Ruger.

Never heard of this caliber. Anyone here use it?

Regards,
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  • Hangfire
    Its one of the latest "Who Cares?" chamberings. Check it out at
    www.ruger.com
    use search to find it. I tracked it down for you, but the search link doesn't work.

    Love them Pre-64's!!!!-Bob
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  • OleDuk
    drobs, the .204 Ruger is the latest factory attempt to provide a 4000 fps plus cartridge/rifle. The American Rifleman has an excellent article on it in last month's issue, or the one before that.
    Cheers,
    OleDuk[:)][:)]

    "Disperse you Rebels; Damn you,throw down your arms and disperse!"
    British Major John Pitcairn, April 19, 1775. He fell at Bunker Hill two months later.
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  • nononsense
    Dan,

    The .204 Ruger is the commercial version of several wildcats created by necking down the .222 Rem. Mag. to 20 caliber. The 20 calibers have been popular with varmint hunters for years and Ruger brought it forward. Here is some other information:

    January 08, 2004
    Another New Cartridge from Ruger
    Well, apparently Ruger and Hornady have not been resting on their laurels since last year's introduction of the 480 Ruger cartridge. This time they've turned their attention in the opposite direction - instead of a large, hard-hitting, heavy-bullet-slinging revolver round, they have come up with a small, light, super-fast varmint cartridge.

    The new 204 Ruger has an advertised muzzle velocity of 4,225 feet per second! That's a screamer, folks. It uses a tiny 20-caliber bullet weighing in at only 32 grains - that's 4 grains less than your average 22 rimfire slug.

    Five new rifles will be released in 2004 to accompany this new fast-mover. For more info, please read the following news release.

    --Begin News Release--

    Sturm, Ruger is proud to introduce five rifle models for 2004 in an exciting new caliber: the 204 RUGER. This small, fast, and efficient new cartridge is the result of another joint development effort between Sturm, Ruger and Hornady Manufacturing Company. The 204 RUGER shares the same case head and overall length dimensions as the 222 Remington Magnum, but uses a slender new 20 caliber, 32 grain, V-MAX bullet. The 204 RUGER's bullet has an extremely efficient ballistic coefficient of 0.192 and an amazing muzzle velocity of 4,225 feet per second.

    When compared directly with either the 22-250 Remington or the 220 Swift, the 204 RUGER offers higher muzzle velocity and flatter trajectory. Because the 204 RUGER cartridge achieves a higher velocity with less propellant than either the 22-250 Remington or the 220 Swift, this new cartridge does not compromise barrel life. The 204 RUGER also offers lower recoil and muzzle report than comparable high-velocity, sub-caliber ammunition. Its conventional case shape avoids feeding problems and increased rearward bolt thrust associated with short and super short magnum cartridges.

    Because this new caliber provides significant benefits for varmint hunters and target shooters alike, Sturm, Ruger is introducing five rifle models chambered for the 204 RUGER. These include three bolt action rifles and two single shot rifles. The Ruger M77 MKII bolt action rifles include: the M77R in blued steel with a cut-checkered American walnut stock; the KM77RLFP Ultralight All-Weather in stainless steel with a synthetic stock and a light contour barrel; and the Target Grey KM77VT Target rifle in stainless steel with a brown, laminated wood stock, heavy target barrel, and two-stage target trigger. Ruger No.1 single shot models include the No. 1 Standard in blued steel with a cut-checkered American walnut stock and the No. 1 Stainless Varminter in stainless steel with a black, laminated stock.

    These new 204 RUGER models will be available beginning in March 2004.

    --End News Release--


    http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger204.htm


    Reloading information:

    http://www.huntingmag.com/204ruger/


    Bullets and cartridge comparisons:

    http://www.angelfire.com/sd/6mmackley/twentycaliber.html


    http://www.remington.com/NR/exeres/000015c8qadhmvekvujzvnda/RemArms+Rich+Product.asp?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=/firearms/centerfire/700lvsf204.htm&NRNODEGUID={433A93F6-4437-468F-94A0-FB2F45BF3577}&NRQUERYTERMINATOR=1&cookie_test=1


    This should get you filled in fairly completely.

    Best of luck!
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  • allechalley
    And after looking in the gun shops locally last weekend, they can be found in almost every manufacturer's lineup: Ruger, Savage, CZ,Thompson Center and NEF and last I looked Remington, I believe and in heavy barrel varmint to carrying type rifles.
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  • Shadow62
    I just received a magazine from http//www.H&R1871.com the 204 Ruger
    was mentioned in the mag.

    Shadow62
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