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If your the kind that does a lot of walking to get to remote areas what do you think is the perfect predator and cartridge combination for Coyotes, bob cat, lynx, mountain lion and wolf?

Anyone at this site used a 204 on Cougar? I have seen bigger game taken but was wondering if someone had a good large cat load. Range would definetly be under 300 yards and most likely under 150....

Well I owned an UL before and traded or sold it for something else......big mistake, not as much as passing up a stainless number 1A in 204 but huge none the less. Now I am looking to buy a new walking 204. I was actually contemplating a stainless Hawkeye and then bedding it in a wood stock.... I se...

Well it sure is good to see my old home of Eastern Oregon in pics and stories. Years since I lived in Madras. I had to go four years without wetting a line on the Deschutes river and last summer when I finally get there with my twelve year old boy my wife calls to tell me she moved out and that were...

So a Stainless Ruger Hawkeye then maybe find a nice wood stock to bed it in?????

I am again in the market for a 204 Ruger. I have heard some good and bad things about the quality of Ruger rifles as of late. No heavy barrels just a walking around rifle for off season varmints and predators a little winter snowshoeing and general all around kicking it rifle. I have a 308 for all m...

Whats the longest rock chuck kill any of you have made with a 204 Ruger? What was your long range 204 load and what kind of rifle/scope combo were you using?

As always, good writing makes for good reading. Thanks for sharing your most recent hunt with us all. I will be going down to Lake Billy Chinook at the begining of june, a family camping trip with some flyfishing and hopefully some rat and chuck killing . I always wondered what kind of camera your u...

This cartridge has been around for a little while now, what kind of accurate barrel life should be expected out of a rifle chamberd in 204 Ruger?

I have been dreaming of a light weight walking varminter in a Cooper rifle. I have settled on the Cooper Classic at an advertised weight of 6.25 lbs. For many years I have wanted a rifle chambered in 221 Fireball, but am now also considering the 20 VarTarg. I just purchased a Ruger M 77 MK II standa...

You got a picture of that Ruger .204...,is it a wood stock Rifle and do they have any more for sale? :chin: :eek: :wall: :wall: :wall: :lol: No pictures of the rifle yet, will post some on the weekend. It was the last one he had, just a left over that was never sold. I figured it was a good deal an...

Found a Ruger M 77 Mark II at Steves munitions, new in box. Chambered in 204 Ruger, he had a hard time selling the few 204s that he picked up. We dont have a lot of varmint shooting on the wet side. Cost was only $475 plus tax. Now all I need is a Cooper Classic in 20 VT. As soon as I learn more abo...

Simple question, how difficult is it to form cases from the fireball? I have reloaded for about three years now for standard cartridges but havent done any wildcating.

I have been looking at a lot of scopes in the past few weeks and for the money the Weaver V series is the clearest. I would just like to hear from anyone that has owned one for a while to get an opinion based on use and longevity.

Cooper Classic, advertised at 6.5 lbs.