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by rugerVT
Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:19 pm
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Steve from Australia
Replies: 11
Views: 2321

Re: Steve from Australia

Sam in Perth, I am in NSW and yep .204 is acceptable here for commercial harvesting. Sidewinderwa most of our shots here are well within 150 mts, occasionally a 200 mt shot. If I eat roo I like it cut into strips and cooked quick as in a stirfry or similar, most of the roos we shoot end up in europe...
by rugerVT
Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:06 am
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Steve from Australia
Replies: 11
Views: 2321

Re: Steve from Australia

Gary

Yep the .204 definately shoots flatter than the .223. My son uses the 39 gn Sierra BKs. For commercial shooting all roos have to be shot in the head and the .204 has no problems there that is for sure. It is a great round for what we do.

Steve
by rugerVT
Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:01 pm
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: M77 204 Report
Replies: 12
Views: 1311

Re: M77 204 Report

My son has a vt in .204 and I have one in .223, both rifles shoot good groups, we use them here in Australia for commercial kangaroo shooting.

Steve
by rugerVT
Thu Aug 05, 2010 7:55 pm
Forum: 204 Ruger Forum
Topic: Steve from Australia
Replies: 11
Views: 2321

Steve from Australia

Hello all, My son owns a ruger VT in .204 with a bushnell 5-15 X 50 3200 elite on top to match my ruger VT in .223 with the same scope. Most of our shooting with these two rifles is commercial kangaroo shooting for human consumption. I am thinking that when my .223 is shot out it will become a .204 ...