Ruger rifle

General discussion and information about the 204 Ruger.
wtdew
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.204 Ruger Guns: Hawkeye Left hand .201

Ruger rifle

Post by wtdew »

I see a lot of rifles that are being used to shoot the .204 Ruger round. But, most of them are not Ruger made. Why are there not more RUGER rifles being used?
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Joe O
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.204 Ruger Guns: Savage LRPV,Ruger K1V,G2 Contender
Location: Upstate SC

Re: Ruger rifle

Post by Joe O »

Who knows what goes on in the marketing department of Ruger Arms.They co-deveoped the 204 with Hornady,and they don' chamber their#1 varmit model for that cartridge . I was lucky enough to find a NIB SS one a couple months ago.
tuck2
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Re: Ruger rifle

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I purchased a .204 Ruger Ruger Target-Varmint model when they first came out. It was a very accurate out of the box rifle . My brother and son in law have also gotten the same modle . Over the years I have tryed out various brands of rifles and cartridges. The .204 Ruger is the best prairie dog rifle I have used.
joghotrod
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Re: Ruger rifle

Post by joghotrod »

My first .204 was a Ruger and it is my most accurate of the 3. I bought it used from a member here about 3 years ago. My Dtech AR's are very close to it but not better.

Jimmy
.204 Ruger M77 Mark II Weaver 6-24
.222 Rem. BDL Varmint Leupold VX III 6.5-20
.204 Dtech AR 24 in. 1/9 twist SS Fluted Shilen Barrel with Compensator, Leatherwood 8.5-25 uni-dial Also 1/12 twist Shilen. NRA Life Member
6BR Dtech Upper, Shilen 1/8 twist.
Ruger1
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.204 Ruger Guns: Savage Model 12 LRPV

Re: Ruger rifle

Post by Ruger1 »

Just like Joe O, I recently bought the Ruger 1V in SS .204. Had the trigger changed out right away as they have notorious tough triggers ( I have owned 3 ). Unlike some reports I have seen this thing shoots bug holes. Very consistant groups and right now is pushing my LRPV in accuracy but the trigger is still a little rough. Can't get it down lower than 2 1/2# and I much prefer about 1#. My loads are much better than factory in this rifle and I'm very glad I added it to my arsenal.
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