Steve from Australia

[rugerVT]

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

regards
Steve

[Captqc]

Welcome to the forum Steve.
I suppose by now you have noticed that the .204 shoots flatter than the .223 but I'm wondering about the lighter bullets with the .204, which weight does your son use and how do they do on Skippy? Gary

[rugerVT]

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

[Sam in Perth]

Welcome aboard the 204 wagon Steve. There are plenty of cautionary tales from 204 addicts here, ..."I know I already have 4 rifles in 204, but...". So don't say we didn't warn you.

I had heard that it was a regulatory requirement that a minimum of .22 calibre was used for roo harvesting? Obviously the rules were set before the 204 came along!

What state are you working in?

Cheers

[assailant]

hi steve, good to have another aussie on (the) board!

204 is awesome on roos.. i headshot a roo at 250m recently, i was most impressed (with myself and the rifle!)

i believe the minimum for roos has changed recently and now does incorporate 204, i think it may include velocity as a factor in determining if a calibre can be used on roos.. this is wa of course..

[Glen]

Welcome to the Forums Steve!! Don't be shy about posting up some pics from down under. You have a lot of beautiful country down there.

[jo191145]

Welcome to the forum Steve

Accuracy is accurate. Accuracy and velocity is deadly

A 204 pill to the head is something you''ll soon forget

Sorry, could'nt help it

[Clint E]

Welcome to the forum Steve
Dont be shy with storys pics and questions

[Sidewinderwa]

Welcome to a great place to spend time with friends! So, where are the pictures? Can you tell we like pictures? What range are you shooting the roos? So how do you cook kangaroo?

[paddy]

wow you guys really like pics of roos!

another aussie i just joined.
good to see some aussies getting into the longer range varmiting thing.

love laying on a hill in the morning sun exploding bunnys a few hundred metres away

take it easy fellas

[rugerVT]

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, asia and russia.

steve

[assailant]

Sam in Perth,
most of the roos we shoot end up in europe, asia and russia.

steve

most (read: all) the roos shot commercially here end up as pet meat.

ps. aussie shooters tend not to take photos of roos because the lefties like to use it against shooters.

there are also restrictions on shooting roos, being a protected species (all native species are protected) you must have the correct permit, essentially its another licence (have to pass a marksmanship test, etc) and then 'tags' must be purchased for each roo to be shot and applied to the carcass. the landholder has to sign for it as well, so there is a lot of accountability built into it.