Rifle advice!

Share information about reloading the 204 Ruger.
ShooterJ
New Member
Posts: 17
Joined: Fri Sep 21, 2018 1:40 pm
.204 Ruger Guns: Thompson Dimension 1/10 twist .204

Re: Rifle advice!

Post by ShooterJ »

Lots of good choices, for 640 and less

The CZ varmint in .204 is nice.
http://cz-usa.com/product/cz-527-varmin ... -rd-mag-2/

I have a TC Thompson Dimension in .204 that is built well, better bolt than my $1,200 ruger gunsite.
https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/mob ... ension+204

Depends on how rapid you will be shooting it. If doing alot or rounds you might want to get a bull barrel version. Mine heats up after like 8 shots. So for PD hunts where you will be shooting more often consider the harder to carry thicker barrel versions.

Or for a few dollars more or a fist full of dollars you can get the Sako .204
https://www.sako.fi/rifles/sako-85/85-varmint-stainless

I really like that Sako.
Image
User avatar
Rick in Oregon
Moderator
Posts: 4942
Joined: Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:20 pm
.204 Ruger Guns: Sako 75V, Cooper MTV, Kimber 84M, Cust M700 11 Twist
Location: High Desert of Central Oregon
Contact:

Re: Rifle advice!

Post by Rick in Oregon »

A few thousand squirrels and more than a few rock chucks would argue that the Sako Varmint in 204R is very bad news indeed.

Mine cooling her barrel in the rat patch:

Image

Accurate out of the box, and that set trigger.....oh that set trigger! :wink:
Semper Fortis
Rick in Oregon
NRA Life/OHA/VHA/VVA

Oregon, East of the Cascades - Where Common Sense Still Prevails

Image
Jim White
Moderator
Posts: 1406
Joined: Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:06 pm
.204 Ruger Guns: CZ-527, Remington 700 VLTHSS

Re: Rifle advice!

Post by Jim White »

Come to think of it, that set trigger on my CZ-527 is pretty darn sweet too...
robert w.
Senior Member
Posts: 165
Joined: Sun Mar 05, 2017 6:59 pm
.204 Ruger Guns: ruger american preditor/cz527

Re: Rifle advice!

Post by robert w. »

Yes my cz after i set it ,is sweet too
204Luver
New Member
Posts: 40
Joined: Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:25 pm
.204 Ruger Guns: 527 Varmint; Rem. 700 VLS

Re: Rifle advice!

Post by 204Luver »

It is sweet until you put hundreds of rounds through it, then it starts to creep down to 8 oz, then 4 oz, then 1 oz. You better have your Loc-Tite handy. Great rifles, otherwise, and you can always shoot it without setting. But I learned the hard way about how they creep down.
hydehunter1
New Member
Posts: 12
Joined: Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:59 am
.204 Ruger Guns: cooper

Re: Rifle advice!

Post by hydehunter1 »

I would go with a cooper model 21 mine shoots as low as 1/16 .069 groups ( measured by a bench rest scorer at a match )with 39 gr Sierra Blitzking bullets and 6.5-20 VX3 and cooper will re-barrel for 125.00 when it needs to be replaced to the original purchaser
Jim White
Moderator
Posts: 1406
Joined: Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:06 pm
.204 Ruger Guns: CZ-527, Remington 700 VLTHSS

Re: Rifle advice!

Post by Jim White »

204Luver wrote: Sun Oct 28, 2018 10:23 pm It is sweet until you put hundreds of rounds through it, then it starts to creep down to 8 oz, then 4 oz, then 1 oz. You better have your Loc-Tite handy. Great rifles, otherwise, and you can always shoot it without setting. But I learned the hard way about how they creep down.
How many rounds did you have through it when you started having this issue?

Thx,
KnotRight
New Member
Posts: 2
Joined: Wed Aug 01, 2018 9:03 pm
.204 Ruger Guns: bolt

Re: Rifle advice!

Post by KnotRight »

CZ 527 Varmint. With the select trigger mine breaks at 4 OZ and without using the select it breaks a little over 3#.
Post Reply