204 on Mt Lion

Experiences and effectiveness in hunting with the 204 Ruger.
GlennGTR1
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.204 Ruger Guns: ruger 77 all weather ultralight

204 on Mt Lion

Post by GlennGTR1 »

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....
RowdyYates
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.204 Ruger Guns: Remington LVSF, Cooper M21V, C-Z 527 Kevlar V

Re: 204 on Mt Lion

Post by RowdyYates »

No lions around here, but if I were using a .204 on 'em I'd run 45 gr. Hornady soft points, preferably through a faster-twist barrel (or whatever shoots them accurately; my Rem. LVSF squeezed some factory stuff into a bit over an inch, which would probably be good enough under 200 yards for that task.)
I see on another site you're looking for a light rifle; fwiw dealers around here are selling TC Ventures for 300 bucks. The .204 is (alleged) to have a 1:10 twist barrel. Couldn't go wrong at that price.
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RAMOS
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.204 Ruger Guns: Savage Model 12 FLV, Cooper M21
Location: Sherman County, Oregon

Re: 204 on Mt Lion

Post by RAMOS »

My suggestion would be the 35gr Berger MHP.
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