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.204 Ruger or .223 Remington ???
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<blockquote data-quote="robbobsam" data-source="post: 492131" data-attributes="member: 25432"><p>Hiya guys,</p><p></p><p>I am trying to decide which calibre to go for, .223Rem or .204 Ruger.</p><p></p><p>I already have a .243 Tikka that is awesome for longer ranges and will easily hit 1.5" groups at 300yds. The problem is that most of my hunting recently is at night with a lamp after rabbits and foxes and the .243 is a little too much gun for that purpose.</p><p></p><p>I shoot at night up to 250yds and would like a flat shooting rifle that will be cheap to feed. </p><p></p><p>The .243 is hungry on powder and has a bit of a kick which is affecting accuracy when I need to take a quick shot at a twitchy rabbit at 250yds away.</p><p></p><p>I understand the .223 has less kick than the .243 and will give a flat shooting bullet if you use the 40-50 grainers, but the .204 Ruger will give better ballistics and less kick. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately the .204 ruger is rumoured to have a short barrel life expectancy.</p><p></p><p>Can you guys please give me the benefit of your experience on calibre choice ???</p><p></p><p>Thanks guys, looking forward to your thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robbobsam, post: 492131, member: 25432"] Hiya guys, I am trying to decide which calibre to go for, .223Rem or .204 Ruger. I already have a .243 Tikka that is awesome for longer ranges and will easily hit 1.5" groups at 300yds. The problem is that most of my hunting recently is at night with a lamp after rabbits and foxes and the .243 is a little too much gun for that purpose. I shoot at night up to 250yds and would like a flat shooting rifle that will be cheap to feed. The .243 is hungry on powder and has a bit of a kick which is affecting accuracy when I need to take a quick shot at a twitchy rabbit at 250yds away. I understand the .223 has less kick than the .243 and will give a flat shooting bullet if you use the 40-50 grainers, but the .204 Ruger will give better ballistics and less kick. Unfortunately the .204 ruger is rumoured to have a short barrel life expectancy. Can you guys please give me the benefit of your experience on calibre choice ??? Thanks guys, looking forward to your thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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