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Leonard
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posted June 02, 2005 10:37 PM
Not to worry about hijacking. Staying on topic has never been a requirement on Huntmasters. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Good hunting. LB
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Bomba
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posted June 03, 2005 12:21 PM
Bomba see name brought up by albert. Bomba not have 204 yet so cannot comment. Bomba do like what Injunjoe say though.
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Stop it. Kill it. Not shoot it. Track it.
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bob_ryan95
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posted June 09, 2005 02:50 PM
i just bought the new .204 ruger and im very impessed with it i drilled a ground hog out at 400 yards with the factory hornady load and had pretty good wind there was no need for a second shot bullet placement was right where i aimed ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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bob_ryan95
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posted June 09, 2005 02:52 PM
any info i can get on diffrent varmint loads and coyotes killed by this round and how far someone has made a clean kill would be appreciated ,,,thanks
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Leonard
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posted June 09, 2005 04:53 PM
Welcome to the New Huntmasters, Bob. Glad to have you on board.
Good hunting. LB
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Utahcaller
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posted June 10, 2005 11:55 AM
bob ryan95,I haven't shot at any coyotes yet with mine,but it does a number on rabbits,praire dogs and rockchucks.I have been using factory 32 grain vmax for them.I bought a box of Berger 40 grain boatails(match grade)to reload for coyotes.They have a pretty high B.C (.250)Hoping to get 3700-3800 fps(muzzle)That SHOULD do a good job on the coyotes this fall.Only time will tell though.GOOD HUNTING C.O
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S.Frame
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posted June 11, 2005 08:00 AM
Albert, Bob_R, I suppose I am the person that Tim Behle was referring to back at the beginning of this thread. We hunted together as he gave me some mouth-calling lessons this past January when I was down in Arizona.
I took along a little CZ-527 in .204 to see what it would do. It was late in the fur season when I got it, so I didn’t get a chance to use it much, but I did manage to shoot 4 coyotes with it using the 32 grain V-max factory loads. 4 shots, 4 very dead coyotes. None managed more than a spin or two before expiring where they stood.
The farthest shot was facing me dead on at 170 yards. The bullet entered the center of the chest, penetrated into the chest cavity, and disintegrated as it hashed the lungs and heart. Pinprick entrance, no exit.
The other three were broadside shots from 30 to 75 yards, with the bullet placed just behind the shoulder. Two of these were textbook shots slipping in behind the scapula and leg bones. Teeny little pinprick entrance, pureed cardiovascular system, no exit. Perfect pelt, “gagless skinning” performance.
The third was a large male that came in on a dead run from behind me (on that desert hardpan it sounded like a damn horse galloping up) and I shot it as it angled to my right at about 40 yards. The bullet hit farther forward than I intended, shattering the leg bone, but still wreaked havoc in the chest cavity and that coyote died on the spot as well. The bullet did not exit either but did splash a 2” entrance as it hit the bone.
Four of anything is a pitifully small sample on which to draw conclusions, so this little example may not mean anything in the long term, but as they say, so far so good.
It reminds me very much of a hot .17 with a bit more ass.
[ June 11, 2005, 08:01 AM: Message edited by: S.Frame ]
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The Outdoor Tripp
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posted June 11, 2005 08:47 AM
Pardon my ignorance, but how old is the .204 Ruger caliber? Pretty new on the market?
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Greenside
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posted June 11, 2005 09:54 AM
Shaun, You should stop more often.
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bob_ryan95
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posted June 16, 2005 09:34 AM
thanks guys for the info u have gave me i wanted an idea of this guns capabilities and so far havent been dissapointed
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