Jack V wrote:Hornet cases are too weak and don't last long. A 222 and just load it down a bit will be just like a Hornet and the cases will last way better .
Even a 223 down loaded is a better prospect than a Hornet giving some future room for improvement .
MalleeFarmer wrote:I'm still leaning towards the .204 but thanks all for your input it is very appreciated.. it is good to have informative posts helping me choose a caliber. only thing is i cant find the browning xbolt eclipse varmint on the australian browning/winchester site. hmm what to do.
Jack V wrote:MalleeFarmer wrote:I'm still leaning towards the .204 but thanks all for your input it is very appreciated.. it is good to have informative posts helping me choose a caliber. only thing is i cant find the browning xbolt eclipse varmint on the australian browning/winchester site. hmm what to do.
I new that would be your problem you will be limited by what you can get . The 204 is a great cartridge but what if Ruger suddenly decide to drop it ?
At least with a 223 there is heaps of other weapons that use it and many manufacturers making the ammo .
Also have you checked with your local farm supplies they may sell ammo at primary producer rates and it will not be 204 ruger .
Jack V wrote:MalleeFarmer wrote:I'm still leaning towards the .204 but thanks all for your input it is very appreciated.. it is good to have informative posts helping me choose a caliber. only thing is i cant find the browning xbolt eclipse varmint on the australian browning/winchester site. hmm what to do.
I new that would be your problem you will be limited by what you can get . The 204 is a great cartridge but what if Ruger suddenly decide to drop it ?
At least with a 223 there is heaps of other weapons that use it and many manufacturers making the ammo .
Also have you checked with your local farm supplies they may sell ammo at primary producer rates and it will not be 204 ruger .
brett1868 wrote:Jack V wrote:MalleeFarmer wrote:I'm still leaning towards the .204 but thanks all for your input it is very appreciated.. it is good to have informative posts helping me choose a caliber. only thing is i cant find the browning xbolt eclipse varmint on the australian browning/winchester site. hmm what to do.
I new that would be your problem you will be limited by what you can get . The 204 is a great cartridge but what if Ruger suddenly decide to drop it ?
At least with a 223 there is heaps of other weapons that use it and many manufacturers making the ammo .
Also have you checked with your local farm supplies they may sell ammo at primary producer rates and it will not be 204 ruger .
Confused here, if Ruger drop the .204 cartridge?? Many manufactures chamber it and a number of suppliers load for it and there's generally plenty of cases and projectiles in stock so it'll be a non-event if Ruger lose interest in the round.
It's really a 50/50 split between the .204 & .223 and much will depend on what your personal preferences are in manufacturer and what appearance appeals to you. Personally I have a .204 Sako 85, 22-250 Sako 85 and recently acquired a Weatherby .257 Magnum and all 3 are deadly accurate though for small game the .204 gets my vote.
North East wrote:Jack V wrote:MalleeFarmer wrote:I'm still leaning towards the .204 but thanks all for your input it is very appreciated.. it is good to have informative posts helping me choose a caliber. only thing is i cant find the browning xbolt eclipse varmint on the australian browning/winchester site. hmm what to do.
I new that would be your problem you will be limited by what you can get . The 204 is a great cartridge but what if Ruger suddenly decide to drop it ?
At least with a 223 there is heaps of other weapons that use it and many manufacturers making the ammo .
Also have you checked with your local farm supplies they may sell ammo at primary producer rates and it will not be 204 ruger .
I live in a classified remote area....I can still get .204 Ruger.
Jack V wrote: Yes your right but if a company stops pushing their product then over time it can fade away . It's popularity starts to wane and sooner or later other gun manufactures drop the chambering just like about 6 other cartridges I could name . In the interim what happens is the ammo gets more expensive .
In my time I have seen 6mm Rem, 250 savage , 300 savage , 22/ 303 25/303 , 7.7 x54 , 222 magnum , 221 fireball , 222 rem , 222 rimed , 220 swift , 7.61 S&H , 308 Norma magnum all but disappear from mainstream new guns that we get here . So it can happen to the 204 but I agree that it would take some time and being based on the 222 Magnum case it may stay around a lot longer than some of the others did .
MalleeFarmer wrote:I am thinking we will be getting it in browning xbolt eclipse varmint, do any of you have any experience with these rifles?
Jack V wrote:So I can't count but I can shoot .
Jack V wrote:So I can't count but I can shoot .