I had a 204, the amazing thing with them is that when the wind blows you can even shoot around corners with them so nothing can hide! Personally i would'nt waste your money grab the RPA 6mm BR in the classifieds and shoot 55gr's to around 4000fps (and yes it can be achieved) not only less wind affected but considerably more accurate.
If you learn to shoot wind isn't that much of a problem!!
204 is a good tool for fox and rabbits but it ain't no 22-250.
Roe etc and for Foxing nothing comes close.
Ok so i hold my hands up to the fact i did'nt look at the ballistics for the 55s compared to the 204. I did'nt look as to be perfectly honest i never used the 55s but my friends that do a lot of contract foxing on 2 of the biggest Pheasant shoots in the country do and they shoot around 300 foxes each per year and they swear by them, i personally always used the 105gr A-Max which while obviously drops a little more than the 55s (no biggy just a few more clicks on the elevation turret) is less affected by the wind, actually pretty similar windage to your findings with the 204. As for accuracy YES the Br is in a different league the the 204, you ever seen a 204 being used for F-class or Benchrest shooting? If so did it win anything? No did'nt think so, i wonder why? Oh i know its because the 204 is a piddly little plinking round which while quite usefull as a foxing round is no where near as accurate as the 6mmBr especially at long range.
20TAC myself , 39grn blitzking doing 4000fps for 23.5grn of powder . puts all other fox rounds to same
Ok so i hold my hands up to the fact i did'nt look at the ballistics for the 55s compared to the 204. I did'nt look as to be perfectly honest i never used the 55s but my friends that do a lot of contract foxing on 2 of the biggest Pheasant shoots in the country do and they shoot around 300 foxes each per year and they swear by them, i personally always used the 105gr A-Max which while obviously drops a little more than the 55s (no biggy just a few more clicks on the elevation turret) is less affected by the wind, actually pretty similar windage to your findings with the 204. As for accuracy YES the Br is in a different league the the 204, you ever seen a 204 being used for F-class or Benchrest shooting? If so did it win anything? No did'nt think so, i wonder why? Oh i know its because the 204 is a piddly little plinking round which while quite usefull as a foxing round is no where near as accurate as the 6mmBr especially at long range.
Must....bite....tongue...
hi marine please dont let it rip regards pete
I don't know if I can restrain myself.
" You drive a Ford to the grocery store?? You should be driving a Ferrari! I have one and it's really fast! Way faster than that piddly Ford. Ever see a Ford like that in a Grand Prix race?? No! Probably because it's just a gear-grinding commuter car. Nothing like my Ferrari! Nope. My Ferrari is the best...."
Man. How annoying would it be if I took up a crusade for every one of my pet calibers? It's too early in the morning to deal with such silliness.
For shooting vermin at practical ranges the 20 cals are fine. I don't own one but I have seen too many 300-400 yard shots made on prairiedogs to doubt it's effectiveness for open country shooting where the wind-gods laugh. Want to kill things at 200-300 yards? inexpensively? Get a 20 Tactical and reform good .223 brass. It's on my list.~Muir