204 ruger

[maddysdad]

any one shooting ground hogs and how do you like it so far.also what loads are you using

 

[TheOtherZilla]

Pawgs here. I have 3 204's Love em. 32's, 40's, 35's, 39's. All work. IMR 8208, Staball 6.5, StaBall Match, R10. Do a google search. Tons of info out there.

 

[Alguapo]

Love my .204's . Hard hitters.

 

[ohlongarmisle]

any one shooting ground hogs and how do you like it so far.also what loads are you using

I shoot a cheap Thompson Center Venture, topped with a Maven 5-30x56. I only shoot factory Hornady 40-grain V-Max at 3900 fps. No coyote or groundhog has a chance out to 400 yards, all will be drt. Three hundred groundhogs plus last year, and about a dozen coyotes. My trigger breaks at 8oz, not for novices,1 in 10 twist rate.If you don't need to go north of 400 yards, it's a winner. Armchair experts, I await your interjections against it.LOL

 

[varmit_hunter]

I shoot a cheap Thompson Center Venture, topped with a Maven 5-30x56. I only shoot factory Hornady 40-grain V-Max at 3900 fps. No coyote or groundhog has a chance out to 400 yards, all will be drt. Three hundred groundhogs plus last year, and about a dozen coyotes. My trigger breaks at 8oz, not for novices,1 in 10 twist rate.If you don't need to go north of 400 yards, it's a winner. Armchair experts, I await your interjections against it.LOL

I have a TC Venture predator model 204 Ruger. Camo flutted bull barrel. Topped with a Nikon Buckmaster 6x18x40mm target dot scope. I wouldn't sell mine. That is a little killing machine. I run H4895 with a Berger 35gr bullet. Or RL10 is very good in the 204. I only Berger bullets anymore. I have Nosler and Hornady 20 cal bullets. But that 35gr bullet is bad medicine on hogs coyotes and armadillo's. . I have Berger bullets in 30gr 35gr and 40gr. Haven't worked up a load with the 30gr. Plus when I bought my 204 I bought enough magazine to last a life time.

 

[MDT6BRA]

204 is awesome little round, 39 blitz with 8208 runs about 3900, don’t care what it hits it pops!

 

[ohlongarmisle]

I have a TC Venture predator model 204 Ruger. Camo flutted bull barrel. Topped with a Nikon Buckmaster 6x18x40mm target dot scope. I wouldn't sell mine. That is a little killing machine. I run H4895 with a Berger 35gr bullet. Or RL10 is very good in the 204. I only Berger bullets anymore. I have Nosler and Hornady 20 cal bullets. But that 35gr bullet is bad medicine on hogs coyotes and armadillo's. . I have Berger bullets in 30gr 35gr and 40gr. Haven't worked up a load with the 30gr. Plus when I bought my 204 I bought enough magazine to last a life time.

The TC Venture is a sleeper for sure. I'd never sell mine. They did right by going to a 1'10 twist rate. I've shot the 24 Hornady NTX, and I can assure you it kills at about 4400 fps. The 32, 40 all shoot as well; even Hornady's 45-grain soft point, stacked them on each other at 100 yards, benched.

 

[TA17rem]

35 gr. Berger is great bullet in 204..

 

[B23]

What is the barrel length on all these TC Venture's are they all 10tw and 22 inches long?

 

[maddysdad]

thanks guys

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

I know the venture predator is/was 22" 10tw.

 

[Jrjones]

I’ve shot 204r since it came out. Had 3 diff rifles over the years. I mostly shoot a 20-222 now. I had killed a lot of varmints w mine. I bought a ruger 77 vt brand new 2004-05 and it’s the best 650$ I ever spent In my life. lol I have shot lots of powders listed, everyone shot well. H4895,benchmark,rl10x stood out to me. The greatest crow lazerbeam I ever had. IMO the 39gr sierra bk is king. 45gr hornady sp a real smasher. I shot a handful of chucks and crows w 39gr Speer tnt and man did they blow guts out! Have fun w yours. I’d never be w out a good 20. NEVER. Very fun cartridge. Best load I ever shot was 24.6 10x 39gr BK. Cheers

 

[JB10]

I use 35gr bergers with H4895. 22 in barrel. 3,880 fps. Very good shooter.

 

[B23]

I know the venture predator is/was 22" 10tw.

Are any of the others longer then 22?

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

I looked at my Dimension barrels, the 204R package is marked 22" (it is a 10tw).

 

[slickshot223]

I have three different 204' s all shoot bugeye groups at one hundred!

 

[ohlongarmisle]

I looked at my Dimension barrels, the 204R package is marked 22" (it is a 10tw).

Amen, I couldn't believe how good my cheap Thompson shoots. The trigger was lousy I sent it to Mcarbo in Florida, and he did a fantastic job,a one-pound break.My 204 gets taken on every hunt but only used when things get north of 250 yards.

 

[linebaugh]

20ppc here so ballistic twin. 39SBK at 3900 is bad medicine up to coyotes. Dont overspin them. Most of the bad publicity i see on bullets splashing is from people over spinning them.
Im a relative newb to .20 cals but I can tell you I wish I had done it sooner. Its one of the calibers that really surprised me. Its kind of a rabbit hole because once you get a .204 R you are going to want a vartarg.

 

[B23]

Amen, I couldn't believe how good my cheap Thompson shoots. The trigger was lousy I sent it to Mcarbo in Florida, and he did a fantastic job,a one-pound break.My 204 gets taken on every hunt but only used when things get north of 250 yards.

Your’s is a 10tw 22 in. TC Venture as well?