Author Topic: 223 or 204 (Read 946 times)

tjf76 · « **on:** January 13, 2005, 12:02:05 PM »

Help me pick. I saw a new ultra bull for 219.00 in 204. Is this a good round?.

jeff223 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2005, 12:31:50 PM »

i hear the 204 is a great caliber but i think i would go with a 223 if it were me.if you are a handloader there are lots of good bullets in 22 cal out there and 223 brass is very cheap and easy to come by.the 223 is very hard to beat

jeff223 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2005, 12:33:55 PM »

i hear the 204 is a great caliber but i think i would go with a 223 if it were me.if you are a handloader there are lots of good bullets in 22 cal out there and 223 brass is very cheap and easy to come by.the 223 is very hard to beat

MSP Ret · « **Reply #3 on:** January 13, 2005, 01:04:03 PM »

I hear the .204 is a hot dog also but I, like Jeff, would go for the .223....<><.... :grin:

ogo · « **Reply #4 on:** January 13, 2005, 02:20:59 PM »

I cast my vote for the 223********ogo

Fred M · « **Reply #5 on:** January 13, 2005, 03:05:35 PM »

Me too 223. We needed another sub 22 really bad. 204, what can it do you can't do with a 223 or 222. [/url]

v8r · « **Reply #6 on:** January 13, 2005, 03:08:00 PM »

Or a 22-250.

aulrich · « **Reply #7 on:** January 13, 2005, 04:04:52 PM »

The theory is 22-250 performance out of a 223 package. I'll know better in a few months or so after I get my 204 home and shoot it some. But then again ammo for the 204 is scarce in these parts right now and if the gun has to come home with no ammo I cannot tell you how much I would regret that i did not go .223.

The big difference in the handi is that at this point the 204 has an extractor where the 223 has an ejector and I hate stuck cases.

tjf76 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 13, 2005, 04:37:56 PM »

223 it is!!!. The ammo price is about $15 PER 20RDS :eek: The 223 is time tested round,enough said. :wink:

Fred M · « **Reply #9 on:** January 13, 2005, 06:07:01 PM »

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The theory is 22-250 performance out of a 223 package.

Who are you trying to kid? Well there is no harm in dreaming.

mitchell · « **Reply #10 on:** January 13, 2005, 07:10:53 PM »

yes fred it does sound rather hard to believe but if you do some number crunching its not that far off and in some aspics its better

Beekeeper · « **Reply #11 on:** January 13, 2005, 08:15:29 PM »

I would go with the .223 first. Then if you are like me you will end up with a .204 anyway, which is what's going to happen to me. I just can't pass up buying another one later once other priorities are taken care of. :grin:
Zach