ORIGINAL: varmintsgrudge
I was origionally going to get the howa but I found the weatherby for just a little bit more and it has the sub MOA guarentee. I like the look of theweatherby stock more anyway, but thats just me. now if the "sub MOA guarentee"isnt really worth the extra money then I will get the howa like I orrigionally planned on.
VG I am glad tosee that you settled on the 204 Ruger. A lot of folks have a hard time seeing that the 204 can actually out shine the bigger bader 22-250 in as many criteria as she does. Once you exceed 300 yards the ballistic coefficient of your high BC projectile really starts to pay dividends.
That being said give the 39-grain sierra BK's a try. Most guys really like them. If you have not settled on a given rifle yet may I recommend you give a CZ527 Varmint, a serious look.
Don’t expect much out of the 20 cal. 40-grain V-max as few rifles stabilize that longer bullet well.
Personally I am a Remington and CZ fan. Ill be straight up initially most folks do not care for the clip arrangement on the CZ 527, gaudy as she is. Though once you get past the butugly clip the trigger will impress the HE double toothpicks out of you. I have two CZ527's in 204 ruger. One rifle is the American laminate sunset camo and the other is a plain walnut Varmint barrel. Both are shooters. Though the extra weight in the varmint pays off big as she is not near as finicky as to the load development. Now I do not have any Weatherby's so I cant honestly make a fair comparison.
I can say I have heard a lot of good things about Savage as much as I dislike the way they look. So if I were to try to sway you in any way I would have to say give the CZ527 Varmint a serious look. I have heard good things about the CZ527 HS precision stock package also.