It never ceases to amaze me how folks can trash a rifle cartridge by what they have saw, sure the 204 at its best (a load it likes with a good bullet) will shoot rings around a 223 that's not at it's full potential, however, if they would have seen Richard Mathewson take his 223 contender carbine on that June day in 1999 and kill a prairie dog at 1,115 yards it would give them something to think about. They just can't lose the mentality of "If I can't do it it can't be done"
RR