Don't know anything about the 25 WSSM but I do know that the 204 is the best fur/varmint rifle I've owned. I've taken 6 coyotes with mine in the short time I've owned it. All were shot with 32 gr. V-max from 75 yards to 312 yards. All were "bang/flops" and not one had an exit hole. My Savage 12fv will shoot several loads in the .6"-.8" range all day long. The best loads are in the .4" range.
Couldn't be happier. Very little recoil and 220 Swift or 223 WSSM performance without the pelt damage.
Check this out comparing the 223 WSSM and the 204.....the 204 actually is better downrange (for energy, holds it own in trajectory)even though the 223 starts with a mv of 4500.......
