ORIGINAL: bigcountry
HDW, did it not shoot well for you? Or you just don't like it for other reasons. Hold over techniques are ok. But when firing at something in a hurry, its a poor tradeoff for flattness IMO. I love the .223 but love new toys with a new twist also.
the rifle i shot was a buddies kimber the accuracy was great, I dont like it for other reasons. for example the big hype is that its shoots over 4000 fps big whoopty doo i can think of 3 other cartridges right off the top of my head that are capable of that same velocity with heavier bullets and higher ballistic coefficients that would be just as flat shooting and in most cases flatter shooting to longer distances. to me the 204 is just another salesman cartridge like the WSM's and WSSM's, you know something new to boost sales..... also i havent seen any real advantages of the 204 that would make me choose it over my favored 22-250.