204 for yotes

[Seasley]

Anyone using a 204 for coyotes?

I’m building one for the wife and usually use my 6DTI

Just curious what your opinions are

 

[kthomas29]

I have a .204 that use for coyotes and absolutely love it. I've had it for about 10 years and have killed hundreds of coyotes with it. It really excels with anything under 350 yds but has killed some out to 550-600. I usually shoot the 40 grain V-max and very rarely hit one that doesn't drop right there. Only con is ammo isn't always available but reloading components are easy to find.

 

[StupidLightweight]

It's a great round with the right bullet. I've witnessed the 32-gr. V-MAX blow up on shoulders and not penetrate. With the 40-grain pills, I've never seen any issues. Good luck!

 

[Skerhunter]

It works - bullet/ammo availability would be the only concern.

 

[bigsky_hunter]

I’ve owned 4 different rifles in .204 over last 20 years. Great to 400 and can hold on fur out to 300. 32 gr Vmax are my choice. 100’s of dogs killed with that bullet. 40’s may or may not stabilize in some guns.They didn’t in 2 Cz 527s I had. I also wanted to take full advantage of the speed 32s offered.Biggest draw for me was when I brought fur to the auction. 20 cal entrance and no exit. Downside would be the wind can toss around bullets. As a calling rifle inside 400 it’s hard to beat a 204.

 

[TSAMP]

I have one in AR. I like the round alot and bought a bolt gun in the same caliber because it's so fun to shoot.

Great results on fur, which is how I got introduced to the cartridge.

 

[SuperDUECE22]

Anyone using a 204 for coyotes?

have in the past but not currently

Just curious what your opinions are

they kill just fine; the 2 major cons IMO are lack of ammo availability and the increased wind drift with the lighter bullets.

 

[ZeroFoxGiven]

Great little round that’s easy on fur. One of our guys ran one for a season and dropped a lot of coyotes using 40gr VMAX.

Ammo can be hard to find and you’ll have more wind drift.

 

[Yung6ix]

I started shooting coyotes with a 223, 40 gr vmax.. which worked great... but when I started shooting the 204 with 40 gr vmax... I never shot the 223 again.