The .204 Ruger is a neat, fun round. I don’t know in terms of bobcats, but I know it performed well on coyotes when I had one in that it killed them well. I would expect some pelt/internal damage on bobcats. The couple of foxes I shot with that rifle were messy. No holes in the pelt necessarily, but enough jelly-o underneath that they were a nuisance to skin.
Mine was a Ruger American Predator and would shoot very well if kept incredibly clean and the shooter was conscious of how he held the rifle. It was definitely a pretty “needy” rifle to keep accurate and I sold it to buy a .22-250 during covid when ammo got a little bit scarce. I don’t regret doing so at all.
I don’t think you would be dissatisfied with the .204, but in my opinion there’s better cartridges for bobcats, and there are definitely better rounds for coyotes.
Mine was a Ruger American Predator and would shoot very well if kept incredibly clean and the shooter was conscious of how he held the rifle. It was definitely a pretty “needy” rifle to keep accurate and I sold it to buy a .22-250 during covid when ammo got a little bit scarce. I don’t regret doing so at all.
I don’t think you would be dissatisfied with the .204, but in my opinion there’s better cartridges for bobcats, and there are definitely better rounds for coyotes.
