204 ruger caliber

[n4ue]

Same family? Sure, just like 221 fb, 223 rem, etc. Those pundits that keep saying it's just a 222 mag, obviously are smarter than Dave Kiff at PTG.
I forget to mention the obvious to savgebolt....yes, it would need a new bbl to be 20 cal.
I changed another Axis 223 into a 6.5 TCU with a McGowan SS bbl. Yep same bolt face, etc. Why? I like to tinker and have a TC 14" in 6.5 TCU, so I had all the supplies.
The reason I did my 22-204 is I have a quantity of new 223 Axis bbls and a M12 in 204R, so I have brass, etc....

ron

[cranebird]

Same family? Sure, just like 221 fb, 223 rem, etc. Those pundits that keep saying it's just a 222 mag, obviously are smarter than Dave Kiff at PTG.
I forget to mention the obvious to savgebolt....yes, it would need a new bbl to be 20 cal.
I changed another Axis 223 into a 6.5 TCU with a McGowan SS bbl. Yep same bolt face, etc. Why? I like to tinker and have a TC 14" in 6.5 TCU, so I had all the supplies.
The reason I did my 22-204 is I have a quantity of new 223 Axis bbls and a M12 in 204R, so I have brass, etc....

ron

What made me say that and perhaps the reason why others say that is because the Ruger 204 was based from a .222 Magnum case. Hornady and Ruger necked it down with a 30 degree neck angle instead of keeping the original 23 degree neck angle and now you necked it back up but kept the 30 degree neck angle . The only reason I don't have a 22-204 yet is because I flipped a coin and the .223 Ackley Improved won. What I was going to do is change from the 30 degree to a 40 degree neck angle like the Ackley Improved.It is still in the hunt for the next 4 builds but has taken a back seat from already having the .223 AI barrel done. Why the military didn't choose the .222 magnum is beyond me, it was a fine cartridge.