Still loving my Gen 1 Ruger American in .204 Ruger-

[KATTRAKER]

Whats not to love?

.204 Ruger group

 

[Utahcaller]

Yes the .204 Ruger is an inherently accurate cartridge for sure. Mine is a CZ Model 527 American and the best load I’ve found is H4895 and 35 grain Bergers at close to 3900 fps. Here’s a 3 shot group with it.

 

[Animalaxe]

Did you stay with the Ruger trigger? The stock trigger isn’t bad, but I swapped my Gen 1 6.5 CM trigger for a two-stage Timney. Turned out to be a very nice upgrade to an already fantastic rifle.

 

[Al Hansen]

Love the .204 caliber. Started me into the other 20's. All seem to be very accurate. They changed my approach and thoughts on varmint hunting.

 

[MPFD]

I've got a Model 12 FV savage in .204 that shoots similarly.

 

[KATTRAKER]

Did you stay with the Ruger trigger? The stock trigger isn’t bad, but I swapped my Gen 1 6.5 CM trigger for a two-stage Timney. Turned out to be a very nice upgrade to an already fantastic rifle.

I changed the spring and it helped it out. It runs pretty good for a hunting rifle