Originally Posted By: barkDang it. Now you have me wanting to build a 20 inch 204 as well. BHW says their 3p rifling is faster than other rifling. So that should offset the shorter barrel and they have them in stock ready to ship. Problem is I just sold my 17 fireball and wanted to build a 17-223. Decisions decisions .
That's about the same place I'm at right now. I was between a 204 Ruger and a 17 Rem. Then I kinda decided that I'd rather have a 17-223 than a 17Rem, and that I wanted a 204 Ruger first.
This upper will be paired with a 6.8SPCII upper also (plus other various length AR's in 223rem/5.56), so it'll cover my heavier hitting AND more fur-friendly needs. I suppose by summer time I'll order the 17Rem/17-223 barrel to go with it to swap back and forth. Maybe eventually I'll have independent uppers for it even so I'll have a 204 and a 17-223 at the same time, but for now, the two barrels will have to share a chassis.