I think MOST everybody in this thread is correct. When the .204 came out everybody wanted one and most got one(or 6). There are only so many rifle buyers so sales on the .204 only had one place to go. I believe some people tried to use the round for more than it was intended for and didn't like the results. It's not the best all-around cartridge ever designed(or necked down), but it's very very good when used for what it's designed for. It's not a 400yd coyote round, sure I've killed one or two at that range with it but more have got away. And for the record the 22-250 is my favorite round and it's running out of gas pretty fast at that range also. I've got one for sale on the classified's, not because I don't like it, because I want something different and because I have 5 or 6 other 204's in the safe. 24-27 grains of your choice of powder and a 32gr bullet =3900-4000 FPS, no recoil, what's not to like. Oh yea, the wind moves it all over. If two trains leave the station, one at 4000fps and the other at 3200fps. When they reach the next station the first one was still moving 3100fps and the second one was moving 2500fps. Which one got there first? SPEED KILLS! Always has and always will. The less time it takes a bullet(flight time)to get to it's target the LESS time the wind has to change it's path, basic math.