Calm down guys....you DON'T have a problem. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
First off, there have been, and always will be, rifles of every caliber made with magazine restrictions on OAL that creates a long jump for the bullet. It's ALWAYS been that way.
Most .204 rifles shoot very, very well with a long jump. Was the cartridge designed this way, or was it something that was discovered afterwards? Who knows? Either way...it's not a problem. I have 2 factory stock 204 rifles that will shoot WAY better than I can shoot them.
This topic has been discussed in length at www.204ruger.com more than once, and also on here a couple of times.
End result is this: Load either to the published OAL in your load manual, or to the max OAL for your magazine. You won't have any appreciable accuracy problems because of the "jump" that is left. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
