I just wanted to thank the guys who helped me decide on the new rifle. I went with Savage FLV left hand in the 204, it is my first savage I hope that it is as good as alot of people are saying it is.
The final decision was money as it is just over $500.00 less than the Remington.
Now I will be working on some loads so if anyone has some pets they would like to share they can get me by email.

Thanks and may you keep the Son in your eyes.

I'm having great luck with Alliant 10X powder and both Hornedy and Sierra bullets. At this point I'm shooting Hornedy bullets because I can buy them by the 250 count box from midway for a very reasonable price. I shoot both the 32 and 40 grainers.

My loads were taken off the Ruger 204 forum and I worked them up to 26.4 grains of 10X for the 40 grainer and 26.6 grains of 10X for the 32 grainer.

my suggestion is to start at least at 24.5 grains of Alliant 10X and work up in .1 grain increments. These are small cases and it does not take much powder to run over pressure.

Here's some quotes about the 204 you might find interesting.

"The new .204 Ruger is a varmint shooter's dream cartridge. It shoots flatter and resists wind drift better than the .22-250 Rem., better even than the mighty .220 Swift. It does so with a third less powder, meaning longer barrel life, less cost, lower recoil and milder report.

Like many avid varminter, I've come to depend on two classes of .22 centerfires. For windy days or for ranges over 300 yards, I like a big-case .22 such as the .22-250 Rem., .22-250 AI, or .220 Swift. Problem is, these speed demons burn a lot of powder. On days when a lot of shooting is expected I leave the blazers at home and select a .22 Hornet, .222 or .223 Remington. Smaller powder charges mean less barrel wear and less time waiting for barrels to cool. The lower recoil and milder report leave the shooter feeling fresher at day's end.

The .204 Ruger combines the laser-like trajectory and resistance to wind drift of the Swift with the milder report, lower recoil and longer barrel life of the .223. Now that's a worthwhile concept".

I have one in a CZ Varmit with a 25.5 inch bbl. I shoot it off a sitdown bipod and so far all my five shot groups can be covered with a dime.

Here's a pix of mine. The quote above is exactly why I bought the 204. I've had 222's, 223's and spent a bunch of years poking bullets downrange and at varmits out of both a 22-250 and a Swift. I've got to say that little 204 is the funnest to shoot I've yet come across.

CZ 527 Varmit $600.00, Tasco 8 by 32 target dot $75.00, Half inch groups at a hundred yards, Priceless.

I'm having great luck with Alliant 10X powder and both Hornedy and Sierra bullets. At this point I'm shooting Hornedy bullets because I can buy them by the 250 count box from midway for a very reasonable price. I shoot both the 32 and 40 grainers.

My loads were taken off the Ruger 204 forum and I worked them up to 26.4 grains of 10X for the 40 grainer and 26.6 grains of 10X for the 32 grainer.

my suggestion is to start at least at 24.5 grains of Alliant 10X and work up in .1 grain increments. These are small cases and it does not take much powder to run over pressure.

Here's some quotes about the 204 you might find interesting.

"The new .204 Ruger is a varmint shooter's dream cartridge. It shoots flatter and resists wind drift better than the .22-250 Rem., better even than the mighty .220 Swift. It does so with a third less powder, meaning longer barrel life, less cost, lower recoil and milder report.

Like many avid varminter, I've come to depend on two classes of .22 centerfires. For windy days or for ranges over 300 yards, I like a big-case .22 such as the .22-250 Rem., .22-250 AI, or .220 Swift. Problem is, these speed demons burn a lot of powder. On days when a lot of shooting is expected I leave the blazers at home and select a .22 Hornet, .222 or .223 Remington. Smaller powder charges mean less barrel wear and less time waiting for barrels to cool. The lower recoil and milder report leave the shooter feeling fresher at day's end.

The .204 Ruger combines the laser-like trajectory and resistance to wind drift of the Swift with the milder report, lower recoil and longer barrel life of the .223. Now that's a worthwhile concept".

I have one in a CZ Varmit with a 25.5 inch bbl. I shoot it off a sitdown bipod and so far all my five shot groups can be covered with a dime.

Here's a pix of mine. The quote above is exactly why I bought the 204. I've had 222's, 223's and spent a bunch of years poking bullets downrange and at varmits out of both a 22-250 and a Swift. I've got to say that little 204 is the funnest to shoot I've yet come across.

CZ 527 Varmit $600.00, Tasco 8 by 32 target dot $75.00, Half inch groups at a hundred yards, Priceless.

Very impressive, Targets look great, now buy a lever gun and produce those scores for Ranch Dogs Postal match. (.218 Bee on a Marlin whould do quite well.)