.204 Ruger...why?

[zzzippper]

I'm not questioning the value of the cartridge, I am asking why this may or may not be right for me. There is a sweet deal locally on a Remington XR-100 in .204 Ruger. My understanding is that it is strictly a varmint round and I don't have the opportunity to go varmint shooting. Is it a useful round just for poking holes in paper? Is it of any use in any competition shooting?

Thanks

[Allman]

If the bullet is large enough for you and the deal is good enough, I'd go for it. Otherwise, if I was looking specifically for an itty bitty bullet, I think I'd go for a .17 of some variety (more shooters, ammo availability, advice, etc.).

My preference is for magnum and ultra magnum stuff, so I'm probably not the best commenter about a .204.

[Raufoss]

No reason to buy a .204 if you are not going to varmint hunt. Unless you reload it will get expensive. A .223 should work just fine for target practice.

[marvin]

sure, why not? it's fast, shoots flat very acurate in the one AR i've seen. a real hoot to shoot