need an odd barrel

AR/M4 AR Technical Discussion
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I have a few guys looking for a barrel in 204 ruger, only problem is they want a light weight version at 20" instead of the standard 24" truck axle.

I talked to Shilen and they will make a special run down to .750 but we’re hoping for .650 or .675. These will be used for calling coyotes where a light "walkabout’ gun is an asset and accuracy of MOA is all that’s needed. A calling gun is different than a varmint gun but the gun companies haven’t figured that out yet.

Any ideas on who might help us out?

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I’m not taking orders for new barrels right now, but I can certainly re-profile them for you.
Send me those 24" truck axles and I can make them medium lightweight barrels for you.

I sold a few medium lightweight 17 remingtons before the 204 Ruger got introduced.
They were usually made 18-20" long for the guys that call coyotes.

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Thank you Randall, I sent one of the guys to your site and he read that you weren’t taking any new orders so we just figured that meant anything. I bet you will get a few of them prety soon. Thanks!

I’m still on the fence on the 204, I’m putting together another gun but haven’t made up my mind which way to go yet.

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Cant go wrong with Randal’s re-profiling…

I’m also looking at the .204 lighter profile for coyotes in a ‘walking around’ profile

Are these Shilens SS or CrMoly?

Bullberry barrels did some chrony work on the .204 and found 23" optimum for
the .204…posted here if you are interested.

http://www.bullberry.com/204Rugerdata.html

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Shilen barrels come in both but I was asking them about their SS tubes. $458.00 for a drop in barrel and they will run one in 20" and .750" which wouldn’t be bad but still not what I want. A friend wanted me to turn one but my truest lathe won’t handle the length and my other one would produce an egg shaped barrel, not what I want to do with a $458 dollar barrel. I sent him back to AR15barrels.

Personaly I’ve had 3 204’s so far and I can’t get that excited about it. Velocity is key to this round and short barrels reduce velocity. It’s fine in a 24" barrel but I prefer 16" in a light carbine so the 223 is going to be hard to beat.