i am looking to buy the new nef ultra varmint with the fluted barrel in .204 ruger,what are your thoughts and if anybody has shot any?

There's one shooter at GBO that has the .223 Fluted Ultra, but no one has reported the .204 Fluted Ultra available yet amd Sports South still doesn't have them in stock, so I don't think H&R as them in production yet. Some of the new calibers like the .204 FL, 7.62x39 and 500 S&W won't be available until this summer. I have the bull barrel .204 Handi, it shoots excellent with the 32gr Vmax, FWIW. Stay tuned at the GBO NEF/H&R forum for more info as it happens.

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