I have both and tend to favor the Vartarg these days. Took a while to find a load it likes, and it is one of the few rifles I have that favors the Sierra over a Hornady VMax. Was hard to wrap my mind around that one.
RL7 in the Vartarg gives me great speed and accuracy. And spotting your shots is no problem. The 39 grain Blitz at about 3700 fps really limbers crows up. Have not shot many ground hogs yet but hope to rectify that soon.
But in no way would I throw stones at the .221 Fireball, it is a great little cartridge too.
