Home Forums Reloading Varmint Rifles 20 caliber wildcat thoughts

I built a 20 practical and liked it so much I built a second one, I took my 204 ruger barrel off and stuck it in the closet. All the reasons have been listed already, chiefly for me was easy and cheap brass availability. I like 39 and 40 grain bullets out of an 11 twist, it'll basically do anything a 22-250 will on varmints with a lot less powder and recoil.

I also have 2 20Ps. One's an AR with a 18" barrel and one's a rebarreled RAR. Both love the 35gr Bergers over H4895 and are super on fur. Unlike Erich though I don't bother even looking for my brass when hunting with the 20P AR. One pass of LC brass though a Redding FL 223 bushing die and I'm ready to load more 20P. cheap and easy.

THIS ^^^^

I recently got a Cooper in 20 VarTarg. I shoot alot of 204R and 17 HH. I am liking The VT very much Just necking 221 Fireball down to .204. Can see every hit and miss.

Do any of these 3 20 calibers put you in an overbore situation?

Am I right on the statements below?

204 Ruger is built off the 222 Remington Magnum case.

20 Practical is built off the 223 Remington case ?

20 Tactical is built off the ?

20 Vartarg is build off the 221 Fireball case?

I'm pretty sure the 20 Tac is off the 223 Rem. side by side comparison with the practical, there isn't much difference.

20 VarTarg .

Link......lots of 20 cal info...........

I got the bug in 2007....with the 20 PT & 20 VT

Then the 20-222

Pac Nor is now building me a new 20 PT 10 twist/3 groove--28" long

Threaded for large shank Savage target action

https://www.accurateshooter.com/cartridge-guides/20caliber/

Thank you for the link tikkanut.

Mick, if I understand it correctly, one is just a neck downed 223 and the other has the shoulder changed to 30 degrees.

I see it the way you do.

Thank you for your posts here. I suspect there was some time involved in preparing the drawings for posting. Much appreciated.

you're welcome

This link may help you some -

https://www.6mmbr.com/20Caliber.html

drover

Thanks Drover. tikkanut had also posted that link. You are right in that there is some good information there.

difference in the Tactical and Practical, is just shoulder angle.

Thanks John. I felt like that was right but wasn't absolutely sure.

What is th 20 Vartarg? A friend of mine has one.

The 20 Vartarg is a version of a 20 caliber based on the 221 Remington fireball case. scroll up and see the drawings.

A 221 fireball necked down to 20 cal with the shoulder moved forward to 30 deg.

Bumping this thread to the top of the page. Great information.