20 Tactical

[Balljoint]

I think i'll just go with the 223 as brass and factory ammo can be had with no problem, this web site has all the 223 you can use www.ammoman.com

[laportecharlie]

Savageboy,
If you were referring to using 221FB brass as the parent brass for the 20 VT the reasons are two: Money and availability. 221FB brass is $40.00/100 when you can find it and it's all R-P headstamp. 222Rem with WIN headstamp is $23.00/100. I allready have the Redding conversion dies so all that's left is time and a lot of it. By the time you are done it takes six or seven steps to convert 222/223 brass into 20 VarTarg.
Good thing it's winter.
Charlie

[helotaxi]

I have a 20 VT that is a joy to shoot. Some of us just want something a little different to shoot in our SAVAGE toys. We really do NOT care if the new cartridge works in any other type of gun. This is a Savage site.

I can understand the desire to try something different. I'm looking at a bunch of different wildcat options for an AR build right now myself and trying to decide what cartridge to build my Savage hunting rifle on (no factory offerings in 6.5mm). I was just interested in what the intent was behind the custom build.

[savageboy]

Got it- I thought you were comparing vel/ recoil of the 20 Tac to the 20 Practical not the .223

Also, the .221 fireball brass- I was wondering why not just use that to form the 20VT. $$ makes sense. I really want a 20 cal of some sort and have been eyeing the 20 VT vs. the 20 Tac and Practicals. It seems the .20VT is a very efficient round, but the others push the bullets a little faster (w/ more powder of course) but use can use .223 Brass. So here I am again- which one to get next when my .223AI barrel is worn out?

[MikeCTX]

There are also several 20 cal flavors based on the 222 cartridge..from the simple 20-222 (much like the 20 Procatical), 20 Bobcat, 20 VarTarg Turbo, etc.

While I have had mine for a short time, can tell you that the 20's are a lot of fun to load and shoot.

[acasto]

Well, for me, I like to do things a little different sometimes. Also, I can shoot 32gr bullets at over 4200 FPS.


My 20 tac barrel pushed 40gr bergers to 4000fps, ith shoots best @3960 though, I never could get 35gr or 32gr pills to group so I never bothered to chrono them. I have owned 2 different 204s(wore one plumb out!) and it is a great cartrige. I went to a Tac just to play with something different(I get bored easily) and discovered it would do the same thing with a little less powder. I dont think the tac is any better than any of the others, just my flavor of the day.


I agree, between the 20P and 20T, it's just a matter of what your into at the moment.
Havent really started load development yet, waiting on my Graf's order. Got 32's , 39's and 40's on the way.
What powder did you find worked for your 40's? Have some RL10 and Varget to try.

[stevec]

I have had the best luck with benchmark and H322. I get very simular groups from both.

Steve

[MikeCTX]

+1 on H322 (and it burns cleaner than RL 10x, too!)

[DannoBoone]

Mine likes H4198 and the old Hornady 33gr pills. Apparently, the 32grainers
worked better for the .204 Ruger. ;)