.20 vartarg
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gemihur
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- .204 Ruger Guns: Thompson Center contender
Re: .20 vartarg
I shoot contenders exclusively so I can't really speak to the 'heating up of barrels' but I have quite a range of small bore chambers.
They range from 17HMR, .204 Ruger, .222 Rem, .223 Rem, and .222 Rem Mag Imp all rifle barrels and the one that I have the highest confidence in to drill a fly at 100 yds is the 204 Ruger with a 32 gr. bullet. I was having trouble finding .222 Rem Mag brass so I bought a .204 Ruger barrel to use once fired brass as donor parents for my .222 Rem Mag Improved. But when I reload the .204 it shoots better than commercial loadings.
I cant justify the vartag as an addition. I can download the 204 to have even less recoil if I choose.
As far as powder consumption, the original 222 holds that award, but when you need a little more, you've gotta pay a little more. And it is rarely proportional to the yield.
They range from 17HMR, .204 Ruger, .222 Rem, .223 Rem, and .222 Rem Mag Imp all rifle barrels and the one that I have the highest confidence in to drill a fly at 100 yds is the 204 Ruger with a 32 gr. bullet. I was having trouble finding .222 Rem Mag brass so I bought a .204 Ruger barrel to use once fired brass as donor parents for my .222 Rem Mag Improved. But when I reload the .204 it shoots better than commercial loadings.
I cant justify the vartag as an addition. I can download the 204 to have even less recoil if I choose.
As far as powder consumption, the original 222 holds that award, but when you need a little more, you've gotta pay a little more. And it is rarely proportional to the yield.