.20 VarTarg

.20 VarTarg
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Todd Kindler
Specifications
Parent cartridge	.221 Remington Fireball
Bullet diameter	.204 in (5.2 mm)
Neck diameter	.233 in (5.9 mm)
Shoulder diameter	.361 in (9.2 mm)
Base diameter	.376 in (9.6 mm)
Rim diameter	.378 in (9.6 mm)
Case length	1.395 in (35.4 mm)
Overall length	1.855 in (47.1 mm)
Primer type	Small rifle
Ballistic performance Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy 32 gr (2 g) Sierra 3,973 ft/s (1,211 m/s) 1,122 ft·lbf (1,521 J) 40 gr (3 g) V-Max 3,392 ft/s (1,034 m/s) 1,022 ft·lbf (1,386 J)
Source(s): Accurate Powders

The .20 VarTarg is a wildcat centerfire rifle cartridge, based on the .221 Remington Fireball case, necked down to fire a .204 bullet. The VarTarg is most popular with varmint hunters because it provides good range (up to 300 meters) and uses relatively little powder, so the rifle barrel doesn't heat up quite as fast. The diminutive VarTarg pushes the 32 grain projectiles over into the 3750 ft/s range with much less powder than is used by the .204 Ruger. The VarTarg achieves this performance by using fast, high-energy propellants.

The name VarTarg is a portmanteau of varmint and target.

There is also a .20 VarTarg Turbo based on the .222 Remington

See also

• .204 Ruger
• .20 Tactical
• .221 Fireball
• 5 mm caliber
• List of rifle cartridges

References

• 6mmBR
• Woodchuck Den