.20 VarTarg

Rifle cartridge

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.20 VarTarg

Type

Rifle

Place of origin

United States

Production history

Designer

Todd Kindler

Specifications

Parent case

.221 Remington Fireball

Case type

Rimless, bottleneck

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)

Rim thickness

.045 in (1.1 mm)

Case length

1.395 in (35.4 mm)

Overall length

1.855 in (47.1 mm)

Primer type

Small rifle

Ballistic performance

Bullet mass/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^[1]

The .20 VarTarg is a wildcat centerfire rifle cartridge, based on the .221 Remington Fireball case, necked down to fire a 5.2 millimetres (0.204 in) bullet.

The name VarTarg is a portmanteau of varmint and target.

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

References

^ "20 Vartarg vs Accurate only 2.xls" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2018-12-03.

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Cartridges derived from the .222 Remington or its derivatives

First generation

.14-222^x
.221 Remington Fireball
.222 Remington Magnum
.222 Rimmed
.223 Remington/5.56×45mm NATO
5.6×50mm Magnum

Second generation

Based on .222 Remington Magnum	.204 Ruger
Based on .223 Remington/5.56 NATO	.17-223^x .17 Remington 4.3x45mm DAG 4.32x45mm SPIW 4.7x45mm DAG 4.85x49mm .19-223^x .20 Tactical .22 TCM 5.56×21mm PINDAD .223 Ackley Improved 6×45mm^x 6mm TCU^x .25-45 Sharps .25 Ugalde 6.5mm TCU^x .277 Wolverine 7mm TCU^x .300 Whisper 7.62×37mm Musang 7.62×40mm Wilson Tactical .30 TCU^x
Based on .221 Remington Fireball	.17 Mach IV^x .17 Remington Fireball .20 VarTarg^x .300-221/.300 Fireball .300 AAC Blackout .338 Whisper