20 Tac

[CATMAN]

Picked up my new rifle Sat.
Gradous built
20 Tac
Surgeon Action
Macmillan stock
Krieger barrel
11/twist 24 in.
Jewel trigger
Leupold 6.5x20 40 mm.
Load info would be appreciated. Thanks. Catman

 

[dsandfort]

hi CATMAN,
I have a Cooper in 20 TAC. I've found good luck with H322 around 25.0gr and 32gr Hornady Z or V Max. Z-Max if they are available and the Zombies are being pesky. Using Rem 7 1/2 primers.
I'm seating them close to the lands.

 

[Timgunner]

You should checkout the woodchuckden.com Todd Kindler, the owner, invented the 20 Tactical and has a load book called "The Terrific Twenties" with lots of articles on several different 20 caliber rounds. He sells the book for $35 and it is probably a good investment.

 

[Tim s]

When I got my first TAC 20 I talked to Todd Kindler the gentleman that invented it.
Lots of guys want fast and try the 32's....knock yourself out if you like fast or shoot ground squirrels or prarrie dogs.
For serious, IE, long range work, go with 40 Vmax or 39's. You can shoot XBR, 322, N133, tried them all but in the end, just as Todd said, tough to beat R10X which the cartridge was designed around, and buy Lapua/Dakota brass.....it's worth it.
My go to gun is a Dakota Predator with a 26" Lilja 11 twist, 25.6 R10X, and 40 Vmax, going 3920fps, and shoots in the .2's. I have several nice 22 centerfire guns that are going down the road.

 

[CATMAN]

Thanks Tim,I will try some 10x.I am shooting 35gr. Bergers in the low 3's using Benchmark.(25.5grs). Thanks all for the info. Catman

 

[NCVarhtr]

I have a couple of 20 Tac custom Rifles. I tried 10X but it was very dirty and ES was high. Benchmark works for me. Very small groups and great speed.

 

[CATMAN]

I have a couple of 20 Tac custom Rifles. I tried 10X but it was very dirty and ES was high. Benchmark works for me. Very small groups and great speed.

Need some help on forming 223 brass to 20 Tac. I have read that it can be done with a Hornday 20 Tac FL body die,some say that it can not be done . Any help with this would be appreciated. Catman

 

[John Russell]

Need some help on forming 223 brass to 20 Tac. I have read that it can be done with a Hornday 20 Tac FL body die,some say that it can not be done . Any help with this would be appreciated. Catman

I have a 20 Tac. Very heavy Kreiger 10" twist barrel. When I had it built, I bought Redding die set with a Competition seater, Bushing "S" neck sizer, and a plain ol' FL die - plus I bought their 20 Tac #1 form die.

I used Lapua 223 cases.

I didn't like what a got with the #1 form die - it made long soft shoulders (looked like a 20 Practical). So I tried running the cases through the FL die. WORKS GREAT!!

Adjust the FL die so that you need to work hard at closing the bolt, so you don't get case stretching on the first firing and you will get perfect cases every time - I sold my #1 form die

 

[CATMAN]

Thank you very for the info. Catman

 

[Tim s]

I have a couple of 20 Tac custom Rifles. I tried 10X but it was very dirty and ES was high. Benchmark works for me. Very small groups and great speed.

You may have used the original powder not the newer stuff that is noticably cleaner.
All my shooting over the chrono with the new formula, nothing big with ES I saw.

 

[NCVarhtr]

You may have used the original powder not the newer stuff that is noticably cleaner.
All my shooting over the chrono with the new formula, nothing big with ES I saw.

It was several years ago. Maybe 10 years. I like stable powders so I like to stay with those powders whenever I can. Thanks for the update....

 

[beak]

Tim S got it right w/10x works for me --- Beak

 

[CATMAN]

Loaded up some 39gr. Sierras BK with 25.3grs.of Rel 10x.Let y'all know how they shoot. Thanks again for the help. Catman

 

[nakneker]

Max loads for a 33 gr V-max. Work up.

26 grs H4198
27 grs N133
29 grs H335

 

[CATMAN]

Range report on 39gr Sierras,25.3 Rel 10x, all groups were in the mid 3s,going to try 40 gr. Bergers (100yrds.). Catman

 

[CATMAN]

Range report on 40gr. Bergers,5rounds at 100yrds,average.324,best.256.
100 rounds down tube (total). Catman