20 Titan

[willey_coyote]

Any load data on this little pile. Looks like it could be a great small varmint gun!!!

 

[JASmith]

The .20 Titan is almost the same as the .20 Grendel. I believe there are some small differences in the neck and throat details. The .20 Grendel, for example was designed to accommodate 55 gr Bergers seated with just 1 caliber of shank inside the neck.

You can read about the .20 grendel here: http://shootersnotes.com/articles/20-grendel/.

These loads were developed to generate 50 to 53 ksi with a COL of 2.230" and a barrel length of 20 inches:

• 55 gr Blackhole Diamond Tip 29.1 gr H-414 3100 ft/sec
• 55 gr Berger Varmint/Target 29.2 gr H-414 3100 ft/sec

The twist is 1 - 8" which definitely stabilizes the 55 gr pills and probably to 60 gr ones too. This gives the cartridge a good capability for some of the larger varmints too.

Note the short barrel and comparatively low pressure. The loads are optimized for the AR rifle in an easy to carry long range varmint format.

One can, of course, get higher velocities with longer barrels and higher pressure. It is too easy to get the higher velocities by going to a larger cartridge, so I have stayed with loads and configuration that will nestle into an AR for this cartridge.

 

[MrMajestic]

gcloak.com/woodchkpdfs/download.php?id=208

Woodchuck Den article on the .20 Titan.

 

[mdonnr]

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