.20 VarTarg or .221 Fireball?

[snert]

Where is a guy to find .204 cal Berger bullets, these days?

222 is .224 caliber.

I too have noted that 204 bullets are harder to find.

 

[Riflecat]

I appreciate all of the thoughts and responses on this topic so far. It seems like my assessments of the pros and cons of .20 VarTarg and .221 Fireball were pretty accurate. I will add .222 Remington back to the list of options, which is somewhat ironic as that is what I was actually leaning towards before I started reading about the smaller cartridges.

Which route I decide to go might ultimately depend on what comes up as I look at rifles. I would definitely be open to a turnkey rifle in one of these calibers if I come across one. I would not rule out a used target rifle, and I checked out the ones at The Shooter’s Corner, but they seem to be of a vintage that is a little older than I would prefer.

It seems like now is the time to get serious about a suppressor, and I will have to do some more research on what might best suit my needs. I see a post about this topic in my future.

Thanks again and please keep the thoughts coming.

 

[extremeaccuracy]

Riflecat, I’m probably one of, if not the biggest fan, of the 221 Fireball cartridge for it and for all of its many offspring that I use.

Several 14-221 Fireball’s (and many 14-221 Walker’s and 14 TCM Extreme +’s)

17 Fireball’s (and several 17 Mach IV’s)

20 -221 Fireballs (and 20 Vartarg’s.)

Several 221 Fireballs. (both varmint rifles and XP-100 pistols)

6mm Fireball (an absolute must on a cattle butchering truck)

Several 300-221 Fireballs, (aka. 300 Whispers, 300 Blackouts.)

Having said that and owning a good supply of triple deuces I’d have to say that if you’re looking for 1 rifle that can do most of the above the 222 is the one I would recommend to anyone. With a 1 in 10 twist Super Match barrel it will easily hammer very tiny groups with anything from 40 gr to 70 grain bullets.

It might not be the fastest or the slowest in all of the categories mentioned above but it will run with ALL of them in terms of accuracy, ease of loading and ability to handle a wide girth of payloads right on target.

I wish you the very best of luck whichever way you decide to go.

As always stay on target,

Carl C.

Extreme Accuracy

www.14caliber.com