Building a 20 cal

[McKinneyMike]

I am going to build either a 204 or a 20 TAC and was wondering if you all have a pet length of barrel that seems to squeeze the best performance from these little rascals.

 

[RJinTexas]

It all depends on what your going to use the rifle for. Both cartridges will perform with anything from 24" to 28" barrel. If your going to use it as a coyote calling rifle I'd go for a LV 20Tac @ 25", if it's going to be a bench gun for prairie dogs go no shorter then 26" in a 204. My p-dog walking rifle is a compact T/C 20 Tac wearing a 25" Virgin Valley bull barrel. My 204 is a 26" HV Rem. My 20 VarTarg is built on a Savage rblp target action set in a factory F class stock wearing a 28" HV Douglas from SSS and it's my favorite 20 caliber, at over 15lb there's so little movement you never fail to see your hits. Good luck with your build.

Regards
RJ