which .20 cal. should i get ?

[kcfx65]

i have a .20 vt built by kevin weaver & would like to have another .20 with a little more range. i have a rem. 700 in .223 ack i would have rebarreled & try to sell/trade the barrel,dies & brass. with all the .20 cals out there now,how do you choose the one thats the most practical with the most benefits ?(throat,min.case trim.,neck length,accuracy,brass,price of dies). i'm looking hard at the .20 tac.,but get confused when i read a little about the .204 ruger,.20vt turbo or the .20-223 i've read several threads and would love to have you guys give me some pros & cons on which .20's you like or dislike. thanks & i look forward to your comments!!

[Chuck Miller]

Like you I had Kevin build a Rampro/20VT with a 1-12 Shilen and then wanted something to throw the heavies. Having a Tac20 and 204 already and a trued Rem 700 action with a Sako extractor sitting in the safe I opted to have Kevin build a 20PPC with a 237 nk. It allowed me to size down 220 Russian brass and not have to neck turn. Barrel was a Pacnor 1-9 to shoot the 40-50's, crazy thing is it shoots the 32's as well. I've got a feral pig problem on my property so targets of opportunity are plenty and the 20PPC shooting 39-40's is a laser beam out to 400yds. I've killed a pile of pigs in the 80-100lb range with several 1 shot kills, something about a 40gr'er at 3900 FPS that put's them to sleep.

[coyotekory]

The 204 Ruger really caught on around here. I reload for about 5 of them right now. Pelt damage appears minimal and range is good. Another option would be a 19 Callhoon, and if you want to get a 223 really cookin try a 40 grain V-MAX with 24gr of VihtaVuori N120. I've used this load in several rifles with awsome results, 3900 to 4200fps.