20 VT "Short"?

[Nor Cal Mikie]

20 Vt case measures 1.400". What about cutting one down to 1.200 or even 1.00? Less powder = less recoil? Seeing hits through the scope for sure.
Take the botom end off a full length die and you're ready to go? And run the reamer in "just far enough" to chamber the case?
I know, I sure think of some crazy stuff. But isn't this shooting thing just made for crazy ideas?

[Bill K]

Why not get a 20 hornet AI ? If you want a smaller cartridge, another thought Bill K

[larryinIA]

Sounds about like a Shrew.


Larry

[Nor Cal Mikie]

I was just thinking of the case "without" a rim. Never delt with a rimmed case.

[Hotshot]

Let's make it 1/2 inch long and call it the 20 Short Mikie.

[johno]

20 garin

johno

[Nor Cal Mikie]

I was thinking of going short "a little at a time" till I got the desired results.
Start at 1.200 and see how it works, then go a "little shorter"?
1/2" long would be too much of a jump. Kinda like chopping a barrel an inch at a time and checking results as you go?
Anybody "downloaded" a 20VT to see how much you could reduce the recoil and still make it shootable? I'am thinking Lil Gun might work?
And with a Savage barrel, just run a reamer in deep enough so the case would chamber and you still have enough case sticking out for the extractor to grab onto. A lot easier to set up than working with a Renmington, Cooper, etc.
Give it to Mikie, he'll try anything!
And with the 20 VT, your still working with 18 to 20 grain loads like the .221 Fireball.
Chop that load by 1/3 or 1/2 and you get less recoil? I'am thinking there's more to it than that but it's got me thinking.

[l h jenkins]

other than it has a rim what you are talking about powderwise is a 218 mashburn bee.

[Nor Cal Mikie]

We're still talking in the range 16.5 to 17.5 grains of powder. I want to go less. Thinking maybe 10 to 11 and fill the case?

[drewh]

Getting into the case capacity of the killer bee, love it in the 17 caliber no experience with the 20, but there are a few around.
Drew