.20 VarTarg

The .20 VarTarg is a wildcat centerfire rifle cartridge, based on the .221 Remington Fireball case, necked down to fire a 5.2 millimetres (0.204 in) bullet.^[2]

.20 VarTarg
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Todd Kindler
Specifications
Parent case	.221 Remington Fireball
Case type	Rimless, bottleneck
Bullet diameter	.204 in (5.2 mm)
Neck diameter	.233 in (5.9 mm)
Shoulder diameter	.361 in (9.2 mm)
Base diameter	.376 in (9.6 mm)
Rim diameter	.378 in (9.6 mm)
Rim thickness	.045 in (1.1 mm)
Case length	1.395 in (35.4 mm)
Overall length	1.855 in (47.1 mm)
Primer type	Small rifle
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy 32 gr (2 g) Sierra 3,973 ft/s (1,211 m/s) 1,122 ft⋅lbf (1,521 J) 40 gr (3 g) V-Max 3,392 ft/s (1,034 m/s) 1,022 ft⋅lbf (1,386 J)
Source(s): Accurate Powders[1]

The cartridge was created in 1996 by Todd Kindler, president of The Woodchuck Den, located in Baltic, Ohio. The name VarTarg is a portmanteau of varmint and target.^[3][4][5]

See also

• .204 Ruger
• .20 Tactical
• .221 Fireball
• 5 mm caliber
• List of rifle cartridges