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Should I go 20 practical?
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<blockquote data-quote="Hugnot" data-source="post: 3087257" data-attributes="member: 115658"><p>I like my 12 year old .20P. It has probably killed over 2000 rodents at ranges up to 400 yards plus. Brass is real cheap, I usually use LC range brass - small base F/L size, neck down to .20 using a Redding .223 F/L bushing die having a .226 bushing, then turn necks for uniform neck walls & slip fit bullets into fired brass.</p><p></p><p>My rifle has a 11 twist, 24 inch McGowen # 3 barrel. Note the nice grain flow of the Richards (select) Bastogne walnut stock bedded in with JB steel epoxy. Standard ordinary Ruger rings were used to mount the Leupold VX3 6.5-20X40 scope, As luck would have it,very little windage adjustment was needed to zero in with centered reticle. The 1 inch Ruger rings were lapped.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]564752[/ATTACH][ATTACH]564753[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Favorite powders are IMR 8208 & CFE223. I modified the Ruger magazine box to add another .1 inch to a accommodate my 40 Vmax loads seated so the boat tail was above the shoulder. I admit the .204R is a better round but brass availability is real cheap & easy with the .20P. At ranges over 275 or about, the 40 Vmax has more velocity than the 32 Vmax & does better in the wind. Looking at other hot temp powders since IMR 8208 is unavailable, possibly Bench Mark, Staball Match, or VN133. .204 R brass is pricy.</p><p></p><p>Bang - zip - splat - see it hit!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]564758[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugnot, post: 3087257, member: 115658"] I like my 12 year old .20P. It has probably killed over 2000 rodents at ranges up to 400 yards plus. Brass is real cheap, I usually use LC range brass - small base F/L size, neck down to .20 using a Redding .223 F/L bushing die having a .226 bushing, then turn necks for uniform neck walls & slip fit bullets into fired brass. My rifle has a 11 twist, 24 inch McGowen # 3 barrel. Note the nice grain flow of the Richards (select) Bastogne walnut stock bedded in with JB steel epoxy. Standard ordinary Ruger rings were used to mount the Leupold VX3 6.5-20X40 scope, As luck would have it,very little windage adjustment was needed to zero in with centered reticle. The 1 inch Ruger rings were lapped. [ATTACH alt="IMG_1422.JPG"]564752[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="IMG_1424.JPG"]564753[/ATTACH] Favorite powders are IMR 8208 & CFE223. I modified the Ruger magazine box to add another .1 inch to a accommodate my 40 Vmax loads seated so the boat tail was above the shoulder. I admit the .204R is a better round but brass availability is real cheap & easy with the .20P. At ranges over 275 or about, the 40 Vmax has more velocity than the 32 Vmax & does better in the wind. Looking at other hot temp powders since IMR 8208 is unavailable, possibly Bench Mark, Staball Match, or VN133. .204 R brass is pricy. Bang - zip - splat - see it hit! [ATTACH alt="Screenshot (891).png"]564758[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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