Load data for .20 VarTag + .204 | 55gr | Berger Varmint

Recommended Powder(s): ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198

Load Specifications

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Bullet:	.204 \| 55gr \| Berger Varmint
Manufacturer SKU:	20306
Bullet Weight:	55gr \| 3.6g
Bullet Diameter:	0.204" \| 5.18mm
Bullet Length:	0.915" \| 23.2mm
Caliber:	.20 VarTag load data
Case Length (l3):	1.390" \| 35.3mm
Cartridge Length (C.O.L.):	1.803" \| 45.8mm
Seated Depth:	0.502" \| 12.8mm
Shank Seated Depth:	0.404" \| 10.3mm
Case Capacity:	23.5 Grains of Water \| 1.53 cm³
Primer Size:	Small Rifle (SR)
Max. allowed Pressure:	55114 psi \| 3800 bar
LID:	LID_B880_C29
Last updated:	2025-01-01
Recommended Twist Rate:	1:8 - 1:6

Load data for 98 loads in caliber .20 VarTag with .204 | 55gr | Berger Varmint bullet and 49 powders such as ADI AR 2219, Accurate 2015, Alliant AR-Comp, Alliant Reloder-10x, IMR 4198. The key underlying parameters are shown in the table above.

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Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	88%	47036	85%	**62	100%
ADI AR 2219 👍	<<locked>>	92%	48646	88%	**54	99%
Accurate 2015 👍	<<locked>>	95%	44295	80%	**43	99%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	95%	48820	89%	**92	94%
Accurate 2460	<<locked>>	95%	47297	86%	**95	96%
Accurate 2495	<<locked>>	97%	37420	68%	**10	98%
Accurate 2520	<<locked>>	95%	38812	70%	**00	95%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	97%	30850	56%	**43	93%
Alliant AR-Comp 👍	<<locked>>	97%	41104	75%	**69	100%
Alliant Reloder-10x 👍	<<locked>>	96%	49385	90%	**41	100%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	88%	48544	88%	**66	100%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	92%	48675	88%	**36	99%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	97%	42279	77%	**62	93%
Hodgdon Benchmark	<<locked>>	97%	47688	87%	**56	96%
Hodgdon CFE BLK	<<locked>>	88%	47790	87%	**13	95%
Hodgdon H322	<<locked>>	97%	46093	84%	**08	98%
Hodgdon H335	<<locked>>	92%	47442	86%	**28	98%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	90%	48747	88%	**40	98%
IMR 3031	<<locked>>	96%	34055	62%	**25	96%
IMR 4198 👍	<<locked>>	94%	48820	89%	**85	100%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	96%	43337	79%	**23	94%
Lovex D073.4	<<locked>>	94%	47834	87%	**89	96%
Lovex D073.5	<<locked>>	95%	47297	86%	**95	96%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	96%	36419	66%	**51	94%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	84%	48573	88%	**90	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	91%	49139	89%	**18	100%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	97%	39827	72%	**61	93%
Norma 202	<<locked>>	95%	37710	68%	**51	95%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	97%	49211	89%	**89	93%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	95%	29457	53%	**26	100%
ReloadSwiss RS 40	<<locked>>	96%	49400	90%	**35	97%
Rottweil R 901	<<locked>>	97%	43816	79%	**33	97%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	87%	47906	87%	**30	100%
SNPE Vectan SP 10	<<locked>>	93%	49472	90%	**58	98%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000	<<locked>>	96%	41684	76%	**28	96%
SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000	<<locked>>	96%	33518	61%	**70	95%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	96%	36419	66%	**51	94%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	92%	46905	85%	**36	94%
Somchem S321	<<locked>>	97%	47558	86%	**25	95%
Somchem S335	<<locked>>	97%	41582	75%	**61	97%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	90%	46920	85%	**13	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	96%	46325	84%	**30	100%
Vihtavuori N133	<<locked>>	96%	38334	70%	**95	98%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	96%	28529	52%	**34	94%
Vihtavuori N140	<<locked>>	97%	36883	67%	**02	95%
Vihtavuori N530	<<locked>>	97%	46586	85%	**92	95%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	96%	35984	65%	**12	94%
Winchester 748	<<locked>>	97%	46253	84%	**31	95%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	96%	49139	89%	**54	94%

Max Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

Powder	Charge	FR	MaxP	%	V(0)	z
ADI AR 2207	<<locked>>	81%	37289	68%	**98	100%
[ADI AR 2219]*	<<locked>>	81%	32851	60%	**30	94%
Accurate 2015	<<locked>>	81%	28065	51%	**92	95%
[Accurate 2230]*	<<locked>>	87%	36550	66%	**66	90%
[Accurate 2460]*	<<locked>>	84%	31778	58%	**84	91%
[Accurate 2495]*	<<locked>>	81%	21625	39%	**87	91%
[Accurate 2520]*	<<locked>>	87%	29124	53%	**70	90%
[Accurate 4064]*	<<locked>>	91%	26049	47%	**11	91%
Alliant AR-Comp	<<locked>>	81%	24801	45%	**52	96%
Alliant Reloder-10x	<<locked>>	81%	31285	57%	**87	97%
Alliant Reloder-7	<<locked>>	81%	38783	70%	**95	99%
Baschieri & Pellagri 106	<<locked>>	81%	33881	61%	**54	96%
[Hodgdon BL-C2]*	<<locked>>	92%	35752	65%	**18	90%
[Hodgdon Benchmark]*	<<locked>>	85%	32793	59%	**51	90%
[Hodgdon CFE BLK]*	<<locked>>	81%	38450	70%	**39	92%
[Hodgdon H322]*	<<locked>>	81%	27876	51%	**92	92%
[Hodgdon H335]*	<<locked>>	81%	32445	59%	**23	93%
Hodgdon H4198	<<locked>>	81%	36927	67%	**16	95%
[IMR 3031]*	<<locked>>	85%	24584	45%	**36	90%
IMR 4198	<<locked>>	81%	32924	60%	**84	98%
[IMR 8208 XBR]*	<<locked>>	89%	34954	63%	**49	90%
[Lovex D073.4]*	<<locked>>	83%	32068	58%	**77	91%
[Lovex D073.5]*	<<locked>>	84%	31778	58%	**84	91%
[Lovex D073.6]*	<<locked>>	89%	29124	53%	**70	90%
Lovex S053	<<locked>>	81%	43656	79%	**08	100%
Norma 200	<<locked>>	81%	35230	64%	**66	99%
[Norma 201]*	<<locked>>	91%	33750	61%	**26	90%
[Norma 202]*	<<locked>>	85%	27166	49%	**79	90%
[Ramshot X-Terminator]*	<<locked>>	90%	39914	72%	**15	90%
ReloadSwiss RS 14	<<locked>>	90%	27340	50%	**80	100%
[ReloadSwiss RS 40]*	<<locked>>	81%	30139	55%	**34	90%
[Rottweil R 901]*	<<locked>>	82%	28326	51%	**82	91%
SNPE Vectan BA6 1/2	<<locked>>	81%	40422	73%	**18	100%
[SNPE Vectan SP 10]*	<<locked>>	81%	33634	61%	**49	93%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 3000]*	<<locked>>	83%	28050	51%	**20	91%
[SNPE Vectan Tubal 5000]*	<<locked>>	86%	25396	46%	**54	90%
[Shooters World Match Rifle]*	<<locked>>	89%	29124	53%	**70	90%
[Shooters World Tactical Rifle]*	<<locked>>	86%	37579	68%	**59	91%
[Somchem S321]*	<<locked>>	87%	34229	62%	**62	91%
[Somchem S335]*	<<locked>>	81%	25498	46%	**74	90%
Vihtavuori N120	<<locked>>	81%	35114	64%	**13	100%
Vihtavuori N130	<<locked>>	81%	29631	54%	**88	96%
[Vihtavuori N133]*	<<locked>>	81%	24598	45%	**47	92%
[Vihtavuori N135]*	<<locked>>	88%	22902	42%	**54	90%
[Vihtavuori N140]*	<<locked>>	86%	26658	48%	**43	90%
[Vihtavuori N530]*	<<locked>>	88%	34954	63%	**59	91%
[Vihtavuori N540]*	<<locked>>	88%	27615	50%	**95	90%
[Winchester 748]*	<<locked>>	87%	33504	61%	**59	91%
[Winchester StaBALL Match]*	<<locked>>	90%	39436	72%	**74	91%

Start Load - Barrel Length: 23.60''

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FR ... fill rate of the cartridge in percent

MaxP ... max. pressure of load in psi or bar

% ... max. pressure of load in percent of the maximum allowed pressure for this caliber

V(0) ... muzzle velocity in feet per second (fps) or meters per second (m/s)

z ... powder burnt in percent

[...] *... not dangerous but load has suboptimal powder burnt with possible characteristics such as extensive muzzle flash or inaccurate loads.

[...] ²... fill rate low - you might want to consider using a filler to ensure proper ignition.

[...] ᴾ... possible press load - work up slowly to this load while watching for signs of excessive pressure.

👍 ... recommended powder/load for this caliber and bullet combination based on its ballistic performance.

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