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.20 VarTarg / .20 VT

Warning! Notes: Remington .221 Fireball brass and CCI BR-4 Small Rifle primers used throughout. All bullets seated to 1.940 inches. Temperature around 80 degrees with velocities clocked on an Oehler Model 35P chronograph. All loads are three-shot groups at 100 yards. (Handloader Issue #250 - December, 2007)

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Wt.	Bullet	Powder Manufacturer	Powder	Charge	Velocity (FPS)
32	Hornady V-Max	Vihtavuori	VV-N120	Subscribe	3,739
Remarks: group (inches): .750; great load
32	Hornady V-Max	Vihtavuori	VV-N130	Subscribe	3,641
Remarks: group (inches): 1.000
32	Hornady V-Max	Hodgdon	H-4198	Subscribe	3,699
Remarks: group (inches): .875; under 1 MOA
32	Hornady V-Max	Hodgdon	H-4198	Subscribe	3,731
Remarks: group (inches): 1.000
32	Hornady V-Max	Alliant	RL-7	Subscribe	3,752
Remarks: group (inches): 1.250; mediocre
32	Hornady V-Max	Accurate	AAC-2230	Subscribe	3,581
Remarks: group (inches): 1.000; low velocity
40	Hornady V-Max	Vihtavuori	VV-N130	Subscribe	3,473
Remarks: group (inches): 1.000
40	Hornady V-Max	Hodgdon	H-4198	Subscribe	3,471
Remarks: group (inches): .750; good combination
40	Hornady V-Max	Hodgdon	Benchmark	Subscribe	3,467
Remarks: group (inches): 1.000
40	Hornady V-Max	Accurate	AAC-2230	Subscribe	3,337
Remarks: group (inches): 1.000
40	Hornady V-Max	Hodgdon	H-4895	Subscribe	3,221
Remarks: group (inches): .875; compressed
40	Hornady V-Max	Hodgdon	H-335	Subscribe	3,318
Remarks: group (inches): .500; best overall