Brand: Hodgdon Powder. for a MV of 3,000 from my 20" HBAR. Outstanding performance and velocity can be obtained in such popular cartridges as the 22-250 Remington, 308 Winchester, 30-06, 375 H&H and many more. Warning About Smokeless Powder: Do not exceed the loads displayed in the reloaders guide. suggestion for Varget substitute. A couple weeks ago I did a few test rounds with 4166 and noticed they were similar to some Varget loads I had shot before. PX Member. Double check price/quantity/caliber at the vendor's site before ordering. Hey guys! Powder needs to be stored in original containers ONLY, when not in use. I will be stocking up at the end of the week and need some help on what route to take. Brand: Accurate. Way too many choices in powders. Oct 16, 2013 #1 I am new to reloading and need a recommendation about powder. I was never able to see much differene in the results of any of them. Blue68f100 Member. Hodgdon CFE 223 Spherical Rifle Powder 8 lbs. ... 23, 26, wiN 760, 780, VV 160, 170, 560, 570 IMR 4451, 4955, 7828 and 7977. Jan 2, 2013 #3 Thanks! Accurate 2520 Rifle Powder 1 lbs . Let me know where you think the nodes are and any other suggestions would be appreciated. I wanted to know everyones taught on temp stable , powders that produce accurate loads. AA25201 Show Specs. Minuteman. i shoot lots of 7-08 each year in nra high power silhouette matches. Hodgdon CFE 223 is a new propellant with a special chemical formulation designed to reduce copper fouling in rifle barrels. I used 3 different Sierra bullets, the 52 BTHP, 69 SMK and 55 HP. Ramshot covers a range of six rifle and three handgun calibre powders. Never mix any two powders regardless of type, brand, or source. AR500 Armor … My shooting buddy swears by CFE223 and another buddy swears by TAC. Data for the same three powders loaded under conventional 150 and 170 … Brand: Hodgdon Powder. Today Wade brings us some new reloading powders that you might want to look into, during our times of ammo scarcity! Best Varget Substitute. I've yet to find a powder that didn't do well for me. For ultimate accuracy I have shot kegs and kegs of Varget in the .223, and to a lesser extent Reloader15 and H4895. I did a little test today. I have used it from the teens up over 100 degrees. HDVAR1 Show Specs. Outstanding performance and velocity can be obtained in such popular cartridges as the 223 Remington, 22-250 Remington, 308 Winchester, 30-06, 375 H&H and many more. my … The closest equivalent to Varget in the UK is Ramshot TAC. I am not sure which one I like the best. Those solid copper Barnes TSX bullets are longer than regular lead core bullets, and as correctly indicated are not conventional thus seating the TSX bullets to allow COAL specs reduces Varget powder … The 65 gr. Blue68f100, Apr 10, 2020 #11. Never substitute any smokeless powder for Black Powder or any Black Powder substitute. View list of retailers. So, I thought I would run them side by side and compare. Order at your own risk! Varget is a good powder across many weights for the .223. that's through all my 223/556 rifles from AR 16" and 20" barrels. I usually use Varget for my 308 bolt gun and 223 Ar15 loads. Varget is my go to powder for 178s in a .308 and hasn't let me down in over 10 years of using it. In our own .308 Win tests, this generated slightly more velocity than Varget, with good ES/SD. Tac, exterminator, varget, 335. greyling22, Apr 10, 2020 #10. I use a small rifle magnum primer for the 335, std small rifle primer for varget. HDH3358 Show Specs. During his time, Phillip completed 4 overseas deployments and served in all billets available to a Scout Sniper, to include Scout Sniper Team Leader, Chief … Find cheapest in-stock powder reloading [GUNBOT beta] [ Log in | Sign up | Contact] Near realtime tracking of who has ammo, mags and reloading supplies in stock. last year i was looking for a backup powder and found shooter's world precision rifle is the top of all three. Next Last. A Subreddit For Reloading! I am experimenting with H322, but I think I will settle on H335 and AA2230. 306 Posts . Varget is in about the same burn speed and I'd bet it does really work well also. Ball powders like 748, BLC(2) are what I use for good ammo that is not used in a match where I spend a lot of money to enter. Joined Mar 21, 2013 Messages 63 Location Martinsburg, WV. Sierra Game King gets 25.6 gr. Starline has been in the brass … I’ve been shooting a lot of Starline Brass lately. The perfect powder for competitive Match shooting 223 Remington and Heavy bullets. Hodgdon H335 Spherical Rifle Powder 8 lbs. Both are good powders for .223 rem. You need some Varget or RL-15, either one will do just fine. Varget is the perfect powder for shooting a 223 Remington with heavy bullets in competitive matches. for 3,100 fps. The 60 gr. & 8 lb. Outstanding performance and velocity can be obtained in such popular cartridges as the 223 Remington, 22-250 Remington, 308 Winchester, 30-06, 375 H&H and many more. i found i could drop the same weight as varget and use the same sight setting across the course. While Varget and Reloder 15 remain in short supply, you can often find IMR 4320 powder back in the shelves of local gun stores. Varget is the only powder I use for .223. 2ndtimer and earplug like this. Thread starter timotheius; Start date Oct 16, 2013; 1; 2; Next. With heavy bullets over 75 grain, RL15 delivered better results than Varget. TAC and the 52/53gr SMK. Varget is a popular .223 powder but is sort of bulky compared to H335 and TAC and other ball powders thus many of the .223 Varget loads are indicated as compressed. having loaded 1000's of 223 for competition Varget is a great powder as well as 4064, but both seen to meter like Lincoln logs. Good velocity and as mentioned very little velocity change due to it's temp insensitivity. But either will serve you well. However, this very good IMR 8208 XBR powder is out-of-stock at many vendors. Thanks in advance, Mike . These are stick powders that I throw short and trickle up to exact weight. IMR describes IMR 4320 as follows: Short granulation, easy metering, and perfect for the 223 Remington, 22-250 Remington, 250 Savage and other medium burn rate cartridges. (Varget works real well too, dangit!) My dad is suggesting that I got one w/ … Hornady SP gets 26.1 gr. They get 25.0 gr. The powder ignites quickly and burns clean, translating into superb accuracy, higher scores and more clean, one-shot kills. GunBot does not endorse any of the retailers or products listed. Since this rifle feeds from an AR magazine, OAL was limited to 2.250″ and the long heavy bullets were off the table. Varget is the perfect powder for shooting the 223 Remington with heavy bullets in competitive matches. 308! Never tried Varget but with 165gr Hornady SP I've used W748, H335, IMR3031, IMR4064 and probably other's. for a MV of 2,950 At 200 … From everything I have read and heard, it sounds like Varget … I have found that 335 does really well with the 40 grain vmax. Another good substitute for Varget powder in a .223 Rem or .308 Winchester is IMR 8208 XBR. containers. 8208XBR is good powder but it's getting almost as hard to find as Varget. I made up some rounds with Varget and IMR 4166. my match loads i use varget and/or imr 4895. both powders work very good out to 500 meters. Brand: Hodgdon Powder. Also a few bolt guns in 223 another good powder would be RL10 or 15. I have and use CFE 223 in my 3 gun .223 ammo but haven't used it in .308. I'll contact KelTec. Numerous modern smokeless powders are double base in construction, containing both Nitrocellulose and Nitroglycerine. Go. Bartojc Member. I load the Hornady 55 gr. 2000MR has worked well for me, and yielded some great velocities out of a 24" 223 bolt action. Vihtavouri Powder N555 Rifle Powder … Joined: Feb … The powder ignites quickly and burns clean, translating into superb accuracy, higher scores and more clean, one-shot kills. PSP with cannelure, when they're available in bulk. The main problem I have with Varget is that it seams to be a compressed load in all cases. Hodgdon Extreme Varget Rifle Powder 1 lbs. Discussion Starter • #13 • Jun 9, 2010. Some over at the Hide have and found good … 1 of 2 Go to page . Reply. Phillip is also well known as a nationally ranked precision rifle competitor in the Precision Rifle Series and National Rifle League circuits. These comparisons basically show the effect of the tuned LVR powder on the performance of the 160 grain FTX bullet. flirtinwithdisaster Sergeant. I have since moved to Benchmark, awesome groups and great velocities. I like the RL powder, … Joined: May 25, 2011 Messages: 6,368 Location: Piney Woods of East Texas. If you're shooting .223 class also 10X if using light bullet weights and Benchmark in the medium weights .30 caliber class. The gun is not reliable, find out why and get it sorted Click to expand... You're right. Oddly enough, the 2 heavier bullets I load get a little more powder. Varget is the perfect powder for shooting the 223 Remington with heavy bullets in competitive matches. 50.0k members in the reloading community. These two powders dominate the competitive shooters loads, and are probably about 50/50 among shooters on the line at Perry. Apr 14, 2013 425 52 PA. Sep 17, … While there are number of exceptional powders for 223 Remington, Varget is a no brainer when you have a lot of it. Available in 1 lb. I am 1/2 way through a jug of IMR 8208xbr that … timotheius Well-Known Member. Both will give good velocity and excellent accuracy. I used the 308 for a lot of years and it was never picky much about powder. Some of the powders already listed as subs IMR 4064 & H 4895 are also the go too's when Varget on short supply. Wow! Brownells has eight (8)lb jugs of Hodgdon Powder Co. Varget Smokeless Gun Powder for just $191.00 with FREE Shipping after a coupon code at check out. HDCFE2238 Show Specs. Report. H322, H335, IMR4895, IMR4064, AA2230, and Varget. With Varget powder, the FTX bullet gets a 14 yard shorter MPBR and eight percent less energy retention; with H4895, MPBR is 17 yards shorter with eleven percent less energy. If Varget by Hodgdon is your current reloading powder you may soon find yourself on the lookout for a Varget equivalent that is just as versatile. Reply. S. skywalker Well-Known Member. Never mix any two powders regardless of type, brand, or source. Joined Jan 4, 2009 Messages 127. Varget if you want to move up in weight.