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603Country · January 24, 2013, 10:56 AM

I had the same powder weight issues you've found. I even see some loading books showing 28 gr of Varget as max. Well...no kidding that's max...I had heck getting 27 grains into a case. Anyway, pour the powder slowly into the case and tap it on a hard surface and you can get a bit more Varget in there. Many folks speak highly of Varget, but I haven't found a gun or load that works that well with Varget, so it has become the powder at the back of the cabinet.

It's a lot of work getting the powder into the case, but I did have some luck and accuracy with Varget behind the 55 gr Nosler BT and CCI BR4 primers. I think the powder weight was 27 grains, but I don't have the load book in front of me. I think that was max or nearly max, so I know you know not to start there.

January 24, 2013, 10:56 AM	#3
603Country Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2011 Location: Thornton, Texas Posts: 3,998	I had the same powder weight issues you've found. I even see some loading books showing 28 gr of Varget as max. Well...no kidding that's max...I had heck getting 27 grains into a case. Anyway, pour the powder slowly into the case and tap it on a hard surface and you can get a bit more Varget in there. Many folks speak highly of Varget, but I haven't found a gun or load that works that well with Varget, so it has become the powder at the back of the cabinet. It's a lot of work getting the powder into the case, but I did have some luck and accuracy with Varget behind the 55 gr Nosler BT and CCI BR4 primers. I think the powder weight was 27 grains, but I don't have the load book in front of me. I think that was max or nearly max, so I know you know not to start there.