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mrawesome22 · June 7, 2010, 09:44 PM

Varget won't be a good choice in that cartridge IMO. Try some Benchmark or H322... maybe some IMR3031? Anyway, you'll want a powder in a faster burning class than Varget. Varget's burn speed is up there with IMR4064 and the likes.

QuickLoad shows about a max charge of 26.8gr of Varget at only burning 93.02% of the powder with a 32gr VMAX. Velocity calculated at 3817fps using a 26" barrel.

H322 looks very promising. A 22.6gr charge calculates to 4063fps with 99.39% powder burned. A 95.6% case fill and a 23.4 ballistic efficiency. 58,423PSI MAP with a 26" barrel. Looks good to me.

This a MAX LOAD! Don't even think of going for this without consulting reloading manuals and working your way up!

June 7, 2010, 09:44 PM	#7
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	Varget won't be a good choice in that cartridge IMO. Try some Benchmark or H322... maybe some IMR3031? Anyway, you'll want a powder in a faster burning class than Varget. Varget's burn speed is up there with IMR4064 and the likes. QuickLoad shows about a max charge of 26.8gr of Varget at only burning 93.02% of the powder with a 32gr VMAX. Velocity calculated at 3817fps using a 26" barrel. H322 looks very promising. A 22.6gr charge calculates to 4063fps with 99.39% powder burned. A 95.6% case fill and a 23.4 ballistic efficiency. 58,423PSI MAP with a 26" barrel. Looks good to me. This a MAX LOAD! Don't even think of going for this without consulting reloading manuals and working your way up!