Author: Shamu
Subject: Service load duplication
Posted: November 14 2016 at 1:49pm
Varget looks (& maybe meters) like a ball powder, but I think its a short extruded single-base powder.
From Hodgden's web page:
"The first of Hodgdon's revolutionary Extreme Extruded Powders, VARGET features small extruded grains for uniform metering, insensitivity to hot/cold temperatures and higher energy for improved velocities over other powders in its burning speed class. Easy ignition and clean burning characterize other features that translate into superb accuracy, higher scores and more clean, one shot kills. The perfect powder for competitive Match shooting 223 Remington and Heavy bullets. 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. Available in 1 lb. & 8 lb. containers."
When it came out first some years back I tried it in 7.62mm but was most unimpressed. I do notice 2 things now though, the load data has significantly changed & in an UPWARD direction.
They list loads for 150 gr .303 British from 39.0gr for 2458FPS through 43.0gr for 2656FPS.
Interestingly the listed max load for 7.62 with a 150 gr MAX was listed @41.2, but behaved like a light load, very dirty burning & erratic for velocity. The new list is 42.3~46.5, the new minimum being higher Bearing in mind the data would also indicate a below minimum load today, I wonder if the old data was correct?
Subject: Service load duplication
Posted: November 14 2016 at 1:49pm
Varget looks (& maybe meters) like a ball powder, but I think its a short extruded single-base powder.
From Hodgden's web page:
"The first of Hodgdon's revolutionary Extreme Extruded Powders, VARGET features small extruded grains for uniform metering, insensitivity to hot/cold temperatures and higher energy for improved velocities over other powders in its burning speed class. Easy ignition and clean burning characterize other features that translate into superb accuracy, higher scores and more clean, one shot kills. The perfect powder for competitive Match shooting 223 Remington and Heavy bullets. 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. Available in 1 lb. & 8 lb. containers."
When it came out first some years back I tried it in 7.62mm but was most unimpressed. I do notice 2 things now though, the load data has significantly changed & in an UPWARD direction.
They list loads for 150 gr .303 British from 39.0gr for 2458FPS through 43.0gr for 2656FPS.
Interestingly the listed max load for 7.62 with a 150 gr MAX was listed @41.2, but behaved like a light load, very dirty burning & erratic for velocity. The new list is 42.3~46.5, the new minimum being higher Bearing in mind the data would also indicate a below minimum load today, I wonder if the old data was correct?
