Varget
- Thread starter DGY
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shoot_to_kill
CGN Regular
- Location
- Luskville quebec
I have 2 pounds of varget left, when its done im going to explore other options. Varget costs too much and its always in short supply.
Better off looking for other options. You could back order it somewhere and wait, but at this rate, it’ll be $500 for an 8lb jug. Two years ago I bought 16lbs of varget and 16lbs of h4350 from cabelas of all places for less than $300 per 8lb jug. The rules of inflation and global manufacturing costs don’t apply here.
Pick something available for around $50 a pound and buy all you can find.
Pick something available for around $50 a pound and buy all you can find.
Take a look at Canada Ammo. I too use Varget but decided to find something different. I bought their 5lb D4895. Works amazing in my 308, haven't tested it on 223 yet. $159 for 5lbs but just checked and seems they only have 1lb-ders for $39.99, still a good price.
You better buy that Vihta powder now, in a year it’ll be hard to find and expensive.
.308 I have less of an attachment to it, I’ll shoot what works when the time comes.
It’s a guest rifle and Petawawa rifle (since they don’t approve of 6.5) so it doesn’t get the high round count anymore.
My 2x 6.5x47s I love them and use them every week.
Down to 27Lbs of H4350 and hawking for more!
It’s a guest rifle and Petawawa rifle (since they don’t approve of 6.5) so it doesn’t get the high round count anymore.
My 2x 6.5x47s I love them and use them every week.
Down to 27Lbs of H4350 and hawking for more!
Fastestmanalive
Regular
- Location
- Quebec City
N140 is not cheap but much more available than Varget. Cheap powders is probably something of the past as so many new reloaders appeared in the US with the ammo shortage. I have backup loads with N140 as accurate as my varget pet load, but I get slower MV. I am also in development for another backup with IMR 4166.
Varget is still the best IMHO but one needs to stock it high and have backups.
Varget is still the best IMHO but one needs to stock it high and have backups.
Ted is my neighbour and new friend... he sold me a bunch of stuff to get me started in reloading and even gifted me a loaf of his hunter bread!! A real gentleman!! Just waiting on the reloading kit and dies to show up and I will use what I got from him, but I’m just asking around what would and wouldn’t work for when I ran out of the stuff I have!! Nice bison you got, we didn’t get a moose this year and so we bought a skidoo and I made some ramps and I should be done with making a skimmer today or tomorrow!! Hope we can get a small bison!! Thank you
Gday,
from what i gather mate, all yer " H " powders, are Re branded Australian powder called ADI....... an its well known for being very temperature Stable- "Varget" "h4895" H4831sc" .... "h1000" ETC etc is all whats known to me as AR2208, AR2209, AR2213sc and AR2217 and if you arnt too sure Check out www.adi-powders.com.au an it has info for the powder an which cartridges suits
an also a equivilant chart / burn rate chart.Hope that helps... Good shootin an nice to have some legendary passed on memorabilia of a good ol Folk in your neighbour.
for those thinking we can powder by freight if only ... so if there is nothing available in town or someone willing bringing here it will be hard ...
im one of those that like the varget very useful in 9.3x62, 30-06 and 308 ...
im one of those that like the varget very useful in 9.3x62, 30-06 and 308 ...
