Varget in 303

[SKScanuck]

I'm looking at trying Varget with my 303 shooting 174g FMJBT's.

I see one load calling for 41.5g. Anyone have any fav's using this powder?

 

[RePete]

According to Sierra, Varget charge weights are 34.5gr - 38.5gr.

This is from the Infinity Suite, version 5.1.

RePete.

 

[Sticker]

Hi

Hodgdon's little freebee loading manual has 41.0 doing 2440fps with 180grn bullets.

 

[PerversPépère]

I tend to favour 180gr. flat-based spitzers of the Sierra ProHunter variety for precision work with Enfields.
I read somewhere that the Enfields' rifling does better with flat-based spitzers than with boat tails. I don't know why but all the better groups I got from my best "bubbaed" no.4 are from recipes with flat-based bullets.
The load that revealed the accuracy of that rifle was a particular lot of Federal Classic with the aforementioned Sierra Pro-Hunter bullet. I bought it just before a moose hunt and headed for the range for tuning.
From the start I got groups hovering around 1"!
The two last groups shot from that box after the hunt (4 shots each, divided between me and a friend who is a good shooter) netted two 3/4" groups.
I can tell you I bought all the boxes from that lot at Canadian Tire!
I'm trying to find the exact powder/powder weight combination for these.
Now I think I've got it nailed. Better, two powders give me about the same results.
I'll post it soon.
PP.

 

[ricciardelli]

Varget From 31.6 grains to 42.0 grains
Federal 210 Primer

 

[doc25]

I have 31.6-39.1 gr with the #3131 bt-fmj with a col of 2.980. Thats from the Hornady manual.

 

[SKScanuck]

Well, I loaded up some 174 FMJBT's with Varget to try them out, 41, 41.5 and 42 g. 20 bullets each.

I'll post the results...

 

[Wally]

I tend to favour 180gr. flat-based spitzers of the Sierra ProHunter variety for precision work with Enfields.
I read somewhere that the Enfields' rifling does better with flat-based spitzers than with boat tails. I don't know why but all the better groups I got from my best "bubbaed" no.4 are from recipes with flat-based bullets.
The load that revealed the accuracy of that rifle was a particular lot of Federal Classic with the aforementioned Sierra Pro-Hunter bullet. I bought it just before a moose hunt and headed for the range for tuning.
From the start I got groups hovering around 1"!
The two last groups shot from that box after the hunt (4 shots each, divided between me and a friend who is a good shooter) netted two 3/4" groups.
I can tell you I bought all the boxes from that lot at Canadian Tire!
I'm trying to find the exact powder/powder weight combination for these.
Now I think I've got it nailed. Better, two powders give me about the same results.
I'll post it soon.
PP.

Sierra only has .311" bullets eh?