What is your favourite 6.5x47 Lapua load?

[MartyK2500]

While waiting on my barrel and action i am reading all i can on this caliber.
There seems to be quite a bit of love for Berger VLDs, H4350 and CCI 450.

What is your favourite load?

My initial tests will be done with Varget, CCI BR4, and 142 SMK.
I already have multiple kegs of varget and many thousand BR4s so i am attempting to streamline my components.
SMKs just because i have sub 1/2 moa 10 shot groups with them in my 308, my IBI barrel loves the MKs.
Figuring of feeding the same diet to new IBI barrel.

 

[Alpheus]

For the 140gr bullets, start with the 4350. Sweet spot will probably be in the 40-41gr range.

 

[mikeelliot]

I have gone back and forth between Varget and H4350 and I am still on Varget. Paired with CCI450 and a143ELDX makes a sweet hunting load at 2775fps with single digit SD and ES.

 

[MartyK2500]

I have gone back and forth between Varget and H4350 and I am still on Varget. Paired with CCI450 and a143ELDX makes a sweet hunting load at 2775fps with single digit SD and ES.

Can i ask how much varget please?
Probably around 37.5gn?

 

[mikeelliot]

I dont want to say it is over published max.
I found a node at the Hodgon published max and another a little higher.
I was worried it was over pressure but I have 12 PC of brass that have 11 reloads on them with this load and the pockets are still tight.

 

[kman300]

I use cci450s and varget exclusively. Everything from 123 scenars, 130 Berger's, 129 lrab, 127 lrx 139 scenar, 140 Berger to 143 eldx. Works great.

 

[Mcelron]

129gr nosler accubond lr, 37gr varget, and federal 205m primers work well in my hunting rifle.

 

[chrismc]

130 Hybrids, 37.2 Varget, cci450, Lapua brass. No prob to 1000- 25.5moa
H4350 was good, Varget just a bit better.

 

[Terry Perkins]

For the 140gr bullets, start with the 4350. Sweet spot will probably be in the 40-41gr range.

This.

 

[MartyK2500]

This.

Yes i know,
As pointed out in the first post i am aware that 4350 is the powder,
Was trying to see if i can do something with varget since I’m sitting on over 20 pounds of it.

 

[MartyK2500]

130 Hybrids, 37.2 Varget, cci450, Lapua brass. No prob to 1000- 25.5moa
H4350 was good, Varget just a bit better.

I’m impressed,
I didn’t expect Varget to do better than 4350,
I’ll make a quick load dev 20 thous off the lands from 36.1 to 37.5 of varget in .2 gn increments.
In 21 rounds plus a few single lower loads for pressure signs ill have a good feeling if my barrel likes the varget / 142SMK combo