Results with 123gr Rounds and Varget

[apynckel]

I'm seeing result pages on the facebook 65grendel page about people having decent results with Varget under 123gr pills. Has anyone tried it? I was getting the idea that the powder in grendel was almost taboo....

[LRRPF52]

Varget is listed in AA's data. I would recommend getting the 6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks. There's a sticky here as well to the AA data.

[6.5 Grendel]

Na just try Leverevelotion with 123gr pills....I am telling ya I get very good velocity 2600+ fps out of a 20" barrel. Oh and nice goups to boot!

[rushmc1a]

How much you using behind 123 gr pills?

I have some because I have been reloading 35 Remington.

Never thought about trying Leverevelotion in the Grendel

Na just try Leverevelotion with 123gr pills....I am telling ya I get very good velocity 2600+ fps out of a 20" barrel. Oh and nice goups to boot!

[JASmith]

Varget and CFE both need a fair bit of compression to get enough pressure for decent velocities.

Also, my own experience with Varget in other cartridges is that it takes a lot of taps to settle to the extent that it meters to within 0.2 grains either side of desired. Before the settling is complete, I saw a half grain or more gain in nominal charges of 50 grains.

CFE settles down rather quickly -- usually within about ten to fifteen throws with the powder measure.

[LRRPF52]

I'm looking at Volume I now with the AA data, and they tried Varget with:

123gr Scenar and 123gr SMK getting 2400fps from a 24" barrel, whereas AA2520 got 2630fps

130gr Swift Scirocco on Varget got 2312fps

140gr Lapua Naturalis on Varget got 2220fps

[6.5 Grendel]

My go-to load is 32.3grs OF Leverevelotion w/123gr SST.

[rushmc1a]

Hornady brass?

[6.5 Grendel]

Oh sorry I was using PPU.