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Varget in short barreled 6.5 Creed w/ 130gr bullet?

Winny94

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  • Nov 19, 2013
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    Has anyone ever found much luck using Varget in a short 6.5 Creed (16.5") with lighter bullets (130gr)? I have a pile of Varget, more than ill ever shoot out of my BRA, and curious if its worth trying to find a load for in my creed, or give some of it to family members.
     
    I use varget with 130 & 140. You will not get the same speed but it works fine.

    I actually load Spear 140s they are only 18.99 per 100 and I load them light/slow so they are my wind practice bullets. With a crappy G1 of .49 and a SLOW speed of 2400 out of a 24” barrel, do it’s a 4mph (it drifts more), is SUPER cheap and easy on the barrels.
     
    I shot some load tests today of Varget with 123 SMK's out of my 6.5 CM AR10 with a 20" barrel. They finally started grouping and having low SD at my highest charge of 41.2 (over max on Hodgdon's website).

    All that said (which had absolutely nothing to do with your question :) ), Varget is one of my favorites. It should do just fine with your 130's.
     
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