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huntsd

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Just picked a tikka 223 with a 22 inch barrel. Will be testing out 75 eldm and 77 tmks. I have some varget but am thinking CFE 223 may be a good pick with slower burn rate since these are heavier bullets.

Open to suggestions!
 

SloppyJ

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Varget is hard to beat. With normal throated chambers and even some with extra freebore, i haven't been able to stuff enough in there to get to pressure but I know I'm close. Typically I start noticing seating depth inconsistency from the amount of powder before anything else.

I havent had luck with CFE 223 in anything and I've tried it multiple times.

That's just my experience though.
 
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huntsd

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thanks that's what I am leaning towards. looks like I should be able to milk a little more velocity out of varget as well.
 

SloppyJ

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thanks that's what I am leaning towards. looks like I should be able to milk a little more velocity out of varget as well.

I can't find anything that's atleast as available as varget and performs the same. I would like to try H4895 eventually but it's hard to come by for me.
 
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