Varget for .243 and 6.5 CM?

[Reddish]

I have quite a bit of Varget on hand. I haven’t loaded .243 in several years, but I am getting back into shooting it and just picked up a new Tikka. Should I run the Varget I already have or pick up some H4350 or H4831 for 100gr + bullets?

 

[Matt5266]

I don't have a 243 but I do have a 6.5 Creedmoor. H4350 is the go to powder for alot of people including myself

 

[sveltri]

I just finished load dev on my Tikka 243 AI. I fire formed with 4831SC, that or H1000 would be my choice.

 

[NickT406]

I think you would be better off with h4350 or h4831sc. Not a bad idea to try staball 6.5 as it can be had cheaper and I have heard great things about it

 

[Mulyhuntr]

H4350 is the easy button for accuracy with every bullet I've tried in tikka 243 and 6.5cm. Haven't tried Varget in either.

 

[TaperPin]

I have quite a bit of Varget on hand. I haven’t loaded .243 in several years, but I am getting back into shooting it and just picked up a new Tikka. Should I run the Varget I already have or pick up some H4350 or H4831 for 100gr + bullets?

As bullet weight goes up the case fill % goes down with Varget - Nosler doesnt show Varget with bullets above 80 gr or so.

 

[kota]

I have a couple loads in both 243 (100 gr) and 6.5 CM (120 gr) that use H4895. They aren’t fast, but they are really tame and sure shoot well!

Otherwise my go-to powders with heavier bullets are imr-4350 for 243 and h4350 in 6.5. They are close enough in burn rate that you should be able to get decent results with either one in either cartridge. I got good speed in 243 with 4831, but could never get the accuracy I wanted out of it.

 

[EdP]

I have a 6mm Rem. Not a .243 but very close. IMR 7828ssc with Sierra 100 gr GameKings was the magic recipe for it.

 

[Reddish]

I may have to look at StaBall 6.5. local shop has it in stock.

 

[Castle Rock]

It works really well in the creed