spitballer
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Continued trials and failures have convinced me that I'm definitely not going to be able to use Varget in my .223 bolt rifle for 64 grain Berger varmint bullets. This morning I loaded up a conservative 24.4 grains and right away I ended up with a pierced primer and a mushroomed case that had to be dremeled off the bolt, a process I'd rather not repeat. velocity was 3095, CCI#400, Nosler case, 30"bbl
Apparently I'm at a point where I have to use either:
1) a faster powder that doesn't build up so much pressure
or
2) a slower powder that doesn't build up so much pressure
I can't explain the dynamics of this paradox, but the bottom line is I seem to have found a point where I'm going to have to use either a faster or a slower powder. For accuracy I'd like to go with a faster powder if possible, even though this seems counterintuitive. I have some BL(C)-2 on hand - has anyone used BL(C)-2 successfully with a heavy bullet such as the 64? Thanks in advance, not trying to put anyone out on a limb here but I've got to work with this 30' bbl
Apparently I'm at a point where I have to use either:
1) a faster powder that doesn't build up so much pressure
or
2) a slower powder that doesn't build up so much pressure
I can't explain the dynamics of this paradox, but the bottom line is I seem to have found a point where I'm going to have to use either a faster or a slower powder. For accuracy I'd like to go with a faster powder if possible, even though this seems counterintuitive. I have some BL(C)-2 on hand - has anyone used BL(C)-2 successfully with a heavy bullet such as the 64? Thanks in advance, not trying to put anyone out on a limb here but I've got to work with this 30' bbl