TheHappyGunner
Member
Hello again, guys,
I've done my homework, I've read my manuals, and still I have a question. Apparently, Varget has a similar burn rate to more common Garand powders like IMR 4064 and IMR 4895. I have tried both of these powders but decided to try some Varget.
The Hornady reloading manual is the only manual I have that includes M1 Garand specific data for Varget under 150 gr bullets. However this data is listed for commercial brass, while I am using Greek HXP.
So, with a Hornady max load of 46.2 gr Varget for the Garand (150 gr bullets), I loaded up 45 gr Varget in my surplus brass.
Is this an acceptable load? Using surplus .30-06 brass, where should my min-max loads be for Varget and 150 gr bullets? Thanks!
I've done my homework, I've read my manuals, and still I have a question. Apparently, Varget has a similar burn rate to more common Garand powders like IMR 4064 and IMR 4895. I have tried both of these powders but decided to try some Varget.
The Hornady reloading manual is the only manual I have that includes M1 Garand specific data for Varget under 150 gr bullets. However this data is listed for commercial brass, while I am using Greek HXP.
So, with a Hornady max load of 46.2 gr Varget for the Garand (150 gr bullets), I loaded up 45 gr Varget in my surplus brass.
Is this an acceptable load? Using surplus .30-06 brass, where should my min-max loads be for Varget and 150 gr bullets? Thanks!