308 Varget Loads with 225 and 230gr

[APGE]

Howdy Folks,

I have a load worked up for 230 hybrids using H4895. Upon the recommendation of some people on this forum I am working up a varget load. I will conduct a 600 yard ladder for charge weight but was wondering if anyone has used varget with 225 ELDs or 230 hybrids and could share their data? I have a 9 twist with a bunch of freebore, I have other barrels for lighter projectiles.

Thanks!

 

[cheyenne01]

I am using the 225 Eldm in my .308.
I ended up with 43.5 Grains of varget. Rifle is a Pierce action, Bartlein 1-9 twist heavy palma, 30 inches long.
Velocity is 2530 Fps with this load.

 

[APGE]

I am using the 225 Eldm in my .308.
I ended up with 43.5 Grains of varget. Rifle is a Pierce action, Bartlein 1-9 twist heavy palma, 30 inches long.
Velocity is 2530 Fps with this load.

That must be a very warm load. Are you using palma brass?

 

[cheyenne01]

Regular large rifle Lapua brass. I had gone higher with no pressure signs.
Backed it off at 43.5. Have 6-7 reloads on the brass. Close to a couple thousand rounds down the pipe with this combination.
Have shot form 4C to plus 44 C temp variation

 

[Ray123]

I am using the 225 Eldm in my .308.
I ended up with 43.5 Grains of varget. Rifle is a Pierce action, Bartlein 1-9 twist heavy palma, 30 inches long.
Velocity is 2530 Fps with this load.

I am using 2000MR in 308 with 225 eldm results.
30" Bartlein 8 twist 30" 2572 fps ave 4.8 S/D .
With LC 18 brass just because I had it and it weighed out good. Shoots almost as good as Lapua.
22" 9 twist Bartlein sendero profile barrel hunting rifle 7.75 lbs
Average velocity 2488 fps with a S/D 6.7 fps also 18 LC brass.
18" AR 10 with Proof Research with10 twist got a velocity of 2340 fps...
Accuracy is very good with the bolt guns.
Need more experimentation on the AR but its promising...also experimenting with 6.5 Staball.
Which was very accurate in a ladder test with 208s in the 18" AR, but velocity is low at 2340 fps without going longer OAL mag length to put more powder in the 308 case.

 

[Gargoyle]

You guys shooting a particular 308 competition with these heavy bullets? COALs?