Minimum 6.5x47L Varget loads? What is the lowest you have used?

[Bowman26]

Just wondering what the lowest weight of Varget any of you have tried in the 6.5L and what kind of velocities it gave you with what weight bullets.

There is no shortage of how much to put for max velocities etc. But I am looking for how light it can be loaded and still perform out to 420 yards.

Would there be any issues with to little volume in the case for proper expansion/burn rate etc at say 31gr? Right now I am using 35.7gr behind 123gr SMKs out of a 25" Kreiger 8 twist and getting excellent accuracy but I would like to reduce the recoil just a bit more if I can do it without losing to much BC advantage. I only shoot silhouette so I am not in need of the extreme accuracy BR shooters seek .125" larger groups means nothing to me. Being able to maintain a follow through and keep my target within my scope sight picture during a shot is what I am after. With 35.7gr it is just a bit to sharp for that to happen repeatedly.

So before I go dig out the chrony and load rounds and head to the range can anyone give me some insight into tests they have already performed?

Thanks,

Bo

 

[AR Shooter]

Berger's load manual gives 32gr of Varget as the minimum with their 130gr VLD @ 2448fps.
With their 140gr Hybrid they give 31.5gr of Varget giving 2377fps.
If either load will knock over a ram at 420yd (where did you get that distance? we shoot ours at 547yd) is the question.

 

[Bowman26]

Thanks for that info AR Shooter. We shoot rams at 500m also but I use a 142gr SMK with 39gr of H4350 for that one animal. The load I am looking at is going to be used only for the 3 shorter range light weight animals where 107gr-123gr is plenty of bullet.

Bo