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Yes...my supply is low of Varget...definitely need some more.... Pete
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Varget is good, but in a nice 308 there are lots of powders that can match that.
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My M1A makes nickel sized groups all day long like that. 42.0 grains of 4064 behind a Sierra 168. I had a McMillian match barrel contoured, installed and the rifle bedded by a AMTU gunsmith at Ft Benning.
Heck of a job shooting there pdman! You did great.
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I'm betting it's the gun and not the powder!...OH, the shooter was good too lol
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Yep, it's a good one. And quite easy to find now at least. I actually need to grab another can to load up more 7-08s.
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If you can't find Varget, get some RL 15. Works pretty good too. Nice shooting there Pdman.
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In my limited experience, 308s and Varget have a tendency to do that.
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I'm betting it's the gun and not the powder!...OH, the shooter was good too lol My thoughts too.
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Varget works good in my 22-250. My buddy uses it in his 308 Win with Hornady 110gr with good results as well.
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Too bad you didn't have accurate bullets.
Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.
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8208 has replaced some of my varget loads. and its eaiser to work with and get
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RL15 woulda yielded a smaller group.
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There may be a better powder for the 308,but Varget is hard to beat.
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............
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My 243 shoots 85 BTHP with Varget with a ES of 10..... I think I like it!
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