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#963183 08/11/06
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Has anyone out tried Varget in the .35 Whelan, if so which bullet, primer and powdercharge?

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Fed 210, 58 gr, 250 gr of hornady or speer, max load and ~2500 depending on your barrel. The same load will drive a swift A-frame about 2600 and is a bit hot, the partition raises pressures and it would be best to back off a grain or so.

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I just finalized my moose load this morning at the range, but I'm using RL15. 55gr, Fed210, 225gr TSX, 2675-2700fps and under 1MOA. I've heard good thing about Varget but I haven't tried it yet.

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i use Varget in my 35Whelen, 61gr, CCI-250, Rem brass and 250gr barnes X. Hodgdon recommends 50-55gr with a 250gr bullet. My rifle makes hardly 2300fps with 55gr , 61gr makes 2684fps out of a 22" tube. Start low and work up!!!

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I went up to 60gr for just under 2600fps with a 250 Hornady with outstanding accuracy. I had some pressure signs and promplty went back down to 58grs. I still get about 2525fps and nothing shot has run off due to losing 75fps.

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i used tyo use IMR4320 before Varget came along and top load was also 2525fps. And, yes anything fairly shot did not run off. I started varget with the start load 2100fps went slowly to top load (55gr) for 2300fps. i knew i was not getting enough pressure because of speed or lack there of,so i continued slowly until I got eradic ignition at 63gr, then backed off to 61gr and have been using this load for 10 yrs with no problems.


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