Originally Posted by Blacktails
Anyone know what would be the lightest charge of Varget that could safely be used in a 7-08 using a Speer 120g Pro Hunter? Just curious what the bare minimum would be.


OK, are you asking about the SIERRA 120 gr Pro Hunter? Speer Manual #13 does list a 120 gr bullet, a SP Spitser, but they haven't offered one in a long time. The manual also shows 41.0 gr Varget as the starting load for a velocity of 2788 fps with that bullet. That's where I'd start.

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