Have any good loads for Varget in the 30-06? How does Varget do with 180s?

Tried Varget in my 06 and it did not like it.

Varget will work well with 150's or lighter bullets. It's a tad fast for anything heavier but might do OK with 165's. I've never tried it with them, but I think there may be better choices for them.

Varget is a little fast for good results in that load. I get my best 180 grain performance from H4350 or RL22.

I've had good results with H4350, RL-19 and RL-22 with 180gr bullets in the '06. Varget might be okay with the 130-150gr bullets.
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Tried it in my Springfield with 168s. results were mediocre. Groups about 1/2 inch wide and 2inches tall. Like it in the 30/40 Krag. Regards, Bill.

Bill Leeper: just wondering if you ever worked for telephone company in Salmon Arm? As far as varget goes, tried in the '06 and I'm of the same opinion as most of the others; a little fast for anything over 150gr.

Nope. When I was in that part of the country I was gunsmithing in Kamloops. Prior to that sawmilling in Barriere. I can barely use a phone. Regards, Bill.

I just picked up one of Ken Waters "pet" loads for 30-06. Interesting enough he found fantastic accuracy and about 2600 fps with RL 15 and 180 grains. RE15 and Varget are a pretty close twin in burn rate. I'd say if you are looking for an accuracy load and are happy with that velocity AND you got some varget and some 180;s laying around why not load up 5-10 of 'em and see if your gun likes them---STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED!