I am trying to work up a load for the following: </p>

22-250 Remington
Hodgdon Varget Powder
55 grain Varmint Nightmare Extreme w/canelure
CCI Large Rifle Primers </p>

The primary use for this load will be for Coyote hunting and I want to keep velocity as low as possible (theory being saving the pelts). </p>

My Lyman manual and the Hodgdon website list 34 grains as the minimum powder charge. The gentlemen I bought the gun from was shooting 32.7 grains of Varget and claims dime-sized groups at 100 yards. I am not getting the accuracy out of that charge and want to work up a different load. I know the gun is capable of getting dime size groups at 100 yards b/c I've done it with other load combo's (Hornady V-max bullet) </p>

How far below minimum listed charges is it safe to go? Should I begin working up and down from the 32.7 grains or just work up???

you could do the 60% of a case full of h-4895 thing and work up to stability. buy a 223 cause thats what you'll have after all the work,use a case full of trail boss per their instructions, or change bullets.

I even went to downloading FMJ. I got my least damage with a fragile bullet and high velocity.

trailboss