my .223 1-9 savage shoots these good with 25grns of varget with the bullet set all the way out. you guys that shoot these bullets what powder and grains shoot best for you? h.h.

Hello,
Used to shoot a lot of those in matches as well as the 80 grain Sierra's but upped the load a bit. Usually used 25.5 Varget and also used a fair amount of RE 15. Varget very stable temperature wise and stuck with it most of the time.

Several shooters use the Vita V. powders and had good results, but I like the Varget for a lot of reasons. Suggest you buy in 8 lb. cannisters if possible. I used both a bolt gun as well as a AR15 and routinely shot the bolt gun out to the 1000 yard mark w/ the 80 grainers, but had a 7 twist. good luck

25 gr. 2520. 5 shot 1/2" group at 100 yds. Savage 12bvss-s. roger

i use eather 25.5 gr. of Varget or 25 gr of 748 the latter seems to be a little more consistant out of my 1-in -8 AR. I set bullet out as far as the magazine will allow.Have made some verry satisfying shots at 400 yards.

Best results I've had with 69gr Sierra match was with Benchmark (BM 2 here) anywhere from 23.5g to 24.5g. In a 1-8 SS 27" I settled on 24.1 getting around 3/8" at 100yds, and this shot out to 800yds OK.

I use 25.5 of Varget. I also use Varget for the 75 Hornady but drop it to 25.0. For the 80 Sierra, I use 24.5 Varget. This is for my 1-7.75 Krieger AR.

Fast Ed