Swift Scirocco projectiles

george · #1 09-27-2002, 05:52 PM

IAN M I READ YOUR POST ON THE SWIFT SCIROCCO 7MM PROJECTILES, COULD YOU GIVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE 7-08 & 7 REM MAG LOADS DEVELOPED FOR THE TESTING OF THE PROJECTILES. I STARTED WORKING WITH BOTH & HAVE NOT YET DEVELOPED LOADS YET. YOUR HELP IS APPRECIATED.

Ian M · #2 09-28-2002, 12:09 AM

Info sent offline. I like Varget a lot. Like some of you guys, would put it on cornflakes in the morning if I had it to spare.

Varmint Hunter · #3 09-29-2002, 12:39 AM

I bought Varget specifically for my new 7-08. For whatever reason, it hates the stuff. Top producers were H4895 & H4350 with a slight speed advantage for the H4350.
While the 150gr Sciroccos shot well enough, the Barnes 140 XBT actually beat out every other bullet while shooting under .5" consistently @ 100yds.
I have always been disappointed in X bullet accuracy. However, this particular rifle made me realize that 1 in 50 rifles can actually shoot these bullets. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

MAX · #4 09-29-2002, 10:58 AM

That many? [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] I've never found Varget to be the best for anything yet it usually runs a good race for bullet/cartridge combos that it is suited for. The Scirroccos...be it a twist issue or not, in my experience they like speed. All you can give them... Not a bullet for 'mild' loads at all.

Tim Behle · #5 09-29-2002, 09:34 PM

Ian,

Your Varget answer kind of surprised me. I've never really thought about using it for anything larger than .224.

It's one of the most common powders used by a lot of my friends, We use it to push little 25 grain .172 caliber bullets out of short barrels at a little over 4,000 FPS to kill a lot of coyotes.

If I can't get 2 years out of a pound of Varget any longer, I'm telling the wife it's your fault. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

milanuk · #6 09-29-2002, 11:01 PM

FWIW, Varget is also awesome in the .308 Winchester. 175gr SMK/ 45.0gr Varget = ~2750fps from a 26" factory pipe, and great accuracy. There might be better powders out there for my .308, but damn, I'd have a hard time believing it. Seems to shoot almost everything I put in the gun great, excepting the bullets that it (the

just plain doesn't like at all (light stubby ones).

YMMV,

Monte

Ian M · #7 09-30-2002, 01:00 AM

We have several .308 rifles that are shot a lot and they all shoot Varget. Not sure if there is another powder that will work in the .308, all I ever use is Varget!>?