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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin45" data-source="post: 2940436" data-attributes="member: 109862"><p>Yeah maybe with an light hammer or other drive band bullet or hbn treated varmint bullet. But saying "varget is your friend with most any 6.5 bullet" when referring to the 6.5-300 weatherby sounds like a great way to blow something up haha. Good grief. </p><p></p><p>I know when I was doing load work up for the 75 grain hammer in my .257 bee I tried h380 at butter beans suggestion. I see where it is on a burn chart. To say I was "tense" when I pulled the trigger was an understatement. But it worked great. But again, a 75 grain drive band bullet, not the average bullet. And h 4350 and rl17 proved better performing still, h380 was perfectly useable but still faster than optimal. </p><p></p><p>For "normal" bullets in the 257 weatherby from 100 grains and up I have a good supply of imr7828ssc and RL25. 7828 is "the original magnum powder" and still one of the best. Very underrated these days with so many newer fancier powders….but I still always think of it as "old reliable" and always want to have some around. </p><p></p><p>The 6.5x300 is even more overbore than my .257 and twisted to shoot heavier for caliber bullets too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin45, post: 2940436, member: 109862"] Yeah maybe with an light hammer or other drive band bullet or hbn treated varmint bullet. But saying "varget is your friend with most any 6.5 bullet" when referring to the 6.5-300 weatherby sounds like a great way to blow something up haha. Good grief. I know when I was doing load work up for the 75 grain hammer in my .257 bee I tried h380 at butter beans suggestion. I see where it is on a burn chart. To say I was "tense" when I pulled the trigger was an understatement. But it worked great. But again, a 75 grain drive band bullet, not the average bullet. And h 4350 and rl17 proved better performing still, h380 was perfectly useable but still faster than optimal. For "normal" bullets in the 257 weatherby from 100 grains and up I have a good supply of imr7828ssc and RL25. 7828 is “the original magnum powder” and still one of the best. Very underrated these days with so many newer fancier powders….but I still always think of it as “old reliable” and always want to have some around. The 6.5x300 is even more overbore than my .257 and twisted to shoot heavier for caliber bullets too. [/QUOTE]
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