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Varget and 175gr SMK's
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 500991" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>Chaz,</p><p> </p><p>Just a quick heads up here; there's a lot of bad information here in this particular thread. The SMK jackets are actually some of the thinner ones out there, not thicker. Sierra used 40.5-41.0 grains of Varget for their standard QC test loading for many, many years, and probably still are. It gives right at 2,550-2,600 fps in the test barrels (24"-26") and delivers very consistent accuracy. Some to the higher loads I've seen listed here may or may not produce excessive pressures, but their accuracy will generally go downhill once you get much over the 2,600 fps mark with this bullet. That's a bit of a sweet spot for the 168-175, and they shoot very well there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 500991, member: 15748"] Chaz, Just a quick heads up here; there's a lot of bad information here in this particular thread. The SMK jackets are actually some of the thinner ones out there, not thicker. Sierra used 40.5-41.0 grains of Varget for their standard QC test loading for many, many years, and probably still are. It gives right at 2,550-2,600 fps in the test barrels (24"-26") and delivers very consistent accuracy. Some to the higher loads I've seen listed here may or may not produce excessive pressures, but their accuracy will generally go downhill once you get much over the 2,600 fps mark with this bullet. That's a bit of a sweet spot for the 168-175, and they shoot very well there. [/QUOTE]
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