Varget for .260

[gmkempf]

Do any of you guys use it or have you ever tried it in your.260's. If so let me know what you think. Thanks

 

[motown]

I tried it in my cooper and accuracy was decent but nothing great. My rifle really prefers imr-4350 more than anything else.

 

[gmkempf]

Thanks Motown, H4350 or IMR seems to be the born. What bullet are you shooting.

 

[trailrider121]

Yes, and results are amazing. Shooting 130 vld, and its tack driving them. 2880 fps with 24" barrel. Maybe not as fast as H4350, but the accuracy makes up for it. I have shot the Varget load to 700 yards and is still holding 1/2moa.


IMO, Varget or Imr 4064 works very well.

 

[motown]

Thanks Motown, H4350 or IMR seems to be the born. What bullet are you shooting.

I was shooting 130 grain accubonds and getting about 1/2" groups. The 120 sierra pro hunter flat base shot even better but i really like the performance of the accubond on game.

 

[Rshooter]

Hi Gm
I use Varget for two different loads in a 1st gen. Remington Ti in 260. One load is with a 130 gr. TSX fb. & the other is with a Combined technology 100 gr. ballistic tip. Both loads are extremely accurate in this light weight gun.

 

[ToKeepAndBear]

It sure is easy to work up a load with H4350 and 139-142gr bullets. Save the Varget for your 308 and 223!

TKAB

 

[Waffen]

I've used Varget in mine for the lighter projectiles. My Shilen barreled .260 will put 120 Noslers in the same hole behind 38.5 of varget. That said, it's a bit quick for the .260 and doesn't yield the best velocities.

H4350 is suposedly the best powder, but I never could get it to shoot the heavies out of my McGowen or Shilen barrels. It's also unobtainable these days, so far as I can tell.

If you've got nothing else, shoot it; but there are powders out there that should get you faster speeds.

 

[Sully2]

I shoot Varget in 22-250; 243; 6m BR' and 260. I like it in all of them so far. Havent tried it in my 222 yet.

 

[groundhogzapper]

My Beanland 260 8.5tw Krieger on a trued bp 700 action, is my newest Match gun, and I have ran every powder made through it. Varget does fine with the (123-130gr) pills, but H4831sc is what I shoot my 140 Berger Hybrids, 139 Scenars, and 136 scenars with much better accuracy than H4350. I can push the 140 Hybrid to 2850 with 47.9gr, on my 24" tube, but due to the Scenar's ogive I can't get enough powder without "over compressing" the load. And 45.1gr shot a 2.97" group at 600yd last weekend, so doping my scope a tad more is no problem for me, as I'll trade accuracy for velocity anytime.
Also don't forget to do yourself a favor, and run 4064 powder as well. I laughed at this over on the hide, but come to find out, it's a darn accurate powder in the 260. It's too bad, because I bought tons of H4350 for my build, but I also found a cpl 8lb tubs of H4831sc at my local FFL, and H4350 shoots great in my 243's, and 6.5 x47's. I like RE17 for velocity on the mid weight pills better than Varget, but both shoot great.

 

[gmkempf]

Hey Zapper, That I was a very informative post. Thank you very much. My build will be here in 2 weeks and I want to have everything ready.

 

[16Bore]

108 Scenars and Varget will tie knots in my 260 MR.

 

[Physhstyx]

Thanks Motown, H4350 or IMR seems to be the born. What bullet are you shooting.

The H4350 and the IMR 4350 are real hard to find. I saw some Accurate 4350 today. Can this be used and has anybody used it with success. There is a load in the Accurate charts for the 260.

 

[16Bore]

R-15 works too..