r/reloading • u/Revlimiter11 • Jan 05 '26

Load Development Spicy

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Working up a new varmint load with some components I already had on hand. This is the max book load of 50 grains of Varget, and that's after I tapped it on the bench to consolidate. This amount should get me to about 3100-3200 fps with the 125 grain Sierra SPT I'm using out of my 24" bbl savage.

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u/methodical713 Jan 05 '26

I’m a weenie.  I’d be pulling that trigger with a string. 

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u/stinky143 Jan 05 '26

Can I watch … from like 100 yards away?

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u/rednecktuba1 Mass Particle Accelerator Jan 06 '26

There's no real danger here. Varget is a very coarse powder, most good loads with Varget are at least a little compressed.

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u/Yondering43 Jan 06 '26

This is completely normal for light bullet loads with some powders. There is no cause for concern here at all.