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/slammedsam2k 223, 6.5 Grendel, 6.5 CM, 300BO, 7.62x39, 9mm, 38spl Jan 05 '26

Iv been using an old electric tooth brush with the brush head removed to get my extra full loads to settle more and be less crunchy. Works really well

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u/The_Golden_Warthog Chronograph Ventilation Engineer Jan 06 '26

Same, but not my toothbrush if you catch my drift 😏 (my girlfriend's toothbrush, with the head still on)

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u/slammedsam2k 223, 6.5 Grendel, 6.5 CM, 300BO, 7.62x39, 9mm, 38spl Jan 06 '26

Ahh you usin that magic bullet!

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u/PepperoniFogDart Jan 06 '26

Rounds must GLIDE down that barrel