Could someone give me a rough estimate of speed for this load?
.308
Cci lr primer
45g. Varget
168 smk
20" 1:10 bbl
Thank you
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Could someone give me a rough estimate of speed for this load?
.308
Cci lr primer
45g. Varget
168 smk
20" 1:10 bbl
Thank you
http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp
Should be close to 2600 FPS
We stopped at 43.2 and got 2675: 168 SMK, Win. brass, CCI LR, COAL: 2.791, Savage M12 VLP.
Sierra shows 43.5 as a max. load for this bullet, at 2700.
Which leads me to believe that Joe O's estimate is a bit low and the OP's load is a bit hot.
Hodgdon shows a max load of 46.0 for the 168 running at 2731 i would guess with the differences in each lot of varget you could be running anywhere from 2600 to 2750. really no way to tell without putting it across a chrony. I myself gave up on varget after trying 4 different lots and having to work up a load from scratch each time. i went back to blc-2 and the lot to lot difference is almost non-existent. Good luck with the varget.
Gary
Thanx guys. Figured it to b about 2700. Just needed an off the hip trajectory.
Earl
I have not seen this lot variation yet. I haven't used it that long either.
With the limited info you have given, Quick Load lists the following:
2621fps, ft. lbs.energy 2,562, pressure 58,293 (max is 60,191) 103% of fill capacity