I'm shooting a savage bolt in .223, 1:9 twist. I'm using 69g HPBT Nosler bulets over 25.5g of Varget. They are incredibly accurate, but yesterday I had a case split in the chamber (maybe one too many reloads I'm sure) and when firing today I noticed the primers were cratered. I looked at yesterdays barss and they too had cratered primers. I wouldn't think 25.5g of Varget was too hot for the 69g, and I'll drop it down to 25 or even 24.5 in the future, but is anyone shooting 69g bullets with Varget? If so, what load are you using.

Thanks for the help.