H4350 substitute for 6.5 creedmoor

[nhyrum]

Varget and the similar burning 4166 are a little fast for the 140s. They will work well in the 120 range though.

So the lighter the pill, the faster burning the powder needs to be? Makes sense. I haven't decided on a bullet weight yet. I wish I could buy a half dozen different bullets and ladder test them

Shooting the 140grn bullets the H4350 burn rate is where you want to look go get really good velocity and accuracy. IMR4350, IMR4451, RL17, etc. Some use 4831 but I think it's a little too slow to get good velocity. You can get good accuracy from other powders both slower and faster but you usually lose some velocity. The round was developed around H4350 so it is a good place to be.

What rifle you get? Also check out the 6.5 Creedmoor forum at http://www.65creedmoor.com/ Lots of good info.

i got the savage 10t from Cabela's. I haven't actually gotten it yet, they had to order them from savage, but he called me yesterday saying it got in.