Varget and RL15

gunluvr · #1 10-31-2020, 06:33 AM

For my main meat gun at least, I found a direct grain to grain comparison between Varget and RL15.
Varget has been hard to find lately so thought I'd give RL15 a try. My 308 shoots a nice 1moa group with 46 grains of Varget at an average MV of 2795ish with 150 gr. Interbonds.
I did some load development yesterday with 150 gr. Accubonds and RL15. Found best grouping with 46 gr. I shot them over a chrony and when I averaged the MV, found an average of 2795. If consistency like that is boring, then boring is good.

Bergerboy · #2 10-31-2020, 08:36 AM

I have had the same results between the 2 powders as well in a 22-250. They seem to be pretty much interchangeable in that chambering anyway.

waldedw · #3 10-31-2020, 08:55 AM

These days you have to be flexible, I know I'm out of H1000 for my 300 RUM, can't find any so I am doing some test load with with N560 and Retumbo with the 190 gr accubonds both show promise, time will tell

kujoseto · #4 10-31-2020, 03:24 PM

I love reloder 15 in a few different cartridges I load.
I noticed it can vary with temp quite a bit but in a predictable manner.
It gets great consistent velocities from shot to shot and the copper fouling reduction works very good. I think only RL17 is the only reloder powder that does not of copper fouling additive IIRC