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<blockquote data-quote="Pulp" data-source="post: 1615729" data-attributes="member: 14195">I&#039;ve just gotten into using Varget, so far results have not been impressive.&nbsp; Not bad, but not impressive.&nbsp; I fired three 5 shot groups with 1. 35 grains, 2 35.5 grains and 36 grains of Varget under an 87 grain Hornady Saturday, through my Browning.&nbsp; It absolutely will not shoot a boattail bullet worth a flip, so I&#039;ve gone back to the flat base Hornady for it. Load one had three shots inside 3/4 inch, with two flyers that brought the total group out to about 2.5 inches.&nbsp; Load two had three inside 1/2 inch, but again with two flyers.&nbsp; I was shooting into a setting sun, and that may explain the flyers.&nbsp; For the third load, the sun went behind a cloud and I ended up with a 1.25 inch five shot group.&nbsp; About three inches is the best I&#039;ve ever done with any boattail bullet through the Browning, and that&#039;s three shot groups.&nbsp; I also have a Remington 660 that will shoot 3/4 inch groups with about any bullet I put through it.I also like H380 and H414 for the .243 with bullets below 90 grains.I&#039;m gonna lawyer up now and just say, start with the minimum load and work your way up &#039;till you find what shoots best, then start playing with seating depth.I would suggest trying neck sizing only for each gun, then you&#039;ll have custom brass for each gun.&nbsp; I reckon Savages must have really tight chambers.&nbsp; Stuff that will easily chamber in my Remington will not come close to chambering in my son&#039;s Savage Axis.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pulp, post: 1615729, member: 14195"] I've just gotten into using Varget, so far results have not been impressive. Not bad, but not impressive. I fired three 5 shot groups with 1. 35 grains, 2 35.5 grains and 36 grains of Varget under an 87 grain Hornady Saturday, through my Browning. It absolutely will not shoot a boattail bullet worth a flip, so I've gone back to the flat base Hornady for it. Load one had three shots inside 3/4 inch, with two flyers that brought the total group out to about 2.5 inches. Load two had three inside 1/2 inch, but again with two flyers. I was shooting into a setting sun, and that may explain the flyers. For the third load, the sun went behind a cloud and I ended up with a 1.25 inch five shot group. About three inches is the best I've ever done with any boattail bullet through the Browning, and that's three shot groups. I also have a Remington 660 that will shoot 3/4 inch groups with about any bullet I put through it. I also like H380 and H414 for the .243 with bullets below 90 grains. I'm gonna lawyer up now and just say, start with the minimum load and work your way up 'till you find what shoots best, then start playing with seating depth. I would suggest trying neck sizing only for each gun, then you'll have custom brass for each gun. I reckon Savages must have really tight chambers. Stuff that will easily chamber in my Remington will not come close to chambering in my son's Savage Axis. [/QUOTE]

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