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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 862227" data-attributes="member: 3099">GC,Since Varget is a stick powder you may want to try to use a drop tube.&nbsp; I&#039;ve not used Varget yet and probably won&#039;t in .223/5.56.&nbsp; I may use it for my .308 though.&nbsp; <img src="/images/smilies/naughty.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":naughty:" title="Naughty&nbsp; &nbsp; :naughty:" data-shortname=":naughty:" />&nbsp; The drop tube might help some, but a compressed load is somewhat common in rifle calibers.&nbsp; Don&#039;t worry too much about it.I&#039;ve not been able to tell any difference in case volume in 5.56 mil vs. .223 commercial brass.&nbsp; Not saying there isn&#039;t any difference, just that I can&#039;t tell.&nbsp; I know it IS and issue in larger calibers.&nbsp; But I try to load down just a touch just in case.&nbsp; My AR will reliably shoot a load of BLC(2) from 25.0 to 27.5 and it doesn&#039;t care.&nbsp; So I go with 26.0 and don&#039;t worry about the brass.I&#039;m currently loading BLC(2) but I have a big jug of 2230 which I prefer.&nbsp; Both are ball powders and work great in a progressive.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 862227, member: 3099"] GC, Since Varget is a stick powder you may want to try to use a drop tube. I've not used Varget yet and probably won't in .223/5.56. I may use it for my .308 though. :naughty: The drop tube might help some, but a compressed load is somewhat common in rifle calibers. Don't worry too much about it. I've not been able to tell any difference in case volume in 5.56 mil vs. .223 commercial brass. Not saying there isn't any difference, just that I can't tell. I know it IS and issue in larger calibers. But I try to load down just a touch just in case. My AR will reliably shoot a load of BLC(2) from 25.0 to 27.5 and it doesn't care. So I go with 26.0 and don't worry about the brass. I'm currently loading BLC(2) but I have a big jug of 2230 which I prefer. Both are ball powders and work great in a progressive. [/QUOTE]

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