Varget For Subs.......

[sgms18]

have any of you used Varget for subsomics? how does it do?

[Rikky Lee]

Far too slow.

You need to think about pistol powders - for their speed and bulk in the case.

[amafrank]

I tried some Varget early on along with some lil'gun and benchmark. As noted they are a little slow though it worked fair in the 16" barrel with 150gr bullets. Consistancy wasn't very good. In the short barrel velocity varied considerably and we fired only a few rounds. The faster powders work better and our attempts were to bracket a range of burn rates for experimentation both in bolt actions and in semi's. Varget was at the outside edge of the range.

Frank

[sgms18]

So what powders would you recomend for 180 to 240 grain subs in a 16" ar-15?

[Rikky Lee]

http://www.quarterbore.com/300whisper/subsonic.html should provide you with a starting point.

Start low and work up in 0.1 or 0.2 increments. Remember that 50 yard accuracy does not foretell 100 yard results.