[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Compacted powder charges

Posted: 6/15/2008 5:55:13 PM EDT

I have been working up a .223 round and have gotten to the point where Varget completely fills the cases (a little under 26 gr) but I still would like to work the load up a little higher as I can go up to 27 grains by the manuals without exceeding pressure limits. The manual talks about compacted charges. How do I compact the charge safely to get it into the case?

Thanks for any advice.

Posted: 6/15/2008 6:08:51 PM EDT

[#1]

You need a drop tube to instill that much varget into a case, if you are making up blasting ammo I would suggest you look for a different powder for ease of loading ie TAC or H335.

Posted: 6/15/2008 6:20:45 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
You need a drop tube to instill that much varget into a case, if you are making up blasting ammo I would suggest you look for a different powder for ease of loading ie TAC or H335.

You can get a drop tube from Sinclair that will get 26 grains of Varget into a .223 case.

Posted: 6/15/2008 6:22:17 PM EDT

[#3]

You can get 28grs of Varget in a fired case with some tapping and a drop tube. I have settled on 27.5gr as max for my purposes.

Posted: 6/16/2008 4:26:13 PM EDT

[#4]

Use a drop tube as suggested by others and just seat the bullet as normal. You will hear/feel the crunching of the powder but it will be fine.

Stang

Posted: 6/16/2008 4:35:39 PM EDT

[#5]

Mmmmm crunchy powder, I love that.

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