Hi gixer this is nosler data but for the 165s it should get you there with some small ajustments that you will be making anyway to find the sweat spot in your rifle.
what rifle are you using? and what for?.
is there any data for varget or should I get a some more powder?
Lee manual gives the following Varget loads for 30-06:
168 grain jacketed bullet start 47.0gn, never exceed 50.5gn, 59040 psi. Min OAL 3.230"
180 grain jacketed bullet start 44.0gn, never exceed 47.0gn, 60000 psi. Min OAL 3.300"
From velocity data Varget seems to be suitable for 168gn bullets, less so for the 180.
Folks,
Load data for nosler 170 solid base 30/06
anyone got got load day for these bullets with varget powder?
regards,
gixer
Why can't you give the correct details of the bullet you're actually using? The Product No. is on the packet if you can be bothered to look. You might then be able to find the answer you're looking all by yourself .... or at least assist others who are kind enough to try to help you.
There is no 170 grain Nosler .308 bullet. Also .... the Nosler 'solid base' bullet (as a brand) was discontinued many years ago, The entire range have 'solid bases'.
It would be helpful to know exactly which bullets you have.
170 grains is a common weight for .303 bullets. If you have a box of these, DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES try to use them in a 30-06. They are several 1/1000" too large for the bore.
Likewise bullets for 7.62x54R are too big.
If you have been given an old box of nominally .30 calibre bullets and don't know exactly what they were designed for, do measure them. They must be .308" diameter, any larger and they will be unsafe in 30-06.
Do check.
they are .308 as per the box I posted the picture of above....
regards,
gixer
So do we think 46.5gr of varget and seat them at the same depth as the factory 180gr rounds I have?
regards,
gixer
you're a real ray of sunshine you eh? Who ever said it was a new box of bullets? Now if you don't have anything nice to say - p*ssoff!
Oh, and be sure to submit your apology for being wrong on here when you get a moment princess...
Thanks to to all the other helpful comments.
These bullets were discontinued around 1989 as they disappeared from the 1990 Nosler manual, which is as far back as my catalogue collection and memory goes. It’s a fair bet they’ve never ever been tested with Varget - so no Hodgdon data exists. This powder wasn’t introduced until 1996. It may well have been reformulated since then. So the only option is to look at the 2013 Hodgdon website and pitch your initial load somewhere between the 165gr (47.0) and 175gr bullet weights (45.0) … for info. This matches the advice you’ve been given. It’s very flattering to be called a princess, but even the sunniest of souls expect someone at least to try the obvious themselves before posting timewasting queries.