Description
Hodgdon VARGET® is an extruded propellant in Hodgdon’s Extreme series, built for handloaders who value consistent performance across hot and cold conditions. Its small extruded grains support uniform metering, while its higher energy can provide improved velocities compared with other powders in its burning-speed class.
Varget ignites quickly and burns clean. Hodgdon describes this combination as translating to superb accuracy, higher scores, and more clean, one-shot kills. At the bench, those are practical qualities: reliable powder handling, clean-burning performance, and a propellant designed for precision-minded rifle loading.
For competitive shooters, Varget is described as the perfect powder for .223 Remington with heavy bullets in match applications. It also delivers outstanding performance and velocity in popular cartridges including .22-250 Remington, .308 Winchester, .30-06, and .375 H&H, along with many more applications supported by published load data.
Made in Australia, Hodgdon VARGET is offered in 1 lb. and 8 lb. containers. As with any propellant, use only current published Hodgdon data for your specific cartridge, bullet, and components, and follow all label precautions.
- Extreme series extruded rifle propellant
- Small extruded grains for uniform metering
- Insensitive to hot and cold temperatures
- Quick ignition and clean burning
- Higher energy for improved velocities within its burning-speed class
- Ideal for .223 Remington heavy-bullet competition loads
- Also listed for .22-250 Remington, .308 Winchester, .30-06, and .375 H&H
- Available in 1 lb. and 8 lb. containers
- Made in Australia
Product Info
- Warnings:
- WARNINGS FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
- SDS:
- SAFETY DATA SHEET
- Type:
- Rifle
- Info:
- SALES & SHIPPING
- Group:
- Smokeless Powder
- Temperature_Stable:
- Yes
- Extra_Clean_Burn:
- No
- Form:
- Extruded
- Family:
- Extreme Rifle Series
- Subsonic:
- No
- Base:
- Single
- Q&A:
- Is Hodgdon VARGET suitable for my rifle cartridge?
- Varget is suited to .223 Remington heavy-bullet loads for competitive matches and is also listed for .22-250 Remington, .308 Winchester, .30-06, .375 H&H, and more with published data.
- What are the key features of Hodgdon VARGET?
- It is an Extreme series extruded propellant with small grains for uniform metering, hot- and cold-temperature insensitivity, quick ignition, and clean burning.
- What is Hodgdon VARGET used for?
- It is designed for rifle reloading, including competitive .223 Remington heavy-bullet applications and listed cartridges such as .308 Winchester and .30-06.
- What container sizes are available for Hodgdon VARGET?
- Hodgdon VARGET is available in 1 lb. and 8 lb. containers.
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Reviews
79 Reviews
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Varget
Great Powder for 6mm Dasher
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Hodgdon Varget
Great medium rifle powder. Extremely versatile.
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Hodgdon Varget Power
Varget powder is the most accurate powder I have used for the .308 cartridge and very accurate in other cartridges as well.
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Varget
Great stuff in the 308 when you can get it!
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Varget
Varget is my powder of choice for my 35 Whelen and 8X57 Mauser. It gives velocities well above factory loads without signs of excessive pressure. The 35 Whelen was a Remington 700 CDL which has a 3.6" magazine so I was able seat the 250 gr Speer at a C,O.L. of 3.460" which wouldn't fit other magazines. Average velocity was 2570 fps. The 8MM Mauser with a 200 gr Nosler in a 98 Mauser action gave an average velocity of 2650 fps. Varget seems to be the best powder for these under bore capacity cartridges. Good performance in 223 REM also.
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Varget
I love Varget powder, it is the best powder I have found for 223. I get very good groups with both 55 and 62 grain bullets. It bulks up nicely in the case. My only complaint is I am out and can not find any anywhere right now, 8-31-21.
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Varget
Works well in my 223,22-250, 6 br and other calibers . This is a go to powder
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Varget
Great powder! Works very well with my 6.5 creedmoor! Thank you to Hodgdon!
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Hodgdon Varget Reloading Powder
Excellent powder. Best I have!