rockchalk06
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Honestly, I started with Varget in this rifle and 175 pills. I never could get it to shoot like I wanted. 168's the same. Moved to 4064 and it shot laser beams with a 168 ELDM. Varget did produce higher velocities too. I can dope for this change, so I'll probably stick with 4064. It's been the ticket in this barrel.Hogdon powder vs IMR powder in the same types (4895, 4350, etc), you will have less temperature effect from the Hogdon. My favorite load in 30/06 is the 165 gr boat tail over IMR 4350. I tried some Hogdon and had higher velocity than the IMR on two different occasions with a 30-40 degree difference. I I used a Lab Radar to measure the results