.303 powder choice

[tackb]

you could try spagetti ? i pulled some 303 rounds and they had spagetti in :lol:

[Steve E]

Varget is certainly available, but at £42 a pound (well over £80 per Kg, thats what it is locally to me) I'll stick to TR140 at £55 per Kg.

[Watcher]

I think a lot of American Lee Enfield shooters favour Varget. Trouble is that its not certainly available over here.

Are you saying it isn't available in the UK?

Sorry I beg to differ, I use Varget in .223 and I get it from my local gun dealer, many of the dealers in Gun Mart list it as stocked.

Some do some don't. Its just in my experience N140 is more readily available; fewer 'stock-outs' as they say in my business. Maybe its just up North!

[Alpha1]

I think it is a up North thing I have tried to get hold of it in the past but give it up as a bad job.

[dromia]

Availability along with excellent results is why I converted to Vihtavuori a few year ago. I still enjoy dabbling with new powders but my fall back loads are always Vihtavuori.

I got fed up with working up good loads with yank brand powder and then not having any and having to start all over again usually when I was needing the loads quickly.

[mikeb]

Ended up with the Varget as they didn't have much else locally. Will try one of the other recommended brands again. Now all I gotta do is find somewhere who has the PPU .303 174g bullets in stock.

MikeyB

[ColinR]

These days I have resorted to buying Vit from Fultons at Bisley. Hugely more expensive than most, but usually they have a good choice and more particularly it is all late date manufacture. The last few lots of differing powders were all 2011 or 2012 date where in the past buying from various gunshops they can be up to five years old. I don't know how this stuff deteriorates, but I guess something must happen in five years. Although not a great fan of Fultons they seem to stock a good choice of Vit powders (far more than most gunshops) and as I say it is much fresher, so I'll continue buying from them.

[mag41uk]

If you are going to Bisley and favour viht powders get it from HPS if they are there.
It will be the cheapest you will get it anywhere especially in 3.5kg tubs.
I would have to be very desperate to buy anything from Fultons and it saddens me to say that.
Tony

[ColinR]

I always forget about HPS as they are not always open when I am at Bisley. Must check with them next time I'm there. I don't suppose they will have pistol powders and the more obscure Vit powders like N110 which I use for .357 mag. Basically I use N110, N140, N165 and sometimes 5 series. Thanks for the reminder.

[lapua338]

I'm with Steve E on this one!

I've been experimenting with TR140 recently in my P14. Seems to work and there's no way I'm gonna' burn expensive powder through a 96 year old rifle.