Vihta Vuori

I shoot N-133 with the 50's and N-135 with the 55's. Very fast velocities with extreme accuracy. With my custom 223's, I get the very fastest velocity out of it with these two powders, accuracy with both powders is where all the bullets touch.

N-133 produce about 100-150 fps more than benchmark and both of these powders is on par with the AA2015 that was made 15 years ago.

The largest holes that I have ever shot in a coyote with a 223 has been with N-135 and the 55g Sierra lead tip blitz...unbelievable.

Use thick cup primers with these two primers such as the Rem 7 1/2, CCI 450, or CCI BR-4.
 
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I use 33.2gr of VV-N135 in my 22-250 pushing A 55gr Sierra Blitz King at about 3550fps according to the Sierra manual (I dont own A chrony!)! Very accurate load, very clean burning powder! Does A good job with the temp swings in N.D.! Kinda hard to find around here, but you can find it if you look hard enough, or order it through the net!
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I use N-133 in my 6 PPC and am playing around with it in my 223. It works so good in my PPC that I don't worry that it costs 20-25% more than other powders.JMO
 
I do not use the VV powder in my .223 Rem. AR15 but do use N-140 & N160 for other cartridges. Works great for me.

DAB
 
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I use 133 in my
remington 700 204, and 223. Very accurate, very fast and consistent over the choronograph, and very clean.The only thing I don't like is the price!!!!I use it in the 223 with a forty gr vmax, it is the shizzle.
 
Like everyone else said, N133 is excellent powder.. The only problems are the price and the fact that it isn't always easy to find..
 

I use N-133 for a 223 Rem. chambered Tikka. What everyone
said, fast, clean, and very consistent(reads accurate).

I use N-140 in my 22-250 Rem. chambered Howa Varminter.
Same as N-133. Fast clean, and consistent...Very consistent.

I use N-160 in my 6mm Rem. chambered custom barrel on a
Savage 16 action. What can I say. Again fast, clean, and
makes itty bitty groups...Even with Barnes Tipped Triple Shock
bullets, which can be challenging to find accurate loads for.

I load with a number of different powders, and Vihtavuori
doesn't always yield the best grouping loads, but on average
it is in the same league as Benchmark for accuracy and Varget
for speed. I usually start with a Vihtavuori powder, and if
a bullet/cartridge doesn't yield acceptable groups, I go
to Hodgdon, Alliant, IMR, or Winchester powders.

Yes it is a little more expensive, and availability is always
a concern. I just shop around for the powders I use, and
when I find it at a decent price, I stock up.

Squeeze
 
Squeeze,
I see you use VVN140 in your 22-250. Just out of curiosity, what weight bullet are you loading up? I use the heck out of N133 in my .223 bolt gun and 6mmbr, but never tried N140 or VV in my 22-250. Thx!
 
Originally Posted By: ShynlocoSqueeze,
I see you use VVN140 in your 22-250. Just out of curiosity, what weight bullet are you loading up? I use the heck out of N133 in my .223 bolt gun and 6mmbr, but never tried N140 or VV in my 22-250. Thx!

Sorry about the tardy response...Somehow I missed this one.

The VV N140 22-250 Rem. load uses the Hornady 50 gr. VMax
bullet and Win. brass. I don't recall the primer, but if
I had to guess, I would say a CCI LR(not near my load logs).

Great powder for my 22-250 Rem. I have shot many sub .5 MOA
groups with this load. Also, last year on a WY Pdog shoot,
the rifle/load was smoking Pdog easily out to 500 yards. It
was a pretty warm day, and the loads seemed to stay pretty
consistent with the variances in temperature. I was expecting
more POI shift than I experienced, given the reputation of
the 100 series powders to be somewhat temperature sensitive.
So far I haven't detected big performance shifts with big
temp. variances. I had a pretty scary experience with H-380,
being temp. sensitive in a 22-250, but so far not so much with
these VV loads.

Squeeze
 
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