VV N150 175gr smk 308win load?

[ubet]

I am about out of Varget. Found 4lbs of n150 and am looking to see what people are getting speed wise and what luck they are having with it. I used n530 in a 300wsm with awesome results, and use n350 in pistols with good results, hopefully the n150 will prove to follow the same path. According to the VV site it looks like I’m seeing 43.5 as the max for n150 with a mv of 2573. That seems pretty slow to me. I will be using once fire lapua cases, br2 and 175gr smk. If anyone has any experience with this matchup I would sure appreciate it. Thanks.

 

[Chickentoast]

Closest I have is for the TMK rather than the SMK in my 700 5R 24". 2.9 COAL, 43 grains was my lower node. Sorry no velocity for it, was a while back.

 

[Dogtown]

It's not an ideal substitute for Varget and here's what QL predicts

EDIT: N140 is a better analog to Varget, but it can be sometimes hard to find as well.

 

[CNC-Dude]

Not 175g SMK, but 175g RDF Nosler because they have a better bc. 41.6g VV N150 at saami length. Savage 12FV shot 190-6X at 300 yards. I shot 199-6X at 300 yards with 167g Lapua same day. Might be a starting point for you.