Question on 6mm Arc Powders

champ198

champ198

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Have a 6MM Arc in a Gas gun.
Right now all i have is just factory ammo but this stuff is hard to find around me.
My want is to shoot the 95gr TMK for whitetail around home.
When looking at Sierra Reloading info for the 95s and a gas gun each powder that is listed I don't have.
But when looking online at IMR reloading data it shows Varget listed.
But the Varget it lists is for a 95gr Barnes bullet, not the 95gr TMK

So my question is...Is it safe to say that is should be able to use the same Varget starting data for the Sierra that IMR lists for the Barnes?
 
There are way too many powder and bullet combos to cover all the possibilities.

I'd have no problem using the STARTING load for a similar weight bullet. While actual bullet design and bearing surface matters, IMO, bullet weight it perhaps most important.
 
I don't think I've ever looked for data by bullet brand, just weight, start low and work up. I do try and pull data from two sources, my go-to manuals are Hornady and Lyman but have others. Any data I use comes from bullet,.powder or equipment manufactures tested data, never word of mouth unless I can back it up from reputable sources.
 
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