--- title: "Hodgdon Varget Extreme Rifle Powder 8lb" description: "Smokeless rifle powder with small extruded grains for uniform metering and temperature stability. Suited for match shooting and several popular cartridges." canonical_url: "https://www.kygunco.com/product/hodgdon-varget-extreme-rifle-powder-smokeless-8lb" meta: author: KYGUNCO "og:description": "Smokeless rifle powder with small extruded grains for uniform metering and temperature stability. Suited for match shooting and several popular cartridges." "og:image": "https://cdn.kygunco.com/assets/products/55276/thumbnail.jpg" "og:image:height": "500" "og:image:width": "500" "og:title": "Hodgdon Varget Extreme Rifle Powder 8lb" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://www.kygunco.com/llms.txt) [Home](https://www.kygunco.com/) / [Shooting](https://www.kygunco.com/category/shooting) / [Muzzleloaders & Powder](https://www.kygunco.com/category/shooting/muzzleloaders-and-powder) / [Powder & Primers](https://www.kygunco.com/category/shooting/muzzleloaders-and-powder/powder-and-primers) / HDG-VAR8 ![Main product image](https://static.kygunco.com/cdn-cgi/image/f=auto,w=600/assets/products/55276/main.jpg) For illustration purposes only, this image may not be an exact representation of the product. # HODGDON Varget Extreme Rifle Powder Smokeless 8lb Smokeless rifle powder from Hodgdon's Extreme Extruded line, designed for uniform metering, easy ignition, clean burning and temperature insensitivity. Varget is suited for competitive match shooting and is noted for strong performance in cartridges such as 223 Remington, 22-250 Remington, 308 Winchester, 30-06 and 375 H&H. $395 ** 5 interest-free payments of **$79** with ![Sezzle logo](https://www.kygunco.com/brands/sezzle.svg) ** ![Credova logo](https://www.kygunco.com/brands/credova.svg) Pay over time with ![Credova text logo](https://www.kygunco.com/brands/credova-text.svg) ** In Store [** KYGUNCO Bardstown 401 Glenwood Drive, Bardstown KY](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?q=place_id:ChIJfwecWCBSaIgRguIjuoPha40) [** KYGUNCO Louisville 2301 Nelson Miller Parkway, Louisville KY](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?q=place_id:ChIJu1yzo5WZaYgRU5lrq2lQNhI) Item # 55276 Style HDG-VAR8 UPC 039288531340 Condition New Manufacturer [Hodgdon](https://www.kygunco.com/brand/hodgdon) The first of Hodgdon's revolutionary Extreme Extruded Powders, VARGET features small extruded grains for uniform metering, insensitivity to hot/cold temperatures and higher energy for improved velocities over other powders in its burning speed class. Easy ignition and clean burning characterize other features that translate into superb accuracy, higher scores and more clean, one shot kills. The perfect powder for competitive Match shooting 223 Remington and Heavy bullets. Outstanding performance and velocity can be obtained in such popular cartridges as the 223 Remington, 22-250 Remington, 308 Winchester, 30-06, 375 H&H and many more. ** WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. 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