I'd like to experiment with some lighter (110gr maybe even 95gr) Barnes TTSX bullets for my .270. Of the powders I have on hand to work with are CFE223 and Varget. I'm shooting a bolt action Savage 111 with a 1 in 10 twist.

My question is which powder is would be more ideal? Most of the load data out there is more focused on the 130/150gr bullets. I was considering picking up a pound RL-17.

What is the general rule of thumb, lighter bullet faster powder or lighter bullet slower powder?

Any advice here would be appreciated so I'm not wasting time and money experimenting.

Playing around here looking to achieve high speed accuracy.

Respectfully,
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