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 RL-26 user's
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04/19/20 08:35 PM
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Buzzsaw
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is this powder in demand? What catriges do you load with it?
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Re: RL-26 user's
[Re: Buzzsaw]
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04/19/20 09:12 PM
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TAB
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6.5 creedmoor, 6.5-284... it’s supposed to be the magic ferry dust for the mid sized cases.
I’ve been looking for some for the past several months without luck.
Lots of info on accurate shooter (old 6br.com)
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Re: RL-26 user's
[Re: Buzzsaw]
#7812424
04/20/20 11:10 AM
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dee
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22 creed and have loaded a little in 6.5creed to play with.
"A vote is like a rifle; it's usefulness depends on the character of the user" Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: RL-26 user's
[Re: Buzzsaw]
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04/20/20 05:01 PM
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kk66
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I really like it in the 7mm rem mag with 160 grain bullets, supposedly it's really good in the .270 with 150s but I haven't tried it yet.
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Re: RL-26 user's
[Re: Buzzsaw]
#7812963
04/20/20 07:17 PM
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DStroud
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I have used it in 22 Creedmoor/6.5 Creedmoor/270 Win/280 Rem/7 Rem Mag/6.5 SAUM/7mm SAUM/6.5 PRC/6.5-284/300WM/300 PRC and maybe some I have forgotten.
For a while when it first hit the market it was easy to find and a few folks mentioned online that it was temperature sensitive and that set it back for a short while. Once it was discovered that the temp sensitivity was really not that bad and it gave exceptional velocities in lots of applications it took off. When Speer published their latest manual Reloder 26 was top velocity listed on many cartridges so that too increased demand.
"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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Re: RL-26 user's
[Re: Buzzsaw]
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04/20/20 07:59 PM
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duckhunter175
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Seems to be a very, very popular choice for many different cartridges. I bought 8lbs and plan to try it out in 270wsm, 6.5cm, 257wby and 338RUM
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Re: RL-26 user's
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04/21/20 03:29 AM
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DStroud
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I will just add that while R26 works ok in the 6.5 Creedmoor to realize top velocity you will have a pretty compressed charge. Better options that will give top end speeds are 4000MR or the new 6.5 StaBall powder.
"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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Re: RL-26 user's
[Re: DStroud]
#7813775
04/21/20 01:42 PM
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Jgraider
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I will just add that while R26 works ok in the 6.5 Creedmoor to realize top velocity you will have a pretty compressed charge. Better options that will give top end speeds are 4000MR or the new 6.5 StaBall powder. That's generally true, but with the T3X 6.5CM the mag allows a max OAL of 2.90. I run these loads with a charge of 46.9g which launches the 147ELDM at 2710fps. Seating them out to max mag box length puts the base of the bullet at the base of the case neck, which is where the top of the powder column is. Results are a very light "crunch", if any. This RL26/147ELDM combo is very, very accurate, and I am surprised at the performance of those 147's on hogs, as I've killed around 30 with that combo now and have only had a handful that didn't exit, and IMO hogs are much tougher than deer.
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Re: RL-26 user's
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05/15/20 06:20 PM
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Fubarredz
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I’ve got 5lbs in Houston that I’m not planning on using!
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Re: RL-26 user's
[Re: Buzzsaw]
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05/15/20 08:30 PM
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Buzzsaw
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yea, i ended up with 2, 1 pounders for some reason. might try in my 6.5 Creed
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