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Well after a long wait I was finally able to get my hands on 8 pounds of RL-26
Plan to work up a 250gr Nosler Accubond load for my .338WinMag
And a 150gr Nosler Partition load for my 270Win.
What other calibers are you all using RL-26 in......?
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I use RL-26 in my .25/06,.270 Winchester and .300 Wby.
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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280 Ackley. 3050 fps with the 160 Accubond, 24" tube.
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6.5-06 ackley with 142gr ABLR & 143gr ELD-x; 270 wsm with 150gr ABLR & 145gr ELD-x
What would Porter Rockwell do?
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6.5CM: 143 ELD-X at 2,760fps from a 21" barrel
243Win: 105 Hornady HPBT at 3,000fps from a 21.5" barrel
I use drop tubes on both loads so that they are not overly compressed. Probably room to bump each up a bit more, but I'd rather have loads I can shoot in 80 degree weather.
Now with even more aplomb
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270 Win. 3136Ave from 22" barrel with 145ELDX.
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270win with 150 Nosler Partitions has been my go to big game load for the last three years. 60grs gives me 2990fps from a 22” barrel.
In 6.5 CM, 47gr with 143 ELDX at 2775fps are .5MOA. There’s definitely room to go up but I’ve been happy with this load out to 800yards on steel.
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270wsm and 7mm Rem Mag. Would like to try it in 300wsm but cant find any data on that
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I'm using it in 6mm Remington and .280 Remington...both FINE cartridges that Remington placed squarely behind the 8-ball with their *brilliant* marketing expertise.
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I'm using it in 6mm Remington and .280 Remington...both FINE cartridges that Remington placed squarely behind the 8-ball with their *brilliant* marketing expertise. Right behind ya on the 6mm Rem there Andrew.. especially on a long action with a 1 in 7 twist... on the long action, it gives up nothing to a 240 Weatherby... I run 115 grain Bergers at 3250 out of a 24 inch barrel courtesy of RL 19 by the way, using RL 26. Mike, I'd say that RL 26 would be a little slow for a 338 Win Mag... if you are looking for max velocity.. I may be wrong but my 338 didn't impress me much using RL 26 in it...
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6.5 C Moor, 270 Win with 150 gr, 280 Rem, 30-06 with 200 gr, 7 Rem Mag with 180 GR, 300 WSM with 200 gr
Last edited by kk alaska; 04/24/20.
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147 ELDM in my Creed, over 46 grains for 2740 fps.
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I have a load from another forum - getting 2800fps from RL-26 and a 250gr NAB in his .338WinMag
My current 250gr load is pushing a Nosler Partition at 2770fps with MRP.
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I’d love to hear what you found using RL 26 in the 300wby. Data just sucks on it so far.
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270wsm and 7STW at this point. I’ve got brass prepped/primed for a 340wby but haven’t had a chance to finish. In a perfect world, I’d play with a 270 and an 06, but have those really dialed in with H4831 and IMR4350. If I ever bring my 300wby back from MT(I leave it with a friend for an annual hunt to avoid NYC airport BS), I’d really like to play with 200g accubonds.
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Campfire Ranger
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47.6 gr with 147 ELD's in my .260
48 gr with 105 hpbt in my .243AI
43.8 gr with 88 ELD in my .22 Creedmoor
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Worked good in my 257 Roberts with 115gr Nosler partitions. Great in 270 with 150gr Partitions.
7mm Mag with 160gr bullets. And in 30/06 with 165gr Ballistic tips 3008 FPS But I like RL23 in the 270 Win.
with 140gr bullets.
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6.5 C Moor, 270 Win with 150 gr, 280 Rem, 30-06 with 200 gr, 7 Rem Mag with 180 GR, 300 WSM with 200 gr I have listed here some RL-26 data for 180gr bullets in the 300WSM. This data is straight from Berger for their 180 grain Elite Hunter Bullet: Start load 69.0 2948 Max load 72.8 3119 103% Fill ratio 26" barrel and 2.900 COAL.
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Works great in my .280, with 150 gr. ELD-X bullets.
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