RL26 is not a good powder for a 65-284, nether is h4350.H4831SC is the way to go!!4350 it way to finicky and dosen't give enough speed.RL26 will eat a barrel in 400 rounds.RL26 burns hotter than 4350.H4831SC gave great acuracy and good speed.Finally found a pound of RL=26
Looking to load 140 VLD
Where should I start?
Captn T
My experience argues otherwise. I have been running RL-26 in two 6.5-284s (140s and 142s) and a .243 AI (105s and 115s)for some time and throat wear has not been any more rapid than with H4831SC. One of the 6.5-284 barrels has 840 rounds through it and has seen no appreciable decline in accuracy.RL26 is not a good powder for a 65-284, nether is h4350.H4831SC is the way to go!!4350 it way to finicky and dosen't give enough speed.RL26 will eat a barrel in 400 rounds.RL26 burns hotter than 4350.H4831SC gave great acuracy and good speed.
What load are you running?My experience argues otherwise. I have been running RL-26 in two 6.5-284s (140s and 142s) and a .243 AI (105s and 115s)for some time and throat wear has not been any more rapid than with H4831SC. One of the 6.5-284 barrels has 840 rounds through it and has seen no appreciable decline in accuracy.
I'm pleased with the results I've obtained with RL-26. I can get velocities unobtainable with other powders and with very good accuracy. Further, I don't have to run loads at brass-trashing pressures to get these results. I think this powder is almost ideal for the 6.5-284 and I'm sticking with it until something else comes along that outperforms it.
I'm, running 54.0 grs. of RL-26 with the Sierra 142s and 53.0 grains with either the 140 gr. Nosler Custom Comp. or the Berger 140 gr. Hybrid. All are in Lapua brass and use a Fed 215M primer. I could push the Hybrid harder, but it shoots very well at 53.0 grs.What load are you running?
My experience argues otherwise. I have been running RL-26 in two 6.5-284s (140s and 142s) and a .243 AI (105s and 115s)for some time and throat wear has not been any more rapid than with H4831SC. One of the 6.5-284 barrels has 840 rounds through it and has seen no appreciable decline in accuracy.
I'm pleased with the results I've obtained with RL-26. I can get velocities unobtainable with other powders and with very good accuracy. Further, I don't have to run loads at brass-trashing pressures to get these results. I think this powder is almost ideal for the 6.5-284 and I'm sticking with it until something else comes along that outperforms it.
Thank you, 56gr RET SAME HERE 32” 7.5”TI'm, running 54.0 grs. of RL-26 with the Sierra 142s and 53.0 grains with either the 140 gr. Nosler Custom Comp. or the Berger 140 gr. Hybrid. All are in Lapua brass and use a Fed 215M primer. I could push the Hybrid harder, but it shoots very well at 53.0 grs.
Standard disclaimers apply.... safe in my rifle, please work up to these charges in yours.