Anyone loading RL 16 in .284 Win with 180s?

[kyreloader]

I load H4350 with 180g Hybrids in my LR F-Open rifle. I am wondering if anyone has yet to try the newish RL16 with this combination.

Thanks for any information that you can post.

 

[reubenski]

The Alliant advertisement for RL16 looks enticing. I checked it out on QL with the usual cartridges that I load for and it doesn't look to offer anything better in terms of velocity/ pressure. Perhaps it would be a good replacement for RL17 as a more temp stable version.

30" barrel, 180 VLD, COAL 3.150", 51grs RL16, 97.8% fill, 62,544PSI, 2862fps

30" barrel, 180 VLD, COAL 3.150", 51grs RL17, 90.8% fill, 61,318PSI, 2867fps

Fills a case better anyway. Real world results would be interesting to see....

 

[HTSmith]

The Alliant advertisement for RL16 looks enticing. I checked it out on QL with the usual cartridges that I load for and it doesn't look to offer anything better in terms of velocity/ pressure. Perhaps it would be a good replacement for RL17 as a more temp stable version.

One big advantage would be availability. I've actually seen R16 on the shelf, while I haven't seen any H4350 in two years.

 

[kyreloader]

The Alliant advertisement for RL16 looks enticing. I checked it out on QL with the usual cartridges that I load for and it doesn't look to offer anything better in terms of velocity/ pressure. Perhaps it would be a good replacement for RL17 as a more temp stable version.

30" barrel, 180 VLD, COAL 3.150", 51grs RL16, 97.8% fill, 62,544PSI, 2862fps

30" barrel, 180 VLD, COAL 3.150", 51grs RL17, 90.8% fill, 61,318PSI, 2867fps

Fills a case better anyway. Real world results would be interesting to see....

Thanks for running this for me.

My load of H4350 is between 51.4-51.7g for a velocity of 2820-2850 fps with the .284 Win and 180g Hybrids. The above does show that RL16 should be very similar to H4350, looks to give a better case fill too. Solidifies my plans for trying it in my barrels.