Best Powder 6.5-.284 Win

[Bwknives]

I struggled with consistency from RL26. Great velocity so I probably pursued it longer than I should have. RL23 has been a good fit with Berger 140s. Running at 2900 with a 22” barrel.

 

[ebb]

Mark W I think H1000 is an excellent powder for I 6.5-284. I could never fit enough in the case to get a 6.5-284 to be anything more than a 260 Remington. If you are satisfied with it, I wouldn't not even suggest you change. Maybe a drop tube and some shaking would have helped for me????

 

[Jr solocam]

H4350 and H4831sc (51.5) gave great accuracy for me when I started loading for it 12-13 years ago. The 4831 gave about 40-50 fps better. These were 140 class. Now 23 and 26 were great but I guess they stopped production for who knows how long. With what's available now, 22" and 130's, I'd try H4831sc, H4350, N555, N560 or one of Winchester's newer powders.

 

[rkb21]

H4350 is the best I've found

 

[ebb]

My friends really harassed me about the barrel life with the 6.5-284. They settled on something different and claimed the burn temp of H1000 would make their choice live almost forever. After some research I found H1000, N165, and Hybrid100V are all suitable for 6.5-284 and all have the super low burn temp. They are all right next to each other on the chart. I like N165 so much I haven't even tried H100V yet, but it is one of my next projects. I originally shot H4831 and was very pleased, and I am sure there are others that give excellent results, but at much higher burn temp. N165 has produced even better groups that the 4831 powders. One thing in my load work surprised me, IMR 4831 shot smaller groups than H4831. Not massively smaller, but noticeably smaller.