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Reloder 26 in a 300 wsm pushing 210gr Matrix ?

I purchased a pound of rl26 thinking it was slower than H1000 which it isn't and just this week backed into a 300 wsm. So , I'm trying to find a use for it and I'm wondering if anyone has tried rl26 in the 300 wsm with 210gr bullets ? I don't really have a good use for any of the components on hand or the rifle so I'm hoping they go together like peas and carrots as Forest says. Since the burn chart I have is obviously wrong I'm going off of Internet rumor burn speed of slightly slower than 4831 which I'm thinking might work well with the 210gr Matrix I have on hand. I have plenty of CCI 200 and 250 primers but I still have to find some brass. Looking for experience with the combination and a suggestion for a safe starting load. My google searches found nothing.
 
FWIW I shot 200 grain bullets out of 325 WSM using Reloader 22. 68 grains gave me 2850 fps and the loads were compressed to the max. Seems Re26, being even slower, would have a tough time making velocity under these conditions. Some version of H4350 would work better.
 
Almost all the 1000 yard BR crowd is using H4350 with a 210. You can get more speed with H4831 but it is not as accurate. The speed they are shooting them is from 2800 to 2850. That seems to be where the accuracy node is. Matt
 

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