Recent content by travisblossom72

No worries. I don't feel picked on. I was just repeating what was told to me from the alliant tech I spoke with on Wednesday. He said RL26 is slightly slower than RL25. Maybe I misunderstood what he was saying. If you don't mind me asking how can you guys tell if powders are burning slower or...

Do you mind me asking what your loads are for those bullets? I actually have some 142 eldx's im going to try at some point. Maybe sooner rather than later. I'm aware of all the precautions you need to take with other people's loads. My 26 is a Shilen/stiller action and carbon 6 barrel. How close...

869 is tough to beat. Nosler book data has it giving the best velocities. I have some and will probably try it also but would rather have an extreme powder. The new RL powders are supposed to be less sensitive to temp and have the additives to help burn cleaner. RL26 is supposed to be a little...

I have a Nosler 26 ready for load development. I loved the 140 VLD's in a 6.5-284 that i had so i want to try the elite hunter version in the 26. I also am shooting RL26 in a 6-284 with 105 Amax's that is giving me awesome velocity, accuracy and ES. I'm having a hard time getting a starting...

Those are nice looking groups. I haven't shot any RL25 but here is some info on Retumbo and RL 33. grains--av velocity--SD--ES 3 shot group. 46-55 degree partly cloudy 1-3 tail wind RL33 57.3--3083--26--0.522 58.1--3123--08--0.413 58.7--3151--11--0.488 59.3--3224--11--0.199**I wish...

The barrel is a 26" shilen heavy varmint 1:8 with a 4 ratchet twist. I fired the lapua brass 4x's as 6.5x284 before i knecked it down. It will be interesting to compare the brass I have for this setup. I have a 100 of the lapua that will be on its 6th load soon and a 100 nosler going on its...

I don't know if this will reach anyone, but no-one responded to my request so I made my best educated guess as to a starting point and went for it today. RL 26 works very well in my gun. I have a savage 116 that started as a 6.5-284. I rebarreled it to a 6-284 as i'm in the process of making...

I'm a little surprise your gun didn't blow over. lol:)

That'd be fun. Bear season is just around the corner.

Ed, I grew up in Great Falls. My folks still live there. I was up last weekend to visit. Graduated from CMR in 1990 and moved down here in 1994. Still love the east slope of the rocky mountain front. Lots of relatives that live around Fairfield and Choteau. Still feel at home when i drive...

I'm amazed that any of the 6-284 crowd hasn't tried RL-26. The biggest problem i'm having is finding a starting point. I have a couple pounds and will be trying it out at some point. I want to shoot the 105 amax's around 3400. I have found good loads in retumbo and RL33, but at lower speeds...

I've been poking around this site for awhile. There's some really good info to be had from other people's experiences so I figured I better just join in order to contribute. I love to reload and shoot and have caught the distance bug just like so many. I built a 6.5x284 on a savage 116 that...