28 Nosler load development

[wasskeet]

Working on getting a 28 Nosler put together. I have RL33, RL26, H1000, N570, 8133 and Retumbo on hand - is there any other I better have at hand to try? This would be with 180-195 gr bullets.

 

[Kmccord]

Looks like you are covered, in my 28, I found RL33 to be the most accurate but also the most dirtiest. If you want to save your throat, don't push to max and maybe stay with a cooler burning powder like H1K. Be careful with RL33 when the temps are above 85 same with RL26 and I have heard N570 is temp sensitive above 90.

 

[Mathews Diehard]

Tried 26, H1000, and magnum but retumbo has worked the best for me. Didn't have any 33 on hand to try.

 

[Dmagna]

N570 would be my #1

 

[wasskeet]

Thanks all! Looking for accuracy first, speed second. If I can get a 180 at/above 3000fps and/or the 195 in the 2900 ballpark - whichever is most accurate will be its' diet.

 

[HSmithTX]

If it's throated for the heavy bullets at 3.600" or so you can add 200fps to your numbers........

 

[littlebighorn]

RL33 and 177g Hammer Hunters produce one ragged hole at 100 for me.
3100 fps. It took a big bull elk and a Rocky Bighorn this year.

 

[meatyrem]

US869 should be good one too and it's also cooler burning

 

[HSmithTX]

I can't get enough 869 in the case at 3.600" with a 12" drop tube and vibrating the case to get pressure/speed consistent. 570 and RL33 seem to be the slowest I can use.

 

[wasskeet]

US869 should be good one too and it's also cooler burning

May have to try that too. Especially being it is one the only powders that I have seen in LGS every time I've been there.

 

[Longrangers]

I tried RL 33, H1000, Retumbo and N570. I found tha N570 gave me the best speeds and also Retumbo and H1000 I found that after a 4 shot with each the barrel was hot. With N570 my barrel never got as hot.

 

[swampbug]

I shoot the Berger 180 hybrid, 77.5 H1K, .025 off @ 3,015 fps. ADG brass. It's a little hot but is a tack driver

 

[meatyrem]

Hmmm
I just picked up 570 and looking to get more when it comes in.

yeah I just picked up 2 more a couple months back of 869 (local) and checked back to see if they had anything different but they still had about four or five more cans of 869

 

[Longtine88]

N570 first then RL33 would be my top 2. N570 is a hot one. I have 3 of them they all use N570 all over 3,100 and all .1 moa to .2 moa loads. Love that rifle combo.