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30-06, RL26, 180gr?
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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 1930388" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>Years ago, I was using a factory load from Federal, called High Energy. It was advertised to get 2880 fps with the Nosler 180-grain Partition, and I got exactly that velocity in my 24" barreled 30-06. It was extremely accurate in my rifle, and I shot a boatload of animals with that load. I wish that I had bought a case of it, because they no longer load it. I realize that they had a lot of fancy technology that was not available to reloaders, but all these years later a lot of that has trickled down to our level. Reloader 26 may be a powder that will get you that level of performance, if you can vibrate enough of it into the case to generated your desired velocity. </p><p></p><p>Here's another angle for you to consider : If you fall short of reaching the 2900 fps you're looking for, what you might find is that with the slow-burning powders, maybe the 200-grain Partitions can be pushed darn near as fast as a 180. When I was trying to duplicate the Federal load's velocity with the 180-grain Partition, I fell short of 2880. I maxed out at around 2800. The 200's would do 2775 with H-4831, and accuracy was good to boot. I looked at some trajectory tables and that was actually a flatter-shooting load than the 180 at just slightly higher velocity, due to having a better BC, and there was more striking energy with the heavier bullet. I can't recall the charge weight, but the short-cut powder kernels were what enabled me to get it all into the cartridge. ( The regular H-4831 wouldn't fit, and still leave room for a bullet.) I've read that the RL 26 is a pretty dense powder, so you may be able to do this with it. I'm interested in seeing your results. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 1930388, member: 109113"] Years ago, I was using a factory load from Federal, called High Energy. It was advertised to get 2880 fps with the Nosler 180-grain Partition, and I got exactly that velocity in my 24" barreled 30-06. It was extremely accurate in my rifle, and I shot a boatload of animals with that load. I wish that I had bought a case of it, because they no longer load it. I realize that they had a lot of fancy technology that was not available to reloaders, but all these years later a lot of that has trickled down to our level. Reloader 26 may be a powder that will get you that level of performance, if you can vibrate enough of it into the case to generated your desired velocity. Here's another angle for you to consider : If you fall short of reaching the 2900 fps you're looking for, what you might find is that with the slow-burning powders, maybe the 200-grain Partitions can be pushed darn near as fast as a 180. When I was trying to duplicate the Federal load's velocity with the 180-grain Partition, I fell short of 2880. I maxed out at around 2800. The 200's would do 2775 with H-4831, and accuracy was good to boot. I looked at some trajectory tables and that was actually a flatter-shooting load than the 180 at just slightly higher velocity, due to having a better BC, and there was more striking energy with the heavier bullet. I can't recall the charge weight, but the short-cut powder kernels were what enabled me to get it all into the cartridge. ( The regular H-4831 wouldn't fit, and still leave room for a bullet.) I've read that the RL 26 is a pretty dense powder, so you may be able to do this with it. I'm interested in seeing your results. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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