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Reloading
Anyone else using rl-17?
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<blockquote data-quote="Coach Hunt" data-source="post: 701205" data-attributes="member: 18430"><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Howdy,</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Here is a copy of a post I did some time back detailing my experiments with RL17. Hope this helps.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">"In my 7WSM I shoot H4831 and H4350 with a variety of 140 grain bullets. I tried RL17 and had the following results... THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I RECOMMEND YOU TRY THESE LOADS. They just happened to be safe in my rifle, 24" bbl Win. mod. 70.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Nov. '09 50.6 degrees F Sierra 140 gr. GameKing #1905 Reloader 17</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">62 3103 fps ES 23 poor grouping</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">62.5 3131 fps ES 22 1 1/4 group @ 200 yards</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">63 3111 fps ES 12 1 1/2 group @ 200</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">63.5 3173 fps ES 2 1.08 group @ 200 two in one hole, three others horizontal. Wind I guess</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">64 3222 fps ES 37 1 " group @ 200</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">64.5 3240 fps ES 26 3/4 group @200</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">April '10 97.7 degrees F same bullet and powder </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>Temperature test</em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">63 3207 fps ES 7 0.35" group @200</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">63.5 3243 fps ES 37 1" group @200</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">64 3281 fps ES 44 1.5" group @200</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">In the three different loads I shot in both tests, for an increase of 48 degrees, velocity went up: 94 fps, 70 fps, and 59 fps while ES went from 12 to 7, 2 to </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">37, and 37 to 44.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Interpret this data anyway you wish, I just shoot it!"</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I chose to stay with a better temperature stable powder.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Hope this helps in some way, and good shooting.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Coach</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coach Hunt, post: 701205, member: 18430"] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Howdy,[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Here is a copy of a post I did some time back detailing my experiments with RL17. Hope this helps.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]"In my 7WSM I shoot H4831 and H4350 with a variety of 140 grain bullets. I tried RL17 and had the following results... THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT I RECOMMEND YOU TRY THESE LOADS. They just happened to be safe in my rifle, 24" bbl Win. mod. 70.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Nov. '09 50.6 degrees F Sierra 140 gr. GameKing #1905 Reloader 17[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]62 3103 fps ES 23 poor grouping[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]62.5 3131 fps ES 22 1 1/4 group @ 200 yards[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]63 3111 fps ES 12 1 1/2 group @ 200[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]63.5 3173 fps ES 2 1.08 group @ 200 two in one hole, three others horizontal. Wind I guess[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]64 3222 fps ES 37 1 " group @ 200[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]64.5 3240 fps ES 26 3/4 group @200[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]April '10 97.7 degrees F same bullet and powder [/SIZE][SIZE=3][I]Temperature test[/I][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]63 3207 fps ES 7 0.35" group @200[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]63.5 3243 fps ES 37 1" group @200[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]64 3281 fps ES 44 1.5" group @200[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS] [/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]In the three different loads I shot in both tests, for an increase of 48 degrees, velocity went up: 94 fps, 70 fps, and 59 fps while ES went from 12 to 7, 2 to [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]37, and 37 to 44.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Interpret this data anyway you wish, I just shoot it!"[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]I chose to stay with a better temperature stable powder.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Hope this helps in some way, and good shooting.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Coach[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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