Powder recommendations for 6mm AI and 108 ELD-M

[Just a hunter]

I don't have QL or anything like that so I am looking for help. What is you guy's recommendation for powder with the above combination?

 

[Hugnot]

I have used RL23, VN165, H1000 with 105 grain bullets. All tough to find but Ram Shot Magnum would probably work.

 

[Just a hunter]

I actually have a pound of each of those but just a pound. Wonder how 555 would do? Too fast?

 

[Justice1327]

RL19,RL22,RL23,H4831sc

 

[Seabeeken]

RL-16 & RL-26

 

[Just a hunter]

Lots of options I see. Okay, which do you think would give the highest velocities?

 

[Justice1327]

Lots of options I see. Okay, which do you think would give the highest velocities?

RL23…45gr fireforming starting point, bullet touching lands.

 

[Just a hunter]

I happen to have some of that too. Do you have a good starting point? If not, I'll start low and work up. Thank you.

 

[Hugnot]

Probably RL 26 - difficult to buy, double base, slow, probably fill case close to 100% with 108's, usually highest velocities with suitable cartridges & optimum weight bullets.

Powder Valley has Accurate 4350 & MagPro - should be just OK but not ideal.

I shoot 95 VLD's in my 6mm AI with AA4350.

My starting loads with 105's & RL23 were 46.5 gr.

Best results with 105's - 50.0 gr, H1000.

87 Vmax loads with 50.0 VN165 or 46.5 RL16

 

[Just a hunter]

Probably RL 26 - difficult to buy, double base, slow, probably fill case close to 100% with 108's, usually highest velocities with suitable cartridges & optimum weight bullets.

Powder Valley has Accurate 4350 & MagPro - should be just OK but not ideal.

I shoot 95 VLD's in my 6mm AI with AA4350.

My starting loads with 105's & RL23 were 46.5 gr.

Best results with 105's - 50.0 gr, H1000.

87 Vmax loads with 50.0 VN165 or 46.5 RL16

Thank you for that. Lots of good information there and as always I will start lower than your loads and work up from there.

 

[just_jon]

I checked QL and to my surprise, 6mm Rem AI is not listed. Makes no sense given cartridges like the very popular 6mm Shipley Pipsqueak is listed.

 

[Just a hunter]

I checked QL and to my surprise, 6mm Rem AI is not listed. Makes no sense given cartridges like the very popular 6mm Shipley Pipsqueak is listed.

That is hard to believe! Wow.

 

[Just a hunter]

I checked QL and to my surprise, 6mm Rem AI is not listed. Makes no sense given cartridges like the very popular 6mm Shipley Pipsqueak is listed.

It's not listed under 244 Remington AI is it?

 

[P7M13]

It's not listed under 244 Remington AI is it?

Or the 243 Rockchucker