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Reloading
RL 22 powder, 300 win mag
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<blockquote data-quote="glassman" data-source="post: 125380" data-attributes="member: 6503"><p>Several years ago I had bad experience with RL22.</p><p></p><p>I had been loading for the 300 mag and everything was fine with the first can, I was 1 gr under max in the books.</p><p></p><p>Then I start a new can and dropped 2 grs and loaded 3 shells for testing. Well...that's when it happened, first shot locked the bolt up. Had to drive the bolt out with a 2x4 board and big hammer.</p><p></p><p>Well I finally got the bolt out, but now the case is still locked tight in the chamber. Next I had to drive the case out with a steel rod and the big hammer. But I did get lucky and didn't hurt anything.</p><p></p><p>I done some more testing by dropping the charge down 5 more grains. So from what I could tell this new can was about 5 grains to "hot".</p><p></p><p>So, a great big lesson was learned here. I have never, ever, had any other brand of powder do this to me after 30 some yrs of loading.</p><p></p><p>Now, I reported this to the owner of the gun shop that I buy powder from and he was telling me that I was the 3rd person in the last two weeks that had told him of this.</p><p></p><p>Two years ago on a forum, there was a topic on this powder and a man from back on the east coast had mention that he had gotten hold of exceptionally hot lot of RL22 also.</p><p></p><p>Sooo...always start low and work up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="glassman, post: 125380, member: 6503"] Several years ago I had bad experience with RL22. I had been loading for the 300 mag and everything was fine with the first can, I was 1 gr under max in the books. Then I start a new can and dropped 2 grs and loaded 3 shells for testing. Well...that's when it happened, first shot locked the bolt up. Had to drive the bolt out with a 2x4 board and big hammer. Well I finally got the bolt out, but now the case is still locked tight in the chamber. Next I had to drive the case out with a steel rod and the big hammer. But I did get lucky and didn't hurt anything. I done some more testing by dropping the charge down 5 more grains. So from what I could tell this new can was about 5 grains to "hot". So, a great big lesson was learned here. I have never, ever, had any other brand of powder do this to me after 30 some yrs of loading. Now, I reported this to the owner of the gun shop that I buy powder from and he was telling me that I was the 3rd person in the last two weeks that had told him of this. Two years ago on a forum, there was a topic on this powder and a man from back on the east coast had mention that he had gotten hold of exceptionally hot lot of RL22 also. Sooo...always start low and work up. [/QUOTE]
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