Rl 26 loads

RL-26 is working great with my 338 RUM and 250gr bullets. RL-33 has proven to be too slow in my rifle with 250's.

I'm going to try RL-26 with the 300gr bullets and won't he surprised if it outperforms RL-33.
Even in the larger cased magnums RL33 seems to do it's best work when you get into the heavies, otherwise they tend to run considerably slower than one would expect.
 
Remington Sendero
220ELD-X
RL 26 at 87 grains
OAL= 3.65...fits in the stock mag and still cycle fine.
velocity is still not 100% confirmed but I think its at 3120ish.
I was shooting out to 1678 yards with about a 1.5MOA group...not the best group but just having some fun. I think I was using 47.5 MOA of adjustment using Hornady posted BC off the box. Need to retest at 1000yards and a lot tighter grouping for good velocity calibration. The chrono I do have was posting an SD of 7 and the gun was producing a 1 inch group at 200yrds. I took a deer this season at 760yrds facing away and ran the bullet up through the ribs. Bullet never exited and had a large racket ball size entry hole under the hide. Actual visible hole through the hide was about the size of a quarter. I did not hold for wind and thats probably why the bullet was so far back in the ribs/liver area but still drooped 1 shot never moved from the spot it was shot.
 
I am using RL26 in a 7 rem with 26" bbl with the 162 eldx and I am getting 3140 fps which i thought was really good. That gun shot just over 1/2 moa to 934 yards with that load.
 
I am using RL26 in a 7 rem with 26" bbl with the 162 eldx and I am getting 3140 fps which i thought was really good. That gun shot just over 1/2 moa to 934 yards with that load.

That is good, what charge weight powder?
 
tucker65

You asked about RL-26 and the Berger 210 HVLD in the 300 WSM. Here is some data for you:

63.0 gr = 2,770 fps
64.0 gr = 2,800 fps
65.0 gr = 2,860 fps
66.0 gr = 2,880 fps

That is in a 26 inch factory Savage barrel. Groups were tighter in the middle of that range. Since 64 and 65 grains both resulted in 1" 3-shot groups at 200 yards I split the difference and settled on a load of 64.5 grains. Good luck.
 
I don't remember my 210 vid load, I moved to the 215 hybrid, but in my factory Savage in 300 WSM
Win brass
215 hybrid
66.7gr R26
WLRM
2.965 COAL
2837 avg for over 5shot strings
That is a stout load in my gun, but it is also the listed max from Berger for that bullet/powder.
 
Off topic, but where are you guys ordering RL-26? I cannot find any locally and I have looked everywhere online and it's out of stock on every site. Thanks
 
tucker65

You asked about RL-26 and the Berger 210 HVLD in the 300 WSM. Here is some data for you:

63.0 gr = 2,770 fps
64.0 gr = 2,800 fps
65.0 gr = 2,860 fps
66.0 gr = 2,880 fps

That is in a 26 inch factory Savage barrel. Groups were tighter in the middle of that range. Since 64 and 65 grains both resulted in 1" 3-shot groups at 200 yards I split the difference and settled on a load of 64.5 grains. Good luck.

Thanks for the info Engineering101. My gun really likes the 175gr vld but since I just got a 6.5x264 Cooper that is shooting the 140gr vld awesome I thought I'd try and see what some heavier bullets out of my 300 wsm would do.

Thanks, John
 
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