What cartrages do you use RL 26 in?

I am planning on trying it in my 25-06,280,270 and my 6.5x55. Wondering what others have tried it in and the results they got.
I think it will work out fine in all of those cartridges that you mentioned. I've had good results with it in 22 creedmoor, 300 Norma mag & the most impressive results I have had with 147 elds in 6.5 creedmoor. You may or may not have to use a long drop tube funnel to get it settled into a 6.5x55 case.
 
I use rl26 in a Savage varmint 6.5 CM. Shoots 143gr ELDX's at 2850 with accuracy. That said, I wouldn't look past rl23 for the longer cartridges you have. My 6.5x284 and 25/06 both use rl23, the former shoots the 143's at 2950 accurately from a 24" barrel.
 
None anymore, once it turned the 6.5 creedmoor into the 6.5 creed-magnum it got tough to find consistently. I hate dealing with unicorn powders
It did give impressive velocities in 240 wby and a 6.5-257 weatherby. I did not find it to be temp stable for California 30*-110*. Had some major spikes in the 240 wby case above 85*.
 
I am planning on trying it in my 25-06,280,270 and my 6.5x55. Wondering what others have tried it in and the results they got.
In my 257 AI it was amazing. Shot 1 egg shaped hole at 100 with Barnes 100 gr TSX at 3325 fps and no sign of pressure. ES was 11 and SD 7.7 using labradar @ 85* that day. A very dense powder yielding high speeds and low pressures much like Reloder 16. Should work well in your 06 base rounds.
 
It looks like it should give Retumbo velocities in the2506. Looking to load it behing the 168 Berger VLD in my 280. If all goes the way I hope I should have 11 pounds of it soon.
 
22-250 AI with 80 gr bullets
240 WB
257 WB
6.5x55
300 WM

All great accuracy and excellent velocity. I think any cartridge well suited for 4350-H1000 burn rates will probably respond to R26.
 
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