Originally Posted by Brad
RL17 sure makes the 300 WSM go... but supposedly that's what its primary formulation was for. I get a solid 50-100 fps (depending) over the "best" 300 WSM powders. RL17 turns the 300 WSM into a 300 WM that uses less powder and kicks less...
..........Brad!.........Agreed there! RL17 does the job all-right! That stuff is turning my compact into a full sized rifle without adding on another inch to the barrel.

If you get a chance for comparison`s sake and assuming you just might have some of these bullets laying around, load up 69 gr of RL17 using the 155 gr Berger hunting VLDs. I`d be very curious to see what your velocities are.

On one of the loadings I duplicated off of Reloaders Nest, the poster submitted a velocity of 3380 fps from his 24" barrel using the 155 VLD in front of 69 gr RL17. I have been using the 168 VLDs for hogs, but will try the 155 VLDs as well.

That same loading chronyd @ 3234 fps from my 16.5" barreled 300 WSM compact, which was a loss of 146 fps or 19.4 fps per inch of shorter tube length.

Duplicating and comparing with what is on the nest is fine, but I`d also like to read what others here have done with their 300 WSM using the same RL17 loadings and bullets I`ve already chronyd.

If you don`t use the 155 VLDs, then no matter. But if you have some, it would be interesting.

28 Nosler,,,,300WSM,,,,338-378 Wby,,,,375 Ruger