Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Initial range test Reloder 26 with 150's in .270 Winchester

Seems like it fits in the case like 22 and has the speed of 25.. I knows that's a generality but it's what I've seen so far.

R26 does have something in common with.... 26 cal

MM - I think in smaller bore applications where you are looking for a slow powder, your thoughts mirror mine. Should be applications in 24-26 cal I would feel, 308 or so sized parent brass rounds and larger capacity.

Thanks JB and others, it seems to be worth a try.

I don't know if this has been mentioned yet or not, but Berger shows Reloader 26 with their 140 grain Classic Hunter. Max load 61.5 grains, velocity of 3195. That's with a 26 inch barrel.

http://www.bergerbullets.com/pdf/270-Win-140gr.pdf

I settled on 58.0 grains of RL-26,Fed 210 Match primer and 160 gr NP. From the 22" barrel it's averaging 2850 fps. Accuracy is under an inch.

With 59.0 grains it averaged 2910 fps,but accuracy was ok.

That 160 is good medicine

Thanks for that data, sounds like one heck of a load. I'll work some up after I shoot all my IMR 4831_ CCI 250_ 160 NP loads, probley should chrono my old loads in the new 25" bbl. 1st.



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Finally we have a slight break in the weather allowing me to get to the range for a session with my buddies crono....then the snows came!

Kimber Mountain Ascent 270 Winchester
Nosler Brass
210M primers
60 grs Reloder 26
160 NP

3022 fps
3016 fps
3046 fps
3028 AVG

<1" group fired after

FY.....59 grs Reloder 17,
110 TTSX

3516 fps
3522 fps
3532 fps
3523 avg

.670 group fired after.

That's a fair bit faster than I'm running the 160 gr Partition using IMR 7977. Got to find some RL 26 soon..........

I will be ordering a browning x-bolt stalker long range with a 26 inch barrel (270 win) hopefully next week. So far I haven't been able to find any RL 26 locally, but am sure it will show up sooner rather than later. I am really looking forward to trying it out in a 26 inch tube.

Thanks everyone for posting all of this info on your experiences with RL 26. I was perfectly content, until I read this thread.

gundog

I got nothing other than to say I haven't been paying much attention to the newer powders, but the RL26/270 combo is interesting to say the least.

Thanks for posting.

There have been mountains of deer killed by 130gr .270 loads at 3000-3100 fps. Now we can run 150's at the same speed, sounds pretty good to me.

Shot some R26 yesterday in the .300 RUM, had good results though the chrono was fussy. Worth some more development.

I have NIB 270, still wrapped in plastic that I might break free.

Gee, a 150 grain bullet at 3,000 fps. Sounds like a 30-06!

You really think they're the same?

Wonder what R26 would do in a 30-06 with a 180/200 grain pill?

Great thread. My local store has some 26, I think I'll pick some up and try the 150 Partitions I have lying around.

Except it's 3000 fps with significantly higher BC and Sd.........

Casey

My thought is it still too slow burning for that application--'cause I already considered it!

Of course, it may end up working just fine..........


Casey

I can tell you that you can get enough 26 into a 300 SAUM case to make 180s go 2900+ fps, 190s also.

I'm curious what it will do in the 300 WSM which has a Bore-Volume/Case-Capacity Ratio about like the 270. My 300 WSM easily reaches 3,030 fps with a 180 and stellar accuracy. Will be interesting to see if RL26 can surpass that.