Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles Anybody use RL25 in the 25-06 with 117 gr bullet?

I found a couple of pounds of RL25 I forgot I had in my locker - was thinking of using it in my 25-06 with 117 gr Sierra BTSP. Anyone loaded any - if so, how did it go? The Alliant web site shows something like 3100 fps with it.

Tom

all you can do is try it some have the luck some dont it is similar to retumbo and some have had good luck with it me I am sticking with RL17

I been using IMR-4831 powder so long I can't remember but it is my go to powder for my model 70 1/4 bore. I like 55 grains of powder with a 100 grain bullet at 3300fps. I have gotten anywhere from 1/2 to 7/8 inch groups at the bench.

Now that 120 grain bullet gets the attention of 56 grains of IMR-powder and velocity is 3100fps. It shoots 1-moa or better on good days.

i've had great success w/ rl-25 and 117/120's. great accuracy, and it is a velocity monster.

Are you running a chrono??? I've tried R-17 in both a .243 & .257 Roberts & was getting shot deviation over 100 fps....regular & magnum primers.

I should add that my normal load uses H4831SC with this bullet and shoots lights out. So, since it works great, I think it's time to change.....Life of a loony...

http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1002489#Post1002489

The link above, about 1/2 way down, there is a guy that is shooting a Cooper and loading RL25. Hope that helps.

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58g of R#25 with a fed 215 was the accuracy node in my rifle,Use ONLY Winchester brass because Rem and fed are soft, very fast velocity with the Sierra 117.

Rifles and lot# of this powder will vary so work up to this load in your rifle. If you indeed find that it does work for you, then buy a 5 lb'er and verify the load with the last lot# you had.

The accuracy node in two of my rifles was on the ragged edge of HOT in 70* weather.

It also worked extremely well with the 100g pills with an over book max load...depending on the book you look at.

And I never even got around to tryin' RL-25 'cause 55.5 gr. of RL-22 launches 117 gr. Sierra Pro-Hunters out of my .25-06 at an average 3128 fps (Winchester brass,GM-210M primers) and it's so darn accurate I never even tried the rest of the stuff I was thinking of. Even made a 320-something yard kill on a nice antelope buck back in '03 with that load, (my longest ever big game shot). However; RL-25 does sound real interesting and lately I been thinkin about trying it just to satisfy my curiousity. Some guys I've spoken with love it in the .25-06 with 115-120 gr. bullets.