Originally Posted by RiverRider

I've reached a conclusion on Re17. Even though its velocity potential can be astounding (for instance, a 180-grain Partition at 2900 fps out of a .30-06!), it just plain sucks due to temperature sensitivity.


Here's a good discussion on temp sensitivity and RL-17.

http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/11164502

DF