Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles RL26 - what loads are you using it in?

Well after a long wait I was finally able to get my hands on 8 pounds of RL-26

Plan to work up a 250gr Nosler Accubond load for my .338WinMag

And a 150gr Nosler Partition load for my 270Win.

What other calibers are you all using RL-26 in......?

I use RL-26 in my .25/06,.270 Winchester and .300 Wby.

280 Ackley. 3050 fps with the 160 Accubond, 24" tube.

6.5-06 ackley with 142gr ABLR & 143gr ELD-x; 270 wsm with 150gr ABLR & 145gr ELD-x

6.5CM: 143 ELD-X at 2,760fps from a 21" barrel

243Win: 105 Hornady HPBT at 3,000fps from a 21.5" barrel

I use drop tubes on both loads so that they are not overly compressed. Probably room to bump each up a bit more, but I'd rather have loads I can shoot in 80 degree weather.

270 Win. 3136Ave from 22" barrel with 145ELDX.

270win with 150 Nosler Partitions has been my go to big game load for the last three years. 60grs gives me 2990fps from a 22” barrel.

In 6.5 CM, 47gr with 143 ELDX at 2775fps are .5MOA. There’s definitely room to go up but I’ve been happy with this load out to 800yards on steel.

270wsm and 7mm Rem Mag. Would like to try it in 300wsm but cant find any data on that

I'm using it in 6mm Remington and .280 Remington...both FINE cartridges that Remington placed squarely behind the 8-ball with their *brilliant* marketing expertise.

Right behind ya on the 6mm Rem there Andrew.. especially on a long action with a 1 in 7 twist...

on the long action, it gives up nothing to a 240 Weatherby...

I run 115 grain Bergers at 3250 out of a 24 inch barrel courtesy of RL 19

by the way, using RL 26. Mike, I'd say that RL 26 would be a little slow for a 338 Win Mag...
if you are looking for max velocity.. I may be wrong but my 338 didn't impress me much using RL 26 in it...

270,280AI, 260.

6.5 C Moor, 270 Win with 150 gr, 280 Rem, 30-06 with 200 gr, 7 Rem Mag with 180 GR, 300 WSM with 200 gr

147 ELDM in my Creed, over 46 grains for 2740 fps.

I have a load from another forum - getting 2800fps from RL-26 and a 250gr NAB in his .338WinMag

My current 250gr load is pushing a Nosler Partition at 2770fps with MRP.

I’d love to hear what you found using RL 26 in the 300wby. Data just sucks on it so far.

270wsm and 7STW at this point. I’ve got brass prepped/primed for a 340wby but haven’t had a chance to finish. In a perfect world, I’d play with a 270 and an 06, but have those really dialed in with H4831 and IMR4350. If I ever bring my 300wby back from MT(I leave it with a friend for an annual hunt to avoid NYC airport BS), I’d really like to play with 200g accubonds.

47.6 gr with 147 ELD's in my .260

48 gr with 105 hpbt in my .243AI

43.8 gr with 88 ELD in my .22 Creedmoor

Worked good in my 257 Roberts with 115gr Nosler partitions. Great in 270 with 150gr Partitions.

7mm Mag with 160gr bullets. And in 30/06 with 165gr Ballistic tips 3008 FPS But I like RL23 in the 270 Win.

with 140gr bullets.

I have listed here some RL-26 data for 180gr bullets in the 300WSM. This data is straight from Berger for their 180 grain Elite Hunter Bullet: Start load 69.0 2948 Max load 72.8 3119 103% Fill ratio 26" barrel and 2.900 COAL.

Works great in my .280, with 150 gr. ELD-X bullets.