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I've shot welllllll over 500lbs of '15 alone and it were/is a FAVORITE,in many applications...after all of these years. Hint.

From the hip: 224Wby,225Winny,22BR,22-250,22-250AI,Swift,CHeetah,6BR,XC,243 Kreedmire,243,243AI,6mm,6mmAI,25-284,25-06,264 Kreed,260,260AI,7-08,7-08AI,308,375H&H and 375H&H AI as mainstays. Tried it many others,but it fell there,either due case capacity in general or due specific projectile weights. Hint.

My favorite chambering of All Time is 223AI,despite it not melding with my favorite propellant of All Time(though I TRIED). Hint. LAUGHING!

I bleed it.................

I use it in my .375 H&H with the 270 grain Swift A-Frame.

One of my favorites.

Works great in 7mm-08 and 308. I haven’t tried it in my 6.5 Creedmoor, but I’ll bet it would be good.

Damn buddy, I'm glad I bought 4895 when I found that as well. Damn near out of AR comp though, so I'll go back to using RL 15 in my 223's. I've tried varget in my 308's, but found RL15 to produce better accuracy in all of them. Great powder, that is somehow still available locally. I'M sure that will change in no time though. I was at a LGS across the river and asked the nice lady, gunshop owner, if she has seen any small rifle primers and she said all of her suppliers are out. I asked her how long she thought this would last and she said ammo manufactures are going full bore and using up all the supplies, so its making it hard for handloders to get stuff. Yeah, tell me about it!! I'm glad I am pretty stocked up on most things, but some of my normal stuff is running low. I've had to slow down on shooting the last couple months!!! I bought a new synthetic stock for my SKS there, so I'm going to go to shooting the 2,000 rounds of 7.62x39 ammo I have...

I lucked to into a 8lb jug of h4895 so I’m good for awhile.. I gave 3-4 lbs of AR comp. for my world is coming to and ammo I use leverevolution with 55’s lol..

I started using RL15 in .308 Win a few years back when Varget was AWOL. I found a good load for 168 ballistic tips and found the load to shoot well in multiple rifles. I've taken a number of deer with this load and deer don't go far when hit. Way back when, my favorite .308 powder was RL12 for 150 gr bullets, but that's ancient history at this point.

One of these days, I'll try it in my Whelen.

RL-15 was magic pixie dust for me when I was reloading for .375 H&H...

How does rl-15 compare to rl-16? I've used rl-15 in the 308 and 8mm with good results. MB

I use RL-15 with lighter varmint bullets in the 243 ,
Some nice loads with the 65 gr v-max up to 75 gr v-max.
It’s very similar to varget for velocity and consistency.
I bought a lot of it when one gun shop closed up here.

7-08/120's, 308/155's, 375 H&H 250/270's.

375HH 77 grains behind a 250g barnes ttsx.

Use RE15 in my H&H 500/450 3 1/4” NE double with Kynock foam wads, same for double H&H 375 Flanged Mag without wads. Also loaded it in my 500 3 1/4” double with foam wads before I sold it. Works really well.

I use it on my 308 Win:

44grs under 165gr Sierra Gameking BTSP
42grs under 180gr Hornady SST

I haven't even been looking. Last time this shortage stuff came up I bought a bunch of RL-15 and H-4350 (my .30-06 powder of choice for 180 grainers and much more). Nice to be lucky once in a while.

Great group, Have you killed much with your 9.3x62?

RL15 gave me the best accuracy behind a 210gr Barnes TSX in my 338-06 when I worked up the load 15 years ago. Lots of new powders since them that I have not tried.

I tested some in one of my Creeds, under 129 Interlocks and it was incredibly accurate. The load is not fast, but plenty fast to smuck a deer.

My favorite use is in a 338 Win Mag with 200/210gr Nosler bullets. Doe pronghorn, to cow bison and bull elk, it has worked.

I also use it in a 30-06 with 165gr bullets. Works well enough there as well.

I've been using same with 120-129 grain bullets for my wife and daughter. Low recoil, great accuracy, plenty of poop for killing a deer if either decides that's what they want to do.

If I had to pick just one powder to rifle hunt the world, it would be RL15. Whether it's a .223 for small stuff, a 30/30 for the thick stuff, a .308 to shoot "mic drop" groups, a .338 Win Mag. vs. bull elk, or 375 H&H for sabre-toothed prarie dogs, RL15 is excellent (and yes - I've personally used RL15 in all of those). For small-caliber speedsters from the .243 on up through the 30 caliber mags there are much better powders, but RL15 can surprise you with some of those too.