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As good as it gets for heavy bullets in the Creed.

I use it in 340wby(225s), 7mmSTW(160s), and a 270wsm(140s). It’s fast and accurate. It burns a little dirtier than 7828, but it’s not a big deal. If I get my other reloading goals met this spring, I hope to try it in 30-06 with 200s and 180s.

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I have used it in the 30-06 with 200 gr Nosler Partitions for a couple years. I get 2730 fps with the published Alliant data. Quite accurate, too.

Have also used it in the 300 Win Mag with 200 gr Accubonds, Alliant data, clocks at 2994 fps. Also very accurate.

6.5 CM with 140/143 at 2850 fps
270 Win with 130s at 3200+, 140s at 3100+, and 150s at 3050
30-06 with 180s at 2950 fps
All 24” bbls, and all at or below SAAMI max pressure. Usually 102-105% case fill - so if you don’t like working slightly compressed loads, you won’t see the full velocity benefit.
For me, I also was able to find some accuracy nodes at higher velocity than what I could safely achieve with other conventional powders that maxed out +/- 200 fps slower.

RL26 burn rate varies slightly by lot, more so than some other powders ... so with only 1 lb, don’t use is all on load development and not save any for killing stuff. Otherwise you will need to start over and verify the new lot. Ask me how I know.

It also burns a little dirty, especially if not at >95% case fill.

I love the stuff in my .270wcf. 150 NP @ 3040 from a 22" tube. I would like to try it with the 160's

Gee I wonder what the 25 to 30 pounds of it I have are worth?

I'd buy it every time I went into Sportmans Warehouse or our local Bi Mart for quite a while when it first came out.

it was $19.95 to $22.00 a pound at both places when other powders were running $28 a pound and other Alliant powders were running $32 a pound.

Did the same thing with RL 23....

oh and its not for sale, as it is probably worth more next week than this week...

I was even giving it out to friends who wanted to try it out....

you guys need to learn to buy when things are available, especially when they are cheap.

did the same thing with primers when Trump was in office... Cabelas was selling a brick of S & B primers, all types.. for $18 a brick for a year or more...
bought 5, bricks of them whenever I dropped by a Cabelas...

Guess Boy Scouts taught me " Be Prepared"

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Great post, and even better advise! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I've been doing this pretty much since I started loading about a decade ago. I've just concentrated on bullets and powder, and to a lesser degree, brass. I buy big jugs of powder when I find them in powders I use, also buy bulk packages of bullets when I luck up and find someone selling them cheap. I just haven't been at this long enough to experience a primer shortage, and it never occurred to me that they might not be available at some point. I've got plenty to get through this shortage, but if they ever become plentiful again, I'll pick up $100 worth or so every time I stop by a gun store.

I’d rather look at it than look for it!!!!!

Savage 260 Rem model 16 22" bbl.1/8 twist. Badlands Precision 125gr copper mono, 47.5grs Rel 26, CCI #250 mag primer, Rem brass. 3025fps. Super accurate.

I own four centerfire rifles. Y’all have named all 4 cartridges except one (.223) plus several other cartridges that are on my wish list. Is RL 26 really that good?

Another vote for 7 Rem Mag and 160-class projectiles.



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I only use it in .300 Weatherby with 168 gr TTSX so far. It shot about 20 FPS slower than my Mag Pro load but tightened groups up a bit. That rifle is my elk gun so I don’t shoot it a lot. Due to plandemic supply issues, I don’t have adequate inventory to try other uses. I have another full pound from the same lot number in reserve.

I use it in my 6.5 PRC with 127 gr. Barnes LRX bullets, MV of 3100 fps and sub-.5 MOA accuracy.

I’m getting 2960 fps out of a 24” Tikka 6.5 Creed with a 135 Berger and .5 moa accuracy. Also use it in my 280 Rem with a 22” tube and am getting around 3,120 fps with 140 gr Nosler BT’s with pretty much the same accuracy as the Creed.

RL26 works well for me in the 6.5 and 300PRCs. Hoping to find some useful info on it in the 6.5CM with 140gr Nolser Partitions as my 'stash' of H4350 has dwindled significantly.

Speer has published 26 data for 140’s. I use 26 for 147’s. It’s been real good at 2775 and accurate as heck.

Good to know. Haven't used Speer bullets in years, but I'm sure that I can find a starting point for RL26 from their data.

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