|
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 295
Campfire Member
|
OP
Campfire Member
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 295 |
Hey John,
I blundered into a can of Reloader 26 at Sportsman's Warehouse, today. Any idea where I can get some loading data for it? So far I'm striking out online.
Thanks,
Reed LeCheminant
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 60,144 Likes: 11
Campfire Kahuna
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 60,144 Likes: 11 |
Hi Reed,
Dunno what cartridge you want to use it in, but I've been seeing some data on Alliant's website. As an example, I just checked their .270 Winchester data, clicked on the 150-grain Speer BTSP, and there it was, a maximum of 60.4 grains for 3034 fps.
Powder companies normally start with more popular cartridges when they work up data for new powders. Alliant also often lists some powders with one particular bullet in a cartridge, and other powders with another bullet of the same weight.
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,143 Likes: 1
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 37,143 Likes: 1 |
If you have a particular round you want data for, sometimes a call will get you info that has not been yet published.
DF
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3
Campfire Oracle
|
Campfire Oracle
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 96,158 Likes: 3 |
Hi Reed,
Dunno what cartridge you want to use it in, but I've been seeing some data on Alliant's website. As an example, I just checked their .270 Winchester data, clicked on the 150-grain Speer BTSP, and there it was, a maximum of 60.4 grains for 3034 fps.
Powder companies normally start with more popular cartridges when they work up data for new powders. Alliant also often lists some powders with one particular bullet in a cartridge, and other powders with another bullet of the same weight. Tried RL-26 in my FN Mauser .270 22" barrel with 150 gr NP's. Worked up a load of 59.8 grs with Fed 210 Match,it got 3009 fps average first time over the chronograph,then 3011 fps average for the second time over. It shot about 1-1/4 for three shots. Tried 58.8 gr,59.8 gr never tried the 60.8 gr as the max speed was 3022 fps and I figured the 60.8 was over max. The FN will do with about a grain less than max,but will almost equal the max load velocity. This is it,it now has a Leopold 3x-9x-40mm.
Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
Ken
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 22,274
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 22,274 |
Alliant has some data for it at their website, for popular cartridges. I did some extrapolating and tried it in a .300 Weatherby under Nosler 210gr ABLR, with Federal 215M primers. It slightly exceeded Nosler's max speeds, and was very consistent. No sign of excessive case expansion. Not particularly accurate, but I think that is a rifle issue, not the load. I'm REAL interested in trying 23 in the .270 Winchester
Last edited by tex_n_cal; 02/18/15. Reason: clarified
"...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."
|
|
|
|
516 members (10gaugemag, 160user, 01Foreman400, 1234, 10gaugeman, 17Fan, 63 invisible),
2,401
guests, and
1,259
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,192,323
Posts18,487,437
Members73,969
|
Most Online11,491 Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|