I know H4350 is good however just wanted to know if RL22 has worked well for anyone in there 260's and 140 grn pills ?
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Re: .260 and RL 22.. Anyone made it work
only data that I have found was a great post in the depot from Rich Emmons
only data that I have found was a great post in the depot from Rich Emmons
Re: .260 and RL 22.. Anyone made it work
thanks 8up
I love the stuff in various different calibers and would like to try it in the new 260
thanks 8up
I love the stuff in various different calibers and would like to try it in the new 260
Re: .260 and RL 22.. Anyone made it work
It works well in the 260 for me, very accurate but a bit temp sensitive and running it in a gas gun meant that I couldn't push it overly hard. For temp stability and simplicity I've resolved to just H4350 in the gasser.
From a friend's bolt rifle it was excellent and got some screamin' velocities. Another good alternative would be to try H4831sc as it is more temp stable with a very similar burn rate.
Rl22 and 4831 are both a bit slow for the 123gr class bullets, it worked better for me with the 140's.
For the 140 Amax I was pushing 44.5gr without issue in the gas gun, IIRC about 45.5 was the ticket on my buddy's 24" bolt gun. Both using necked up Win 243 brass.
It works well in the 260 for me, very accurate but a bit temp sensitive and running it in a gas gun meant that I couldn't push it overly hard. For temp stability and simplicity I've resolved to just H4350 in the gasser.
From a friend's bolt rifle it was excellent and got some screamin' velocities. Another good alternative would be to try H4831sc as it is more temp stable with a very similar burn rate.
Rl22 and 4831 are both a bit slow for the 123gr class bullets, it worked better for me with the 140's.
For the 140 Amax I was pushing 44.5gr without issue in the gas gun, IIRC about 45.5 was the ticket on my buddy's 24" bolt gun. Both using necked up Win 243 brass.
Re: .260 and RL 22.. Anyone made it work
"For the 140 Amax I was pushing 44.5gr without issue in the gas gun, IIRC about 45.5 was the ticket on my buddy's 24" bolt gun."
I appreciate the info guys ...
I went this morning and shot 45.5 RL 22 and 46.0 and both had zero pressure sign
Both loads were very compressed
Also both had about the same groups as well 1/2 to 3/4 moa
gave the h4350 a try as well and started way low because of past issues with pressure
one group of 41.5 and one at 41.0 to start with
"For the 140 Amax I was pushing 44.5gr without issue in the gas gun, IIRC about 45.5 was the ticket on my buddy's 24" bolt gun."
I appreciate the info guys ...
I went this morning and shot 45.5 RL 22 and 46.0 and both had zero pressure sign
Both loads were very compressed
Also both had about the same groups as well 1/2 to 3/4 moa
gave the h4350 a try as well and started way low because of past issues with pressure
one group of 41.5 and one at 41.0 to start with
Re: .260 and RL 22.. Anyone made it work
Sorry to bump an old thread, but I've been looking for info on RL-22, how it works with the 260, and I've read a lot of conflicting reports about its temperature sensitivity. I tried H4831sc under 129gr SSTs in my 20" Model Seven and wasn't thrilled with the velocity. RL-22 gave me 350 fps faster velocity and a 3-shot group at 100 shrank to 0.174". I know this wasn't with 140 gr pills and it's a walking around hunting rifle, but I was surprised that I got a 2,897 fps average out of that tube.
Sorry to bump an old thread, but I've been looking for info on RL-22, how it works with the 260, and I've read a lot of conflicting reports about its temperature sensitivity. I tried H4831sc under 129gr SSTs in my 20" Model Seven and wasn't thrilled with the velocity. RL-22 gave me 350 fps faster velocity and a 3-shot group at 100 shrank to 0.174". I know this wasn't with 140 gr pills and it's a walking around hunting rifle, but I was surprised that I got a 2,897 fps average out of that tube.
