I still have a decent supply of RL-26 yet. The stuff is the easy button in my 416 & 460 Wby to achieve maximum performance. Also a hit in the 7mm RM , 300 & 340 Wby and the list can go on.
I do have a bucket of N560 for back-up.
Awhile back I consolidated my bullets to one place. I had some in cabinets with dies and those shelves were crying. I brought home an old drawer cabinet from work and welded up a stand to put it on. Now .20 to .284 are in a drawer , .338 to .375 in another and .416 to .458 in the last. The .30...
Updated the sights to a Vortex Viper red dot. Thanks to Jim I didn’t know there was a base available for it.
Today sighted it in at 25yds with 240gr SWC and HS-6. Put a few groups on steel.
25yds
50yds
What I also learned is the 25yd zero shoots 6” high at 50yds. Without a rest or a bag to...
8.65lbs as is sits. I will be changing out the scope mounting hardware. Going with Leupold pic rail and Burris sig rings , scope needs to come back a bit.
It’s hard to ignore the advancement in modern powders. Alliant had 2 winners in RL-17 and RL-26 for all out speed. Vit’s N500 series also has a good showing.