I played around with RL-26 in my 280 AI last night with the 150 ABLR. I started at 60.5 Gr and worked up to 62. I'm running WLRM primers, Nosler brass and 3.350".
61 gr gave me a nice .75" triangle group doing about 3040 fps.
both 61.5 and 62 gave me two in the same hole and one about an...
I played with 7828ssc in mine last week with the 168 ABLR. 59 gr shot really well and gave me 2900 fps with single digit ES from a 24" barrel. Shot better than RL-22 or RL 23. I'm using Nosler brass and WLRM primers.
I have a buddy that is running 68 gr of RL26 our of a 24" barreled 7 mag with the 168 ABLR. He is getting decent groups, and running just a hair over 3,000 fps. I do not believe that this load is compressed.
Might be worth a shot.
I had a 6.5/7SAUM built on a Savage 12. It weighs about 11.5 lbs as pictured. I'm running a 26" Benchmark barrel. It shoots really well! I'm sitting at nearly 300 rounds down it, and believe I have a lot of life left. I'm not pushing it to hard, and getting 3093fps with the 140 VLD. and I was...
They hold together fine. My buck this year was 80 yards. Put it right on the shoulder, in all honesty one of the cleanest kills/wounds channels I have ever seen. I will admit I was supremely shocked at how cean it was and that it exited out the offside shoulder.
I think I'm running 62.5 with H4831. I can't remember what it was with 7828SSC. Right around there. Start low and work up to those.
RP Brass
210 Primer
3.335"
I shoot them in mine. They shoot very well. They are more finicky than any other butler I have ever tried in that rifle, but I was able to get them to shoot,
I had ok luck with RL-22, good luck with 7828ssc, and ended up settling with H4831. Getting right around 3050. I was never able to get...
I'm pretty sure that these will result in a super light build in 6.5 SAUM! Should be able to push them in the 3100-3200 range out of my 26" heavy 6.5/7SAUM.
If the BC holds up, this will spank my 280 AI with a 150gr or 168 gr ABLR!
My brother smoked a cow elk with a 168 ABLR out of his 284 Win. Worked well. Not much reaction to the first shot (Double lung shot @ 350 yards) she wheeled around and he put another in her as she was running off. The second was a bit far back. He is pushing the @ 2820 fps. We recovered one of...
I have had great luck with it in my 280 AI, 6.5 SAUM, 243 when I had it, 270 Weatherby, and in my 338 RUM.
My favorite thing about 7828 is that I seem to always be able to find it.
Nice Photo Guy.
Being that he is sitting on top of a ridge, and I'm assuming that I would have to pack him back towards the camera, I'm breaking both shoulders, and dumping him right there. More than likely it would be with a 225 AB out of my 338 RUM, or a 200 ET out of my 338 WM. If the...
Nice work buddy! I had pretty decent luck with RL-17 and the 225 AB in my 338 WM. I was getting right in the 2890 range. That rifle of your is one heck of a rifle for sure. Seems to shoot about everything well. Hope you get a chance to introduce it to an Oregon elk this fall.