RL338
Handloader
- Mar 23, 2017
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My Lee crimp die showed up the other day from Midway. This morning I set out to pressure test the 90’s. I’m using 1x Peterson brass , Fed 215 and RL26. I started at 71grs and went to 78grs. Set the COAL to 3.200” and 1/4 turn crimp.
Results are a surprise. I topped out over 4000 fps. The 78gr load does show a slight cratering on the primer had easy bolt lift , I thinking that’s far enough. Compared to Fotis’s load he posted at 72grs , my lot of RL26 is slower. This spring I’m going to put the 76gr load on paper and hope it works.
Results are a surprise. I topped out over 4000 fps. The 78gr load does show a slight cratering on the primer had easy bolt lift , I thinking that’s far enough. Compared to Fotis’s load he posted at 72grs , my lot of RL26 is slower. This spring I’m going to put the 76gr load on paper and hope it works.