RL 17

[muzz]

Is RL 17 temp stable?

 

[DrMike]

As temperature stable as any powder.

 

[muzz]

Im gonna give it a try in my 25-06

 

[jmad_81]

I have had very good luck with Rl-17 in my 280AI with the 140 BTW and in my wife's 284 win with the 168ABLR. It seems pretty dang consistent to me.

 

[SJB358]

Been using it in my 338 Win, 7x57, 348 Win and a few others. I am starting to like it quite alot. Works very well for me.

 

[Horsethief]

RL-17 works well with the 129gn Hornady SST when the temperature is 35 degrees. What it grouped at 65 deg was the same at 35 deg., so I'll take that as a good sign.

 

[jimbires]

I like it .

 

[muzz]

Thanks all. I think its definatly a powder worth trying. Now if I can only find some 110 accubonds for it. Havent seen them for 6 to 7 months

 

[Anonymous]

I've had extremely good luck out of RL17... in fact, it's the first powder I try for most of my rifles. Results are great in my .300WSM, .270 and .308

 

[Wyo7200]

It is amazing in my 22-250, but I did chronograph (magnetospeed) a fps loss of 1 fps for every degree of difference from my initial load at 60 F. I chronographed a few rounds (left in the car overnight) when it was near 0F and the fps loss was 1:1. It hasn't been hot enough here for me to try it in warmer weather. But maybe the increase of volume will help it stabilize in larger cartridges?

 

[wildgene]

Im gonna give it a try in my 25-06

...say that is looses 1fps/ 1*, @ 500yds. w/ a 70* shift in temp. you'ld have less than 2" more drop & about a 1/2" more windage. A difference in altitude density can cause bigger shifts, so personally, I try not to overthink it...