Thread: 284win with rl26

What brass were you using? That might also account for some differences. Maybe some batch difference in RL26 ? A reminder for all of us to approach reload loads with caution.
While speed at 2700 is not as high as I’d like it did produce very tight groups. However all up I think I’ll stick with 162AMAX in 284 and save my stocks of 180s for magnums.

Originally Posted by chainsaw

What brass were you using? That might also account for some differences. Maybe some batch difference in RL26 ? A reminder for all of us to approach reload loads with caution.
While speed at 2700 is not as high as I’d like it did produce very tight groups. However all up I think I’ll stick with 162AMAX in 284 and save my stocks of 180s for magnums.

Yes very very true, always take others powder charges with a grain of salt and always work up from a few grains lower. Brass, chambers, throat lengths, powder lots, and even actions in some cases can affect where you will find excess pressure.

I was using new Winchester brass.

And i agree, i am also going back to 162's in the 284, mainly because of the twist of my barrel. (Standard tikka barrel) The 180's shoot mint at shorter ranges, but the stability is marginal out at 1000 yards. So i'll stay with the 162's in this barrel.