Thread: Is RL17 a barrel burner?

Thanks for the replies, so a few things to consider. Monday just stick with ADI then, as it's served me well over the years.

Kj

Pretty well covered already but when I was building up my 284 I acquired 1 can of RL17 - that was all the shop had. After reading a few alarming reports on forums about shortening barrel life (can't believe everything you read of forums but there seemed to be a reasonable amount of evidence), I returned the can and swapped for ADI. As already said ADI is generally always available notwithstanding the 2206H shortage last year.
Ignoring the barrel life issue I just couldn't see the sense in doing load development only to then not be able to get more RL17. I usually don't just buy one can of powder on its own - buy several of the same lot, but RL17 was just not available in quantity.