Thread: Is RL17 a barrel burner?

Haha...I'm sure it true on many levels :-)

It was a bit cheeky of me to ask, so all good.

Cheers
Kim

@kimjon, PM me your load and weapon details and I'll see what I can do.

d.

Many thanks, pm sent

Originally Posted by kimjon

Many thanks, pm sent

@kimjon could you please post the results. Interested to see. Ta

Sure. I opted for a different load as I have a few amaxs squirrelled away.

Originally Posted by icebug

Originally Posted by kimjon

Originally Posted by icebug

Originally Posted by kimjon

Cheers for your offer.

The load I'm interested in is:

.284
162gr hornady amax
52.5gr ADI AR2209

It's in a long throated rifle with 1:9.25 twist and 22" barrel.

Many thanks
Kim

Still need to know which cartridge are we talking about and what's the COAL?

D

Sorry, coal is 76.5mm and is for a straight .284 Winchester

Many thanks
Kim

You can still get more juice with another powder which is less bulky.
Cheers,
D

Wow that programme is great Icebug !
Question on burn rates of powders. What is the ideal pressure curve. I have both 2209 and 2213 and am surprised that 2213 spikes so quickly when I always thought it was a slower powder.

Technically, there is no "ideal" pressure curve.
Each powder has a specific purpose. Faster powders are used in smaller cartridges, while slow in bigger.
I have no access to "foreign" powders unfortunately (except one box of RL-17 and TrailBoss), Lately I can get only VihtaVuori.