NEW - Alliant Reloader 16

todbartell · Jan 9, 2016

23 is similar to 22, 26 similar to 25 but gives a more dense load. Both claimed to be temp stable, unlike 22/25

Andy · Jan 13, 2016

I finally secured a pound of Re26 and will soon compare it to Re25 in the 6.5X55 with a 140 gr bullet. That's why I bought it - a compressed case of Re25 gave high MV's and was accurate. Let's see how Re26 compares.

I have scoured the Internet, and there is astonishingly little info shared from People who have tried Re26.

c-fbmi · Jan 13, 2016

Handloader magazine did a "propellant profile" on RL 26 in their latest issue and RL 23 in the last one...............According to HLM the 23 is nothing more than a more consistent and much less temp sensitive RL22 with a decoppering agent. RL 26 is a more dense and slightly slower RL 25, possibly less temp sensitive but not much and it too has a decoppering agent and greater consistency and lower SDs. Biggest thing with RL 26 is it is quite fine and dense allowing significantly more powder by weight in a given case than RL 25.

todbartell · Jan 14, 2016

I took a 300wm case and filled it the top with four powders, then weighed the results

IMR4350 - 86.8grs
H4831sc - 89.1grs
H1000 - 92.5grs
RL26 - 94.3grs

Andy · Jan 14, 2016

todbartell said:
I took a 300wm case and filled it the top with four powders, then weighed the results

IMR4350 - 86.8grs
H4831sc - 89.1grs
H1000 - 92.5grs
RL26 - 94.3grs

This is helpful - thanks. I read that the density of RL26 is 0.980 gr/cc - very close to that of water (98%).

wasrupzuk · Jan 14, 2016

Cleftwynd said:
Yay!! Another Alliant powder that would be nice to try, but harder to find than the arc of the covenant.

To true unfortunately...

hunter5425 said:
I have given up on Alliant powders and probably won't return to them when, if? they become available again. I prefer to rely on manufacturers whose supply is more consistent so I've developed loads for other powders in the ones that used to use Alliant. This is not a rant on the company, just a practical response to a virtually non existent supply.

I'm with you one this. I have a limited amount of their powder and I find little desire to work up a load with it knowing I don't have enough to continue using it...and can't get it...

medvedqc · Jan 14, 2016

kombayotch said:
Hopefully it has better temperature stability than H4350...

is it coming from Sweden or Switzerland?

1899 · Jan 14, 2016

medvedqc said:
is it coming from Sweden or Switzerland?

I think some of their new stuff might be from Belgium.

Cleftwynd · Jan 14, 2016

States Made in Sweden on the containers.

Throttle_monkey1 · Jan 14, 2016

It should be good stuff then. Now to get my hands on some

medvedqc · Jan 14, 2016

1899 said:
I think some of their new stuff might be from Belgium.

so like Big Game powder ... not seen on shelves for ages ....

medvedqc · Jan 14, 2016

Cleftwynd said:
States Made in Sweden on the containers.

so an improved n203b?

Trm82 · Jan 21, 2016

They are not that hard to find, in the last year and a half I have got 25+lbs of RL17, 3lbs of RL22, 6lbs of RL33 , and 11lbs of RL26.. You have to be willing to pay some shipping if you want. Budget is one of the places that gets it in now and then.

todbartell · Apr 25, 2017

I fired some RL16 through my custom 260 Remington, with the 120gr Nosler BT

Rifle : Defiance Machine action, 23" 1:8 twist Pacnor, McMillan Edge stock
Load : 120gr NBT @ 2.78" OAL (.030" off lands), Lapua brass, F210M primer. Alliant RL16 powder

Results

[FONT=&quot]44.0 2963 fps
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[FONT=&quot]43.6 2920 fps
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[FONT=&quot]43.1 2895 fps
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[FONT=&quot]42.7 2886 fps
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[FONT=&quot]41.8 2794 fps
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[FONT=&quot]41.4 2819 fps[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Speeds measured with Labradar Doppler radar. All 7 shots went into 0.77moa @ 100y. Might try a bit more powder next time out, no pressure signs at 44.0grs (Alliant max load on their site)

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todbartell · May 7, 2017

Some doppler results from 260 Remington, 120gr Nosler BT, 44.0grs RL16, Lapua brass, F210M primer. 23" barrel

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Armored Metal · May 8, 2017

Awesome group. Good work!

Potato boy · May 19, 2017

I used to use alliant exclusively. They have abandoned the Canadian market so I've abandoned them. I get better accuracy and performance from CFE223 in my 308 and 223. Nothing touches leverevelution in my 338 federal

remington jim · Jun 4, 2017

Potato boy said:
I used to use alliant exclusively. They have abandoned the Canadian market so I've abandoned them. I get better accuracy and performance from CFE223 in my 308 and 223. Nothing touches leverevelution in my 338 federal

Hey Buddy can you share a few 338 FED loads with Leverevelution powder ? Thxs RJ

cheaplaughs · Jun 4, 2017

i bought 8 pnds at epps

bubba69 · Jun 4, 2017

Why do we keep reinventing the wheel? IMR 3031 4064 and 4350. Does everything I need to do. Lucky when I can find that.

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