That's the sort of numbers I am used to seeing. 75 grain bullet at 2750-2900 fps out of a 223 Remington. Clark threw me with the +3200 fps claim. That's +300 fps faster than anything I've ever seen.
Fill the case up and seat a bullets and see how fast it goes. Let us know how that RL26 with light bullets works out for you.
Got it. I have 8208’and rl15 as well. I know there is a lot of misconceptions with rl26 and its abilities. Its a magnum powder(kinda) but in my 6.5’s and 6mm’s its the fastest powder. Thats 6xc-6.5x47 all the way to 6.5x284. Not saying its ideal for a .224 diameter light bullet, but worth a try. I am sure someone has tried it.Fill the case up and seat a bullets and see how fast it goes. Let us know how that RL26 with light bullets works out for you.
You are in the wrong burn rate category for light bullets. Varget 8208 4166 RL15 for light bullets.
Rl26 works great in my 22 creed with 85 gn bullets but it does seem sorta slow there even. Id be looking at 4350 or varget maybe even for a light bullet.
85’s are heavy. I have a ton of 53’s and 55’s. I have rl15 and a bunch of other powders i can research. If rl26 is too slow no biggie. Just prefer not to have to swap powders out of my fx.
It may do what you want it to, it is sort of a wonder powder like you said so worth a try if you have it. But in some other places lots of people, who are varmint hunters mostly, using lighter stuff seem to favor a slightly faster burn rate.
When I was shooting an 8” twist 22-250, my best load was R15 pushing 75gr Amaxes to 3200fps. It was stupid accurate, producing multiple 3” five shot groups at 720 yards. Can’t say why, but it cheated the wind much better than the software said it should too. The only downside is the heavily tapered case doesn’t work great in AICS type mags.
Makes sense on the mags. I thought there was a follower you could swap to. But its mot a match gun, so maybe the factory mags will do.
Flat shooting to 400 is what i am after. After that i dont care and would just use a better cartridge. I have a lot of 40’s, 53’s and 55’s that i use in my .223 but running 40’s mainly now. I like the faster twist so it leaves me options available and I definitely do change my mind in time or seeing what i can do with a cartridge. Went heavy on 6.5’s early on but settled on 130’s in the end. My .223 i did the same. Maybe i will revert and change my mind again. Seems i have some loads to test when the brass shows up. At least i have a lot of options on projectiles and powder. Although i sold my .224 heavies to a buddy who loved them, running a 18” ar15 and although slow, went for a long ways.
State law prohibits anything larger than .224 for night hunting here
How far are you shooting night hunting? Is it the wind up there that makes 75s a better option? Are you not allowed to hunt with 40-60g bullets there? The only night hunting I have done was at distance of a spot light beam, so pretty much anything was adequate.
50-400 yds and occasionally to 600. Yes the wind blows here and the less I need to think about it the better. The 75s do a nice job.
