Thread: 6.5-284

Up to 190 rounds down it LR, it cleans up pretty easy

Originally Posted by L.R

Wow RL17 in a 6.5x284 Your keen

100 fps out of 1gr?

Could be right on the max at the pressure spike as all double base go through the roof when over the max for the case.

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Yep thats what i was thinking to. RL17 seems to achieve good velocities and accuracy in a lot of different cartridges but it sure has its drawbacks.

what are the draw backs? I'm using it in a wsm, seems to be accurate and fast, its all I have tried however. is it a renowned barrel burner or something?

It does eat barrels very fast if you are running high pressures, and harder on the barrel than most powders in general. I have also found it to cause a lot of carbon fouling.

To be fair its probably gained a worse rep than it should have, as most people that have used it have done so to try to achieve high velocities and thats how a lot of the barrel damage is done.

cheers for that, maybe when I chew through my next pound I will try something else. what would ya recommend for a 300 wsm?

RL22 is worth a try.

RL 22 and 25 was way too temp sensitive in my cals. I have a couple lbs of both I will flick off if anyone wants them.

R93, PM sent regarding the powders

Originally Posted by horihunter

24" trueflight isn't it?

Actually 23" TF.

Tried those loads out today, but still a bit slow, both loads ended up at or just under 2800. Have made up more, going up in .5gr increments.

Am now at 4-5gr over the ADI max recommended loads with no pressure signs at all. It seems that most of the loads I've made up for my rifles are similarly over recommended loads, and the only use the ADI book is for is to give you a starting point at their max load Have other shooters also found this is the case ? ?

Are you 100% happy with your chrony? I had a 24" barrel 6.5x284, it was hard to get any good speed from it. Id say try N560 and be prepared for a reasonably short barrel life.

This is a really interesting thread

Originally Posted by L.R

Are you 100% happy with your chrony? I had a 24" barrel 6.5x284, it was hard to get any good speed from it. Id say try N560 and be prepared for a reasonably short barrel life.

The chrony is a CED M2 with IR screens and appears to be working well, so yes to that, although I would like to try it against something else in tandem.

What speeds were you getting with yours LR ? and what loads were they ?

The rifle is for a hunter that won't be trying over 4-500m so there isn't any point in trying to bust a foo foo getting max speeds, but rather get sensible speeds for max killing power.

I could only get to 2850 with 2213SC safely. I was trying to stay with ADI powders but went to N560 for about 75fps more, (140 Bergers) In hindsight I don't think a short barrelled 6.5x284 is any better than a 260.

Hey Red, you could always go to a 130 berger or swift and gain a bit of speed. I did get more than 3000 using 130's easily before Abe replaced the barrel, with the improved .260 and 10 grns less case capacity. I would have been happy with around 2900-2950.
If your mate isint going to stretch it beyond 500, it may be an option.
The swifts are accurate and frigging kill well around the muzzle velocities you should achieve with them out to around 700m.
Who really gives a shit about barrel life on a hunting rig anyway?
If you dont get the barrel hot you should easily achieve 1000-1200 hunting accuracy life which should be achievable out of any fast 6.5 cal.