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Originally Posted by Smokinyotes
What bullet and what kind of velocity are you getting with Reloader 26?
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So far I’ve only loaded the 142 accubond long range and I hit about 3040 FPS before I ran into pressure signs. I will have to do more development but I ran out of powder. This was out of a 22” barrel Tikka m65. Will also try through a 24” husqvarna 1900 action when I get my hands on more powder.
Some guys are hitting up to 3130-3150 with 130 grain bullets. I wouldn’t have believed it, but after seeing what I saw with the 140s, I do now. There is something about RL-26 and the Swede (and 6.5 Creedmoor). I spoke with a benchrest guy when I hit these velocities at the range because I thought this was wrong. I showed him my brass and he said it looked fine (which is what I thought too, almost looked too good to be true so I wanted a second opinion). When I told him what powder I was using he said “yup I hit 3000 FPS in my 28” barrel creedmoor with that powder too”.
Salavee has stellar results too. It’s jusf a weird combination.