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TX, USA
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Posted: 6/13/2017 11:55:02 PM EDT
I heard of quite a few people using these powders in various 6 and 6.5 short action calibers, and now that I go looking for it everyone is sold out with no back order option. I take it I'm late to the party wanting to try these powders given the scarce availability of h4350.
Is this fairly typical for these powders as of late or is it just a coincidence that there is none available when I want a few pounds of each to try out? |
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UT, USA
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Posted: 6/14/2017 1:04:24 AM EDT
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I snagged some RL16 last month when Brownells had their 70 cent hazmat sale. So far I am liking how it performs in my 6x47L. I don't get the velocity of RL17 but it is more consistent.
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UT, USA
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Posted: 6/14/2017 1:05:00 AM EDT
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I snagged some RL16 last month when Brownells had their 70 cent hazmat sale. So far I am liking how it performs in my 6x47L. I don't get the velocity of RL17 but it is more consistent.
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Posted: 6/14/2017 3:47:20 PM EDT
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The newer reloder series powders are on shelves of distributors. 1/8# in 16-23-26
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Posted: 6/14/2017 5:48:18 PM EDT
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I thought RL16,17,26 and 15 were fairly temperature sensitive which make's it less popular.
H4350 seems to be the standard that everyone compares things to, I decided to try and find some yesterday and a local shop had it on the shelf as well as all the other reloader powders. Is H4350 really that good/scarce? Ive never tried it before but that shop had 7-8lbs of it |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 6/14/2017 8:48:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xLucidx:
I thought RL16,17,26 and 15 were fairly temperature sensitive which make's it less popular. H4350 seems to be the standard that everyone compares things to, I decided to try and find some yesterday and a local shop had it on the shelf as well as all the other reloader powders. Is H4350 really that good/scarce? Ive never tried it before but that shop had 7-8lbs of it |
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Posted: 6/20/2017 11:25:50 PM EDT
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I've had really good luck with RE16. I like it a lot better the IMR4451
so far I've tested it across about 30 degrees and haven't notice any MV change. As we get further into the year I'll test it across all the temps here in my AO. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 6/22/2017 12:31:16 AM EDT
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Wouldn't you know it I went looking for RL16 and my local supply house was out. But they had 2 kegs of h4350 so I snagged them both. I'm still on the lookout for 16 as I want to see how it does and see if I can't gain some velocity as well.
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Posted: 7/17/2017 3:18:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xLucidx:
I thought RL16,17,26 and 15 were fairly temperature sensitive which make's it less popular. H4350 seems to be the standard that everyone compares things to, I decided to try and find some yesterday and a local shop had it on the shelf as well as all the other reloader powders. Is H4350 really that good/scarce? Ive never tried it before but that shop had 7-8lbs of it |
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Posted: 7/17/2017 4:00:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JoeMal:
It's my understanding the new powders (not 15) are supposed to be more temp stable |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 7/18/2017 10:09:18 PM EDT
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Apparently all the local reloaders where I am have figured out rl16 is a great substitute for h4350. My local suppliers say it's as hard to keep around as 4350 and they aren't getting it very often. I'm almost up to 60# of 4350 so I'm going to lay off the search for a bit and hope one of these powders is easier to get in the near future.
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Posted: 7/19/2017 12:36:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Aby001:
Apparently all the local reloaders where I am have figured out rl16 is a great substitute for h4350. My local suppliers say it's as hard to keep around as 4350 and they aren't getting it very often. I'm almost up to 60# of 4350 so I'm going to lay off the search for a bit and hope one of these powders is easier to get in the near future. |
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Posted: 7/19/2017 9:30:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Aby001:
Apparently all the local reloaders where I am have figured out rl16 is a great substitute for h4350. My local suppliers say it's as hard to keep around as 4350 and they aren't getting it very often. I'm almost up to 60# of 4350 so I'm going to lay off the search for a bit and hope one of these powders is easier to get in the near future. |
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