Reloader 15 Gunpowder help!!
Howdy all!
I bought several pounds of Reloader 15 on sale. The dealer didn't have any loading material on it. I have e-mailed the company and looked on their website with no luck yet.
I am loading 30-06 with 165 Gr Nosler ballistic tips. Can any one help me with where to start with the powder load?
Many Thanks
I bought several pounds of Reloader 15 on sale. The dealer didn't have any loading material on it. I have e-mailed the company and looked on their website with no luck yet.
I am loading 30-06 with 165 Gr Nosler ballistic tips. Can any one help me with where to start with the powder load?
Many Thanks
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you are kind of s o l on rl 19 and 165 ball. tips
For 150 Ballistic tips with RL19 Nosler 6 shows:
Starting load of 57.5 and a max load of 61.5
I would not know how much to reduce this to get to a safe starting point with the heavier bullet
If your lucky JustC,Nonosense or Sandwarrior will be along directly to help out0 -
My Lyman 48th Ed for 30-06 has a 165gr ballistic tip has a starting load of 47.0 grains of Reloader 15. 0 -
Hornady sez Max load for 30-06 with RL-15 and 165-168 bullet is 50 gr., yielding 2800 fps. 46.8 gr listed as 2600 fps. Something near that may be a place to start. 0 -
mstrblaster,
Reloader 15 is a bit fast for the 30-06 case for best results.
However, it is fast enough to use in gas operated semi-autos.* It has the burn speed of about the same as 4895 that was used in loading the WWII 30-06 used in the Garands. It does get more pressure though, as Nitro-glycerin is added to it. If you were loading for a Garand using 150 gr. bullets it would probably be prudent to keep your loads around 2750.
For loading a bolt action gun follow the manual and standard inpection procedures all the way up to as high as you don't see any pressure signs.
RE-15 is also and excellent powder to use in mid-size cases such as the Savage 300, 22-250, 250-3000, and the .308(also .308 based cases). So, down the road when you get a hankering to get into another gun you can consider that as well.
* -I learned that here on this forum...and have since put that information to good use.0 -
What's safe in my rifle(s), may not be safe in your rifle. So work up your load carefully.
In my 30-06 that I hunt with, I'm currently using RL-15 @ 50.5 grains under a 150gr Barnes TSX for my hunting load.
In a different 30-06, 52 grains of RL-15 under a 155gr Scenar averaged 3102 fps in 65* temp.
Below is from Quick Load. I set coal @ 3.30", 24" barrel, and temperature @ 72*. This is not reload data, but it gives you an idea of where to start.Cartridge : .30-06 Spring. Bullet : .308, 165, Nosler BalTip 30165 Cartridge O.A.L. L6: 3.300 inch or 83.81 mm Barrel Length : 24.0 inch or 609.6 mm Powder : ? Alliant Reloder-15 ?, Temperature: 70 ?F Predicted data by increasing and decreasing the given charge, incremented in steps of 0.388% of nominal charge. CAUTION: Figures exceed maximum and minimum recommended loads ! Step Fill. Charge Vel. Energy Pmax Pmuz Prop.Burnt B_Time % % Grains fps ft.lbs psi psi % ms -03.9 90 49.60 2741 2753 49761 8697 99.0 1.229 -03.5 90 49.80 2751 2773 50334 8723 99.0 1.222 ! Near Maximum ! -03.1 90 50.00 2761 2793 50913 8748 99.1 1.216 ! Near Maximum ! -02.7 91 50.20 2771 2813 51499 8773 99.2 1.210 ! Near Maximum ! -02.3 91 50.40 2781 2833 52091 8797 99.3 1.203 ! Near Maximum ! -01.9 92 50.60 2790 2853 52690 8821 99.3 1.197 ! Near Maximum ! -01.6 92 50.80 2800 2873 53295 8844 99.4 1.191 ! Near Maximum ! -01.2 92 51.00 2810 2893 53907 8868 99.4 1.185 ! Near Maximum ! -00.8 93 51.20 2820 2913 54526 8890 99.5 1.179 ! Near Maximum ! -00.4 93 51.40 2830 2934 55151 8912 99.5 1.173 ! Near Maximum ! +00.0 93 51.60 2839 2954 55784 8934 99.6 1.167 ! Near Maximum ! +00.4 94 51.80 2849 2974 56424 8955 99.6 1.161 ! Near Maximum ! +00.8 94 52.00 2859 2995 57071 8976 99.7 1.155 ! Near Maximum ! +01.2 94 52.20 2869 3015 57725 8996 99.7 1.149 ! Near Maximum ! +01.6 95 52.40 2878 3035 58387 9016 99.8 1.143 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE! +01.9 95 52.60 2888 3056 59056 9035 99.8 1.138 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE! Results caused by ? 10% powder lot-to-lot burning rate variation using nominal charge Data for burning rate increased by 10% relative to nominal value: +Ba 93 51.60 2947 3182 65842 8613 100.0 1.088 !DANGEROUS LOAD-DO NOT USE! Data for burning rate decreased by 10% relative to nominal value: -Ba 93 51.60 2686 2643 45913 8891 95.6 1.271
More 30-06 info to be had at http://www.snipershide.net/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=348927&page=10
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