Not really surprised. I also use more RL 22 than any other rifle powder - butthink the results of this surveymight bemore a function ofcaliber specific issues. I would imagine there are a lot of 6.5-284's used in this competition with VLD type bullets. And for this application, RL 22 is a truly great powder.

One of thebest things about this powder is that you can fit quite a bit of it in a given case volume;certain calibers really come alive with RL 22. The .270 and .25-06 Ackley Improved's are a couple of them - so are wildcats based on the .284 Winchester case. With IMR 4350, the burn is too fast to reach full velocity potential. And withH 4831, you can't get enough of it in a case to reach full throttle pressures. RL 22 is actually a little slower than H 4831, yet occupies about 5% less space at a given charge weight. I buy this stuff by the keg.