stubblejumper

Does anyone have the Nosler # 6 reloading guide?I am looking for the fastest published load for a 180gr bullet in the 300ultramag,and the barrel length used.

Dan in Alaska

180gr bullet, 95.0gr of RL25, 3359 fps, 26" barrel

stubblejumper

Thanks.

SJAdventures

Federal 215 primer

haugenna

Stubble,

Here is my two cents on Noslers "new" reloading guide. I spoke with them at the shooter supply store in Bend the other day and had some questions about the 30-378 loads in the book. They list RL-22 as their most accurate powder. Having done a lot of load development with that gun I knew that the most accurate powder was RL- 25. So I asked them,"why do you not have RL 25 in your book for the 30-378?" He wasn't sure so I stuck around and did some digging. Come to find out, they are using RL 25 in their Nosler Custom ammo. He wouldn't tell me the charge but he did say it was RL 25.

This bugs me. If their goal is to produce the best knowledge to your customers why hold back. For what, a small profit for those buying nosler custom ammo in 30-378? That book for that reason is worth nothing. Thats my rant.

stubblejumper

In your particular gun perhaps,but in another rifle of the same brand and exact model,another powder might be more accurate.

Coleridge

Ouch...

haugenna

I could understand using a different weight charge, but different powders????? I highly doubt it. Especially two powders from the same company RL 22 and RL 25. I reload with my father in law for the same gun and his loves RL 25 as well. Also, when your talking about a big case like the 30-378 you want a slow burning powder. RL22 is too fast for that much powder in my opinion.

I think nosler is holding on to what they think is a secret. Why use RL25 in custom ammo and say RL 22 is the best in the book. It doesn't make sense.

hunter5325

Like Stubble said, it just depends on the gun. In my buds 30-378 R22 and H1000 are way more accurate than R25....you just can't generalize and say one powder is the MOST accurate. Brett

Dan in Alaska

My .338 Edge (.338-.300 RUM) launches 225gr Accubonds at 3200fps, with an even more generous charge of RL-25.