RL 17 in 223 rem ?? load for 284 150gr Rl 17

manitou210 · September 30, 2009, 11:53 PM

Anyone tryed RL 17 in these cartridges.
manitou

QBall45 · October 1, 2009, 09:41 AM

RL 17 for 223? No.

But I do like RL 15, H322, H335 a lot.

Tried RL 10x & RL 7. But havnt settled on loads for these 2 yet.

Farmland · October 1, 2009, 10:55 AM

I favor RL 7 in 55 grain FMJBT for my AR15

GeauxTide · October 1, 2009, 11:41 AM

I think that 17 is a little too slow. In my bolt gun, H4985 has been good. 3260 with 55NBT ain't shabby.

rogn · October 2, 2009, 09:32 AM

Ive foung R15 to be the same relative rate as varget or 4895--a bit on the slow side for most bullets--means you cant get enough in the case to get efficient velocity. Will work OK with 77 & 80 gr. bullets. Real doubt is can you get enough in there to provide reasonable velocity with any wgt bullet(R-17 which is slower still).

September 30, 2009, 11:53 PM	#1
manitou210 Junior Member Join Date: October 11, 2005 Posts: 6	RL 17 in 223 rem ?? load for 284 150gr Rl 17 Anyone tryed RL 17 in these cartridges. manitou

October 2, 2009, 09:32 AM	#5
rogn Senior Member Join Date: December 25, 2005 Posts: 203	Ive foung R15 to be the same relative rate as varget or 4895--a bit on the slow side for most bullets--means you cant get enough in the case to get efficient velocity. Will work OK with 77 & 80 gr. bullets. Real doubt is can you get enough in there to provide reasonable velocity with any wgt bullet(R-17 which is slower still). Last edited by rogn; October 2, 2009 at 09:39 AM.

October 1, 2009, 09:41 AM	#2
QBall45 Senior Member Join Date: April 5, 2008 Location: South Central Minnesota Posts: 584	RL 17 for 223? No. But I do like RL 15, H322, H335 a lot. Tried RL 10x & RL 7. But havnt settled on loads for these 2 yet.

October 1, 2009, 10:55 AM	#3
Farmland Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2009 Posts: 869	I favor RL 7 in 55 grain FMJBT for my AR15

October 1, 2009, 11:41 AM	#4
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 4,424	I think that 17 is a little too slow. In my bolt gun, H4985 has been good. 3260 with 55NBT ain't shabby.