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<blockquote data-quote="Louisiana Reloader" data-source="post: 3027362" data-attributes="member: 123382"><p>I agree with you for sure—it has been at least 4 years since I've seen RL26, and maybe even longer than that. The VV N565 is a good substitute for RL26 that I have seen based on my own reloading data plus what I have read in various forums. The word is that Hornady bought up most of the RL26 for some cartridges in their Precision Hunter line of ammo. I saw a video where a guy took Hornady Precision Hunter in 6.5 PRC, pulled the bullets, examined the powder, plus weighed it with electronic scales. He had a pound of RL26 next to him and the powder from Precision Hunter was identical to the RL26 and the weight matched up with what a load of RL26 would have been to match the advertised velocity on the box of 6.5 PRC Precision Hunter ammo—so that was convincing enough for me to make me believe this story.</p><p></p><p>Back to the 300 RUM & 7mm RUM loads: I've seen some replies on this post about US869 being a good option in 300 RUM and this makes total sense. I am having great performance (speed and accuracy) from H870 in my 300 RUM and H870 and US869 are very similar in burn rate and physical properties. I also have a good stock of US869 for my 300 RUM; however my H870 is older so I am using it first. </p><p>Also, if anyone out there is wanting to use H870 (they don't make it anymore) a few years ago I found a company in Arizona who was selling H870 as T-870. The company was called Thunderbird and they were basically repacking H870. However, US869 is so plentiful and so close to H870 that it might not be worth the trouble. But I can say that Thunderbird T-870 is the exact same powder as H870. Enough of my rambling. Thanks guys</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Louisiana Reloader, post: 3027362, member: 123382"] I agree with you for sure—it has been at least 4 years since I’ve seen RL26, and maybe even longer than that. The VV N565 is a good substitute for RL26 that I have seen based on my own reloading data plus what I have read in various forums. The word is that Hornady bought up most of the RL26 for some cartridges in their Precision Hunter line of ammo. I saw a video where a guy took Hornady Precision Hunter in 6.5 PRC, pulled the bullets, examined the powder, plus weighed it with electronic scales. He had a pound of RL26 next to him and the powder from Precision Hunter was identical to the RL26 and the weight matched up with what a load of RL26 would have been to match the advertised velocity on the box of 6.5 PRC Precision Hunter ammo—so that was convincing enough for me to make me believe this story. Back to the 300 RUM & 7mm RUM loads: I’ve seen some replies on this post about US869 being a good option in 300 RUM and this makes total sense. I am having great performance (speed and accuracy) from H870 in my 300 RUM and H870 and US869 are very similar in burn rate and physical properties. I also have a good stock of US869 for my 300 RUM; however my H870 is older so I am using it first. Also, if anyone out there is wanting to use H870 (they don’t make it anymore) a few years ago I found a company in Arizona who was selling H870 as T-870. The company was called Thunderbird and they were basically repacking H870. However, US869 is so plentiful and so close to H870 that it might not be worth the trouble. But I can say that Thunderbird T-870 is the exact same powder as H870. Enough of my rambling. Thanks guys [/QUOTE]
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