RS powders, anybody?

[Rickee]

I have been using RS60 in my 260 for about a year now. I find it a clean powder, meters well and provides good velocities.
RS60 is a high energy powder and therefore burns hot. I understand it is the same as RL17 and QuickLOAD shows them as being identical.

[tacfoley]

Thanks, Gentlemen.

tac

[Parabuteo]

RS52 is an excellent powder giving higher velocities with lower pressures. Going on what my Exe F class lot tell me it is very stable temp wise as well.

The powder is steeped in nitro rather than the normal mixing methods which apparently makes it more consistent and easy to control (in terms of process).

I have been using RS52 for a while in my 5.56x45 ammo and it shoots well. It also meters rather better than N140 which is nice for extruded powder.

[loiner1965]

I have been using RS60 in my 260 for about a year now. I find it a clean powder, meters well and provides good velocities.
RS60 is a high energy powder and therefore burns hot. I understand it is the same as RL17 and QuickLOAD shows them as being identical.

bumping an old thread....rs60 is superb powder.
just checked quickload and they is a slight difference between rl17 and rs60......it is on mine

[pbranthwaite]

bumping an old thread....rs60 is superb powder.
just checked quickload and they is a slight difference between rl17 and rs60......it is on mine

RS60 is my powder of choice, however I'm sure Laurie Holland has said not to trust QL with RS powders

[loiner1965]

RS60 is my powder of choice, however I'm sure Laurie Holland has said not to trust QL with RS powders

i always go on the manufacturers website first and compare their data etc....currently using 52gns for a 168smk in a 30-06....max is 54.5 gns

[223AI]

i always go on the manufacturers website first and compare their data etc....currently using 52gns for a 168smk in a 30-06....max is 54.5 gns

They may have done some testing now but if you emailed them they used to just send out QL data!

[loiner1965]

They may have done some testing now but if you emailed them they used to just send out QL data!

got the data for tr140 from shooting shed years ago but quickload as the rs powders on now

[223AI]

RS60 is my powder of choice, however I'm sure Laurie Holland has said not to trust QL with RS powders

He has and going on some results I’ve had compared to published data (for RL17) he’s right, this is also based on the fact that it is the same powder, which used to be called elcho 17 I believe