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Jimro · September 20, 2013, 04:38 PM

I've gone through an 8 lb keg of Power Pro 2000-MR loading 75gr HPBT and 80gr Amax loads for my AR-15 service rifle.

The only possible improvement I could think of is adding tin dioxide to the mix as an anti coppering agent. Other than that, I have no issues at all.

Pushing heavy for caliber bullets with PowerPro 2k has made the 223 Rem a viable long range cartridge for F Class shooters who single load in rifles with custom throats for long loaded match bullets. When you compare Power Pro 2k to the stick powders in the same burn range, Reloader 15, Varget, IMR4064, you see that the load density can really work for you when you have limited case capacity with the 223 brass.

This is a very specific application where a ball powder (or squished disk powder) really shines over a stick powder. Anyone who has shot F Class knows that the accuracy standards at 1000 yards are tough to hold, with that half minute X ring.

Jimro

September 20, 2013, 04:38 PM	#9
Jimro Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2006 Posts: 7,097	I've gone through an 8 lb keg of Power Pro 2000-MR loading 75gr HPBT and 80gr Amax loads for my AR-15 service rifle. The only possible improvement I could think of is adding tin dioxide to the mix as an anti coppering agent. Other than that, I have no issues at all. Pushing heavy for caliber bullets with PowerPro 2k has made the 223 Rem a viable long range cartridge for F Class shooters who single load in rifles with custom throats for long loaded match bullets. When you compare Power Pro 2k to the stick powders in the same burn range, Reloader 15, Varget, IMR4064, you see that the load density can really work for you when you have limited case capacity with the 223 brass. This is a very specific application where a ball powder (or squished disk powder) really shines over a stick powder. Anyone who has shot F Class knows that the accuracy standards at 1000 yards are tough to hold, with that half minute X ring. Jimro __________________ Machine guns are awesome until you have to carry one.