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Okcafe86 · December 26, 2012, 05:19 PM

So I snagged a pound of this stuff today, can't wait to try it out. Anyone tried it yet?

er775 · December 26, 2012, 05:59 PM

yup , been using since early spring in rem 700 223 using hornady 55 gr zmax and v max. very reliable and accurate,,oh and clean

i wont be using anything else for 223,,,currently doing research for using it in 30-06 as well

2ndtimer · December 27, 2012, 12:16 AM

I have a pound, and tried it with some 55 gr Nosler Varmageddon Tipped bullets. It works OK, but I don't see much difference between it and Ramshot TAC, my usual .223 propellant. I guess when my TAC supply runs low (still have about 6 or 7 pounds left), I may have to do a showdown to see which 8 lb keg to order.

ForneyRider · December 28, 2012, 09:52 PM

Handloaderjournal had good article on it with 8x57. May try it.

Clark · December 28, 2012, 10:36 PM

Ignition is terrible, velocity is terrible, and velocity variations is terrible.

I was using it to break in a 257RAIR, 260 [small primer], and 7mmRM out in the desert reloading in my car in October.

I get twice as many shots without Copper fouling. So terrible for those cartridges but great for break in.

December 26, 2012, 05:19 PM	#1
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December 28, 2012, 09:52 PM	#4
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December 28, 2012, 10:36 PM	#5
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	Ignition is terrible, velocity is terrible, and velocity variations is terrible. I was using it to break in a 257RAIR, 260 [small primer], and 7mmRM out in the desert reloading in my car in October. I get twice as many shots without Copper fouling. So terrible for those cartridges but great for break in. __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

December 26, 2012, 05:59 PM	#2
er775 Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2011 Posts: 129	yup , been using since early spring in rem 700 223 using hornady 55 gr zmax and v max. very reliable and accurate,,oh and clean i wont be using anything else for 223,,,currently doing research for using it in 30-06 as well

December 27, 2012, 12:16 AM	#3
2ndtimer Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2004 Location: Kennewick, WA Posts: 293	I have a pound, and tried it with some 55 gr Nosler Varmageddon Tipped bullets. It works OK, but I don't see much difference between it and Ramshot TAC, my usual .223 propellant. I guess when my TAC supply runs low (still have about 6 or 7 pounds left), I may have to do a showdown to see which 8 lb keg to order.