Hodgdon CFE 223

[1899]

This new powder looks interesting:

Introduced in January 2012, this versatile spherical rifle propellant incorporates in its formula CFE, Copper Fouling Eraser. This ingredient, originally used in military propellant, greatly deters copper fouling. It contributes to longer periods of top accuracy with less barrel cleaning time. Being a spherical powder, metering is superbly accurate. CFE 223 yields top velocities in many cartridges such as the 204 Ruger, 223 Remington/5.56mm NATO, 22-250 Remington and the 308 Winchester/7.62mm NATO, plus many, many more. Match, Varmint and AR shooters will love this one!

Some loads that interest me:

.250 Savage - 100gr Hornady Sp at 2902fps
.308 Win - 150gr Nosler E-Tip at 2990fps

 

[KDX]

Looks interesting. I imagine it will be in short supply the first while.

 

[Pathfinder]

a few Other notables

8x57 mauser - 175gr. 2837 fps
22-250 - 55gr. 3855 fps

Its a bit faster than I would like for a new powder but its still in a pretty useful range. Id like for something new in the H4831-RL-22 range.

Edit: Looks like superperformance is in between H4831 and RL-22 according to Hodgdon's latest chart. I think Im going to try to work up a load in .270