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Preliminary review of this new powder. Loads published for 12ga. only at this time. It's a very fine grain ball powder.
I bought 3 cans of this stuff when it was available. It may be available again, who knows.
It does work in 12 gauge target loads. I loaded it to max published pressure to evaluate it under best conditions.
Smokey, leaves hands dirty about like the Red Dot of old. No great amount of unburned powder at an advertised 10,600 psi. Barrels reasonably clean.
This is a very dense powder, although not as dense as their bushing chart indicates. The chart called for a MEC #18, my lot requires a #20 for the 16.4 grain published load.
Might be just the thing for 2 1/2" 12 gauge loads should some data appear or some dedicated experimenter develop loads for that application.
It's peachy in the AAHS which contrary to claims otherwise DO have less internal capacity than the compression formed hulls they replaced.
I've not used this in a gas auto. I'm rather spoiled by Titewad in that application.
The idea was to save some money as the cost of Alliant powders has gone through the roof when you can even find the overpriced stuff.
I swear the industry is trying to kill itself off.
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