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CFE123 or Varget, which one is more accurate for the 7mm-08?
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<blockquote data-quote="johngibbs222" data-source="post: 2419389" data-attributes="member: 49619"><p>CFE 223 burns clean enough in both the rifles I use it for, a little bit cleaner than the Vihtavouri n-150 powder and definitely cleaner than 2520, I don't appear to get copper fouling at all so that's another plus.</p><p>One thing I've noticed with it is its muzzle blast appears markedly louder than the other two powders I've mentioned.</p><p>Velocities bracket the makers claim despite my 223 only having a 22" barrel.</p><p>The property I really appreciate is that it meters so accurately, it doesn't vary in weight from one charge to another, but I seldom load more than about 80 cartridges at one time.</p><p>Using light for caliber bullets shows little variation shot to shot velocity wise. It also works well with mid to heavy weight bullets.</p><p>I can't speak for it regarding temperature stability as we seldom get over 80 degrees in my neck of the woods and seldom less than 23 degrees in winter.</p><p>It's my go to powder for my 308 and 223 but please note I use S&B primers exclusively basically because they appear to have a sharper corner radius than some of your local brands so I think if the primer doesn't work as much then maybe the pocket will last longer, I may well be wrong but they all go bang and that's the main thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johngibbs222, post: 2419389, member: 49619"] CFE 223 burns clean enough in both the rifles I use it for, a little bit cleaner than the Vihtavouri n-150 powder and definitely cleaner than 2520, I don't appear to get copper fouling at all so that's another plus. One thing I've noticed with it is its muzzle blast appears markedly louder than the other two powders I've mentioned. Velocities bracket the makers claim despite my 223 only having a 22" barrel. The property I really appreciate is that it meters so accurately, it doesn't vary in weight from one charge to another, but I seldom load more than about 80 cartridges at one time. Using light for caliber bullets shows little variation shot to shot velocity wise. It also works well with mid to heavy weight bullets. I can't speak for it regarding temperature stability as we seldom get over 80 degrees in my neck of the woods and seldom less than 23 degrees in winter. It's my go to powder for my 308 and 223 but please note I use S&B primers exclusively basically because they appear to have a sharper corner radius than some of your local brands so I think if the primer doesn't work as much then maybe the pocket will last longer, I may well be wrong but they all go bang and that's the main thing. [/QUOTE]
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