What powder in the factory Remington .223 cartridge
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NeuseRvrRat
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If they told you, they would have to kill you.
Factory loads use bulk powder blends chosen by price, availability, price, performance, price, cleanliness, price, and price.
It is not available to reloaders.
And if it were, it would be a different blend of powders the next lot of ammo they loaded.
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Factory loads use bulk powder blends chosen by price, availability, price, performance, price, cleanliness, price, and price.
It is not available to reloaders.
And if it were, it would be a different blend of powders the next lot of ammo they loaded.
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Like said above, the powders used by commercial ammo companies are none canister powders and mixed to achieve the velocity and pressure associated with the caliber being loaded.
The only exception I know of, Hodgdon LVR powder in the 30-30 ONLY. Hodnady is mixing their Leverevolution powders for each caliber marketed but Hodgdon is marketing the 30-30 formulation commercially.
I don't know which caliber's formulation is being marketed by Hodgdon with the Superformance powder.
The only exception I know of, Hodgdon LVR powder in the 30-30 ONLY. Hodnady is mixing their Leverevolution powders for each caliber marketed but Hodgdon is marketing the 30-30 formulation commercially.
I don't know which caliber's formulation is being marketed by Hodgdon with the Superformance powder.
Yes you can buy it but as said above not exactly. Bulk powders are blended then sold at a cretin burn rate or the power dealer may buy it & blend it them self. The ammo manufacturer may is it as is or blend it them self. All power is blended tho.
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with the wide variety of powders available to reloaders today, i don't think you'd have a hard time finding something that shot with an acceptable level of cleanliness
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I don't know what's in it, but I do know what's not in it. Vihta N133. If it was it would be the most accurate round out there. 
If you think it's TAC, weigh the factory charge and duplicate that in TAC. Take a look at a reloading manual and see how much TAC they suggest with that bullet weight. Shoot it over a chronograph and see how it compares to the Black Hills. I've read BH is one of the best factory rounds...I've read a couple of magazine articles trying to duplicate the factory, once and a while they get really close.
There are precious few factory loaded cartridges where the advertise the exact load and powder in the case. As said, most do not use canister grade powders that the home reloader can buy. The manufacurer has a batch of powder, test it and adjust the load to match the desired results.
The only one I know of was the original loading of 6.5 Creedmoore. The concept of the round when it was developed a few years ago was the home reloader could duplicate the factory ammunition exactly. They used canister grade powders. I am not sure that is still true with 6.5 Creedmoore, or all offerings in the cartridge.
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