RL-15 is the powder for our military snipers because it is the powder that was accepted for U.S. military use. This does not mean that it was the powder deemed best for that exact purpose by vast testing, though it is a good powder.
The U.S. military also decided to make a unrepairable, rather cheap binocular its standard a few years ago, just because it was OK and was cheaply replaceable.
I am not putting down RL-15. It's a great powder. But because the U.S, military uses anything ain't a reason to think that anything is best. A lot of soldiers buy some equipment because it is better than issue.
Last edited by Mule Deer; 09/02/08.
