I ran out and bought 8 pounds of the stuff when it first came out. Mainly because it was curiously available, compared to other powders at that time. I tried it in most of my rifles in various calibers. I saw no magic and generally poor accuracy. What I did quickly notice is that Re 17 is apparently best in terms of accuracy at the maximum loads. This is not that different from what I have seen with most other powders I use.

It turn out to be the accuracy champ in my extremely finicky 7mm WSM with the 140 grain Barnes TTSX. It didn't do as well as Re 19 with 150s and 160s.

It also didn't do as well as most of my long established combinations for my other calibers and rifles. I recognize it's usefulness and don't expect more.


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Henry Ford

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