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Posted By: chesterwy Lever Evolution - 03/13/20
I hear little snippets of this being a good powder for 223. Local store has a bunch of it for cheap. Anyone with experience with it?
Posted By: plainsman456 Re: Lever Evolution - 03/14/20
I use it in the 6.5 Grendel and have several loads to shoot whenever the weather clears up some.

I think that it would do a good job with the heavier bullets in the 556.
Posted By: Yondering Re: Lever Evolution - 03/14/20
It's an excellent powder for heavy bullets in the 223, just be aware that it produces more gas and cycles the action harder if you're using a gas gun (AR15 or other semi-auto).

For light varmint bullets below about 55gr though, there are better choices. In my load workups, I ran out of room to fit more Lever in the case before topping out on pressure and velocity; that included vibrating each case to settle the powder (and that technique is still effective with Lever, even though it's a ball powder). In my experience, for 40-50gr varmint bullets in the 223 Ramshot XTerminator is a much better choice that gives top velocity and excellent accuracy; it has served me well for varmint loads in bolt actions and ARs.
Posted By: javman Re: Lever Evolution - 03/30/20
24.5 gr behind 75bthp!
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