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    Default Hodgdon CFE 223

    Anybody got any experience with this stuff?

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    I loaded it but haven't had a chance (with all the Nasty Weather) to shoot 'em. Let me know if you do.

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    I will if I ever find it in stock

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    Had a guy tell me used it in an AR 223. Had good luck and it reduced fouling

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    I bought a pound and used it in my 223 Vanguard and a Remington LVSF. It did not do anything for the bore for me but.....I shoot moly in those two guns and never had any issues with fouling to start with so that is not a fair test for me. What I did observe was that my groups (which were sighted in using a nice load of Benchmark) moved to the right four inches and down one. Both guns. Same bullets that the gun liked in the first place. It was a nice tight group but moved for whatever reason.

    I shoot lots of 22 bullets in all kinds of 223 it being a very popular cartridge for us here in the Mountains for varmints. Most times when changing a bullet it may move over, up or down a small bit but have never seen such a drastic shift in small cartridges before. I am sure it was just a change in harmonics or something like that. Anyway, it's not like I could find anymore if I wanted to lol

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