The Gun Counter

Anybody ever use it? It's one of the only powders available with any regularity that's suitable for .223/5.56. 'Spendy tho'. I picked up 4# the other day. Being a relatively new powder (2012?), none of my manuals have data for it. Western has some data on their website.

This is what I know about it so far:

Developed for 6MM PPC.
Similar to H322.
Very fine extruded powder-should meter well.
The BR shooters that are using it seem to be impressed by this speed-lotsa' potential.

Anybody have any further info on this one? I plan on loading 5.56 and possibly .243 Win. with it.

Never heard of it. Who markets it, where does it come from?

Answer: It's an Accurate powder, and there is a .pdf here with some load info.

PawPaw wrote: It's an Accurate powder, and there is a .pdf here with some load info.

I have that, but that's all I have.

But that chart raises another question. Will .223 commercial brass handle 5.56 pressures, or am I best saving those loads for designated 5.56 brass? The gun is chambered 5.56.

Got out to the range on Friday with a load development. Started with 20.0 grains, and worked up in 1 gr. increments. Fired 4-5 shot groups of each of the three. 21 grains produced the tightest groups, averaging 1.08" for the four, at 50 yds. using a 3moa red dot sight. Smallest group was .86". Projectile was a Hornady 55 gr., FMJ-BT.

Hopefully I can make it back out this week to see if I can tweak it a little and clock them. I've already loaded up 60 more rounds at 20.5, 21, and 21.5 gr.

That's very promising. In fact some would say,

That'll do pig. That'll do.

It pleased me. Now I'm also itching to load it in a scoped boltie(.243) and stretch it out to 100 yds. to see what I can wring out of that.