This groundbreaking, spherical powder was introduced by Hodgdon CFE 223 Smokeless Gun Powder in January of 2012. This very versatile rifle propellant was designed as a copper fouling deterrent as it incorporates in its method CFE or Copper Fouling Eraser, an ingredient to begin with employed by the navy. The ensuing powder creates longer intervals of consistent accuracy with much less barrel cleansing expected For numerous preferred cartridges including the 223 Remington, 22-250 Remington, and cfe 223 308 Winchester. This powder is perfect for the Match, Varmint, and cfe 223 AR shooters.