Cfe 223?

[HiVelocity]

Does anyone have any experience with CFE 223?

The powder canister notes 204, 22-250, 223, and 308.

I would appreciate any better 223 load data, results. I will shoot this in a Mossberg Predator in 5.56.

Thanks in advance,

HV

[osteodoc08]

I've had good success with CFe223 out of my AR's. Function and accuracy were best at the upper end with the generic 55gr FMJ rounds I loaded.

[triggerhappy243]

from what I see... the jury is still out. I have always used H-335

[tazman]

The Hodgdon data site(http://www.hodgdonreloading.com/) has jacketed data for a bunch of weights available for 223. If it works as well as CFE pistol it is a great powder.

[zubrato]

Great powder, burns clean. Accurate and case filling.
55gr bulk ammo at 27.2gr was best for me.

[triggerhappy243]

THE PART i WAS REFERRING TO WAS THE C.F.E. PART. "COPPER FOULING ERASER" i DON'T KNOW IF IT DOES WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO.

[zubrato]

If you google around, I think it was dick metcalf but someone did check whether it worked to prevent copper buildup, or erased previous buildup. Turns out, it will do a decent job of taking out old copper fouling but not all, and prevents new cover fouling from adhering. That's what I was able to glean from my google searches before. Hope you have good luck with it!

[bbs70]

I can't say how CFE 223 runs in a 5.56, but in my Savage .308 Hog hunter it is THE best powder I have ever used.
And I have tried a lot of powders, wish I could run CFE in my 6.8 AR

[GabbyM]

Odd that a couple of you say CFE-223 burns clean for you. Saw a one pound can of it on my son in laws bench. When I asked about it he just moaned. Said it was the dirtiest powder he'd ever used and wasn't buying anymore. He'd of loaded it in a 5.56mm.

[C.I.D]

CFE 223

257 bobcat
270 ar
7mm VAR
6.5 Grendel
5.56
308


Just a few off the top of my head that it works great in for the AR 15 platform( plus one AR 10 listed

[Watergoat]

Has anyone tried it in either 9.3x62, or 9.3x74R? IT looks like the burning rate should be somewhere in the ballpark. I have had best results so far with Varget and RL15 in those two, but always looking for something even better. The Speer 270 gr has a very soft jacket material, probably pure copper. Even the slick barrels of my rifles get a heavy copper layer.