This innovative, spherical powder was introduced by Hodgdon CFE 223 Smokeless Gun Powder in January of 2012. This very multipurpose rifle propellant was produced to be a copper fouling deterrent because it incorporates in its system CFE or cfe 223 Copper Fouling Eraser, an component at first utilized by the military services. The resulting cfe 223 powder creates for a longer period periods of steady precision with fewer barrel cleaning necessary For numerous popular cartridges such as the 223 Remington, 22-250 Remington, and 308 Winchester. This powder is ideal for the Match, Varmint, and AR shooters.