This revolutionary, spherical powder was launched by Hodgdon CFE 223 Smokeless Gun Powder in January of 2012. This particularly multipurpose rifle propellant was designed like a copper fouling deterrent because it incorporates in its system CFE or Copper Fouling Eraser, an ingredient at first employed by the military. The cfe 223 resulting powder makes longer periods of regular accuracy with much less barrel cleaning essential For most well known cfe 223 cartridges like the 223 Remington, 22-250 Remington, and 308 Winchester. This powder is ideal for the Match, Varmint, and AR shooters.