I stopped using a tube type powder for my rifle loads. I got tired of the powder throw having to cut grains and it was never the right weight. I always had to add some with a powder trickler then load the case. A royal PITA IMO. I went to a ball powder and haven't looked back. I like BLC2 for mid range loads and it will be good in cartridges from the 5.56 through 30-06. That covers anything I reload. Like I said before I don't bother with trying to get the most velocity anymore. I found that my accuracy was better with a more midrange load, my cases last longer as does the barrel. I also get a few more rounds per pound of powder as well. The game animals I have taken never showed that they could tell the difference between the super duper whiz bang sonic screamer load and my mid range loads. They just dropped, or in the case of the 22-250 I had, kinda exploded. Then again varmints aren't going to be on the table. The coyotes just dropped like they were hit by a truck.
