Shooters World Rifle
Shooters World Long Rifle
Shooters World developed and optimized this one around the 6.5 Creedmoor, and lists 260 Remington and 30-06 Springfield as strong secondary applications, plus heavy-bullet 300 Winchester Magnum.
Lovex S065 - an S-number, so single-base extruded rather than one of the D-series balls, which is the kind of thing the Lovex cross-reference is good for. Developed around 6.5 Creedmoor and used in .260 Remington, .30-06 and heavy-bullet .300 Winchester Magnum, sitting slightly faster than H4350. It is an obvious thing to try when the 4350-class powders are gone from the shelf. Limited US user record so far.
- 6.5 Creedmoor
- 260 Remington
- 30-06 Springfield
- heavy-bullet 300 Winchester Magnum
Who has Shooters World Long Rifle today
Checked October 10In stock at 1 store — lowest in hand $63.18/lb (8 lb at Graf & Sons)
| Store | Size | Shelf | In hand /lb | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 8 lb | $467.99 | $63.18 | In stock ↗ |
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 1 lb | $66.99 | $104.44 | In stock ↗ |
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Specifications
| Manufacturer | Shooters World |
|---|---|
| Product family | Shooters World Rifle |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | rifle |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Lee VMD (bulk density) | 0.0719 cc per grain · 0.90 g/cc |
| Composition | single-base |
| Flash suppressant | Yes |
| Burn-rate position | 141 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 6.5 Creedmoor, 260 Remington, 30-06 Springfield, 300 Winchester Magnum |
Grain shape
Narrow, short-cut extruded grain - short enough to flow through a volumetric measure better than a full-length stick, though still not ball-powder consistent. Web thickness is what places it just ahead of the H4350 band on the same broad chemistry.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
Lovex equivalent S065 (S065-01 in the older manual) - single-base extruded. Narrow, short-cut grain that Shooters World says still flows consistently through volumetric measures despite being a stick powder. Contains flash suppressant. Shooters World deliberately keeps the Lovex designation on the label so European Lovex data and US SAAMI data can be cross-referenced; the name-to-number table is published on the Shooters World Lovex reloading-guide page.
Burn rate
Slow rifle; slightly faster than Hodgdon H4350 by Shooters World's own comparison.
Chart agreement: consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted Ranked by: Shooters World, Wolfe/LoadData.
Powders charted near it — neighbours on the chart are not substitutes, and adjacency tells you nothing about what charge either one takes:
- Hodgdon H380 (position 138)
- Ramshot Big Game (position 139)
- Vihtavuori N150 (position 140)
- Alliant Power Pro 4000-MR (position 142)
- Hodgdon H414 (position 143)
- Winchester 760 (position 144)
This powder is obscure enough in the US that its practical character is thinly documented. The note above is deliberately short rather than padded.
Sources
The specifications above come from Shooters World's own published documentation, linked below. The two “RCM's read” sections are ours, not theirs — our assessment of what this powder is like to load, drawn from its published characteristics and from what handloaders consistently report. No manufacturer endorses them and no source below backs them. If you think we have one wrong, tell us — we would rather fix it.