Shooters World Rifle
Shooters World SW 50BMG
A single-purpose propellant optimized for the 50 BMG cartridge.
Official Shooters World load data →
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Shooters World |
|---|---|
| Product family | Shooters World Rifle |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | rifle |
| Grain form | spherical |
| Composition | double-base |
| Flash suppressant | Yes |
| Burn-rate position | 196 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 50 BMG |
Lovex equivalent D100-01; Shooters World describes it as an Explosia bulk propellant offered in Lovex canister form. Spherical grain, manufactured with 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
Very slow; between WC 860 (faster) and US 869 (slower).
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:
- Vihtavuori 24N41 (position 193)
- Hodgdon H50BMG (position 194)
- Hodgdon US 869 (position 195)
- Alliant Reloder 50 (position 197)
- Vihtavuori 20N29 (position 198)
Sources
Other Shooters World powders
Verify the charge, not just the recipe
Good data gets you a safe starting point. It does not tell you what actually went into the case on stroke 340 — a bridged measure, a double charge, a squib. That is what an RCM Laser Powder Check is for.