Shooters World Tactical Rifle

Specifications

Lovex equivalent D073-01 per the current Shooters World cross-reference table; the older Shooters World manual lists Tactical Rifle as D073-08, so expect either number on older cans. Shooters World markets it as the cleanest-burning 223/308 spherical propellant available and a superior alternative to H335 and BLC(2). NATO-pressure data is developed to maximum pressure rather than to a target velocity, and Shooters World advises NATO brass, NATO primers and NATO loading practice at that level. 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

Medium rifle range; a direct alternative to the H335 / BLC(2) class.

Chart agreement: LARGE DISAGREEMENT - Shooters World's own chart bands Tactical Rifle with Accurate 2460 / BL-C(2) / Winchester 748 / Vihtavuori N133, far faster than Wolfe/LoadData places it (near Accurate 2520). Positioned here per Wolfe; Shooters World would put it roughly fifteen positions faster. Not listed by Hodgdon at all. 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:

• IMR 4064 (position 119)
• Norma 202 (position 120)
• Accurate 4064 (position 121)
• Accurate 2520 (position 123)
• Alliant Reloder 15 (position 124)
• Norma 203-B (position 125)

What reloaders say about it

Unverified community anecdote. The following is a summary of what handloaders report in public forums. It is not manufacturer information, it has not been tested, it may be wrong, and it contains no load data by design. Treat it as colour, not guidance.

Shooters World powders are increasingly discussed as a legitimate alternative brand, and Tactical Rifle specifically is well regarded for bulk 5.56. The most useful community content about it is a strong, unanimous warning against using it in a cartridge it is far too slow for.

• well regarded for bulk 5.56 and .308
• alternative brand that users are turning to as legacy powders vanish
• load data availability is a recurring frustration

Availability: Described as available and worth trying; part of a broader shift toward less-familiar brands.

Reported cautions:

• Unanimous and emphatic community warning against using this rifle powder in .300 Blackout — that cartridge takes magnum-pistol-speed powders, and users described the attempt as dangerous, not merely suboptimal. This is a caution against burn-rate-adjacent improvisation generally.

Consensus level: commonly mentioned. Drawn from thread 1.

Sources

• Shooters World product page
• shootersworldpowder.com/reloading-guide/
• shootersworldpowder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ShootersWorldManualInterior

Other Shooters World powders

• Shooters World AR-Plus
• Shooters World Auto Pistol
• Shooters World Blackout
• Shooters World Buffalo Rifle
• Shooters World Clean Shot
• Shooters World Heavy Pistol
• Shooters World Long Rifle
• Shooters World Major Pistol

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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.