Affordably priced and manufactured by a top-rated company Hodgdon BLC-2 Spherical Rifle Powder is a high-quality smokeless propellant used for reloading rifle cartridges. Considered an excellent all-around powder it is commonly used by long-range and high-power shooters who enjoy big game hunting although it is also a great choice for benchrest shooters and varmint shooters.This powder delivers high performance as well as consistent charge weights even through measuring. Initially the powder was made for loading a .308 Winchester with 7.62 NATO but it is also popular for the .22 PPC .223 Remington and .17 Remington.