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Vihtavuori N555 Rifle Powder has been developed specifically for use in the 6.5 Creedmoor for competitive shooting and hunting applications. In these situations, accuracy and temperature stability are critical.

Vihtavuori’s new N555 smokeless rifle powder is designed for precision rifle platforms chambered in cartridges such as 6mm Creedmoor, 6.5 Creedmoor, .284 Winchester, .260 Remington and .30-06 Springfield. It is also designed for rifle calibers with large case volume and comparatively small bullet diameters, among others.

Competitive shooters and hunters will benefit from the powder’s insensitivity in extreme weather conditions. The most temperature stable reloading powder in its class, N555 features unprecedented performance in the 6.5 Creedmoor. Additionally, like all our reloading powders, N555 includes an anti-fouling agent that minimizes barrel fouling to extend the length of your competitive shooting stages.

The unmatched lot-to-lot consistency of the N555 also eliminates costly range time re-developing your favorite loads. The energy content of N555 is 3700 J/g, bulk density is 900 g/l. The burn rate of N555 is between N550 and N160.

What are smokeless powders?

Smokeless powders, or propellants, are essentially mixtures of chemicals. So, they are designed to burn under controlled conditions at the proper rate to fire a projectile from a firearm. Smokeless powders are made in three forms:

• Thin, circular flakes or wafers
• Small cylinders
• Small spheres

Single-base smokeless powders derive their main source of energy from nitrocellulose. On the other hand, the energy released from double-base smokeless powders (such as the Vihtavuori N500 rifle powders) is derived from both nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine.

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