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    Step up a notch in powder speed
    I presume you're trying to shoot 125s or something? 2206H is a much better choice

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    Just make your own. Here is a photo of mine. Cannot get it all into the photo as it is 500mm long. (very looonnngg) Made out of a piece of left over copper pipe from my house with funnel soldered to top. I just hold it in the normal funnel and tip away. I don't like compressed loads. Have found they generally have a higher ES maybe due to the variability of compressing the charge. Drop tube loads however I have great accuracy with. The technique is not to just tip the powder in but to tip it on the side of the top funnel and this creates a swirling effect and the powder settles ever better. Also your 2208 load is right up there and as Spanners points out you may be better going to a faster powder. A change to 2206H should still give reasonable bulk.
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