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APPROXIMATE BURNING RATE OF POPULAR BRANDS OF SMOKELSS POWDERS

This list is provided for reference ONLY. Also, please bear in mind that THERE ARE differences, though small – between different LOTS of the same powder. Sometime, certain powders will exhibit slightly different burning rates in different cartridges.

POWDER

MANUFACTURER

R 1

NORMA

N 310

VIHTAVUORI 

BULLSEYE 

HERCULES 

1000 

SOLO 

NO. 2 

ACCURATE 

RED DOT 

HERCULES 

N 320

VIHTAVUORI

D

ROYAL SCOTT

HP 38

HODGDON

452 AA

WINCHESTER

231

WINCHESTER

WST

WINCHESTER

TRAP 100

HODGDON

700 X

DU PONT

453

ROYAL SCOTT

GREEN DOT

HECULES

N 330

VIHTAVUORI

PB

DU PONT

NO. 5

ACCURATE

UNIQUE

HERCULES

SR 7625

DU PONT

453 AA

WINCHESTER

WSF

WINCHESTER

HS 6

HODGDON

540

WINCHESTER

HERCO

HERCULES

SR 4756

DU PONT

1250

SOLO

800 X

DU PONT

3N37

VIHTAVUORI

NO. 7

ACCURATE

HS 7

HODGDON

1500

SOLO

571

WINCHESTER 

N 350

VIHTAVUORI

BLUE DOT

HERCULES

NO. 9

ACCURATE

2400

HERCULES

N 100

VIHTAVUORI

R 123

NORMA

H 100

HODGDON

296

WINCHESTER

SR 4759

DU PONT

5744

ACCURATE

N 120

VIHTAVUORI

IMR 4227

DU PONT

H 4227

HODGDON

1680

ACCURATE

680

WINCHESTER

N 200

NORMA

N 130

VIHTAVUORI

4187

BRIGADIER

H 4198

HODGDON

IMR 4198

DU PONT

RELOADER 7

HERCULES

IMR 3031

DU PONT

N 201

NORMA

H 322

HODGDON

N 133

VIHTAVUORI

2230

ACCURATE

3032

BRIGADIER

748

WINCHESTER

BL-C(2)

HODGDON

2460

ACCURATE

H 355

HODGDON

H 4895

HODGDON

RELOADER 12

HECRULES

IMR 4895

DU PONT

IMR 4064

DU PONT

N 135

VIHTAVUORI

4065

BRIGADIER

2520

ACCURATE

IMR 4320

DU PONT

N 202

NORMA

RELOADER 15

HERCULES

H 380

HODGDON

760

WINCHESTER

H 414

HODGDON

N 150

VIHTAVUORI

N 550

VIHTAVUORI

IMR 4350

DU PONT

H 4350

HODGDON

N 204

NORMA

4351

BRIGADIER

RELOADER 19

HERCULES

IMR 4831

DU PONT

N 160

VIHTAVUORI

N 560

VIHTAVUORI

3100

ACCURATE

H 450

HODGDON

H 4831

HODGDON

MRP

NORMA

N 165

VIHTAVUORI

WMR

WINCHESTER

RELOADER 22

HERCULES

IMR 7828

DU PONT

8700

ACCURATE

H 870

HODGDON

H 5010

HODGDON