Accurate
Accurate 4350
A versatile medium-slow hunting rifle powder spanning the 243-to-338 range.
A short-cut single-base extruded in the crowded IMR 4350 speed band, and a straightforwardly good hunting powder from .243 up through .338 Winchester Magnum. Nothing exotic about it: this is the powder you use when you want 4350-class performance and the Hodgdon-family option is on backorder. The short cut makes it better behaved in a measure than most sticks at this speed, but it is still a stick.
- 270 Winchester
- 280 Remington
- 300 WSM
- 338 Winchester Magnum
Who has Accurate 4350 today
Checked October 10In stock at 2 stores — lowest in hand $51.43/lb (8 lb at Lohman Arms)
| Store | Size | Shelf | In hand /lb | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 8 lb | $379.97 | $51.43 est. | In stock ↗ |
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 8 lb | $410.99 | $56.05 | In stock ↗ |
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 1 lb | $50.10 | $81.54 est. | In stock ↗ |
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 1 lb | $55.99 | $93.44 | Out |
“In hand” is the shelf price plus that store’s hazmat fee and shipping, spread over one container. Stock is checked once a day — confirm on the store’s page before ordering. Compare all powders →
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Accurate |
|---|---|
| Product family | Accurate |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | rifle |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Lee VMD (bulk density) | 0.0740 cc per grain · 0.88 g/cc |
| Composition | single-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Burn-rate position | 153 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 243 Winchester, 6mm Remington, 270 Winchester, 280 Remington, 300 WSM, 338 Winchester Magnum |
Grain shape
Extruded and short-cut - grains short enough to tumble into the cavity rather than bridge across it, which is why it throws more consistently than a full-length stick of the same burn rate. Thick web sets the speed, and it wants a case it can genuinely fill.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
Short-cut extruded grain; the manufacturer specifically credits that cut for accurate metering and shot-to-shot consistency. Made in Canada.
Burn rate
In the widely used 4350 speed range, charted just past Alliant Reloder 17 and ahead of Norma 204.
Chart agreement: consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it Ranked by: Hodgdon, Vihtavuori, 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:
- Alliant Reloder 16 (position 150)
- Hodgdon H4350 (position 151)
- Alliant Reloder 17 (position 152)
- Shooters World SW4350 (position 154)
- Norma 204 (position 155)
- Hodgdon Hybrid 100V (position 156)
Sources
The specifications above come from Accurate's own published documentation, linked below. The two “RCM's read” sections are ours, not theirs — our assessment of what this powder is like to load, drawn from its published characteristics and from what handloaders consistently report. No manufacturer endorses them and no source below backs them. If you think we have one wrong, tell us — we would rather fix it.