Accurate
Accurate Nitro 100 NF
A 12-gauge target shotshell powder that Hodgdon also supports with centerfire metallic data in its current load guides.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Accurate |
|---|---|
| Product family | Accurate |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | shotshell, pistol |
| Grain form | spherical |
| Composition | double-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Burn-rate position | 6 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 12 Gauge |
Manufacturer describes it as a flattened-spherical grain. The 'NF' means New Formulation: the powder was reworked to improve flow and ignition, and Hodgdon states that only current-edition data may be used with it, not data written for the original Nitro 100. The original flake Nitro 100 is no longer the product being sold. Bushing reference data is published separately by Hodgdon.
Burn rate
Near the fast end of the whole smokeless range; sits among the fastest shotshell powders, close to Alliant e3 and just slower than Alliant Extra-Lite.
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:
- Vihtavuori N310 (position 3)
- Alliant Extra-Lite (position 4)
- Shooters World Sparta 100 (position 5)
- Alliant e3 (position 7)
- Hodgdon Perfect Pattern (position 8)
- Hodgdon Titewad (position 9)
Sources
Other Accurate powders
Verify the charge, not just the recipe
Good data gets you a safe starting point. It does not tell you what actually went into the case on stroke 340 — a bridged measure, a double charge, a squib. That is what an RCM Laser Powder Check is for.