Accurate
Accurate Solo 1250
Was a shotshell powder aimed at heavier 12-gauge shot charges and at sub-gauge shotshell work, with some use in target and Cowboy Action handgun loads.
Discontinued, and at this point that is most of its character. It was a fast single-base flake a step slower than Solo 1000, aimed at heavier 12-gauge charges and sub-gauge work. There is no current data for it anywhere - not on the burn chart, not in the data centre, not on the shop - so anything left on a shelf has to be worked from archived Accurate manuals. Not a powder to design anything around.
- heavy 12-gauge field loads from archived data
- sub-gauge shotshell
- existing stock only
Who has Accurate Solo 1250 today
Checked October 10None of the retailers we track list Accurate Solo 1250 right now. See what is in stock.
Discontinued. Canisters still circulate, but the maker no longer produces it — and load data for it may be withdrawn or archived.
Accurate does not currently publish data for this powder. Do not substitute data from a similar powder.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Accurate |
|---|---|
| Product family | Accurate |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Application | shotshell, pistol |
| Grain form | flake |
| Composition | single-base |
| Typical cartridges | 12 Gauge, 20 Gauge, 28 Gauge |
Grain shape
Single-base flake: degressive, all its surface exposed at ignition, gas out fast and early, and unforgiving of an overcharge in a shotshell.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
Discontinued. It appears in Accurate's older printed loading manuals as a fast, single-base flake shotgun powder, but it is absent from Hodgdon's current relative burn-rate chart, from the Hodgdon Reloading Data Center powder list, and from Hodgdon's shop. Hodgdon publishes no current data for it, so any remaining stock has to be worked from archived Accurate manuals.
This powder is obscure enough in the US that its practical character is thinly documented. The note above is deliberately short rather than padded.
Data confidence
We flag entries we could not fully verify rather than presenting them as solid:
- Discontinued — no live manufacturer product page; details drawn from archived or secondary manufacturer material.
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.