Reference

Relative burn rate chart

193 powders, fastest to slowest, merged from the published charts of 12 sources. Where those charts disagree — and they disagree more than most people expect — the entry says so instead of quietly picking a winner.

The chart

Position 1 is the fastest-burning powder in the merged set. Ordinal positions only — the spacing between them is not to scale.

#	Powder	Manufacturer	Chart agreement
3	Vihtavuori N310	Vihtavuori	consistent - ranked at or near the very fastest position by every publisher that lists it.
4	Alliant Extra-Lite	Alliant	consistent across the three charts that list it
5	Shooters World Sparta 100	Shooters World	consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted
6	Accurate Nitro 100 NF	Accurate	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
7	Alliant e3	Alliant	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
8	Hodgdon Perfect Pattern	Hodgdon	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
9	Hodgdon Titewad	Hodgdon	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
10	Ramshot Competition	Ramshot	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
11	Alliant Red Dot	Alliant	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
12	Alliant Promo	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide orders Bullseye FASTER than Promo and Clay Dot; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, orders them the other way. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
13	Hodgdon Clays	Hodgdon	consistent across the three charts that list it
14	Alliant Clay Dot	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide orders Bullseye FASTER than Promo and Clay Dot; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, orders them the other way. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
15	Hodgdon Hi-Skor 700-X	Hodgdon	consistent across the three charts that list it
16	Alliant Bullseye	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide orders Bullseye FASTER than Promo and Clay Dot; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, orders them the other way. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
17	Alliant Sport Pistol	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide orders American Select FASTER than Sport Pistol; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, reverses that pair. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
18	Hodgdon High Gun	Hodgdon	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
19	Hodgdon Titegroup	Hodgdon	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
20	Alliant American Select	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide orders American Select FASTER than Sport Pistol; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, reverses that pair. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
21	Accurate Solo 1000	Accurate	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
22	Alliant Green Dot	Alliant	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
23	Winchester Super Target (WST)	Winchester	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
24	Hodgdon Trail Boss	Hodgdon	consistent across the three charts that list it
25	Winchester Super Handicap	Winchester	consistent across the three charts that list it
26	Shooters World Clean Shot	Shooters World	consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted
27	Hodgdon International	Hodgdon	consistent across the three charts that list it
28	Vihtavuori N320	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
29	Accurate No. 2	Accurate	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
30	Ramshot Zip	Ramshot	consistent across the three charts that list it
31	Hodgdon HP-38	Hodgdon	consistent; note Wolfe/LoadData explicitly flags Hodgdon HP-38 and Winchester 231 as the same powder under two labels, and both Hodgdon and Vihtavuori rank them adjacently.
32	Winchester 231	Winchester	consistent; widely published as the same powder as Hodgdon HP-38 - Wolfe/LoadData lists each as the other's equivalent.
33	Alliant 20/28	Alliant	consistent across the three charts that list it
34	Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star	Vihtavuori	coverage gap in the OPPOSITE direction - listed and ranked by Hodgdon and Wolfe/LoadData, but omitted from Vihtavuori's own current tabloid chart.
35	Winchester WinClean 244	Winchester	consistent across the three charts that list it
36	Alliant Unique	Alliant	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
37	Hodgdon Universal	Hodgdon	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
38	Alliant Power Pistol	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide orders BE-86 FASTER than Power Pistol and Herco; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, orders them the other way. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
39	Shooters World Ultimate Pistol	Shooters World	consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted
40	Vihtavuori N330	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
41	Alliant Herco	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide orders BE-86 FASTER than Power Pistol and Herco; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, orders them the other way. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
42	Winchester Super Field (WSF)	Winchester	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
43	Shooters World Auto Pistol	Shooters World	consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted
44	Vihtavuori N340	Vihtavuori	consistent across the three charts that list it
45	Alliant BE-86	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide orders BE-86 FASTER than Power Pistol and Herco; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, orders them the other way. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
46	Accurate No. 5	Accurate	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
47	Hodgdon HS-6	Hodgdon	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
48	Winchester AutoComp	Winchester	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
49	Hodgdon CFE Pistol	Hodgdon	consistent across the three charts that list it
50	Ramshot True Blue	Ramshot	MAJOR DISAGREEMENT — the publishers are far apart on this powder. Hodgdon's current chart ranks it much faster than its previous revision did, Wolfe/LoadData ranks it far slower, and Vihtavuori bands it slower still. The position shown follows the majority of charts, but treat this neighbourhood as unresolved.
51	Ramshot Silhouette	Ramshot	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
52	Vihtavuori 3N37	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
53	Vihtavuori N350	Vihtavuori	consistent across the three charts that list it
54	Vihtavuori 3N38	Vihtavuori	consistent across the three charts that list it
55	Winchester 572	Winchester	consistent across the three charts that list it
56	Shooters World Major Pistol	Shooters World	consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted
57	Alliant Blue Dot	Alliant	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
58	Accurate No. 7	Accurate	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
59	Alliant Pro Reach	Alliant	consistent across the three charts that list it
60	Hodgdon Longshot	Hodgdon	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
61	Alliant 410	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide orders Steel FASTER than 410 and 2400; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, orders them the other way. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
62	Accurate TCM	Accurate	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
63	Alliant 2400	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide orders Steel FASTER than 410 and 2400; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, orders them the other way. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
64	Ramshot Enforcer	Ramshot	consistent across the three charts that list it
65	Vihtavuori N105 Super Magnum	Vihtavuori	coverage gap in the opposite direction - ranked by Hodgdon and Wolfe/LoadData but omitted from Vihtavuori's own current tabloid chart.
66	Accurate No. 9	Accurate	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
67	Accurate 4100	Accurate	consistent across the three charts that list it
68	Alliant Steel	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide orders Steel FASTER than 410 and 2400; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, orders them the other way. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
70	Shooters World Heavy Pistol	Shooters World	consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted
71	Vihtavuori N110	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
72	Hodgdon Lil'Gun	Hodgdon	consistent; Vihtavuori declines to separate this neighbourhood at all, banding Lil'Gun, H110, H4198, CFE BLK and H4227 into a single burn rate step.
73	Hodgdon H110	Hodgdon	consistent; published as the same powder as Winchester 296 - Wolfe/LoadData lists each as the other's equivalent, and Vihtavuori bands H110, H4198, Lil'Gun, CFE BLK and H4227 together in one step.
74	Winchester 296	Winchester	consistent; published as the same powder as Hodgdon H110 - Wolfe/LoadData lists each as the other's equivalent.
75	Accurate No. 11FS	Accurate	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
76	IMR 4227	IMR	consistent across the three charts that list it
77	Hodgdon H4227	Hodgdon	coverage gap - absent from Hodgdon's own 2024 chart. Vihtavuori bands it with H110 / H4198 / Lil'Gun, and Wolfe/LoadData places it just slower than IMR 4227. Positioned here per Wolfe.
78	Alliant Power Pro 300-MP	Alliant	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
79	Accurate 5744	Accurate	consistent across the three charts that list it
80	Shooters World Buffalo Rifle	Shooters World	consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted
81	Accurate 1680	Accurate	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
82	Shooters World Blackout	Shooters World	consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted
83	Accurate LT-30	Accurate	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
84	Hodgdon CFE BLK	Hodgdon	consistent across the three charts that list it
85	Norma 200	Norma	consistent across the three charts that list it
86	Accurate 2200	Accurate	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
87	Alliant Reloder 7	Alliant	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
88	Accurate LT-32	Accurate	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
89	IMR 4198	IMR	consistent across the three charts that list it
90	Hodgdon H4198	Hodgdon	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
91	Shooters World SOCOM	Shooters World	consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted
92	Vihtavuori N120	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
93	Alliant Reloder TS 11	Alliant	LOW CONFIDENCE - appears on Vihtavuori's chart ONLY (banded with N120). It is not listed by Hodgdon, by Alliant's own US Reloader's Guide, by Shooters World, or by Wolfe/LoadData. Likely a European-market product. Position is approximate and rests on a single source.
94	Norma 201	Norma	consistent across the three charts that list it
95	Alliant Power Pro 1200-R	Alliant	position varies significantly - Hodgdon places Power Pro 1200-R FASTER than Alliant Reloder 10X, while Alliant's own guide places it SLOWER than Reloder 10X. Vihtavuori's tabloid bands it far faster still, up among the pistol and shotshell powders. Ordered here per Hodgdon.
96	Vihtavuori N130	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
97	Hodgdon H322	Hodgdon	consistent across the three charts that list it
98	Accurate 2015	Accurate	consistent across the three charts that list it
99	Alliant Reloder 10x	Alliant	position varies - Alliant's own guide places Reloder 10X FASTER than Power Pro 1200-R; Hodgdon reverses the pair. Ordered here per Hodgdon.
100	IMR 3031	IMR	consistent across the three charts that list it
101	Vihtavuori N133	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
102	Hodgdon Benchmark	Hodgdon	consistent across the three charts that list it
103	Hodgdon H335	Hodgdon	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
104	Ramshot X-Terminator	Ramshot	consistent across the three charts that list it
105	Shooters World AR-Plus	Shooters World	position varies - Shooters World's own chart bands AR Plus with Accurate 2230 / H335 / Vihtavuori N130, faster than Wolfe/LoadData places it. Positioned here per Wolfe. Not listed by Hodgdon.
106	Accurate 2230	Accurate	consistent across the three charts that list it
107	Accurate 2460	Accurate	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
108	IMR 8208 XBR	IMR	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
109	Alliant AR-Comp	Alliant	position varies - Hodgdon ranks AR-Comp FASTER than Alliant Power Pro Varmint, but Alliant's own Reloader's Guide gives the opposite order (Power Pro Varmint, then AR-Comp). Vihtavuori bands the two together with Reloder 12. Wolfe/LoadData lists AR-Comp TWICE at two different positions, an internal contradiction in that chart. Ordered here per Hodgdon.
110	Ramshot TAC	Ramshot	position varies - Hodgdon places TAC immediately SLOWER than Alliant AR-Comp, while Vihtavuori bands TAC with N133 and AR-Comp with N135, reversing the pair.
111	Alliant Power Pro Varmint	Alliant	position varies - Alliant's own guide places Power Pro Varmint FASTER than AR-Comp; Hodgdon reverses the pair. Vihtavuori bands them together. Ordered here per Hodgdon.
112	Hodgdon H4895	Hodgdon	consistent across the three charts that list it
113	Vihtavuori N530	Vihtavuori	coverage gap in the opposite direction - ranked by Hodgdon and Wolfe/LoadData but omitted from Vihtavuori's own current tabloid chart.
114	IMR 4895	IMR	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
115	Vihtavuori N135	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
117	Accurate 2495	Accurate	consistent across the three charts that list it
118	IMR Enduron 4166	IMR	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
119	IMR 4064	IMR	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
120	Norma 202	Norma	position varies - Hodgdon ranks Norma 202 down near IMR 4064, while Vihtavuori's tabloid bands it with N133, appreciably faster. Ordered here per Hodgdon.
121	Accurate 4064	Accurate	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
122	Shooters World Tactical Rifle	Shooters World	LARGE DISAGREEMENT - Shooters World's own chart bands Tactical Rifle with Accurate 2460 / BL-C(2) / Winchester 748 / Vihtavuori N133, far faster than Wolfe/LoadData places it (near Accurate 2520). Positioned here per Wolfe; Shooters World would put it roughly fifteen positions faster. Not listed by Hodgdon at all.
123	Accurate 2520	Accurate	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
124	Alliant Reloder 15	Alliant	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
125	Norma 203-B	Norma	consistent across the three charts that list it
126	Shooters World Match Rifle	Shooters World	consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted
127	Vihtavuori N140	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
128	Shooters World Precision Rifle	Shooters World	consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted
129	Hodgdon Varget	Hodgdon	MAJOR DISAGREEMENT - the single biggest conflict in this merged chart. Hodgdon and the Wolfe/LoadData compilation both rank Hodgdon BL-C(2) and Hodgdon CFE 223 as SLOWER than Hodgdon Varget, while Vihtavuori and Shooters World both band them FASTER than Varget (Vihtavuori bands BL-C(2) with N130 and CFE 223 with N133; Shooters World bands BL-C(2) with Accurate 2460/W748/N133 and CFE 223 with Accurate 2520/N140). The three powders are ordered here per Hodgdon. Treat this whole neighbourhood as unresolved.
130	Winchester 748	Winchester	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
131	Winchester StaBALL Match	Winchester	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
132	Hodgdon BL-C(2)	Hodgdon	MAJOR DISAGREEMENT - the single biggest conflict in this merged chart. Hodgdon and the Wolfe/LoadData compilation both rank Hodgdon BL-C(2) and Hodgdon CFE 223 as SLOWER than Hodgdon Varget, while Vihtavuori and Shooters World both band them FASTER than Varget (Vihtavuori bands BL-C(2) with N130 and CFE 223 with N133; Shooters World bands BL-C(2) with Accurate 2460/W748/N133 and CFE 223 with Accurate 2520/N140). The three powders are ordered here per Hodgdon. Treat this whole neighbourhood as unresolved.
133	Vihtavuori N540	Vihtavuori	position varies - Hodgdon and Wolfe/LoadData place N540 well ahead of Winchester 760 / Hodgdon H414, while Vihtavuori's own chart bands N540 alongside H414 and W760, i.e. materially slower. Ordered here per Hodgdon.
134	Hodgdon CFE 223	Hodgdon	MAJOR DISAGREEMENT - the single biggest conflict in this merged chart. Hodgdon and the Wolfe/LoadData compilation both rank Hodgdon BL-C(2) and Hodgdon CFE 223 as SLOWER than Hodgdon Varget, while Vihtavuori and Shooters World both band them FASTER than Varget (Vihtavuori bands BL-C(2) with N130 and CFE 223 with N133; Shooters World bands BL-C(2) with Accurate 2460/W748/N133 and CFE 223 with Accurate 2520/N140). The three powders are ordered here per Hodgdon. Treat this whole neighbourhood as unresolved.
135	Alliant Reloder TS 15.5	Alliant	consistent across the three charts that list it
136	Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR	Alliant	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
137	Hodgdon LEVERevolution	Hodgdon	consistent across the three charts that list it
138	Hodgdon H380	Hodgdon	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
139	Ramshot Big Game	Ramshot	consistent across the three charts that list it
140	Vihtavuori N150	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
141	Shooters World Long Rifle	Shooters World	consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted
142	Alliant Power Pro 4000-MR	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide places Power Pro 4000-MR SLOWER than Reloder 16, 17 and 19; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, places it faster. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
143	Hodgdon H414	Hodgdon	coverage gap - H414 is missing from Hodgdon's OWN 2024 chart. Vihtavuori, Shooters World and Wolfe/LoadData all list it and all treat H414 and Winchester 760 as occupying the same burn rate position (they are widely regarded as the same powder).
144	Winchester 760	Winchester	consistent on position; note that Vihtavuori, Shooters World and Wolfe/LoadData all pair Winchester 760 with Hodgdon H414 at the same burn rate step, while Hodgdon's own chart lists 760 but omits H414.
145	Accurate 2700	Accurate	consistent across the three charts that list it
146	Norma URP	Norma	consistent across the three charts that list it
147	Vihtavuori N550	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
148	IMR 4350	IMR	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
149	IMR Enduron 4451	IMR	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
150	Alliant Reloder 16	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide places Power Pro 4000-MR SLOWER than Reloder 16, 17 and 19; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, places it faster. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
151	Hodgdon H4350	Hodgdon	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
152	Alliant Reloder 17	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide places Power Pro 4000-MR SLOWER than Reloder 16, 17 and 19; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, places it faster. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
153	Accurate 4350	Accurate	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
154	Shooters World SW4350	Shooters World	consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted
155	Norma 204	Norma	consistent across the three charts that list it
156	Hodgdon Hybrid 100V	Hodgdon	consistent across the three charts that list it
157	Winchester StaBALL 6.5	Winchester	consistent across the three charts that list it
158	Hodgdon Superformance	Hodgdon	mostly consistent - Hodgdon and Wolfe both place Superformance faster than H4831, but Vihtavuori bands 'H4831 SuperPerformance' together with H4831 as one step.
159	Alliant Reloder 19	Alliant	DISAGREEMENT — Alliant's own Reloader's Guide places Power Pro 4000-MR SLOWER than Reloder 16, 17 and 19; this list, following the Hodgdon spine, places it faster. Ranked here per the Hodgdon chart used as this list's spine.
160	IMR 4831	IMR	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
161	Ramshot Hunter	Ramshot	consistent across the three charts that list it
162	Vihtavuori N160	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
164	Vihtavuori N555	Vihtavuori	consistent across the three charts that list it
166	Hodgdon H4831	Hodgdon	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
166	Hodgdon H4831SC	Hodgdon	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
167	Vihtavuori N560	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
168	IMR Enduron 4955	IMR	consistent across the three charts that list it
169	Norma MRP	Norma	consistent across the three charts that list it
170	Alliant Reloder 22	Alliant	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
171	Norma MRP-2	Norma	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
172	Alliant Reloder 23	Alliant	consistent across the three charts that list it
173	Vihtavuori N165	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
174	IMR 7828 SSC	IMR	consistent on position; naming varies between publishers - Vihtavuori prints it as IMR4828SSC and Wolfe/LoadData as IMR-7828SSC.
175	Alliant Reloder 25	Alliant	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
176	Accurate High Country	Accurate	Ranked from Hodgdon's current revision, which charts it between Alliant Reloder 25 and Vihtavuori N565. Not present on the older revision used as this list's spine.
177	Vihtavuori N565	Vihtavuori	consistent across the three charts that list it
178	Vihtavuori N170	Vihtavuori	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
179	Accurate MAGPRO	Accurate	consistent across the three charts that list it
180	IMR Enduron 7977	IMR	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
181	Alliant Reloder 26	Alliant	consistent across the three charts that list it
182	Hodgdon H1000	Hodgdon	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
183	Ramshot Grand	Ramshot	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
184	Ramshot Magnum	Ramshot	consistent across the three charts that list it
185	Norma 217	Norma	consistent across the three charts that list it
186	Hodgdon Retumbo	Hodgdon	consistent across the three charts that list it
187	Winchester StaBALL HD	Winchester	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
188	IMR Enduron 8133	IMR	consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated.
189	Vihtavuori N568	Vihtavuori	consistent across the three charts that list it
190	Ramshot LRT	Ramshot	consistent across the three charts that list it
191	Vihtavuori N570	Vihtavuori	consistent across the three charts that list it
192	Alliant Reloder 33	Alliant	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
193	Vihtavuori 24N41	Vihtavuori	consistent across the three charts that list it
194	Hodgdon H50BMG	Hodgdon	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
195	Hodgdon US 869	Hodgdon	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
196	Shooters World SW 50BMG	Shooters World	consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted
197	Alliant Reloder 50	Alliant	consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it
198	Vihtavuori 20N29	Vihtavuori	consistent - ranked as the slowest powder on the chart by Hodgdon, Vihtavuori and Wolfe/LoadData alike.

On the charts, but not in our directory

These appear on a published burn-rate chart, but we could not find a current manufacturer product page to build a directory entry from. Listed here so the gap is visible rather than silently dropped:

Norma R1 (Norma)
Winchester WAALite (Winchester)
Norma R123 (Norma)
Alliant Reloder 12 (Alliant)
Shooters World S071 (Shooters World)
Norma 205 (Norma)

Charts this was built from

Hodgdon — 'Relative Burn Rates From Fastest To Slowest', rev. JULY '24; 176 numbered positions. The broadest single-publisher ordinal chart: covers the Hodgdon, IMR, Winchester, Accurate and Ramshot house brands and cross-lists Alliant, Vihtavuori and Norma. Used as the spine of the merged ordering below.
Hodgdon — Earlier revision of the same chart, rev. FEB '24. Superseded by the July '24 revision.
Hodgdon — Landing article that hosts the current Hodgdon burn rate chart PDF; undated, updated in place.
Alliant Powder — 2022 Alliant Powder Reloader's Guide, 'Smokeless Powders for Reloading' - 37 Alliant powders listed in order of decreasing burning rate. Alliant brands only; no cross-manufacturer ranking.
Alliant Powder — Alliant burn rates web page; undated. Could not be retrieved directly (robots.txt disallowed) - the 2022 Reloader's Guide PDF was used for Alliant's own ordering instead.
Vihtavuori — Vihtavuori Burning Rate Chart, tabloid format, posted November 2025. A BANDED chart, not a numbered list: powders are grouped into approximate burn rate rows across parallel manufacturer columns (Vihtavuori, Norma, RWS, Vectan, Reload Swiss, IMR, Hodgdon, Accurate, Winchester, Alliant, Ramshot). Its own header reads 'This list is for reference only and NOT to be used for developing loads.'
Vihtavuori — Vihtavuori burn rate chart landing page; hosts the tabloid PDF above.
Shooters World — Shooters World Reloading Manual, current undated edition, burn rate cross-reference chart on pp.1-2. Also a BANDED chart, mapping Shooters World products and their Lovex designations against Western/Accurate, Hodgdon, Winchester, Alliant, IMR and Vihtavuori columns. Carries its own warning: 'This chart should NOT be used to directly substitute one propellant for another.'
Accurate / Ramshot (Western Powders) — No current standalone Western Powders chart exists. Hodgdon acquired Western Powders in 2020, so Accurate and Ramshot are now Hodgdon house brands and are ranked inside the Hodgdon chart above. The legacy Western Powders chart is no longer published.
Norma — Norma publishes no standalone relative burn rate chart. Norma canister powders (R1, R123, 200, 201, 202, 203B, 204, 205, 217, URP, MRP, MRP2) are ranked inside the Hodgdon chart and banded inside the Vihtavuori chart; both are used here.
Wolfe Publishing / LoadData.com — 2025 Relative Burn Rate Chart, 268 numbered positions. Not a manufacturer - an independent compilation, used here only as a cross-check and to position Shooters World products relative to the other brands. Note it contains at least one internal inconsistency (Alliant AR-Comp appears twice, at two different positions) and several OCR-level name errors. Its own footer: 'Burn rate charts can never reflect the differences between powders in the correct proportion... NEVER USE THESE TO DETERMINE/CALCULATE LOADS.'
Hodgdon (current revision, Aug 2026) — rev. AUG 2026 — cited by individual entries; the merged ordering below follows the earlier JULY 2024 revision except where an entry says otherwise

Go to the source chart when it matters. Ours is a merge, and a merge inherits every disagreement in the things it merged.

The one thing a burn-rate chart is good for

Finding a powder's rough neighbourhood so you know which manufacturer data to go look up. That is the whole legitimate use. If a powder-and-cartridge combination has no published data, it has no load — and there is no safe way to interpolate one from a position on this page.

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