Hodgdon Extreme
Hodgdon Benchmark
A precision-target powder aimed at benchrest and small varmint cartridges, and at light match bullets in mid-size cases.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Hodgdon |
|---|---|
| Product family | Hodgdon Extreme |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | rifle |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Composition | single-base |
| Temperature stable | Yes — claimed by the manufacturer |
| Burn-rate position | 102 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 222 Remington, 223 Remington, 6mm PPC, 22 PPC, 6mm BR, 204 Ruger, 308 Winchester |
Small, easy-metering granules that Hodgdon specifically recommends for progressive presses. Temperature stable per Hodgdon's Extreme designation.
Burn rate
Fast-medium rifle, sitting between Vihtavuori N133 and H335.
Chart agreement: consistent across the three charts that list it Ranked by: Hodgdon, Vihtavuori, 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 10x (position 99)
- IMR 3031 (position 100)
- Vihtavuori N133 (position 101)
- Hodgdon H335 (position 103)
- Ramshot X-Terminator (position 104)
- Shooters World AR-Plus (position 105)
Sources
Other Hodgdon 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.