Hodgdon Clays Series
Hodgdon Clays
A clay-target powder for 12-gauge light and standard target loads that also serves as a handgun target powder.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Hodgdon |
|---|---|
| Product family | Hodgdon Clays Series |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | shotshell, pistol |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Composition | single-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Burn-rate position | 13 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 12 gauge, 45 ACP, 38 Special |
Hodgdon lists the form as extruded and the base as single. Known for clean burning and soft, smooth recoil, which is what carries it over into light target handgun loads. Manufactured in Canada.
Burn rate
Fast, near Alliant Red Dot and Clay Dot.
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:
- Ramshot Competition (position 10)
- Alliant Red Dot (position 11)
- Alliant Promo (position 12)
- Alliant Clay Dot (position 14)
- Hodgdon Hi-Skor 700-X (position 15)
- Alliant Bullseye (position 16)
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.