Hodgdon
Hodgdon Clean Break
A shotshell powder that Hodgdon no longer catalogues.
A discontinued 12-gauge shotshell powder. Hodgdon no longer catalogues it and never published its grain form or base, so there is very little honest character to give beyond that: it exists in partly-used jugs on shelves. If you have some, work only from published data for this powder and do not substitute anything for it on burn-rate-chart proximity.
- 12 gauge target loads
- using up an existing jug
Who has Hodgdon Clean Break today
Checked October 10None of the retailers we track list Hodgdon Clean Break 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 Canisters still circulate, but the maker no longer produces it — and load data for it may be withdrawn or archived.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Hodgdon |
|---|---|
| Product family | Hodgdon |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Application | shotshell |
| Typical cartridges | 12 gauge |
Grain shape
Hodgdon never stated the grain form, so there is nothing reliable to say about how it behaves at the measure — check your own thrown charges rather than assuming it meters like anything else in the fast shotshell band.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
Listed as a Hodgdon-brand powder in the Reloading Data Center's shotshell filter, but there is no current Hodgdon product page, and it is absent from the current burn rate chart. Physical form, base and detailed characteristics are not stated anywhere on Hodgdon's current site — treat this entry as thin and verify before publishing detail.
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:
- Appears only in Hodgdon’s Reloading Data Center filter with no current product page or description. Verify with Hodgdon before relying on this entry.
- Manufacturer no longer publishes a product page for this powder; composition and grain form are unconfirmed.
- Discontinued — no live manufacturer product page; details drawn from archived or secondary manufacturer material.
Sources
The specifications above come from Hodgdon'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.