Hodgdon
Hodgdon H335
A military-origin spherical powder used mainly for high-volume varmint and service-rifle loading in small-capacity cases.
The other classic bulk .223 ball powder alongside Winchester 748, with the same military origins and the same appeal: cheap, available, and it meters flawlessly on a progressive. It works well with light and mid-weight bullets in .223/5.56 and .222 Remington. It is not an Extreme powder and it has a reputation as one of the more temperature-sensitive ball powders in gas guns, so a load worked to the edge in winter deserves rechecking in summer heat. It will not do good work behind heavy bullets — that is Varget's job, not this one's.
- bulk 223 Remington
- light-bullet 5.56 loads
- 222 Remington varmint loads
- progressive-press AR ammo
Who has Hodgdon H335 today
Checked October 10In stock at 3 stores — lowest in hand $46.43/lb (8 lb at Lohman Arms)
| Store | Size | Shelf | In hand /lb | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 8 lb | $339.97 | $46.43 est. | In stock ↗ |
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 8 lb | $352.99 | $48.80 | In stock ↗ |
| Hodgdon (direct)Terms not published | 8 lb | $370.99 | $50.30 est. | In stock ↗ |
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 1 lb | $46.34 | $77.78 est. | In stock ↗ |
| Hodgdon (direct)Terms not published | 1 lb | $51.99 | $83.43 est. | In stock ↗ |
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 1 lb | $48.99 | $86.44 | In stock ↗ |
| Bruno Shooters Supply$26.95 hazmat + $19.95 ship | 1 lb | $43.99 | $90.89 | Out |
“In hand” is the shelf price plus that store’s hazmat fee and shipping, spread over one container. Stock is checked once a day — confirm on the store’s page before ordering. Compare all powders →
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Hodgdon |
|---|---|
| Product family | Hodgdon |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | rifle |
| Grain form | spherical |
| Lee VMD (bulk density) | 0.0645 cc per grain · 1.00 g/cc |
| Composition | double-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Burn-rate position | 103 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 223 Remington, 5.56 NATO, 222 Remington |
Grain shape
Spherical and degressive: the burning surface falls off as each grain shrinks, so gas comes early and there is little margin in an overcharge. The dense small sphere is exactly why it meters better through a progressive than any extruded powder in its speed class.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
Being spherical it meters very consistently through volumetric measures, which is why it is a common choice for progressive loading. Not part of the Extreme line, so Hodgdon does not claim temperature insensitivity for it.
Burn rate
Fast-medium rifle, essentially alongside Benchmark and Ramshot X-Terminator.
Chart agreement: consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it Ranked by: Hodgdon, Vihtavuori, Shooters World, Wolfe/LoadData.
Powders charted near it — neighbours on the chart are not substitutes, and adjacency tells you nothing about what charge either one takes:
- IMR 3031 (position 100)
- Vihtavuori N133 (position 101)
- Hodgdon Benchmark (position 102)
- Ramshot X-Terminator (position 104)
- Shooters World AR-Plus (position 105)
- Accurate 2230 (position 106)
What reloaders say about it
Unverified community anecdote. The following is a summary of what handloaders report in public forums. It is not manufacturer information, it has not been tested, it may be wrong, and it contains no load data by design. Treat it as colour, not guidance.
H335 and Win 748 are named together as the classic, well-metering ball powders for .223-class cartridges. Users like them specifically because they flow through progressive-press measures without the cutting and bridging that extruded powders cause.
- ball powders, reported to meter very well on progressives
- classic bulk .223 choices
Availability: Generally treated as available, unremarkable shelf powders rather than unicorns.
Reported cautions:
- A thread participant initially asserted H335 and Win 748 were the same powder, then walked it back after searching — the thread's own conclusion was to assume they are different and not cross-apply data. A good illustration of how equivalence rumors propagate.
Consensus level: commonly mentioned. Drawn from thread 1.
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.