Hodgdon Hi-Skor
Hodgdon Hi-Skor 700-X
A flake target powder for 12- and 16-gauge clay and light field loads, and a handgun target powder.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Hodgdon |
|---|---|
| Product family | Hodgdon Hi-Skor |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | shotshell, pistol |
| Grain form | flake |
| Composition | single-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Burn-rate position | 15 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 12 gauge, 16 gauge, 38 Special, 45 ACP |
Hodgdon describes it as an extruded flake. Bulky flake powders like this need attention to uniform metering; Hodgdon now catalogues Hi-Skor 700-X under the Hodgdon brand rather than IMR.
Historically sold under the IMR / Hi-Skor label; Hodgdon now catalogues it as a Hodgdon-brand product.
Burn rate
Fast, just faster than Alliant Bullseye.
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 Promo (position 12)
- Hodgdon Clays (position 13)
- Alliant Clay Dot (position 14)
- Alliant Bullseye (position 16)
- Alliant Sport Pistol (position 17)
- Hodgdon High Gun (position 18)
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.