Hodgdon Clays Series
Hodgdon International
The second powder in the Clays series, for 12-gauge light through heavy target loads and many 20-gauge target loads.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Hodgdon |
|---|---|
| Product family | Hodgdon Clays Series |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | shotshell |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Composition | single-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Burn-rate position | 27 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 12 gauge, 20 gauge |
Also seen as 'International Clays'. Hodgdon lists the form as extruded, single base. Clean burning with consistent functioning, in line with the rest of the Clays series. Made in Canada.
Burn rate
Fast, near Winchester Super Handicap and Vihtavuori N320.
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:
- Hodgdon Trail Boss (position 24)
- Winchester Super Handicap (position 25)
- Shooters World Clean Shot (position 26)
- Vihtavuori N320 (position 28)
- Accurate No. 2 (position 29)
- Ramshot Zip (position 30)
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.