Hodgdon (Hornady)
Hodgdon LEVERevolution
The canister version of the propellant in Hornady LEVERevolution factory ammunition, for lever-action cartridges.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Hodgdon |
|---|---|
| Product family | Hodgdon (Hornady) |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | rifle |
| Grain form | spherical |
| Composition | double-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Burn-rate position | 137 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 30-30 Winchester, 35 Remington, 308 Marlin Express, 338 Marlin Express, 25-35 Winchester |
Hodgdon describes it as highly specialized with a deliberately short list of cartridges and bullets — work only from the published data. Spherical, and Hodgdon says it meters flawlessly.
Burn rate
Medium-slow rifle, between Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR and H380.
Chart agreement: consistent across the three charts that list it Ranked by: Hodgdon, 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:
- Hodgdon CFE 223 (position 134)
- Alliant Reloder TS 15.5 (position 135)
- Alliant Power Pro 2000-MR (position 136)
- Hodgdon H380 (position 138)
- Ramshot Big Game (position 139)
- Vihtavuori N150 (position 140)
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.