Hodgdon
Hodgdon Titewad
A 12-gauge-only target and light-field powder built around low charge weights.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Hodgdon |
|---|---|
| Product family | Hodgdon |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | shotshell |
| Grain form | spherical |
| Composition | double-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Burn-rate position | 9 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 12 gauge |
Flattened spherical granules that meters very well. Hodgdon cites mild muzzle report, minimum recoil and reduced residue. Explicitly a 12-gauge powder — Hodgdon does not list it for other gauges.
Burn rate
Very fast shotshell, immediately slower than Perfect Pattern and faster than Alliant Red Dot.
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:
- Accurate Nitro 100 NF (position 6)
- Alliant e3 (position 7)
- Hodgdon Perfect Pattern (position 8)
- Ramshot Competition (position 10)
- Alliant Red Dot (position 11)
- Alliant Promo (position 12)
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.