Hodgdon Clays Series
Hodgdon Universal
The broadest-application powder in the Clays series, covering a wide spread of handgun cartridges and shotgun gauges. It is Hodgdon's Clays-technology answer for 28-gauge.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Hodgdon |
|---|---|
| Product family | Hodgdon Clays Series |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | pistol, shotshell |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Composition | single-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Burn-rate position | 37 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 25 ACP, 9mm Luger, 45 ACP, 44 Remington Magnum, 28 gauge, 20 gauge, 12 gauge |
Also seen as 'Universal Clays'. Hodgdon lists it as single base and extruded in form; burns clean and uniformly like the rest of the series. Made in Canada.
Burn rate
Medium-fast, between Alliant Unique and Alliant Power Pistol.
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:
- Vihtavuori N32C Tin Star (position 34)
- Winchester WinClean 244 (position 35)
- Alliant Unique (position 36)
- Alliant Power Pistol (position 38)
- Shooters World Ultimate Pistol (position 39)
- Vihtavuori N330 (position 40)
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.