Vihtavuori N100 Rifle
Vihtavuori N150
A slow-burning powder for common mid-sized cases running heavier bullets. Vihtavuori calls it one of the best all-round choices for European hunting calibers, and it is used for both hunting and accuracy loads.
Official Vihtavuori load data →
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Vihtavuori |
|---|---|
| Product family | Vihtavuori N100 Rifle |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | rifle |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Composition | single-base |
| Temperature stable | Yes — claimed by the manufacturer |
| Burn-rate position | 140 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 30-06 Springfield, 308 Winchester, 6.5x55 SE, 270 Winchester |
Vihtavuori states N150 combines their newer decoppering technology with enhanced temperature stability, and specifically notes reduced barrel coppering with copper bullets. Nearly symmetrical tubular grains.
Burn rate
Slower than N140, faster than N160; sits alongside N540 in the middle of the chart.
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:
- Hodgdon LEVERevolution (position 137)
- Hodgdon H380 (position 138)
- Ramshot Big Game (position 139)
- Shooters World Long Rifle (position 141)
- Alliant Power Pro 4000-MR (position 142)
- Hodgdon H414 (position 143)
Sources
Other Vihtavuori 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.