Winchester
Winchester Super Handicap
The same propellant Winchester loads in its Super Handicap factory ammunition. It is a slow-burning, high-energy shotshell powder aimed at handicap trap and long-range sporting clays loads, where Winchester emphasises velocity together with pattern quality.
Exactly what the name says: the propellant Winchester loads in its Super Handicap factory shells, for handicap trap and long sporting clays where you want velocity and a pattern that still holds together at distance. It is slow relative to other shotshell powders, not slow in any absolute sense, and it is a 12 gauge powder, full stop. Putting it in light target loads is a mistake; it needs the payload and the pressure it was designed around.
- handicap trap 12 gauge
- long-range sporting clays
- heavy 12 gauge field loads
Who has Winchester Super Handicap today
Checked October 10In stock at 2 stores — lowest in hand $46.80/lb (8 lb at Graf & Sons)
| Store | Size | Shelf | In hand /lb | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 8 lb | $336.99 | $46.80 | In stock ↗ |
| Hodgdon (direct)Terms not published | 8 lb | $360.99 | $49.05 est. | In stock ↗ |
| Hodgdon (direct)Terms not published | 1 lb | $50.99 | $82.43 est. | In stock ↗ |
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 1 lb | $47.99 | $85.44 | In stock ↗ |
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 8 lb | $219.99 | $31.43 est. | Out |
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 1 lb | $38.99 | $70.43 est. | Out |
“In hand” is the shelf price plus that store’s hazmat fee and shipping, spread over one container. Stock is checked once a day — confirm on the store’s page before ordering. Compare all powders →
Official Winchester load data →
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Winchester |
|---|---|
| Product family | Winchester |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | shotshell |
| Grain form | spherical |
| Lee VMD (bulk density) | 0.0859 cc per grain · 0.75 g/cc |
| Composition | double-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Burn-rate position | 25 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 12 Gauge |
Grain shape
Spherical ball, degressive, with enough deterrent coating to push a heavy payload without spiking early. It throws exactly through a bushing, which is what a high-volume trap loader actually cares about.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
Winchester canister propellants are spherical BALL POWDER products made in the USA; the round kernels meter precisely through volumetric powder measures. Not listed as temperature stable. Note that Winchester describes it as slow-burning relative to other shotshell powders, not relative to rifle powders.
Burn rate
Fast shotshell speed, just slower than Super Target but still near the fast end of the chart.
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:
- Alliant Green Dot (position 22)
- Winchester Super Target (WST) (position 23)
- Hodgdon Trail Boss (position 24)
- Shooters World Clean Shot (position 26)
- Hodgdon International (position 27)
- Vihtavuori N320 (position 28)
Sources
The specifications above come from Winchester's own published documentation, linked below. The two “RCM's read” sections are ours, not theirs — our assessment of what this powder is like to load, drawn from its published characteristics and from what handloaders consistently report. No manufacturer endorses them and no source below backs them. If you think we have one wrong, tell us — we would rather fix it.