Hodgdon’s Extreme Powders
The Hodgdon name has long been synonymous with excellent smokeless powders, and it has been marketing, developing and selling powders for reloaders since the end of World War II. Bruce Hodgdon started it all, selling surplus U.S. military rifle powder via small classified ads. Today, the company is nothing shy of wonderful ... and still has the Hodgdon family at the helm.
Smokeless Powder Evolution
The process of creating a reliable smokeless powder has been as much of an evolution as—and has gone hand-in-hand with—the improvements in bullet technology. Modern powder has been an important ingredient in the successes of our long-range cartridges, because they will produce the consistent pressures and velocities that are so important to accuracy.
Before the advent of
