

416 Remington Magnum-shows that the same ballistics can be achieved at a higher pressure in a smaller case. 416 Rigby case is so large is to keep the pressure as low as possible, because the Cordite propellant gave one set of pressures in jolly, old England yet increased notably in the tropics of India and Africa. 416 Rigby), it was extremely sensitive to changes in temperature. It was manufactured in long, spaghetti-like strands, and while it certainly worked (Cordite fueled many of our classic hunting cartridges, such as the. 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.īefore the advent of our single- and double-base smokeless powder, Cordite was the solution to the corrosive nature of black powder. 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. Today, the company is nothing shy of wonderful … and still has the Hodgdon family at the helm. military rifle powder via small classified ads. Bruce Hodgdon started it all, selling surplus U.S.


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. What Makes Up The Hodgdon Extreme Powder Line: Engineered to produce velocities as regular as clockwork, the Hodgdon Extreme Powder line delivers what reloaders chase-consistency. You can cover a lot of ground with just these propellants. These are the author’s favorite three powders from the Hodgdon Extreme line.
