Lindcott Armory Hodgdon Powder Company · Ball
H380
Named for the 38.0 grain charge under a 52-grain bullet in .22-250 that produced a benchrest record.
- Manufacturer
- Hodgdon
- Grain shape
- Ball
- Burn rank
- #59
- Category
- Medium
- Temp sensitivity
- Moderate
- Application
- Rifle
- Origin
- USA
- Status
- Active
Burn-rate position
FastestSlowest
Typical cartridges
Substitutes
Listed substitutions with charge guidance. Always start at published minimums and work up.
Accurate 2520 · AccurateCommunity
Comparable burn rate in .308 Win applications. Standard workup required.
By cartridge
.22-250 Remingtonalso used: S133, Ramshot X-Terminator, Power Pro Varmint
.243 Winchesteralso used: N530, Accurate 2520, RS52
.308 Winchesteralso used: Shooters World Economy Rifle, Accurate 2230, A1
6mm Creedmooralso used: Benchmark, AR 2207, AR 2208
7mm Mauseralso used: AR 2208, IMR 3031, N135
.444 Marlinalso used: IMR 4227, Leverevolution, Reloader 7
.338-06 A-Squarealso used: IMR 3031, AR 2209, Reloader 17
.220 Swiftalso used: Ramshot X-Terminator, Power Pro Varmint, IMR 8208 XBR
.38-55 Winchesteralso used: H322, IMR 3031
.348 Winchesteralso used: Leverevolution, IMR 3031
.308 Marlin Expressalso used: Leverevolution, IMR 3031
.300 Savagealso used: IMR 3031, N135
Similar burn rate
Supply & handling
- Availability (US)
- Common
- Shortage-prone
- No
- Suppressor-friendly
- Yes
- Flash-suppressed
- No
About this powder
H380 was developed by Hodgdon in the early 1960s, named after the original charge weight (38.0 gr) that produced excellent results in the .22-250 Remington. Also works well in .220 Swift, .243 Win, and .308 Win with lighter bullets. A reliable all-around medium-burn ball powder.