Hodgdon Powder Company · Extruded
IMR 4227
Slow pistol/fast rifle IMR powder.
- Manufacturer
- IMR
- Grain shape
- Extruded
- Burn rank
- #43
- Category
- Medium
- Temp sensitivity
- Moderate
- Application
- Rifle
- Origin
- USA
- Status
- Active
Burn-rate position
FastestSlowest
Typical cartridges
.300 HAM'R, .22 K-Hornet, .17 Ackley Hornet, .444 Marlin, .44 Magnum, 7.62x39mm Soviet, .17 Hornet, .450 Marlin, .218 Bee, 8.6 Blackout, .30 Carbine, .22 Hornet, .300 AAC Blackout, .357 Remington Maximum, .44 Special, 9x39mm Russian, .454 Casull, .357 Magnum, .458 SOCOM, .41 Remington Magnum
By cartridge
.300 HAM'R also used: Lil'Gun
.22 K-Hornet also used: Lil'Gun, N120
.17 Ackley Hornet also used: N120
.444 Marlin also used: N110, N120, Leverevolution
.44 Magnum also used: Vihtavuori N320, Vihtavuori N340, RS36
7.62x39mm Soviet also used: Accurate 1680, N110, A0
.17 Hornet also used: Lil'Gun, N120
.450 Marlin also used: Leverevolution, Reloader 7, H322
8.6 Blackout also used: Lil'Gun
.30 Carbine also used: Universal, Herco, HS-6
.22 Hornet also used: Accurate 1680, CSP3, S130
Similar burn rate
Supply & handling
- Availability (US)
- Common
- Shortage-prone
- No
- Suppressor-friendly
- Yes
- Flash-suppressed
- No
About this powder
IMR 4227 is the standard for .22 Hornet, .218 Bee, .17 Hornet, and heavy magnum revolver loads. Nearly equivalent to Hodgdon H4227 and they can often be substituted with care. A reliable workhorse for varmint hunters and magnum handgunners.
Sources & provenance
- Manufacturer IMR — IMR — published load/burn-rate data archived