Hodgdon Powder Company · Ball
Lil'Gun
Ball powder designed for the .410 bore shotshell.
- Manufacturer
- Hodgdon
- Grain shape
- Ball
- Burn rank
- #39
- Category
- Medium-Fast
- Temp sensitivity
- Moderate
- Application
- Rifle
- Origin
- USA
- Status
- Active
Burn-rate position
FastestSlowest
Typical cartridges
.300 HAM'R, .22 K-Hornet, .44 Magnum, 7.62x39mm Soviet, .17 Hornet, .460 S&W Magnum, .500 S&W Magnum, .480 Ruger, .218 Bee, 8.6 Blackout, .22 Hornet, .300 AAC Blackout, .357 Remington Maximum, 9x39mm Russian, .410 Bore, .454 Casull, .357 Magnum, .458 SOCOM, .450 Bushmaster, .50 Beowulf
By cartridge
.300 HAM'R also used: IMR 4227
.22 K-Hornet also used: IMR 4227, N120
.44 Magnum also used: Vihtavuori N320, Vihtavuori N340, RS36
7.62x39mm Soviet also used: Accurate 1680, N110, A0
.17 Hornet also used: IMR 4227, N120
.460 S&W Magnum also used: N110, H110, Vihtavuori 3N38
.500 S&W Magnum also used: Longshot, Blue Dot, N110
.480 Ruger also used: Longshot, N110
8.6 Blackout also used: IMR 4227
.22 Hornet also used: Accurate 1680, CSP3, S130
.300 AAC Blackout also used: Accurate 1680, N110, H110
Similar burn rate
Supply & handling
- Availability (US)
- Common
- Shortage-prone
- No
- Suppressor-friendly
- Yes
- Flash-suppressed
- No
About this powder
Lil'Gun was developed specifically for the .410 bore shotshell, where its compact ball size and burn rate fill the small case efficiently. Also valuable in short-capacity rifle cartridges like .22 Hornet and .30 Carbine, and has found a home in .300 Blackout subsonic loads. Despite its name, it performs best near max charges.
Sources & provenance
- Manufacturer Hodgdon — Hodgdon — published load/burn-rate data
